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Learn about Amtgard Beginnings in this free series of live role playing game tips from our longtime Amtgard rpg player and kingdom organizer.

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hi, my name's Austin Harmon, but out here, I'm known as Forest Evergreen, and I'm here on expertvillage.com to teach you about the game of Amtgard. Amtgard is a live-action role-playing game, or a LARP. It was designed in 1983 out in El Paso, Texas, and was devised on two combat systems--fantasy combat systems--and the guy who created it added in a magic element, so you have an entire role-play system. The game is based on using safe, padded weapons. We use graphite golf-club shafts, and fun noodle pool foam for a basic sword. Tape it down; put a cloth cover over it. That way, the strikes don't hurt. You can swing away without worrying about having to wear armor, necessarily, or wearing protective gear. The weapons are padded, not the people. Basic games occur every weekend all around the United States. Here, in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, we have had a group since 1988. We're an independent group from El Paso. There are twelve independent, functioning groups from all around the United States, each capable of running their organization as they want, though we do share a common rulebook, that we've all agreed to play by the same rules.

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History of Live Action Role Playing Games

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