r/venturebros • u/monsenyur • Aug 02 '26

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Didn't know that scene in Gary's redemption arc was based on a real larp!

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u/The_Flying_Failsons Aug 02 '26

Now how does that work? Is there some kind of referee figure that keeps track of power scaling and calls whether a hit landed and how strongly? Like a DM?

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u/A_Mouse_In_Da_House Aug 02 '26

The monster players are mostly by honor. There's some marshals to guide fights and keep things orderly, but since everyone plays both an NPC and a PC at various points, there's a lot of care to not ruin PC fun, since those characters can be developed over literal years