Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site druxh.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!ihnp4!drutx!druxh!des From: des@druxh.UUCP (Salyer) Newsgroups: net.games.frp,net.followup Subject: Re: IFGS - Real life role playing Message-ID: <766@druxh.UUCP> Date: Tue, 12-Jun-84 23:52:54 EDT Article-I.D.: druxh.766 Posted: Tue Jun 12 23:52:54 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 13-Jun-84 06:43:35 EDT References: <3964@yale-comix.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Information Systems Laboratories, Denver Lines: 28 > > Sounds a lot like the Society for Creative Anacronism. > No, not really. The SCA is more of a 'societal group' (is that a word - no flames please!) in that the participants make it more of a way of life. My cousin is involved in SCA and when he got married, they had a ceremony for their medieval selves as well. The group have real battles with REAL swords, battle axes, etc., and of course REAL armour as well. The emphasis (at least when I was involved) was on the 'group as a kingdom' rather than a means to play a game. The IFGS on the other hand, uses the medieval society as a background for the Games. The weapons are as 'safe' as possible, and emphasis is on 'Role-Playing', and FUN. By the way, I neglected to include the mail address of IFGS, contact them if you want the rules book or a subscription to the newsletter (about $8 for each - the price might have increased?!) Their address is : I.F.G.S. P.O. Box 3492 Boulder, CO 80303 If there is enough interest I'll post the game schedules as they are announced. We always need NPC's (sword fodder) for games. - Dale Salyer