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Russians take Fallout LARPing seriously photo

Wow. Just... wow. That's a picture of a group of LARP (Live Action Role Play) gamers in Russia. Polish gaming site Polygamia has a huge gallery featuring this group of players from a LARP group called "Albion" playing in a fan-created Fallout story called "Nothing Personal." The game session drew some 300 participants and is expected to continue for several months of sessions.

From what I've been able to grasp using the limited skills in Polish that Google Translate is able to provide, the game they are playing takes place about twenty years before the events of Fallout 3 and focus on the series' west-coast roots in California. Familiar locations such as New Reno and Mariposa have been recreated in an old military base.

This is what happens when you get cosplay dorks and RPG nerds together. As incredibly geeky as LARPing is, I would consider playing in a Fallout LARP. Sadly, I can't even seem to muster the time or energy to run a game of the pen and paper version so I can't imagine trying to pull something like this off. Great work, you crazy Russians! 


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Takeshi's Avatar
Takeshi at 07/06/2009 12:04
Those suits look amazing! I think they did a great job. Every time I see these things I'm really impressed by the skill of the cosplayers. Great work indeed!
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Soulwax at 07/06/2009 12:12
It probably helps that Russia already looks like it's post-nuclear apocalypse.
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Intruder at 07/06/2009 12:15
I want in.
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Timmeh at 07/06/2009 12:17
With that robed chick's miserable face it looks like the Brotherhood of Steel gatecrashed a bunch of fantasy LARPers. Now THAT would be something worth seeing.

Then I recognised that the is robe from the Children of the Cathedral in Fallout 1. God that game was amazing.
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andycadaver at 07/06/2009 12:29
Very nice. I've been keeping up with other groups like this over on No Mutants Allowed. There's also a really awesome group LARPing some S.T.A.L.K.E.R. stories over in Ukraine. Seriously, I think they're my favorite so far.
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Peteru at 07/06/2009 12:34
Postapocalyptic games are quite popular in central and eastern Europe.

In Poland we have two big postapo LARPs - Tornado (3-4 days of main game, last year about 150 participants), and Old Town (~3 days, last year about 250 participants). Nothing relevant to general population, but still it's growing quite fast even though one needs too invest way more time and effort than for skiing or skating...

These guys with "power armour" costumes went all out, but in fact postapo is quite an easy topic for LARPs. Tear some clothes, saw them over, add some dirt and duct tape and than maybe some "armour" from tires or sheet metal and viola. Plus it has very big advantage on fantasy LARPs... it doesn't look that gay ;). It's not trying to take players to the time when men wore skirts - but to the time when only badasses survived the fall ;). Also Airsoft allows for way better recreation of fire fights than shouthing "lighningbolt" as a recration of magic.
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falinter at 07/06/2009 12:42
That picture would be much more believable if there were less trees.
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EvilSpants at 07/06/2009 12:44
I am just now getting around to playing Fallout 3 with my undivided attention, and I must say...these are some hardcore people.
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Simmy at 07/06/2009 12:46
And I thought that some of the LARPers that I know in the UK were crazy, but that lot have taken it to a whole new level.
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Cowboy TTop at 07/06/2009 12:54
LARPing is interesting, but not for me. I think its cool that gamers have this much passion, to create the something like this.

Show you gaming love, in whatever way appeals to you (within reason).
Dair's Avatar
Dair at 07/06/2009 13:12
Let me explain all this a little. I'm one of "Game Masters" of that LARP

> group of players from a LARP group called "Albion" playing in a fan-created
> Fallout story called "Nothing Personal." The game session drew some 300
> participants and is expected to continue for several months of sessions.

No. Players are just players. "Albion" is an informal community of "Game Masters" (or, simply, organizers). And it was a single game last for 2 days, without any continuation.

> the game they are playing takes place about twenty years before the events of
> Fallout 3 and focus on the series' west-coast roots in California.
I don't know much about F3 but our game time supposed to be 15 years after F2.

> Familiar locations such as New Reno and Mariposa have been recreated in an old military base.
That's true. As well as Sierra Army Depot and couple of locations invented by ourselves.

> Great work, you crazy Russians!
Thanks :-)
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zombiekiller13 at 07/06/2009 13:17
*tosses Nerf darts* Mini nuke, mini nuke, mini nuke!

Actually, that's probably the only LARP session I'd consider joining.
Peteru's Avatar
Peteru at 07/06/2009 13:21
@zombiekiller
Judging from pictures it's airsoft and pyrotechnics for firefigts. So no need for make-belive projectiles.

(Well, at least we use ASG and pyro at Tornado.)
Dair's Avatar
Dair at 07/06/2009 13:22
Also, game was named "Fallout: Nothing Human", comes from Russian wide-known phrase (my rough translation) "Nothing human is strange for us".
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Holyetheline at 07/06/2009 13:35
I wonder how hot they get in their power armor.
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Deathofthedead at 07/06/2009 13:37
You know, I used to think LARP was pretty extreme in terms of nerdiness (pot calling kettle black, but still), but after seeing Role Models it seems pretty fun. I would totally get in on this, if I but lived a lot closer.
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ikiryou at 07/06/2009 14:03
Can someone please Photoshop a VATS display over the header image? I'm too busy to do that at the moment. Besides, you know you want to.
Aziel13's Avatar
Aziel13 at 07/06/2009 14:19
I so want in where the sign up
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The Prodigal Son at 07/06/2009 14:43
@Peteru:: I don't know... Yelling "Lightning bolt" is pretty awesome when you use a taser. : )~
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Isocheim at 07/06/2009 14:46
Picture is source material for comedic caption-y-goodness gold.
Wexx's Avatar
Wexx at 07/06/2009 19:14
They should've held it at Chernobyl.
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Mr Kite at 07/06/2009 19:23
Crazy Russians are crazy.
bluki's Avatar
bluki at 07/06/2009 20:03
in russia role plays you
NihonTiger90's Avatar
NihonTiger90 at 07/06/2009 22:20
I need to go to Russia. Like right now. This is awesome.
BrokenSun's Avatar
BrokenSun at 07/06/2009 22:38
Nicely done.
Chronic Logic's Avatar
Chronic Logic at 07/06/2009 23:25
Nice costume, but LARPing?!
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Jp4Real at 07/07/2009 10:36
Those suits are really nice, I remmember some people had done this for stalker too '' http://www.reuters.com/news/pictures/rpSlideshows?articleId=USRTXD594#a=2 '' go chek it out its nice too
Dair's Avatar
Dair at 07/08/2009 02:08
@Jp4Real:
No, people are different - we're pretty far from Stavropol. Though we have local S.T.A.L.K.E.R.-based games as well, yes.
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