A persona that a player is taking on for the course of a game. It is the same as a character in a book or television show, but this character is controlled by that one person. A LARP which happens in a single room or set of rooms. Once game begins, the players will not be allowed to leave in character.
Most troupes are kind enough to let folks leave for bathroom breaks and such.
A gathering of like minded people. Like political conventions, garden club conventions, or Elvis impersonator conventions, gaming conventions exist for the purpose of drawing together people to engage in a pastime that they enjoy, namely gaming. While some conventions focus on one genre of games more than the others, generally all of those varieties can be found at any gaming convention. Conventions are often refered to as 'cons,' Dreams of Deirdre will make no statements drawing attention to the fact that 'con' also means to cheat someone. We are positive that those who run gaming conventions never would.