[Ansteorra] persona play

[Stefan li Rous]

On Nov 12, 2007, at 11:52 AM, Elizabeth Crouchet wrote:

> While you are there look up Gong Farmer. We once used that to replace
> nasty-crat. I'd love to know if it was accurate or useful. It was a  
> very
> fun reference in any case.
>
> The group that volunteered for the job even dressed the part and then
> horrified us all by appearing among the tables at the feast! The  
> did not
> sit down to dinner but went about begging for food and were tossed  
> many
> goodies just so they would stay away. I think they ate better than the
> rest of us that night and a good time was had by all.
>
> Not everyone can get into a role that way but the term is still fun.
>
> Claire

I questioned the use of the term "Gong Farmer" because it sounded  
more Asian than European to me, but I think they actually had  
documentation for it. That info may or may not, now be in the  
Florilegum, but I can't remember.

Two other interesting examples of persona play. I doubt I could get  
into the roles this way, at least not by myself, but I'm sure others  
can. I'd love to see more of this sort of persona play.  For those  
who like to be unsettling and unique, this can be just the thing.

per-insanity-msg  (36K)  9/13/96    Insane personas, insanity in period.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/PERSONAS/per-insanity-msg.html
per-lepers-msg     (9K)  2/23/01    Stories of using leper personas.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/PERSONAS/per-lepers-msg.html

Stefan
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