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Battlefield Fantasy Theme

Q: What is LARPing?

LARP is an acronym. It stands for Live Action Role-Playing games. Remember the game Dungeons and Dragons or seen the Lord of the Rings movies? LARPing is kind of like a live version of these type of games and movies. It is an interactive role playing experience. A LARP scenario can be played out in different themes, like fantasy, post-apocalytic, zombie or sci-fi.

This is one of the new gamiing themes in SATR3 is Battlefield Fantasy. This theme covers Ancient to Medieval weapons plus spells.

With the Battlefield Fantasy Theme, spells are supported, it also includes turning undead and cure spells.

More, some magic items are supported.

The fantasy gaming theme is perfect for fantasy role-playing games. This live gaming system supports not only medieval weapons, but also armor, shields, rings, spells, and monsters.

What is LARPing?

LARP is an acronym. It stands for Live Action Role-Playing games. Remember the game Dungeons and Dragons or seen the Lord of the Rings movies? LARPing is kind of like a live version of these type of games and movies. It is an interactive role playing experience. A LARP scenario can be played out in different themes, like fantasy, post-apocalytic, zombie or sci-fi.

How Does A LARP Combat System Work?

Combat in a LARP is worked out in several ways. Mock combat can be simulated using foam weapons or live gaming weapons. With the Battlefield Sports live gaming system the combat is resolved in real-time. There is a range of damage types, including piercing, slashing, crushing and burning.

The system also supports different armor that defends against different damage types. Armor works by absorbing damage. You can configure the hit points. Plus there are pre-set characters so you can quickly start a new live action role-playing game. The technology can be attached to LARP weapons, such as a foam staff or sword or whatever. These are vibration triggered.

Battlefield Fantasy Player Characters

Player characters in the battlefield fantasy genre are:

Fighter
Priest
Wizard
Healer
Blacksmith
Archer

Battlefield Fantasy Shields

The Battlefield Fantasy genre supports a variety of shields, including:

Wood shield
Iron Shield
Spike
Magic Shield.

Battlefield Fantasy Melee Weapons

This genre supports melee weapons or short-ranged weapons, including:

Battle Axe
Knife
Unarmed combat
Pitchfork
Short sword
Long sword
War hammer
Torch - flame
Halberd.

Battlefield Fantasy Long Ranged Weapons

The genre also supports long-ranged weapons, such as:

Throwing Knife
Short Bow
Longbow
Cross Bow
Throwing Axe
Javelin
Magic Speed Bow
Magic Long Bow
Magic Javelin.

Battlefield fantasy also has a variety of armor options, namely:

Leather
Scale
Chain Mail
Plate Mail
Breast Plate
Bronze Helmet
Pot Helmet
Leather Gloves
Mail Coif

If a player is hit on the head, then the shot is considered a headshot and a damage multiplier may apply. A damage multiplier of 1.25 is used in genres of Battlefield Fantasy. This means that a headshot will cause 25% more damage. The optional variable damage is the default in the fantasy theme.

SATR3 support a variety of fantasy monsters, specifically:

Werewolf
Orc
Goblin
Hobgoblin
Bug-Bear
Giant
Wraith
Ghoul
Ghast
Shadow
Wight
Specter
Zombie
Vampire
Skeleton
Ghost
Mummy
Dragon.

The Dragon is the most powerful! It has 140 hit points. In the Battlefield Fantasy theme, some creatures will regenerate hit points automatically every 6 seconds.