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Nordic sigil protection ghosts3/21/2024 If you attend a gendered game and decide to play in a gender non-conforming outfit, such as a woman in trousers – a common armour against dysphoria and often an adventurer’s only clothing – then watch out for this monster causing in-character hostility. Fooled by the Goblin, the writer does not even think to consult a non-binary adventurer for advice.īogeyman: This monster lurks in the closet, ready to pull adventurers inside at any sign of gender-transgressing ‘bad behaviour’. While the Goblin’s attack seems subtle, the results are indistinguishable from the attack of a Basilisk. Gripped by fear, the writer does not notice that they have written many characters outside their experience, such as androids, giant insects, and humans with a binary gender not their own. Goblin: These monsters taunt and harry writers, whispering in their ears until they are afraid to include non-binary characters in their game “in case they get it wrong” – even though their larp contains no plots about the characters’ internal sense of gender. Kelpies can also attack adventurers of sexual or romantic minorities, manifesting as a promise of romance plots that turn out to only be compatible with the sexuality of straight players. When the non-binary adventurer mounts the Kelpie, it becomes clear that this was a ploy the Kelpie attempts to drown them in the river by forcing them to sign up as Male or Female. At larp events, they appeal to players by offering the promise that people can sign up as their own gender – because that’s important to many people. Kelpie: These river spirits take the shape of a horse, trying to entice would-be riders up onto their back. The danger can be reduced to a painful skin condition by allowing non-binary characters who are perceived as binary, but beware this opens you up to a Bogeyman attack. Even the reflection of a Basilisk’s gaze can kill: larps based on highly gendered media often mimic source material and exclude non-binary characters, unintentionally perpetuating a problem. Non-binary adventurers risk petrification from the discomfort and dysphoria of being forced to play a binary gender. It is common in larps to find that a Basilisk has wiped all non-binary people from the game world. If you are not, then I hope you can use this as a spotter’s guide to help you check your games to see if you might be creating fertile ground for monsters to spawn.īasilisk: This snake-like creature can petrify or kill with a glance. If you are non-binary, you might recognise them and know you are not alone in your fight. This is a guide to some of the monsters that non-binary adventurers encounter when they larp. But many of the monsters I fight are sneakier they keep themselves invisible to well-meaning allies. They are happy to fight the big and dangerous monsters. Most of my fellow larpers are lovely people who don’t intend their games to include monsters. Monsters hiding under the bed and in the closet, but much more real and able to harm me. Time and again, I find that larps are framed to create those shadowy spaces and summon monsters. When I was a child, I could sense them in every half-seen shadow, feel their breath on my neck.
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