Star Wars and other stuff

Ok, so now I am playing in a Star Wars Saga game. I go to my local game store and the owner who I know tells me, "You know that Wizards isn't covering that anymore, right?" What? I start playing a game and BAMF!, no more books for it. This isn't entirely true, just no more books from WotC, who are no longer carrying the Star Wars name. It's a popular title. I am sure somebody will pick it up. I am still going to play it for as long as we can. Plus, I am picking up the core book, just in case, so we can play it whenever.

Now, changing gears. I recently watched a cult classic called Jumanji. Probably one of the best boardgame movies out there. I really am thinking about kinda circumventing it a little and modifying it for a Rifts campaign. Who knows, maybe the stampede will kill everyone, especially if all the animals are made out of MDC hide. Perhaps they die while playing the game, what happens to their piece? This wasn't addressed in the movie. WTF? Doesn't matter, cause nobody died in the movie. Not this time around, people are going to die. It makes the game more believable, right?

next topic; going through some of these today. I don't understand why larping has gotten such a bad name. Any time that someone mentions larp its like that person is shunned and nobody talks to them anymore. What gives. I have tried larping, it wasn't horrible, especially not as bad as people make it out to be, so why? Why does it give gamers in the world the heebeegeebee's? It is just another game that, god forbid, gets you off your ass and out of the house to socialize while not being yourself with other gamers. I met a lot of fellow gamers thru larp, they no longer currently larp, but we still play games together. In fact, one of the people I met through larping is my roommate and we play Star Wars together with two other larpers, in point of fact. All descent guys, gamers, etc. So, if someone could explain why larping has gotten such a bad name in the gaming industry and gaming society in general, it would be much appreciated. Especially since it is just like those SteamPunk guys in costumes, which are kick-ass, all the time whenever I go to a Con. What gives, these guys and gals are pretty much larping, but they are thriving because they don't call it larping. I mean I talked to them about this same thing, and they were dead-set that what they did wasn't even remotely close to larping. I just don't get it. Perhaps, one day in the future, someone can answer this conundrum for me. Until then, good gaming, and be responsible since you never know when Cthulhu is going to be around the next corner.