- boffer
- A soft foam weapon built to safety standards for use in live action roleplay combat. Boffer weapons contain no rigid materials and are tested before use at events. How to start LARP and feel ready at your first event
- game master
- The organiser or referee who designs the event, explains the rules and setting, and adjudicates outcomes during play. Also called a ref, marshal or storyteller depending on the system. What live action roleplay is: rules, imagination and the fiction you step into
- immersion
- The shared feeling that the fictional world is real and present during play. Costume, speech and behaviour all contribute to maintaining it. How to choose a LARP costume: 5 ways to dress your character for any setting
- in-character
- Actions and words that belong to your character inside the game's fiction, as distinct from what you as a real person say or do outside it. Most groups use a clear signal to mark the boundary between the two. How to find a LARP group: practical routes into the hobby near you
- modifier
- A number added to or subtracted from a dice roll based on character skill, equipment or circumstances. A skilled lockpick might add two; a wound might subtract one. How dice work in live action roleplay: 4 ways rolls decide what skill cannot
- non-player character
- A role portrayed by an organiser or volunteer to deliver plot, play an antagonist or populate the world. Unlike player characters, these roles serve the story rather than pursuing their own goals. What live action roleplay is: rules, imagination and the fiction you step into
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