Dispatches, criticism & suspiciously good advice

Pressed
into service.

News and notes from the strange little world around on larping, where a folding chair can redirect a procession, a candle can gather a faction, and a Burger call can become history.

A fictional press room. The publications, pull quotes, and advice column below are parody—not real coverage or endorsements.

Campaign Ledger · The Canon Desk

Our Party Cannot Agree Whether the King Is Dead

The finale ended with a bell, a smoke bomb, and four incompatible eyewitness accounts.

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Field & Hearth · The Useful Campaign

My Partner Says the Garage Is Not an Armory

I have saved every potion bottle, broken shield, and emotionally significant length of rope.

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Foam · Care & Feeding Potions

My 9-Year-Old Won’t Stop LARPing

His latest campaign has annexed our kitchen. I’m apparently the innkeeper.

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Imaginary ink

“A game brave enough to ask who carried the folding table.”— The Village Pennant
“Foam has never carried this much emotional weight.”— The Broadsword Review
“Five stars. One was drawn on cardboard.”— Critical Hit Quarterly

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