/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>7238574
Gotta love medieval star trek fashion.

/cgl/-tan and /tg/-tan should date.

Good they look horrible. Good thing those times are behind us.

>>7238651
I think there is more than a few problem with this

Funny though there is a group of people that dress up at fait that you ONLY see at fair who fit this bill...

>>7241559
And man too.

It is the equivalent of bad cosplay at a con.

I wear great grand dad's cloths..

I look Incredible..

From that ren fair down the Road...

Really I could do this all day. Anything people wanna see?

I want to LARP so badly, but my family might shun ye. Ugh wat do

>>7241620
Do it anyways, explain that its great exercise (if the battlin' sort) or that its akin to drama and theatre. If they still think its shun-worthy, do it anyways and just act like its normal. Don't try justifying it, arguing about it. It's normal and fun.

>>7241620
do it in a way that is not shameful.

>>7241652
US Larp... wretched hive of scum and drama..

>>7241655
there are a few good games out there or so am I heard.

>>7241658
Chances are it's not the game near you.

Go out there some time, do they use Dickswords? are people running around in split pants and worthless half finished "garb".

Do they fight more than they roleplay?

>>7241593

Do you have any sorcerers/wizards/mages/necromancers?
Really anything that says "Hello I have copious amounts of magic with which to fry you should you touch my robes."

I know they aren't historically, or even reality accurate, but who doesn't like mages?

>>7241680
fighters. fighters hate mages

>>7241680
I have a few

Yeah, most of the people who play mages are dubbed "flurbs" in the US larp world

Being killed by a "spell" can mean that you were just hit with a beanbag. No way to block it.

Back in the day I used to make flashpaper "bombs" it was a little ball of tissue paper with a pinch of gunpowder wrapped up inside. The effect was quite cool where i could light them in my hand with a pair of fire resistant gloves then toss a little fireball into the air where it would flare up then catch it as it dropped back down. Simple magic tricks and pyrotechnics made playing a mage fun.

ssada

When people go all out for it, it can be awesome. beware of the stickjocks

>>7241559
>>7241561
You made my night with these - thanks

Guess who this is >:3

>>7247888
>>7247888

>>7241671

This is why I haven't really gotten into it, either. There's chapter near me, but they're a predominantly combat game as far as I can tell. Dudes in sweatpants and tabard with boffer weapons bashing each other senseless in a local park, and sometimes they go to large meets. I think a few players play non-human characters (I think I saw a female goblin? I couldn't really tell).

I'd love to find a game that's more roleplay than smash n' bash, but my local NERO chapter is pretty far out too and I haven't heard anything about them.

Self posting against my better judgment. Please excuse my con badge and bracelet.

>>7248090
Clownbro started a fantasy larp that is supposed to be decent and really life-like. Horror-fantasy kinda stuff with latex swords and lots of roleplay.

Downside: you can only play a human.

>>7248136
that's a really awesome costume.
In return, me and a friend from a local con

>>7248153
>humans only
WTF is the point?

>>7241499
Does Zevran count?

>>7247896
Please remove this picture. Post me all you want, but if you're trolling my facebook for pics, at least edit out other people.

>>7249169
Player realism. There are no stats, classes or numbers in Lost Stories & Dark tales, so there is no way to accurately par the difference between species. That, and Elves and Dwarves are absolutely alien in their world view, mindset and actions. Like monsters, this is a job for NPCs to help set the mood.

The facebook group is in the email field if you want to look up the rules. The first couple of trial games went amazingly, and we're looking forward to a 40+ person next month, if we can schedule it.

Don't get me wrong, I love my LARP, but Star Wars just is not conducive to cool costumes. Only so many ways you can do plastic armor and cloaks/robes...

>>7250334

>>7250358
Meant to say: Wear real armour then.

>>7250358

I wish my players were that hardcore. Of course our Game is also weekly so I'm not sure anyone would have the energy for full garb every Friday.
I have very little experience with event-style LARPs, but I would love to play in one if only because the time between Games probably lends itself to better crafted plots and costumes.

>>7250367
Hit me up. I have loaner garb, monster/npc prosthetic and props, and of course feed my NPC volunteers damn well.

I am fairly certain LS&DT is the only larp to have real (harmless!) traps for you to find/avoid, and a nine foot tall wyvern with an 18 foot wing span that is almost finished.

The last game, my players learned to fear the smell of blood and manic giggling. Don't go into the woods alone.

