An interesting discussion on remaining in persona

[guenievre]

http://new-man.livejournal.com/158518.html?nc=58 - I know I am awful about this, and many people don't find the "persona" thing important. Still, I'm fascinated by it, and wonder how I would go about working on it...

Comments

[new-man.livejournal.com]

It sounds like the author wants the SCA to be a LARP without the dice (do LARPs have dice?)

Some LARPs do, and some LARPs don't.

And, no, that's not really what the author wants.

The SCA is historical re-enactment...[which to me means] learning about history through doing

That's not historical re-enactment. That's studying history. That's part of what the SCA does -- and it's an important part -- but it's not the "re-enactment" or "re-creation" part.

I'm not suggesting that the SCA would be a better place if people were racially intolerant, or if they were treated with period medicines. I'm saying the SCA would be a better place if people avoiding talking about blatantly modern things. YMMV.