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The Fantasy Alternative Live Action Role-Playing Games are designed as a full-immersion fantasy experience. This requires COSTUMES. We are aware that not everyone has the capacity to build, sew, or make elaborate film or stage-quality costumes, or afford to buy them. However, basic costuming is required at all games. It is simple to come up with a basic peasant-style costume, with T-tunics, gaiters, breeches, and moccasins or boots. Because our rule-systems for most of the games stress that people in street attire are to be disregarded, costuming is necessary to even be able to participate.

Many of our members have elaborate costumes, armors, masks or prosthetics, and other accoutrements that they have built or acquired over the years. Many of them are more than willing to assist newcomers in avoiding the pitfalls of costumes that don’t work for the environments in which we play. Some will build costumes for you for a price; others rent their extra costumes. Check with your friends in TFA and see who might be able to help you out.

All of the rules have been play-tested for years by hundreds of different players. They exist for your safety, and to facilitate your enjoyment and the safety and enjoyment of others. You may find some of the rules to be constraining to your creativity. However, remember that there is nothing new under the sun, and most everything has been tried. More than once. These rules were settled on as being the most effective and playable, without forcing players to constantly resort to consulting rulebooks. Generally, common sense prevails.

Just as with the rules, all the weapons and weapon designs have been used for more than 25 years without causing major injuries. We take pride in our safety record and hope (and intend) to maintain it. It is for this reason that all PVC-constructed weapons must be made by the TFA Armory. Shinai, rubber daggers, rocko-sockos as well as bows and arrows, may be purchased from various vendors, as may armor and costuming. A list of suggested allied vendors may be found on our Members Only site.

Requirements:

Basic mobility is a requirement. Most of our games are played in rough, wooded areas; either City, State, or County Parks, or on private property. Games usually start at noon and run until 5:00pm.

The basic age requirement is 18 and over; special memberships for 16 and over are allowed if accompanied by a parental or LEGAL guardian member. Waivers must be signed and on file with TFA before playing.

The fee for playing individual games is $20 for members and non-members. Non-members may try a few games to see if TFA is right for them. However, they are restricted to playing ACs (Actor-Characters), which bars them from combat of any type, or from any interaction other than verbal. Costuming is still required for ACs.