The joys of LARP
I know it doesn't look impressive from above, but I have had some wonderful times LARPing as character, monster and ref. It is fun to dress up and be part of a different world for a few hours, do great deeds of derring do, die heroically and be able to talk about it in the pub. There's the camaraderie as well, whether there be songs by the campfire or battling a sudden squall of sleet in Febuary. It has taught me numerous skills like dress-making and cold metal working and gotten me into re-enactment.

Still there are certain personality types which do tend to be drawn to LARP who can be a bit socially wobbly not to mention a bit "degree-suicide" once they discover it. And some who take it VERY seriously. The year I was in seemed to have a larger number of these types on average. But in any niche hobby you get a wide spread of people.
(Cockroach-Sombrero Cook Pass Babtridge, Wed 28 Jul 2010, 19:20, Reply)