Halfdan @justhalfdan.bsky.social · 12/09/2026There must be significant impact on the target number based on how the art is consumed. Do you analysis and reflect on a movie/review/larp/board game? Or do you sometimes just lean back into casual consumption? 011
Halfdan @justhalfdan.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I just published a website and started a mailing list to let people know about my #larp work free from SoMe algorithms. You can find both on justhalfdan.com 001
Halfdan @justhalfdan.bsky.social · 10/12/2025Super excited! The amount of care and effort really shows. 010
Halfdan @justhalfdan.bsky.social · 03/12/2025No matter what @montola.bsky.social, you are right. Understanding that players have most enjoyment when it is about their chars, is a good point to reach as a GM. Thank you for making me think about it. 010
Halfdan @justhalfdan.bsky.social · 03/12/2025However, that responsibility is not solely on the GM. TTRPGs are social games and that means players at least in part should take responsibility for communicating and align their expectations to the GM. 100
Halfdan @justhalfdan.bsky.social · 03/12/2025Maybe I just get over defensive when I read more stuff the GM should do. I agree that great games happen when a GM understands the players "power fantasy" as the article puts it. 110
Halfdan @justhalfdan.bsky.social · 03/12/2025So basically - because of the conditions of our campaign, we had to give the players tools to make the game about their characters. Rather than it being the job of the GM. 010
Halfdan @justhalfdan.bsky.social · 03/12/20251. At the end of each tier of play, they need to come up with their own special mission. Until they do that, they are "capped" from leveling. 2. Central NPCs with a lot of character, that the players will want to follow. 3. Factions they can be a part of, with special reward trees they can follow. 110
Halfdan @justhalfdan.bsky.social · 03/12/2025I'm DMing a game where that is not possible. Tl;dr west marches style, +20 pre- and early teen players, 3 DMs, and scheduled sessions according to a work schedule with prewritten mission prompts. Here are three things we do to make the players care: 210
Halfdan @justhalfdan.bsky.social · 01/12/2025Today this box arrived in Copenhagen. I can't express how excited I am about running #DrawSteel! Conquest begins today. 0532
Halfdan @justhalfdan.bsky.social · 28/10/2025I just reread my #larp submission for blackbox cph 26. When asked about safety tools, past me wrote: This is a story about breaking free. It is an act of rebellion. The path to safety is to play the larp. 020
Halfdan @justhalfdan.bsky.social · 19/10/2025I'm in my thirties but I feel like a teenager: My side gig is running #d&d for 11-14 year olds. This coming week I am doing 3 sessions. My home games ran yesterday, tonight and we have our next session this Wednesday. Six games in five days #blessed (by our cleric) #livingmybestlife 010
Halfdan @justhalfdan.bsky.social · 29/09/2025Today I had my first session at a side job, gming #D&D 2024 at an after school program. I'm jumping into an already started mission based west marches campaign. 35 kids age 10-13 playing. Sessions are about two hours, I'm running 2-3 times a week. I wake up to choose chaos. Going back tomorrow. 010
Reposted by Halfdankatrinewind.bsky.social @katrinewind.bsky.social · 24/05/2025If you haven't read it yet, I have expanded on my larp design thoughts regarding Helicon that I designed with Maria Pettersson. I hope to publish more articles very soon. Coming up: Dyadic play, Play to Lift in Practice and Building The House of Bravery. docs.google.com/document/d/1...docs.google.comExtra design thoughts regarding HeliconExtra design perspectives on Helicon and my design practices Helicon is a larp where the Muses of antiquity are held captive by a group of humans who want their inspiration for themselves. The overarc... 031
Reposted by HalfdanAvalon @avalonlarpstudio.bsky.social · 11/05/2025People from @avalonlarpstudio.bsky.social and @wonderlarp.bsky.social in the same space at the same time!? What can this mean? Watch the skies!! 041
Halfdan @justhalfdan.bsky.social · 08/05/2025Wrote some reflections and a summary of yesterdays tabletop session open.substack.com/pub/justhalf...open.substack.comFirst steps into Mistveil - Running ShadowdarkReflections and summary of running my second game of Shadowdark in my own setting Mistveil. 001
Halfdan @justhalfdan.bsky.social · 08/05/2025Thank you for playing! It was very fun to play tabletop with you :) 000
Halfdan @justhalfdan.bsky.social · 01/04/2025Yesterday I released a youtube video about #larp design. youtu.be/t5gkY02zkKA?...youtu.beStart designing larpsYouTube video by Halfdan 020
Halfdan @justhalfdan.bsky.social · 23/03/2025youtu.be/q46I3eyGDy0?... #larp #design #designthinking #makinglarpsyoutu.beBegin designing your larp design processYouTube video by Halfdan 020
Halfdan @justhalfdan.bsky.social · 22/02/2025Movies you watched more than six times, using only gifs.media.tenor.coma woman in a car with the words " don 't be a " on the bottomAlt: a woman in a car drawing a square in the air with her fingers and the words "don 't be a" on the bottom 100
Halfdan @justhalfdan.bsky.social · 21/02/2025On the other hand I also need the quest/mission based rewards. I like to have tools that drive players to engage with my story rather than derail it completely and "Proceed North". With that in mind I think the group/mission-based rewards could be proportionally larger than the personal. 010
