New LARP Jitters
Apr. 1st, 2016 10:02 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
drydemI've got a new LARP starting up tomorrow and I'm all nerves about it. Not because the signs point to failure, but because they point to success. Previous LARPs I've run, I've often had to try and stir up excitement, get people interested in the world in some way. This time, there's a veritable cacophony of interest from chunks of the player base. There are 8 pieces of fan fiction for the game on Archive of Our Own, and game 1 hasn't even started yet.
At this point, I'm nervous about not living up to the level of excitement. It's game 1, nobody has played their characters yet, nobody has used the system yet, and I'm worried that people will be disappointed because it's still a first session, no matter how much prep went into it.
I worry that people have talked me up too much. I worry that the groups of people I've brought together won't gel. I worry I haven't left enough time to set up all my lighting and sound equipment and cook the food for the game. I worry. I worry. I worry.
At this point, I'm nervous about not living up to the level of excitement. It's game 1, nobody has played their characters yet, nobody has used the system yet, and I'm worried that people will be disappointed because it's still a first session, no matter how much prep went into it.
I worry that people have talked me up too much. I worry that the groups of people I've brought together won't gel. I worry I haven't left enough time to set up all my lighting and sound equipment and cook the food for the game. I worry. I worry. I worry.
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Date: 2016-04-03 07:59 pm (UTC)(though I was also incredibly nervous beforehand as well. I could barely eat dinner and ended up sweating with a stomachache before game, and I'm wondering if me being sick today is residual anxiety. But I did have fun!)