Ars sens in a LARP correspondent to embed with the armies of Bellum Aeternus. LARP (Live Aaction Role Playing) can be a big deal. Someplace in Maryland though is the the largest LARP I've ever seen and ArsTechinca has the details.

"Video games, they're fun—but I like creating my own fun," said one Darkonian I met hours later, after parking the minivan and unloading our gear. He identified himself as Warboss Gutsmangle, leader of the Darkon orc nation known as Waaagh Gutsmangle. "Nothing against video games, but I can come up with better things than programmers for my character to do, and being able to have this sort of limitless role-play opportunity appeals to me more."

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