0 abbreviation for live-action role player: a person who takes part in games in which players dress as particular characters and act out their parts in the game:
LARPers - and those who find their pastime laughable - meet in this fun documentary.
A "larper" (from "Live Action Role Playing") is someone who re-enacts fantasy scenarios by dressing up and taking a character role.
Apparently these folks don't just like Dungeons and Dragons, they carry foam swords around, pretend to fight other LARPers and take the whole thing semi-seriously.
