LARP
(slang, by extension, often, derogatory) To pretend to be something, to act as something, or to delude oneself into believing to be something.
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Don’t take this as me saying LLMs are not really weird and interesting and potentially very very powerful, I’m just tired of a lot of formalism and scientific rigor LARP with mystical properties. Especially shit lik…
there's also an ai-generated roman empire larp
Have you ever wanted to play Scion as a LARP? Five years ago today we released the Scion: Live-Action rulebook! You can pick it up in PDF or print via our partners at @drivethrurpg.com ! www.drivethrurpg.com/en/produc…
4. Fave thing to draw? People's characters - DnD, video games, larp, OCs, give 'em all to me. I love drawing people and I love getting the character details right. (Especially when I get to do flower language.) Oh an…
ok i wrote this because at the con there would be people talking about larping in the original definition and my first instinct was "there's no limit to the larp" and idk i feel bad that ppl with this hobby have to de…
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(slang, by extension, often, derogatory) To pretend to be something, to act as something, or to delude oneself into believing to be something.
“Don’t take this as me saying LLMs are not really weird and interesting and potentially very very powerful, I’m just tired of a lot of formalism and scientific rigor LARP with mystical properties. Especially shit like auto-formalization gives me a thousand yard stare.”
“there's also an ai-generated roman empire larp”
When you think about it it really is crazy that the true sovereign of the world's imperial hegemon is basically an academic seminar in which a couple of legal scholars larp as historians all day.
“Don’t take this as me saying LLMs are not really weird and interesting and potentially very very powerful, I’m just tired of a lot of formalism and scientific rigor LARP with mystical properties. Especially shit like auto-formalization gives me a thousand yard stare.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“there's also an ai-generated roman empire larp”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Have you ever wanted to play Scion as a LARP? Five years ago today we released the Scion: Live-Action rulebook! You can pick it up in PDF or print via our partners at @drivethrurpg.com ! www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/3...”
— Bluesky· May 2026“4. Fave thing to draw? People's characters - DnD, video games, larp, OCs, give 'em all to me. I love drawing people and I love getting the character details right. (Especially when I get to do flower language.) Oh and of course really stupid sloths. Obviously.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“ok i wrote this because at the con there would be people talking about larping in the original definition and my first instinct was "there's no limit to the larp" and idk i feel bad that ppl with this hobby have to deal with that”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(countable) A live action role-playing game.
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(Internet slang, by extension, derogatory) Which LARPs (pretends to be something that one is not).
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LARPie is a derogatory slang term for someone who participates in Live Action Role Play — carrying an air of mockery toward people who dress up and act out fantasy scenarios in real-world settings. It's the condescending cousin of 'LARPer', with extra dismissiveness baked in. Ironically, the LARP community has grown large enough that the insult has lost most of its sting.
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(Internet slang) To pretend that one is living a traditional or historical lifestyle; to LARP as trad.
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(informal) Involving LARPing (live-action roleplaying).