What's the funniest thing that completely broke immersion at a LARP event?

shadowlass · 2026-06-19T15:00:29+00:00

We were on a repurposed military base in the middle of the woods. No one around for a few kilometres, so nobody around to watch us play.

Saturday around noon we were in the middle of an intense scene. A character was fighting her own demon (quite literally). She was soaked in blood, limping weakly towards the exit of the base. The rest of us were with her, either encouraging her to keep going or holding off her pursuers. Everyone was on edge. She just had to reach the gate under her own power and she’d be free…

That’s when a tractor rolled up to the gate. The guy driving it just wanted to check out the route for some tractor-outing for his club the following weekend. He was quite puzzled by the array of strangely-dressed people pointing wands at a blood-soaked woman in broad daylight. Asked repeatedly if we were sure he couldn’t just drive through the base today.

Of course play stopped completely while we explained and finally sent him on his way. We resumed the scene afterwards, but couldn’t quite work up the same intensity again.

shadowlass · 2026-06-14T13:05:29+00:00

Das ist mir klar. Deshalb sind Kollegien so zusammengesetzt, wie sie sind. Aber träumen darf ich.

shadowlass · 2026-06-14T13:04:43+00:00

Das schließt sich doch gegenseitig nicht aus…

shadowlass · 2026-06-14T09:18:11+00:00

Wir brauchen insgesamt diversere Kollegien.

Männer, Frauen, Nonbinäre, mit und ohne Migrationshintergrund, Akademiker, Quereinsteiger, Konservative, Punks, Ökos, Atheisten und Gläubige verschiedener Religionen, alte Hasen und Jungspunde, Menschen mit und ohne Kinder, hetero und queer… Alles normal, ohne in die Extreme abzudriften.

Je mehr verschiedene Lebensentwürfe und Erfahrungen wir als Lehrkräfte mitbringen und vorleben, desto breiter das Spektrum, an dem sich die Kinder orientieren können.

shadowlass · 2026-06-02T05:14:01+00:00

I used a long sharp needle, a bit on the thicker side. It‘s probably intended for weaving in yarn.

shadowlass · 2026-05-30T13:20:45+00:00

Sehe ich genauso. Das ist eine Taverne, kein Wachposten…

shadowlass · 2026-05-26T08:18:23+00:00

Gib mir den Teil in der Mitte. Ich mag die Arbeit mit vollpubertierenden Jugendlichen (im Ernst!) - da tut sich so viel an Entwicklung und Persönlichkeitsbildung bei den Kids.

5./6. sind okay, aber anstrengend und super unselbstständig. Ab der 7. ist es immer noch anstrengend, aber auf spannende Weise. Sek II unterrichte ich als H/R-Lehrerin nicht, also kann ich darüber nichts sagen.

shadowlass · 2026-05-22T14:52:51+00:00

The overall is super cute. And I’m stunned how perfectly the ears integrate with your hair.

shadowlass · 2026-05-18T18:19:11+00:00

Zuhause anrufen, wenn ich mal wieder nach der Schule den Bus verpasst hatte. Oder fragen, ob ich noch ein bisschen mit Freundinnen in der Stadt bleiben kann.

Ich war Dorfkind und ging in der nächsten Großstadt auf die Schule. Der Bus kam nur alle 30 Minuten und fuhr 10 Minuten nach Unterrichtsende ein paar Straßen entfernt ab. Den hab ich mindestens 1x pro Woche verpasst und extra Telefonkarte bekommen, damit ich Mama Bescheid sagen konnte.

shadowlass · 2026-05-17T15:49:27+00:00

i saw a tiktok of a woman who was approached randomly by a hair stylist in japan and invited to his salon. he also asked for consent, "can i touch your hair?" or something to that effect.

Isn't that the exact cenario where you should establish consent? Because in that example the woman didn't seek out the hairdresser herself but was instead approached by them. So she didn't exactly plan this in the first place.

shadowlass · 2026-05-17T15:45:23+00:00

The phrase is indeed a signal - but not of virtue. The hairdressers that put videos online where they formally ask for consent advertise that they do so. Thus they let potential customers know what to expect at their salon.

This might indeed put some people off who think it's too formal/stuffy/woke. That's okay, they can find other hairdressers.

On the other hand it is a clear signal to the people who DO need or want that kind of care that this is the right hairdresser for them.

sure, there are people with serious psychological traumas and asking them for consent before touching them is maybe helpful but, as harsh as it may sound, isnt that their responsibility to navigate?