Halfdan @justhalfdan.bsky.social · 21/02/2025I really like it. It feels good to get rewarded for doing what you want to do as a player. Getting some Skyrim vibes too. To get good with the bow, you need to fire the bow. 110
Halfdan @justhalfdan.bsky.social · 11/02/2025All I remember is suggesting that we tried using a "player journey". Thinking about every step from the moment a potential player learned about the larp and until they potentially sign up for the next one. 110
Halfdan @justhalfdan.bsky.social · 08/02/2025Speaking on behalf of the rest of @avalonlarpstudio.bsky.social (of which both Simon and l are members): We are looking for a location. 010
Reposted by HalfdanAvalon @avalonlarpstudio.bsky.social · 21/01/2025The player guide and the sign-up form for Lumen are now available: Player Guide: tinyurl.com/2hcppfvv Sign-up Form: tinyurl.com/33sfxm6x Website: www.lumenlarp.orgtinyurl.comLumen Player's Guide v. 1Lumen Player’s Guide TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 KEY INFORMATION 4 LUMEN - The Journey to Hope 4 CHARACTERS 4 WORLD 5 IS THIS LARP FOR ME? 6 APPLICATIONS 6 Appli... 121
Halfdan @justhalfdan.bsky.social · 18/12/2024Noise generators never helped me either. However, audiobooks or podcasts with a sleep timer will send me straight to the dream dimension. Each to their own. 010
Halfdan @justhalfdan.bsky.social · 06/12/2024I have started to keep a journal about being my GMing, in an attempt to develop my skills and style. It is very interesting to approach an area of interest with this degree intentionally. 030
Halfdan @justhalfdan.bsky.social · 03/12/2024Any tips for a wayward larp organiser ready to take new measures into use? 100
Halfdan @justhalfdan.bsky.social · 03/12/2024Then I would have to go on video, briefing the intimacy part. Well that would test MY boundaries 😅😅😅 100
Halfdan @justhalfdan.bsky.social · 03/12/2024Also i just found out that the small blue plus-sign between GIF and "English" let me prepare threads...media.tenor.coma little girl is sitting at a table in a kitchen and making a face .Alt: a little girl is sitting at a table in a kitchen and making a facepalm. 130
Halfdan @justhalfdan.bsky.social · 03/12/2024Maybe the trade-off is worth it? Someone should test it. If anyone wants to give it a go then Google Forms have a "Make this a quiz" option that can be turned on in settings. 210
Halfdan @justhalfdan.bsky.social · 03/12/2024This is when we began to joke a bit and someone, I think it was Simon, suggested that we would not cast the player until they had passed the test. Well this certainly is an incentive. I think it is bold, and gives some responsibility to the players. However, it also restricts my casting. 210
Halfdan @justhalfdan.bsky.social · 03/12/2024Wauw I just wrote this thread about this subject and I still remain in that mindset. 100
Halfdan @justhalfdan.bsky.social · 03/12/2024But Halfdan, I already spent so many our chasing players about questionnaires and payment instalments, now you want me to chase them for test results. That is of course a valid concern. To solve this we must provide the player incentive to do the test (and all the other stuff) on time. 110
Halfdan @justhalfdan.bsky.social · 03/12/2024Before you get scared or mad, amuse me for a second. The test would not be aimed to disqualify anyone from attending. But rather to help them remember the important parts of the larp content. They could look up stuff while they took the test, so in a way it would just be a reading guide. 110
Halfdan @justhalfdan.bsky.social · 03/12/2024I actually hadn't looked at those numbers, this is very interesting. What would you cut? 100
Halfdan @justhalfdan.bsky.social · 03/12/2024The discussion turned towards solutions... dangerous, I know. We talked about a lot of different ideas like certifications larp mechanics, a duolingo app about larp and so on. What stuck with me was the idea to have players pass a test about the larp content, before they get their character. 120
Halfdan @justhalfdan.bsky.social · 03/12/2024Of course I could just do it. Blindly trust my participants to read all my material and watch the video briefings. I wish I could convince myself that would happen. But life of a modern larper is busy and full of distractions. Maybe we need other measures to establish my trust in them. 130
Halfdan @justhalfdan.bsky.social · 03/12/2024In my dream world there are no briefings. Only social activities where players can try mechanics, negotiate and prepare for their larp. I want workshops and relationship building. However, in reality I know I will always need to do at least a bit of priming/hype and practical housekeeping. 220
Halfdan @justhalfdan.bsky.social · 03/12/2024In a discussion we talked about what we can do to regain trust in the participants. What are actions we as organisers can take to trust our players have read the material we have spent a significant amount of our free time creating? It is not like the designers enjoys the 4-hour info-dumbo. 130
Halfdan @justhalfdan.bsky.social · 03/12/2024Last week a larp design issue came up. As larpmakers we spend a lot of time making content that we hope our participants will read/watch/listen to. But we rarely trust our players to have done so, because we include a lot of the same content in the on-site briefings and workshops. 170
Halfdan @justhalfdan.bsky.social · 28/11/2024My morning was like Simons, except my sausage in a bun wasn't gluten free. We got each other tho. 020
