/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

i've been around cosplayers a lot, 9+ years of service to sakura con in washington state. and i started larping 5 years ago and always wondered why people still go to cons when similar experiences could be had for much less.

>>7068943
What in the name of sweet tap-dancing jesus on a hot tin room is going on in that picture?

That is going in the "Shame" folder, of my LARP pics.

um just a bunch of slaves i was selling. i thought it was cool. lol. made a killing too.

>asking a very beginner question
>advertising your thread in another thread on the same board
>insisting on using a name, but no trip
>not knowing how to quote other posts

Shit, your newfag is showing so hard. Lurk harder, better, faster, and stronger.

aw, im not 4chan cool enough?
not to be rude but i dont care. im just here to gather opinion. or do i have to an hero to be respected?

>>7069029
You have to actually know how to use this very basic website in order to be considered for respect. Please, spew more dead memes and see if that will get anyone to contribute to your shit thread.

nah. still not giving a fuck.

if people wanna talk they'll do so.
if the thread dies, it dies. no worries.

Posters
Advertising is everything when you're trying to bring established groups or random passerbys together.
Doesn't even have to be that good, just print out a thousand and post em everywhere a month or two before

>>7069127
I guess I'll help seeing as I just got my group off the ground.

I suggest contacting Joseph Valenti, founder of NERO and father of all North American larp. He'll be happy to help. Give you the shirt off his back, he will!

>>7068943
>can they work together?
they already working together to some degree. There were always people who do both and people who only do one.

>>7068993
>always wondered why people still go to cons when similar experiences could be had for much less.
Well cons and LARPing are two completely different experiences for a start. Sure on the one hand you can say it's about dressing up, but that's where the similarities end. That being said, there are people who do both, and judging by the number of LARP threads that have been made on here over time, there's enough interest from cosplayers in that area.

If you wanted to make a LARP event that reached out to cosplayers specifically, you should advertise at conventions (hand out flyers or something) and advertise it in appropriate online forums/facebook groups etc.

>had a roommate who was huge into larping
>constantly asking me to join him at a larp and try it
>go with him one day just to shut him up
>Find some old plastic Naruto shuriken I got way back when and tuck them into my belt so they can't be seen
>His douchebag larp friends are all over me to duel because they heard I know how to fight with a sword (martial arts) and want to "test" me
>Get roped into fighting a duel with one of them, he's this alpha douchebag who thinks he's the hypest shit when it comes to swordfighting
>Try to play it cool and ask to shake his hand before we duel, in the spirit of good sportsmanship
>as soon as he shakes my hand, in one motion, I pull a shuriken, turn his hand over, and run it along his arm
>"Hey, look at that, we're done. Ever seen the movie Drive? Same thing. You're dead buddy."
>It takes him a moment to realize what happened.
>It hits him and he begins to "sell" it, dying slowly and falling over
>He comes at me later all pissed off claiming I cheated, and I was never asked to come larp with them again

>>7069287
What a bullshit story.

>>7069287
>plastic Naruto shuriken
>hard plastic with a point
>used it in a threatening manner at a larp
>Acted like a douche nozzle on top of it, at a fucking game.

Tell me more about how you're a fucking sack of shit.

>>7069287
2edgy4me bro lolol you showed him!

Go choke on a thousand dicks you faggot.

>>7069287
you've broken the previous world record of biggest faggot on earth, congrats

>>7069431
nah, I'm pretty sure that this is still in the minor league. Actually I don't know why people reacting to this, there are similar people you can meet in a daily basis

>>7069482
I've never see in happen, and while I am sure its bullshit, you know exactly how i'd react to that if I heard anyone did that at a game I was working in.

Dumping pics to get the bad taste out of my mouth.

>>7069856
Any subject requests?

>>7069867

>>7069883

>>7069287

>"Hey, look at that, we're done. Ever seen the movie Drive? Same thing. You're dead buddy."

real human bean.
Did you have your toothpick and scorpion jacket too?

