Larp Shout-out in the Boston Globe

If you're looking for geeky things to do in Boston, the Boston Globe's Lifestyle section last week ran an article on some of the various geeky events available in the city.

You’re a new nerd in town. You want to roll some dice, cast some spells, kill some orcs. Or you want to leverage your fandom for good, not evil, in the so-called “real world,” whatever that is.

Let it be known, verily and forsooth, that Our Fair City and its environs is a kingdom replete with every variety of nerdery known to man, woman, halfling, and beast. Boston is the undisputed center of the nerdverse — a mothership for dweebs, techies, trekkers, weirdos, and gamers.

Of larp they said:

Live-action role-playing

If you’re hankering to don a costume and portray a character, LARPing is your game. Nero Boston (www.neroboston.com) runs its games in “The Duchy of Volta,” “a harsh and wild land filled with danger, magic, and intrigue.” If steampunk is your preferred genre, try Steam and Cinders (www.be-epic.com). Middle- and high-school kids can “larp” at the Arlington Enrichment Collaborative (www.arlingtonenrichment.org). “We hold each other to the idea of ‘doing awesome things,’ ” said Eric Love, director of the LARP Adventure Program (www.larpadventureprogram.com). They host an open house on Oct. 18. Intercon (www.interactiveliterature.org/M) is the annual LARP convention held in March.

There's a bunch of other stuff in the article of interest to larpers as well (swordplay and medieval reenactment, anyone?) -- further proof, if any were needed, that our hobby is becoming more mainstream (or is it the mainstream becoming more geeky?).