No it is table top not Laiv, however when I go to Laiv's then yes I wear costumes. However I do not Laiv often as I seldom have a whole weekend to set aside for a game. Table top RPG is when the group sit around the table, roll dice and make up stories together, Laiv RPG is when people dress up in costumes and play what effectively speaking improvisation theater without a stage. There is also Play by Post and Play by Chat which is RPG over the internet which is like a group of people writing a story together.

have you ever gone to a late night diner, maybe pub in you case in full costume and eaten in character? i think that would be pretty amusing.

What is Laiv??

Years ago I was a butcher in a small town. A couple times a year a big bunch of mountain man looking dudes came in and bought a shit load of meat at my shop. I mean these guys wore coonskin hats and buckskin pants, they looked like extras from a movie. They had some kind of club and re-enacted shit for entire weekends in the woods outside of town. I hid and watched them shop and laughed my ass off every time they came in....

No I have not, though I have dropped by the mall in costume to pick up supplies. I however do not roleplay Laiv in public, it is bad form as it might scare those around who do not know what is going on. I might be wearing a costume in public but I am always behaving as me not my character, to roleplay at a diner would be to include everyone there in the game and that is irresponsible.

As I explained in my previous post Laiv is when the players dress up in costume and act out the character as opposed to table top when one sit around a table and describe the character's actions instead of acting them out. Other words used are LARP, as in live action role play, live RPG and similar.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_ac...e-playing_game

Kinda like in the movie Role Models?

Sorry, I didn't realise we were in...an argument?
You said what you had to say, and I made you aware of some cultural differences in terms of how things were commonly referred to in different places.

That's a good one. :D

So, that would be something like d&d with costume?

I'm pretty sure she is talking about the same thing they do in the movie Role Models. You actually get into costume and fight with foam swords and shit like that. I've actually seen people do this in the parks in a near by college town. Like 50 crazy looking people going at it. Its cool/funny to watch.

I have not seen this film so I would not know.

Yes, there are many different games than D&D though, but yes in essence yes it is like D&D with costume.

Slight over reaction? We were simply trying to establish the different names given to different styles of chips/fries!

As for your insinuation that just because it is a simple dish it is a poor one, food needn't have 200 steps to be delicious. So what if it's just "fried fish and fried potatoes"? I'll be surprised if you can cook better than the hundreds of dishes I've had in that style prepared by people who literally make their living from it.

As for "there are 100 diffeerent way people cook potatos in america"...are you suggesting that chips, fries and crisps are the only ways they are cooked elsewhere? Is America suddenly the pioneer of spud preparation?

Anyway, moving aside from RPG and root vegetable naming debates - I tried to replicate a McDonald's burger today. Since I started work there (yes...I know. Just...I know, okay!) I've gotten to know the subtle nuances - the proportions of each condiment, the dimensions of the meat and the fact that the buns are toasted (who knew?!).

The result?

Meh. To get the dining experience of McDonald's (not that one would often want to), you have to go to McDonald's.

My wife can replicate the Mcdouble perfectly. I really think the secret is the onions. She soaks the dehydrated onion flakes in water for a few minutes and uses them. I friggin love them!