I think we should have more physical challenges. For part of the player base it gives them a chance to shine outside of combat (although it may be that the same players who shine in combat can also shine in other physical challenges). Plus physical activity is good. It's one of the things we (I think this we includes a lot of larpers) like about larping.
The first one I saw was at the old Brooklyn mod site. There were some crates on the concrete floor that represented stones. Players had to jump from stone to stone to get to the other side. If they fell something bad happened. I remember the crates sliding along the floor making this challenge pretty dangerous. I was surprised I didn't see anyone crack their head on the concrete.
In the old MD chapter I remember some sort of maze thing. There were traps in there and we couldn't see anything. Somehow the only person who set off a trap was the marshal who set the traps. It was total luck.
In Ashbury they have a tournament that has involved races.
In MD there was a race through the woods with a twist, since the NPCs hired some players to hang out in the woods and try to take down the racers. That was especially fun I thought.
Another one I saw in Ashbury involved a few NPCs who came along and wanted to wrestle the PCs. I'd have enjoyed an actual competition, which would have broken a few rules I guess. It turned into a WWE style thing with the NPCs losing every time. I got the feeling they were just giving away treasure and it was more of a RP challenge - could you act like a WWE person? It wasn't much of a physical challenge, but that's fine because RP treasure is cool too.
I remember a few modules that involved crawling through tunnels. I don't know if that's a real challenge but it's something different.
What physical challenges have you seen and how well did they work?
The first one I saw was at the old Brooklyn mod site. There were some crates on the concrete floor that represented stones. Players had to jump from stone to stone to get to the other side. If they fell something bad happened. I remember the crates sliding along the floor making this challenge pretty dangerous. I was surprised I didn't see anyone crack their head on the concrete.
In the old MD chapter I remember some sort of maze thing. There were traps in there and we couldn't see anything. Somehow the only person who set off a trap was the marshal who set the traps. It was total luck.
In Ashbury they have a tournament that has involved races.
In MD there was a race through the woods with a twist, since the NPCs hired some players to hang out in the woods and try to take down the racers. That was especially fun I thought.
Another one I saw in Ashbury involved a few NPCs who came along and wanted to wrestle the PCs. I'd have enjoyed an actual competition, which would have broken a few rules I guess. It turned into a WWE style thing with the NPCs losing every time. I got the feeling they were just giving away treasure and it was more of a RP challenge - could you act like a WWE person? It wasn't much of a physical challenge, but that's fine because RP treasure is cool too.
I remember a few modules that involved crawling through tunnels. I don't know if that's a real challenge but it's something different.
What physical challenges have you seen and how well did they work?