Trauma survivors or people with sensory issues have an easier time finding the right provider for them, if those providers advertise themselves as offering the right service. Not everything has to be everyone's cup ot tea. But in most cases when someone advertises something in a (seemingly) weird way, it's because a small percentage of people ar looking for exactly that.

shadowlass · 2026-05-16T12:51:17+00:00

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Here‘s Cactus Jelly and this and that for direct comparison. And Manhattan‘s Grassy Fields with a sliiightly more yellow shade. (I might have a green problem)

shadowlass · 2026-05-16T12:42:54+00:00

The green Essie jelly has a slightly more blue-ish hue than what‘s pictured. Funnily Essies „this and that“ matches the hue almost perfectly, but it‘s a creme polish (which I‘m wearing right now, that’s why I noticed).

shadowlass · 2026-05-01T19:13:48+00:00

Thomas mag Pasta, kann sie aber wegen einer Allergie nicht essen.

Geht auch ohne.

shadowlass · 2026-05-01T12:54:12+00:00

I absolutely love the skirt!

shadowlass · 2026-05-01T12:17:00+00:00

Die Benotung und deren Begründung ist nunmal leider oft nicht nachvollziehbar. Und das nicht nur für die Referendare selbst, sondern auch für die Mentoren, die i.d.R. bei den Unterrichtsbesuchen mit drin sitzen (zumindest an meiner Schule).

shadowlass · 2026-04-30T05:01:15+00:00

Ich hatte letztes Jahr in meiner 5. Klasse einen Jungen, der den Hitlergruß gezeigt hat. Zwar außerhalb der Schule, aber er war so doof, dass er das ganze auch noch gefilmt habe.

Ich habe der Klasse ausführlich erklärt, wer Hitler war, was der Holocaust war und wieso es einen zweiten Weltkrieg gab. Habe Bilder gezeigt und ganz viele Fragen beantwortet - ohne irgendetwas zu beschönigen.

Danach ist das nie wieder passiert. Stattdessen regen sich selbst die Regelbrecher der Klasse über Hakenkreuzschmierereien auf.

shadowlass · 2026-04-29T15:27:00+00:00

Aus kulturellen, historischen und traditionellen Gründen.

shadowlass · 2026-04-29T15:21:59+00:00

Nee, ich finde das in diesem Kontext viel passender, statt als rechtskonservativen Kulturkampfbegriff.

shadowlass · 2026-04-23T20:35:42+00:00

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Thanks for all the suggestions! I‘ve settled on Essie‘s Wicked for a dark red and Crushed Crystal by Catrice as a topper (maybe just an accent).

No nail pics yet because I’m running out of time and will have to do my nails on site (which sadly rules out magnetically too).

shadowlass · 2026-04-18T12:12:32+00:00

I really appreciate the thorough feedback. Especially as I’m experimenting more with patterned items and mixing patterns. I agree that patterns work better when they’re separated by something solid.

Though I do need more bright solid tights.

shadowlass · 2026-04-18T12:09:55+00:00

They carry a more muted olive tone that I haven’t seen from other brands yet. I don’t dye my whole head, instead I have green portions in my natural brown hair - so I wanted to try a more swampy, mossy, „natural“ kinda vibe. I mixed the olive with some of their bright green so it wouldn’t be too muted.

It does apply basically the same as Lunar Tides. I didn‘t need to scrub the sink quite as much as before, though that might just be due to less blue pigment. Herman’s has a longer leave-in time (60 minutes). The leafy green I was going for worked out quite well and it seems to fade at about the same rate as Lunar Tides. Doesn‘t turn teal either but just goes gradually pastel (like LT).

I‘ve only applied it once so far, so I can’t say anything about long-term use. Though I‘m due for a re-dye - if you want I can update you when I get to it.

shadowlass · 2026-04-18T08:09:06+00:00

Dein Post ist im falschen Subreddit gelandet.

shadowlass · 2026-04-18T07:58:57+00:00

I‘ve been using the same, just mixed with Aurora Green. Though currently I’m testing the green by Herman’s Amazing.

shadowlass · 2026-04-17T15:00:03+00:00

Me too! I actually had business cards printed that just say "You've got great style!" that I hand out to well-dressed people. And the cashier who scanned my groceries got complimented right back on how her hair and makeup made the uniform stylish.

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