/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>10084733
Then the game is as much of a problem as the players.

>>10084724
You know what you must do.

Kill him.

Not his character.

>>10084362
I will always side with the newbie in such a situation. If the guy's character is such an in-game douchbag, there should be social repercussions for him including social shunning, people refusing to do business with him, etc.

If he's using his character to justify his IRL meta-douchiness, then IRL social and metagame reaction should be undertaken.

It should also be clear that new people need to acclimate to the game. He's swinging his dick without people understanding the boundaries of in/out game.

>>10084710
As long as it doesn't harsh the mellow of the setting, go for it. High fantasy kitchen-sink type game? Go buy a bucket of hairgel and wholesale belts. Scandinavian Dark age fantasy larp? Leave it at home.

>>10082717
Yeah, got a question?

>>10079993
And the straps

>>10079270
I never left. Life has just been busy.

Speaking of which, I'm gearing up for my first excursion of the year. Getting a little /LARP/his/out/ since funds are tight, but nature is free and winter hiking is best. Doing it in historic kit of course

Got off my ass and made myself a new knapsack. The brownish one on the right is a brand new, unused, Russian drill knapsack. The bleached one on the right is also a drill knapsack that's over five years old and starting to die on me. With regular use and washings, it'll eventually look like that.

Who else here likes LARPing /out/?

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>>10078437
Thanks.

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>>10078548
Yes, as well as another check I am supposed to get from uncle sam.

>>10079027
Welcome! Love your rapier, whos the maker? Got a pic of you in your kit?

>>10078035
Got laid off, and the gov shutdown is directly affecting my otherwise backup finances.

>>10077992
Fine emery cloth, followed by commercial polishing paste.

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>>10074607
Jesus christ! That was probably a nice SCA helmet, but I don't know if it would have any metal left under that rust.

It might be worth your money to take it to a professional rust removal facility if you have emotional attachment to the helm. It might also be cheaper to buy new. Sorry.

>>10075026
Im here. Just not doing great.

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>>10076294
Yes, its near universally accepted by scholars from period writings and material culture to be a go-to form of cheap surface protection and beautification.

>>10076888
We have a lot of places to play here in the first British colony.

>>10064720
Not juggling. Performance/Circus arts.

Also... What the fuck?

>>10063969
Been so busy with work, I haven't been to a LARP or historic event all year :(

Merry Christmas you nerds!

>>10062623
Don't be hard on yourself. Most people expect some crazy or expensive treatment and tend to overlook the obvious.

>>10063759
We have. We get labeled elitists and get shit-talked because we're "too hardcore" and "non-inclusive".

>>10062087
Or paint.

>>10062087
Paste wax. Like you'd use for a car.

>>10060729
Overhauling my whole harness. I haven't fought in almost a whole year, and everything is going to need to need some TLC.

>>10060857
10/10 weeb kit. Good on you for doing the proper maille pattern too. Did they already have the embossing?

>>10061857
The fuck? Which game? If you're not using magic, having bloody bandage and such is awesome, immersive rep prop.

>>10053361
>I meant what manifacturer/how do you make your weapons so quillions are not flappy and can be useful.

Sandwhiched layers of .25" solebend leather, and foam.

>>10053065
Forgot this: Some of Agrippa's rotella manual (from a german collection, ironically)

>>10053065
>What weapons do you use that the quillions are effective and are actually used to push weapons away?

Sidesword and longsword. if the idiot is stupid enough to let me push into the haft or the blade of their weapon and control them like a fulcrum, that's their own damn fault. most Lark fighters are so busy standing as far away from each other as possible, they don't realize that if you use the leverage of your weapon and quillion against them, you are now able to strike them and their weapon is negated.

>What systems do you train in?
Being Italian, reenacting Italian, and in general being a pastaboo, Fiore, Aggrippa, and Angelo are my main trifecta. I am also obviously studied all of the schnitzel eaters because German longsword is everyone's bag of these days. Also, seeing as I can actually read his work firsthand, George Silver is also quite useful.

>>10053140
Yup

>>10052615
>Training to fight my alarm system
Goddamn autocorrect. Meant "training to fight in a larp system"

Also forgot pic.

>>10051608
It depends. Knowledge of wards, tempo, meter, footwork, Etc, will give you an advantage in many cases. The number of times that being able to properly use quillions in order to take the opponent off line, or controlling the tempo and distance of a fight, cannot be underestimated.

Conversely, much of the abstractions that many games use can totally negate honest skill. Games with HP means that no matter how many times you hit the enemy, if they have more HP and levels than you, they can literally tank through their shots until they touch you once and kill you. games with called skill means that just because you can hit the guy and he can't block, doesn't mean that he can't just say the word "parry" to negate your attack. Ultra lightweight, lightsaber edged, maximum length, dick bats being used to cheat the system and drum roll you, will have advantage over someone using something that's even vaguely sword-shaped in a lot of systems. Even worse, are people that knowingly use no go T
target's as parrying options. I have actually seen people put their head in the way of a shot, because the head is invulnerable and not a thing.

I will say that a lot of basic longsword systems, as well as I.33 sword and buckler have a lot of utility though.

Pic is baby Gropey, at 16 or 15, playing with his first LARP at a Ren faire demo. Pardon the fact that my hosen are falling down.

>>10051847
To put it very flatly, knights Templar, Knight hospitaller, and the knights Teutonic are all meme tier these days. Only the more obscure ones are free. Order of the holy sepulchre, order of st. Lazarus (literally a fraternal Knighthood of lepers seeking absolution), Livonian Brothers off the Sword, knights of the Cross and red star...

>>10052595
Training to fight my alarm system, is silly in my opinion. Using actual fighting techniques in a LARP is good. Most of us are talking about the latter.