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About The Game

Darkon is a full-contact medieval fantasy wargaming group, active in the Baltimore/Washington area since 1985. Every other Sunday, between 150 and 300 members gather in costume and armor to fight unchoreographed mock battles with padded weaponry.

A live action, role-playing game (also known as a LARP) featuring full-contact, medieval style combat with foam-padded weapons, Darkon hosts regularly scheduled events, including day battles, tournaments, campouts, and feasts. To participate in Darkon, players create character personas, which they role-play during events. Darkon offers a wide variety of character types, as well as a thorough and well-regulated rule system for live, real-time combat. Through role-playing his character, a player adopts the role of his character, guiding him through life in the Realm of Darkon. Players are guided through various adventure scenarios in which they make decisions, interact with other characters, participate in battle, and test the skills granted to them by virtue of their profession.

Like actors in a movie, players are said to be 'IC', or in-character, during the time that they are role playing. Players are said to be 'OOC,' or out-of-character, when they are participating in their mundane lives, such as chatting in the parking lot before events. These two states of being must remain separate in the player's mind, and the player must refrain from using knowledge that is gained OOC for IC purposes. This is an important distinction to make and is a fundamental concept for the enjoyment of Darkon.

Like any contact sport involving multiple players and personas, Darkon is governed by extensive rules, customs and traditions which are officiated on the field by elder players and marshals. These rules and customs, and much more about Darkon, can be found at www.darkon.org.