#101: David Pulcifer - A Castle in a Forest: A Dream in Progress | Alternative Communities

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Dec 30

Written By Samuel Donner

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Episode Description

David Pulcifer is the President of the LARP City Project, an organization with the goal of creating the best Live Action Role Play (LARP) sites across the United States. David has over 20 years of experience, and the LARP City Project is currently pursuing an ambitious goal to build 6 permanent LARP sites across the country over the next 2 decades. David believes in the positive impact of Live Action Role Play, and that it can improve the lives of gamers’ through the encouragement of creativity, positive social interaction, and physical health.

Show Notes

Where It All Started: Live-action Mario Kart, and growth in the love for LARPing

Apart Of the ALT: David finds his community after moving away from dairy country
Pretend With Dice: His friends’ DnD stash and a good group of people is all it took to learn the game
Finding Your People: David trying to convince his parents to go to a LARPing event
Castle In The Woods: A dream to come, a castle for the most experienced LARPers
Planting The Seed: David wants to gain independence from his family and spread his wings
A New Path: David finds out Papa John isn't working for him, so he decides its time for something new
Taking Over: When an opportunity comes knocking you open the door, and that's exactly what David did
LARP City Project: Some dreams come to fruition, but not in the way we always imagine.
Creating An Experience: David's goal for LARPing events is to create an experience and that's exactly what he does with his Renaissance fair
Phase One: David starts planning the future for his park, and where to start for LARP city
Starting Small: He buys a lease on a park and makes his LARPing events more successful
Welcome: Opening day David generated more event-goers than ever seen before
The Future: David talks about his future plans and gives a bit of advice for his younger self.