/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>9990235
We know, but sometimes it just gets lost in the regular retardation.

>>9990358
The shoes are early norman turnshoes crossed with the mammen shoe. The belt looks like an unfinished modern kit with a woefully modern buckle. The purse is generic medieval with a weird fur trim, but vaguely based on a 14thC belt purse.

This is not to say Burgschneider is bad by any means. They are not historically accurate, but they are super generic is the best way for larp, and good quality. Generic viking. Generic medieval. Generic Renaissance.

>>9990412
Looks nothing like 1930/40 civilian wear to me. If you're going to do history, do history, and not generic battlefield cosplay. I do WWII (29th Infantry here), and the worst and most farby are the "Civilian fighter" types.

1: A cheap pair of round toe semiformal shoes will do you better, and you can get them cheap in thrift stores, or pleather pairs new at most department stores.
2: Baggy is bad, go for more of a fitted pair.
3:What kind of button down?
4: What kind of peacoat or blazer? styles change.
5: Is fine
6: Is a fact of life. If this is something that you wish to invest in, then look into metal frames or tortoise shell. 40's fashion is coming back, and is easier to get than you'd think.
7: Just get knit gloves and cut off the fingers.
8: Unless its a repro, I promise you its wrong.

>>9990161
>so quality of a game boils down only to clothing and if players care about the clothing?

No, and you know that. It's about the effort of presentation, reflecting the overall quality of a game. As >>9990108 points out, would you spend 70 burger bucks (€60~) to play this game?

>>9990168
Good on you. I don't cook vegan, so I can't relate.

>>9989728
Yes, I've made plenty of recipies from the same books and Townsend. And before its asks again, he's a goofy dork, but he genuinely loves what he does, has successfully made himself the Walmart of 18thC reenacting, makes fun videos, and I can't help but like the goober.

>>9989541
Easy: are they wearing blue jeans, tshirts and track pants in a historically influenced fantasy setting? Do the players look like they actually care?

Speaking of those sausage fences, let's talk about something more positive: in-game/historic food!

I had to make a fresh batch of ship biscuit for a special program about trail food at work tomorrow, and have made a bunch for myself and some friends. What are y'all cooking?

>>9989530
But are they the norm? Are you they accepted by the larp community as expected quality?

>>9989524
No, but its clarification post statement, as of course there are shitty Eurolarps, but they are not the expected norm, unlike American larps.

>>9989193
I found one of my friends in the pics, and asked her. She said it was one of the shittiest, overpriced games she ever went to, and that those were mid-game pics.

>>9989253
Yes, but are they the norm? Are they institutionalized as what to expect?

>>9989013
I mean, we do actually hit each other in SCA combat, because its a completely different system. We armour the people, rather than pad the weapon. I doubt he was "crowing" but trying to get you into it.

>>9988608
Nope, those pics are deep into the scenario. And no, >>9988665 is correct that they are clearly wearing modern clothes, and most likely the clothes they wear daily.

Also, my god, that "elf" needs a comb and some shampoo.

>>9988645
Honestly, buying a pattern from Reconstructing History is a worthy investment for a good doublet.

>>9988682
Anon generalizes, but lets face it, in general, western European games wouldn't tolerate this fine example of Amerilarp.

>>9987639
Because standards and minimum requirements are "exclusionary" and "elitist".

>>9987697
Horses? Awesome! Got pics? You might be better off looking into the SCA or a reenacting group.

>>9987721
>>9987722
I dig the aesthetic. How froggy do you feel with piecing motley? I would suggest using white thread to make it "pop".

>>9987816
I had a little hope. Thats my fault.

>>9988009
Whats wrong with that? Pic related.

>>9987482
Hoo boy.

>>9987477
Okay, just looked him up. That looks terrible. It's just generic American fantasy LARP with tricorn hats. Hard pass.

>>9987458
Whats it called? Its been a while since I wore my morion and hauled out my matchlock.

>>9985360
My enjoyment of eating children, is a personal one and has nothing to do with my family's clowning tradition.

>>9986209
This is true.

>>9986348
This is also true.

>>9986708
I have a bunch of scans for several periods and countries. Pic is my medieval/renaissance kit.

>>9986748
Where at?

>>9986750
>>9986957
the colonial period spans from the end of the 16th century, until the end of the 18th. You at least have a good hundred years of buckler usage.

NOT!15th/16thC fantasy, ala Warhammer or The Witcher is my true love, especially if it has dark fairy tale themes. I also like 18th century horror/fantasy.

>>9984466
Work-work. >>9984563 sums it up nicely. Historic medicine and surgery is one of my academic focuses.

>do you use this as temporary help and after that get modern treatment?

Its the whole treatment. Most historic medicine is pretty common sense. We have several thousand years of trial and error, and most of it is still used today. Sodium bicarbonate for stomach issues. Aspirin for pain. Antiseptic/astringent herbs. Alchohol/vinegar for cleansing. etc etc. Some meds still available over the counter haven't changed in centuries.

>which sources do you use for your recipees?
Original documents. There are literally thousands online for free. I have an 18thC kit at work, and a late 15thC/early 16thC kit for my personal historic interp, but the medicines are still similar. I'm currently working on a republic era Roman medical kit.

Vinegar is the go-to wound cleanser throughout history, and is still suggested by doctors (and grandmas) today for minor home wound care over alcohol and hydrogen peroxide. Follow that up with an waxy sealant (think beeswax based lip balm), and the wound will be "plugged".

Pic is me doing a decompressive craniectomy on a watermelon as a special program at one of our dig sites where we found surgical tools and medicine bottles.

>>9982741
That's certainly a costume.

>>9982810
For small cuts and scratches, waxy balms and salves seal and protect. Anything larger is bandaged. Pic is a 17thC balm I made for my medicine chest at work.

>>9980656
Don't use cork. Get or make a simple wood stopper. Either put a cord hole, or make a small staple to attach a cord.

>>9970420
Pardon the stretched out ankle. It's about 6 years old.

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>>9963950
Nah. Between work and most of my fun-money being devoted to paying off a new car, I was SOL.

>>9963987
>"Do not reenact Flesh&Blood with random people at LARPs"
You have my undivided attention.

>>9965250
>>9965717
Seconding stirrups instead fool foot, at least for my fighting kit. I just use normal socks, which you'll never see with my boots on.

>>9965584
I only wear my linen braise when in my fancy/100% accurate clothes. For daily wear, I use white cotton boxers.

>>9966938
Purple and red. Some egostroke group in my local battlegame scene rocks this eyesore.

>>9961178
"Hold" or "game out" is pretty much universal in the US, and then the issue can be addressed.

>>9961175
Never heard it before.

Just caught up in n the last thread... Holy fuck, ya'll need jesus.

Super jealous of all the drachenfest stuff now though!

>>9960495
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