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So, MJ happened. (MJ = Mythical Journeys, a LARP.) I figured since the game had just had a rules reset, it was a good time to jump in and try it.
( A few thoughts on MJ. )
The biggest thing of the weekend for me, though, had little to do with the game itself and everything to do with where it took place. You see, MJ uses the same site as Otherworld. I went to Otherworld in September 2001, and it remains one of the most extraordinary weekends I have ever had. This was the first time I'd been back to the site, and man, the memories just kept coming. The cognitive dissonance was weird -- it was odd to be Gemma the wannabe bard instead of Sorrel the Elsewhich ranger, and to be facing orcs and goblins instead of Anders and Wolven.
( Some examples, lj-cut to avoid potential Otherworld spoilers. )
I think my MJ experience may have suffered by comparison, just because Otherworld was so extraordinary and the memories are so vivid. But the nostalgia was fun.
( A few thoughts on MJ. )
The biggest thing of the weekend for me, though, had little to do with the game itself and everything to do with where it took place. You see, MJ uses the same site as Otherworld. I went to Otherworld in September 2001, and it remains one of the most extraordinary weekends I have ever had. This was the first time I'd been back to the site, and man, the memories just kept coming. The cognitive dissonance was weird -- it was odd to be Gemma the wannabe bard instead of Sorrel the Elsewhich ranger, and to be facing orcs and goblins instead of Anders and Wolven.
( Some examples, lj-cut to avoid potential Otherworld spoilers. )
I think my MJ experience may have suffered by comparison, just because Otherworld was so extraordinary and the memories are so vivid. But the nostalgia was fun.
