A Dumnonni History (with Dani)
Season 1
Episode 3 - Keeping Your Pants On.
Episode 2 - LARP-safe LRPing.
by Dani O'Shea
Dani talks to Michiel Otting, Dumnonni player and former organiser of Tir nan Beo, Dumnonni's Dutch sister-LARP. They explore the Dutch LARP scene in the 90s, talk about the merits of cardboard and pipe insulation as protective equipment, and remember their late friend Bart Holsbergen, the most enthusiastic man who ever LARPed.
Dani chats to Nathan Gribble, current Dumnonni organiser and referee, exploring the myriad games happening in the late 80s and early 90s, as well as examining the emotional responsibilities of LARP organisers, and proposing "if I won the lottery" game ideas. Content warning: Description of blood/vehicular accident from 40:44 until 41:37
Dani interviews professional storyteller Dave Oliver, one of the founders of Dumnonni Chronicles, to get to the bottom of the origins of the game, whether there were really drow elves in Dumnonni, and the shift from the Gaffer Tape age to the Latex Age.