Live Action Role Playing – Necromancers in LARP/LRPThe idea of Live Action Role Playing or LARP is to take on a different persona to who you are in everyday life. Whatever genre the game or system you are taking part in is based on will decide and almost definitely limit the type of character that you can play. My article is about playing a Necromancer and the different ways they can be portrayed by you on larp events.Necromantic Larp CostumeWhen you go Larping you will need to gather a costume together and a number of props and phys reps that improve and add to the overall look. A classic fantasy Necromancer is likely to be swathed in black, probably a robe and a hood, gloves too can help and a pale complexion of someone who has forgotten what it is like to venture out in daylight. Any extras you can add to this will make the cha guitar chords racter look more impressive. Skull motifs look good plus a surgeon?s bag or similar collection of instruments needed when dealing with dead bodies.What is Necromancy in Larp?The Encarta dictionary describes necromancy as the practice of attempting to communicate with the spirits of the dead in order to predict or influence the future. On Live Action Roleplaying events necromancers will not only talk to the dead but in many cases will attempt to animate them as zombies skeletons or even more powerful types of undead such as mummies wraiths and vampires. A classic live role playing necromancer will be trying to raise an army of undead to conquer the world!How to make your larp Necromancer a bit differentNot every necromancer has to be the classic fantasy type described above and seen on numerous movies and portrayed in fantasy books.