What is Alliance LARP?

Alliance is an American freeform, high fantasy, boffer combat LARP; a fantastical world where you can be all that you can’t be. The world is full of familiar fantasy paragons like Elves and Orcs, but also home to new entities like Oathsworn and Biata. In this high fantasy world magic is all around you, in both nature and the people you meet. Danger lurks around every corner and your character is empowered to use brains, brawn, or a combination of both to overcome obstacles. As a boffer LARP, we use foam weaponry to engage in lightest-touch combat, meaning that your weapons should only make enough contact to be felt. Small cloth packets filled with birdseed are used to simulate archery and most magic.

LARP is a unique style of roleplaying as the game happens in real time with full immersion. You can be a NPC (NonPlayer Character) and help Plot to make the game entertaining and dynamic, or a PC (Player Character), playing your owner character. When you PC, you become your character for the event and experience this world through their eyes. Alliance LARP is focused on action both in and out of combat. You will find allies and friends, villains, and enemies, both through roleplaying and on the battlefield

Originally formed in 1989, and rebranded as Alliance LARP in 2007, we are one of the longest-running high-fantasy LARPs in the United States. Our network of chapters range from New Hampshire to California, and we are always looking to expand. Every chapter is privately owned, bringing a unique flair to the overall world.

Each Alliance chapter is a continent set within the larger world of Fortannis, separated from the rest by The Mists, a magical barrier that makes travel of large armies impossible, but allows for individual adventurers to cross lines and influence each different continent. Your character can travel the whole of Fortannis, building a story that spans the world.

Alliance LARP has a place for everyone. Combat focused fighters, scholarly ritual casters, and stealthy rogues can live out their heroic fantasies. Plot teams create adventures including tales directly tied to your character’s background, courtly intrigue, and world-shaping catastrophe. Each event has experiences to challenge your character, whether that is through combat, puzzles, stealth, traps, or roleplay.

The bonds you make, and the stories you tell, will help build your community. This sense of community is a central pillar to Alliance’s success through the years. The next best thing about Alliance could be you!