Back in the day, there was no such thing as Live Action Roleplaying at Dragon*Con. There was a big room, with a lot of tables and paper and dice. Then, one year, someone suggested we gamers do the unthinkable and Step Away From the Table.
This page is a record of our LARP Floor activities and milestones since that glorious day. As with any endeavor where after-the-fact historical recording is involved, the information on this page is only as good as the notes we've been provided. Please email our webmaster if you have a correction or can fill in gaps!
1995 -
The first LARPs are run at this convention, late at night in the lower hallways of the Hilton.
Production Companies at the show this year: Liquid Dream Productions
1996 -
LARP Floor play space is relocated within the Hilton from the basement hallways to the 4th floor. The Hilton Security team shows its love for all things Not Mundane by breaking up large groups in public areas.
Production Companies at the show this year: Liquid Dream Productions
1997 -
LARP Floor play space is on the 4th floor of the Hilton again this year. The Hilton Security team ups the ante from last year by forbidding groups from congregating in public areas. Their definition of the word "group" is soon discovered to mean "2 or more people. On behalf of their players, game staffers asks the convention higher-ups for a dedicated gamer-friendly play space for live-action gaming groups.
Production Companies at the show this year: Liquid Dream Productions
1998 -
The LARP "floor" is split between the lower hallways of the Hilton, the lobby of the Atlanta Apparel Mart, and the 4th/10th Floor bars of the Westin Peachtree Plaza. On behalf of their exhausted players, and noting the irony of how their request from the previous year was fulfilled, game staffers go to the convention higher-ups again with a request for a single dedicated gamer-friendly play space for live-action gaming groups.
Production Companies at the show this year: Black Dog of the Camarilla ... Chimera Interactive ... Handmade Games ... Liquid Dream Productions ... Star Wars Live Action Adventures
1999 -
and then...
Production Companies at the show this year: Black Dog of the Camarilla ... Handmade Games
2000 -
and then...
Production Companies at the show this year: Black Dog of the Camarilla ... Handmade Games
2001 -
and then...
Production Companies at the show this year: Handmade Games ... Horizon Unlimited ... Lord of the Rings ... White Wolf's Camarilla
2002 -
and then...
Production Companies at the show this year: Handmade Games ... Legynds ... Nightfall Productions ... StarQuest ... Star Wars Live Action Adventures ... Streetwise ... White Wolf's Camarilla
2003 -
and then...
Production Companies at the show this year: Camarilla Southeast ... Handmade Games ... Nightfall Productions
2004 -
and then...
Production Companies at the show this year: Handmade Games ... Nightfall Productions ... White Wolf's Camarilla
2005 -
and then...
Production Companies at the show this year: Handmade Games ... Nightfall Productions ... Triskle Entertainment Group ... White Wolf's Camarilla
2006 -
and then...
Production Companies at the show this year: Camarilla Southeast ... Handmade Games ... Nightfall Productions ... Triskle Entertainment Group
2007 -
and then...
Production Companies at the show this year: Camarilla Southeast ... Handmade Games ... Forest of Doors ... Nightfall Productions ... Streetwise
2008 -
and then...
Production Companies at the show this year: Handmade Games ... Forest of Doors ... Nightfall Productions ... North Georgia Games ... White Wolf's Camarilla
2009 -
and then...
Production Companies at the show this year: Handmade Games ... Forest of Doors ... Heroes of Rokugan ... Nightfall Productions ... North Georgia Games ... White Wolf's Camarilla
2009 Oct -
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2009 Press
Dragon*Con was named by AJC/AccessAtlanta as one of the top 5 Best Atlanta Events of 2009.
Ranked #5 in io9's "Which Mega-Convention Gives The Most Bang For Your Buck?
(with a special nod to our LARP Floor gaming!)
2010 -
Several of our long-running games couldn't make it to the show this year, but that left room for some great production companies to step up and take a turn on the LARP floor! Game Staff is also treated to coffee and donuts each morning during set-up, in addition to the annual pizza party on Sunday afternoon. The first annual DragonLARP Awards ceremony is held on Monday morning, with competition hot and heavy for the coveted Director's Award. Panels were, once again, a place of passionate friendly exchange, so much so that the Storytellers' Roundtable was allowed to go over schedule so the awesome conversation could continue!
Production Companies at the show this year: Belegarth Medieval Combat Society (Demo) ... Dark ConFrontation, "Dreams Do Come True" ... Forest of Doors, "The Goblin Market" and "The Gallery of Forgotten Delights" ... Hatboy Studios, "AIR Steampunk, The Maelstrom" ... Legynds ... Morely Gaming Company, "V.I.L.E." ... The Coral Gate (Demo) ... Xadune (Demo)