Diary of a Croatian larper

The convention Liburnicon in Opatija starts today. Well, only the outdoor stage. The real stuff starts tomorrow, making it probably the longest Sci-Fi convention in Croatia so far. It's not the only convention in Croatia this weekend - there's Domikon in Donji Miholjac - but it has no RPG content, so it's not going to be subject of this article. Now back to Liburnicon. And it will be full with larp content, thanks to Miroslav Wranka aka Siro who's going to ensure there's larp content on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Convention schedule can be found here . Thursday at 8 PM, there will be a Larp FAQ presentation. Friday at 9:30 PM, expect the Upoznajte larpere ( Meet the larpers ) panel discussion. And be sure not to miss Siro's  Pokret otpora larp (Resistance movement) which will premiere on Saturday at 8 PM. It will be a short (1 hour) Nordic-style chamber larp for six people, featuring pregenerated characters. So make sure you reserve your spot on ...

While Zagreb hosts the bigest SF/Fantasy convention "Sferakon", another hotspot in Croatia is the northern coastal region - a 50 kilometer stretch including Pazin, Opatija and Rijeka where the next three biggest conventions (Istrakon, Liburnicon and Rikon) are being held. And all of them are worth visiting. Liburnicon is the youngest of three, but it's quickly rising to fame due to ever-growing attendance, cool guests of honor (this year: Jacqueline Carey and Cheryl Morgan), and there's also the beach life during the day. Liburnicon usually has some larp content, typically in the form of presentations - and this year there will be two presentations one after another - both on Saturday, August 24th. First one will be about Terra Nova larp, it will be held by our players Ivana & Vesna (whom you might know in-character as Kolfinna and Sorqoqtani if you've been to Terra Nova). This short 30-minute presentation will be held in Atrium at 20:30. Immediately af...