>>7069921

Warhammer larp? That's pretty fantastic

>>7069856
I meant people like that not the exact thing. And to tell you the truth there is only two problem with his story.
First: he used a simple plastic shit for it
Second: he did it without style

apart from that shiving people who wants a duel is A-ok with me

>>7069942
I have tons. The gritty, "man vs the unknown" nature of the older editions influenced my Larp rules and setting greatly.

Have a white lion.

>>7069954
One of the weapons I teach in a self defense class is the koga/kubaton. A length of bluntly pointed plastic about the size of a permanent marker. You'd be amazed how easy it is to injure, cripple or kill a person, on accident with such a tool.

I'm fairly certain this is the real story:

>Aspie is invited to Larp by friend
>Friends friends heard he did weekend karate classes or whatever
>In character, challenge him to a bout in sport and good humor
>When challenger politely and jovially accepts a handshake, he pulls his weebshit, obviously against the rules weapon on the guy.
>References a shitty ass movie on top of it.
>STILL IN GOOD NATURE, the Larpbro plays along because he isn't an asshole.
>Privately confronts the guy, rather than reporting him to event staff, because he is obviously socially stunted mouthbreather with overflowing pocket spaghetti.
>Still acts like
>Never invited back.

>>7070008

>>7070023

>>7070059
where are you holding your larp? what rules are you using?

>>7069021
>giving a shit about whether or not someone regularily browses a forum for losers

>>7070059
Wow, a 1:1 scale Steam Tank.

If its free, food is provided, and someone explain the rules. Sure ill go. Even if it means being a hag...or something.

>>7070236
Currently have a few places in VA either near Richmond or Surry, depending on how many people want it. My think tank of various Larp veterans and myself developed our own system, based on light rules, quality fx and high realism (puzzle locks for lock picking, real but harmless traps, full contact latex weapon fighting etc).

Email me, and you can join the facebook group and read the current rulebook. The whole thing is under 10 pages.

>>7070334
....You DO know that you're on /cgl/ yeah?

>>7070525
Thats not even the good one. The sole reason I wanna get a golf cart....

>>7070536
Rules are easy, and I will not only provide costumes and food for my NPC volunteers, but also borrow my friend's 24 foot diameter yurt and set up some beds, a heated shower, etc for comfort.

Keep in mind, you wouldn't just be "the hag in the woods", could also be made up to be a villager, a merchant, a goblin or whatever else we need more bodies in.

>>7070740
and that's not the best one either
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyd6Hm1oRSk

>>7070769
honestly, I don't like that one very much. I think it looks like ass compared to the red and green one

>>7070740
This fucking sounds awesome. When is it? If I can find a ride im in! Im in Alexandria btw.

>>7070837
bump

>>7068993
Where do you LARP? I live in the same area and my friends and I have been interested in LARPing but don' know where to go or start.

Pretty sure the first con I went to offered a LARP. You had to sign up ahead of time, and submit a photo of your cosplay as well, so they could make sure there was only one of each character and the cosplays were all of decent quality.

>>7070837
Some time late october. Again, it really depends on how many folks I get. So far we have a dozen 100% and a handful of maybes.

I am not charging for the event as this is still an experiment. Just be aware of your needs if you camp. I will accept donations, but the bulk of the event is coming out of my pocket.

>>7070931
op here. washington state, puget sound area.

>>7071509
why is the slave holding a glass?

>>7071571
you clearly don't know how nobles work. Look at this pic for example.
Now just think about how FUCKING RICH is the owner of this guy if he can afford to give to his slave an armor like that

>>7071589
why are all hungarian racist nazis>?

>>7071647
I'm pretty sure there are a lot of hungarians who are communists not nazis

>>7071694
I dunno...I lived in Hungary for 7 years; there are quite a few skin-heads and even more straight out racists. A lot of them are pretty xenophobic.

>>7071721
the older ones are the communists mostly

>>7071509
Puget Sound? I'll have to google LARPing in the area then. It'd be so cool to start doing that. Thanks.