Live Action Roleplay

Live Action Roleplay is the performance of some predefined character, or role, in an environment with others who are doing likewise. A general plot is supplied but there is no script. The characters interact based on their comprehension of how the role should be played. This is a hobby for me, a means for recreation. The game in which I am primarily involved is NERO-MA (New England Roleplaying Organization) which is based in Ware, Massachusetts.

This page will hold details of game systems, characters I play, groups to which I belong and pointers to a slew of nifty items available on the electronic byways - well eventually anyhow. Although lack of playing has impacted this list.

NERO

I joined NERO-MA in May of 1989 after finding a posting by Dave Jodoin in a DEC notesfile. I didn't attend my first event until August of that year as May-July were a bit preoccupied with losing a fair bit of my vision. In August I went to a training day which included modules. The first module was Against the Evil Druids and by the second encounter of the module, I knew this was going to be an extremely addictive hobby.

NERO is an international business which has placed many chapters throughout the United States and Canada. There is a continuous world which applies to all of the chapters and as such characters may transfer from chapter to chapter. As such a unique flavor is applied to the LARP world of NERO and each chapter has varying strengths and weaknesses. Playing at many chapters allows a player to appreciate and learn many such aspects.

Here are some of my personal NERO links:

Now for some external NERO links:

List of all NERO Chapters	Thanks to Nicole for maintining this very useful and updated list!.
NERO - International	Home Page for the International NERO organization.
NERO-MA	NERO-MA home page - not as cool as the Campaign Plot Page :)
Nicole's Black Book of NEROtics on-line	the source for all NERO folks -their emails and web pages
The Shattered Hills Tavern	A very good site for many chapters... Chicago based.

Arkham Castle	Myles Cook's County of Arkham Home Page
Dame Quin/Alnwick NERO Page	Tara Banks NERO home on the Web
Mary Bacon's NERO Page	Oddly enough the title tells all - it's Mary's NERO Page
Grim's Nero Page	John Banks NEROtic domicile
Dragonshire	Jamie Close keeps a page for the County of Dragonshire
Jim Powers	A NERO-MA player's home site for NERO
Nicole's NERO	Nicole's Stolpa's NERO tribute
Rachel Morris' Nero	Dichotomy: NERO style
Stormwatch Home	Stormwatch Chronicles and More

Want your link here? Send me some email and I'll view your site and without some significant reason inclining me against it, your site will be here promptly.

NERO-Campaigns

Likely this controversial version of NERO will hold some concern as there are many political difficulties between NERO and NERO-Campaigns. I hold no ill will to folks on either side of this issue and although I know it's likely to be untrue, I hope that none is held towards myself. This LARP developed as a full NERO participant and split in the spring of 1998. There are many excellent aspects to both groups, both games and the people that play both games. I have a character that exists in NERO-Campaigns and I'm certain that I could, and hopefully will, enjoy their game when opportunity for travel permits. As I understand it currently, the Alliance has three chapters. Check out their web page which I'm sure will be amont the most commonly maintained and certainly an excellent resource.

Legends

A game I'd love to try but as yet haven't attended. Their home page is fairly good!

LIONE

Ok, LIONE was founded by a group of former NERO players and they are a fine group of people. I did a fair bit of play testing with them and spent two season's as a member. They've learned much and their base seems quite solid. They began their game in 1991 and still run today.