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Curious Pastimes (sometimes abbreviated to CP) is an organisation that runs one of the best-known〔(【引用サイトリンク】 What is LARP? ) Describes Curious Pastimes as one of the “most well known” providers.〕 live action role-playing campaigns in the UK. CP is a private, profit-making company headquartered in Moreton in the Wirral in Northern England.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Merseyworld: Fun Activities ) Lists CP as a local business.〕 The company was formed in 1995, as a break away group from the Lorien Trust. Curious Pastimes’ ongoing LARP campaign, ''Renewal'', is a spin-off from Lorien Trust’s ''Gathering'' campaign. The campaign uses its own set of LARP rules, adapted from the Lorien Trust Rules System. Renewal is a "Fest" Game, in which large numbers (typically hundreds) of players interact with one another and with a small number of briefed non-player characters, climaxing in pre-arranged mass battles between roughly even numbers at the two longer events. These battles represent one of the major variations from the ''Gathering'' parent-game, being exclusively Player-versus-Monster battles (the ''Gathering's'' battles are chiefly Player-versus-Player). With approximately 800 players attending the main event in August, Renewal is the third-largest fest campaign in the UK, behind the ''Gathering''〔 Battles at the August event field "over 1200 a side", therefore overall turnout is 2400+.〕 and Profound Decisions' ''Maelstrom''. ==Events== The Renewal Campaign comprises four events each year, culminating in the flagship event, also called ''Renewal'', held every year over the August Bank Holiday weekend. All the events take place on weekends; two of them run from Friday evening to Sunday afternoon, and two, occurring on Bank Holiday weekends, run to Monday afternoon. Curious Pastimes also runs a system for formally approving smaller events (see ''below'') staged by the various participating groups and ''factions'' throughout the year. The events vary in size from 100 to 1000 people〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Company Home )〕 and present different aspects of the ongoing Renewal Campaign. The events are: *A battle event (variously titled ''Crusade'', ''Bastion'', ''Invasion'' etc.), traditionally on May Day Long Weekend, which will be held on Easter Weekend at Paccar Scout Camp, Chalfont Heights in 2011.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 2011 Dates )〕 The event emphasizes two mass battles against an identified game-plot enemy. The event normally attracts about 400-500 players. *A plot event (titled to give some hint as to the details of the event, as ''Heart of Darkness'', ''Great Council'' etc.) on the second or third weekend of June at Barnswood Scout Camp in Leek. The event emphasizes introducing new plot elements, giving players access to significant non-player characters, and distributing in-game information. The event normally attracts about 250-300 players. *''Fayre'' (generally named after the hosting nation, as ''Fayre of Albion'' etc.) on the second or third weekend of July at Woodhouse Scout Camp in Bristol. The event is an almost wholly player-led opportunity to trade and interact in-character, and several games and contests are held. The event normally attracts about 250-300 players. *''Renewal'' on the August Bank Holiday weekend at Tolmers Scout Camp in Potters Bar. The event is promoted as a "catch-all" event with two mass-battles, heavy interaction with plot and non-player characters and extensive opportunities for players to interact with one another. The event normally attracts about 700-800 players. The May battle event was staged at Bispham Hall Scout Camp in Wigan until 2009, and ''Renewal'' was staged at Phasels Wood Scout Camp in Hemel Hempstead from 1998 to 2007.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Important Announcement Re Renewal 2008 )〕 Both events were moved following negative customer feedback regarding the sites. Two smaller-scale events (40-70 players, peaking at 100 in April 2002) entitled ''Prelude'' (in March/April) and ''Aftermath'' (in September/October) were discontinued after Prelude 2002, due chiefly to rising venue costs. Curious Pastimes classes itself as a "family-friendly" event, allowing parents to bring along children of any age. All children are entitled to full characters, though only those 16 or over are allowed to participate in the mass battles. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Curious Pastimes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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