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Jon Jessop holds events for the Realms LARP, one of which you will find on the Carnage 21 schedule, cohosted by Carnage staff Tara.
TARA: What are you binge watching right now?
JON: Right now, I’m keeping up on The Purge, and waiting not so patiently for more Man in the High Castle and Britannia.
TARA: What was the first “gamer” game that you played?
JON: I had a Radio Shack TRS-80—Yes yes, I know I’m old—and I loved Dungeons of Daggorath and Starquest.
TARA: What brought you to Carnage originally?
JON: I first came to Carnage to help my friends run content for Realms. I had never been to any type of con before, and was blown away by the great sense of community, and of course, the incredible variety of fun games there are to play.
TARA: What do you want people unfamiliar with Realms to know about it?
JON: Realms is a live action role-playing game where players go on quests, compete in tournaments and more, using foam props to represent their weapons and other abilities. Playing in the Realms is a lot of fun.
I started playing Realms in May of 1997, so better than 21 years now. One of the things I like most is the game has a strong community that encourages and helps people learn and grow in ways outside of the game as well as in it.
TARA: What at Carnage are you excited about this year?
JON: I am most excited about melding our medieval fantasy-based Realms into the sci-fi/space theme that Carnage has for this year. This will present a real opportunity for some outside the box creativity for our entire staff.
To learn more about the Realms LARP and the events they hold, you can visit Realmsnet. You can find Jon at Carnage leading adventurers on quests all over the grounds during the weekend of the convention.
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