Ripen LARP
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Ripen is a Danish live action role-playing organization, centered in the town Ribe. It started in the year 1996 as a small roleplaying group, and became an organization in the year 1998.
Ripen has been making many different types of cultural events over the years. The live action role-play campaigns still rolling are the fantasy roleplaying campaign "The myth of Llamiar", the drow campaign "The road to Sh'nah" and the sport "Skullfight."
In the years have they also been running the fantasy campaign "Woltheim" and the cyberpunk campaign "Virus 7Q."
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[edit] The myth of Llamir
The myth of Llamir is the monthly live action role-play campaign, which takes the place from "Woltheim." The game takes place in the land Llamir. There are three playable races: The Humans, divided in the Theocracy, which is the main city, ruled by the priesthood of the only god Feyan, the villagers from "Pederstrup" and the wild plain-people. The Tolkien Noldor inspired Elves, and the Mulders, who are a race of miners, and nature-people living in the woods.
[edit] The road to Sh'nah
The road to Sh'nah is an underdark campaign running once a year. It takes place in the drow ruled city Sh'nah and the underdark within. In the first scenario people were divided into 4 drow houses, and there were a group of orcs as well. This scenrio takes place in the world Braka, like the Woltheim campaign
[edit] Skullfight
Skullfight is a sport practiced by Ripen, emulating the sport from the movie The Blood of Heroes. Each team has three wariors, a goal keeper and a runner. The point of the game is to archieve as many points as possible before the total number of 40 rocks has been launched at a plate of metal. This is done by laying down a skull (of plastic) down in to a rubber tire on the opponents half of the field. This is done by the runner, as he is the only one who is allowed to touch the skull. The warriors are equipped with staffs, with wich they can bash the opponent. When an opponent has received 5 hits (10 for the runner) he is stunned for 10 minutes. If a person is on the ground, the warrior can pin him with his staff. The goalkeeper is eqipped with a flail, being a large ball with at cord or a chain. If someone is hit by this, they have to fall, making the keeper one of the most feared players in the field. The teams who have fought are: (2005 and 2006): The Whining Wimps Team 100+ (2005) Team Krabbe (2006) Team American Progress The current champions (2005 and 2006) in the annual Skull Fight challenge are "The Whining Wimps"
[edit] Woltheim
Woltheim was a fantasy live action role-playing campaign, which is being held on the first Saturday of each month. It takes place in the magical land of Woltheim, on the Braka Plane. This campaign is greatly inspired by Dungeons and Dragons with a focus on the Forgotten Realms setting. Woltheim is attended by approximately 300 to 400 people each month. Once a year Ripen makes one big weekend scenario, also taking place in Woltheim. The Woltheim campaign died in November 2006.
[edit] Virus 7Q
Virus 7Q was a cyberpunk live action role-playing campaign, taking place in an alternative future. The background for the game is an alternate history that diverges in World War II. In the alternate history, the United States joined Germany to destroy Russia. The war lasted through the 1970s, at which point large portions of the world were destroyed during a nuclear attack. After that point, "meta-humans", elves, goblins, and orcs, were born. Xenophobia led to the extremist Xerkon Gaian gaining dictatorical power. This power was then re-taken by his military group, CLAN, after his death. The campaign is inspired by Shadowrun. Virus 7Q died in 2005
[edit] External links
- Ripen - Official website