>>7250358
that is terrifying and awesome

>>7250739
That is the wort troll ever! Where is the spit bucket
and gray paint?

>>7251127
It took me a minute, but then I realized why I was angry.

10/10.

I always wanted an excuse to make a lamalar suit.

Is there a website or something that has all the larping groups in an area, or do you just have to ask around? Like do the groups have a central registry or are they pretty much independently run?

>>7253342
shade's larp list was the standard...I don't know if it's still maintained.

Hey Chaps - I like making chainmail for medieval reenactment and whatnot, I'd like to get into making Scale Mail (metal type) but I'm having trouble sourcing a provider.

I'm a UK resident and The Ring Lord wants to charge around £130 (~$180) shipping just for a basic vest package. Does anybody know of any other places I can acquire scales?

Large pref (1 inch or so)

Thanks

Does anyone have some middle eastern-inspired stuff? Sasanian/Safavid Persian, the various Caliphates, the Ottoman Empire, etc?

>>7252948
Do it! That looks so fucking cool.

>>7253418
cut scales out of sheet metal
you'll want ovals or half-ovals to work with

This thread makes me want to go to my first ren faire so badly. Anyone have any examples of badass female mages/sorceress?

What's the best place to buy Ren Faire clothing? I've found one amazing Etsy store, but would like to see more stores before I buy stuff.

>>7253342
there is no list that has all the larps. nor even a list that has the majority of larps. There are lists here and there but larps in general are independent.
Exceptions exist of course for example NERO has chapters all over the US, although it's quality is questionable at best

>>7253734
Don't trust anything online unless you can 100% verify its quality. To be honest, unless you're "in the know" when it comes to historical costume, you shouldn't trust things you see physically either.

>>7253544

I thought about doing that myself, though I have very shaky hands so some form of pre-fabricated scale would be preferable.

Though I suppose purchasing the sheets and looking for a company that provides laser cutting may be possible.

Does anybody know of any other retailers that either are based, or ship very cheaply to the UK?

>>7253852
If you can get your shaky hands on a guillotine, that'll make it an absolute breeze. I use a big ol' sheet cutting one, but any size which cuts thin metal will work accurate each time.
Otherwise yea, getting the metal and having someone else cut it should still be cheaper.

>>7253541
Anyone know any anime characters or recognizable cosplay worthy characters that have a lamellar suit?

It gets used a lot in samurai armor.

>>7253852
>>7253859
Dudes.. there is a website for that.. buy in bulk and make your own scales

http://theringlord.com/cart/shopdisplayproducts.asp?id=84&cat=Scalemail+Supplies

>>7253734
Men's or Woman's? and what period are you looking for?

Early medieval, mid or late, tudor period, generic fantasy?

I make most of my garb now but for a long time I shopped around for good quality stuff. Some companies are better than others. and some should be avoided.

Some of the best corsets come from Needle Fairy and Damsel in this dress while for men's clothing there are options but you find a lot og generic mixed stuff.

Also since the clothing you're trying to make comes from an era of only handmade clothing existing, patterns are really easy to find and make.

Some men's garb from Needle fairy

They have some things that bother me, like modern gromets on "medieval clothing"

Steel Mastery also makes some very nice custom clothing, but it's not pre-made. takes a while to get to you.

If you want decent quality off the shelf items "Museum Replicas" clothing that isn't costume grade is pretty sturdy. Avoid boots and cheep cloting from larp sites.

>>7241600
Ok this is bugging me. I see these clasps on corsets all the time now and I don't understand how they stay hooked. I had a few little jewelry chests with the same exact clasps and they didn't hold together for shit if it tipped over on the floor. How the hell are they staying together well enough to cinch someone in? Are they purely decorative and there's something sturdier underneath?

>>7241671
I think I know where this was taken. My first introduction to LARP and why I never ended up doing it again...

>>7254565
That one is just for show. I have some of those clasps on my leatherwork and they do hold up under stress but you need multiple clasps.

That style of clasp is fairly common in the fair circuit and there are better quality ones and cheep jewelry box ones too,

I really love Damsel in this dress. :3

>>7254527
Lot of em get away with it by insisting its just fantasy based. But really I dont wanna be in a fantasy world where the dwarves spend half their time pressing grommets for ladies' corsets instead of making weaponry.

>>7254578
Ah ok. Its just one of those things thats been baffling me. I actually avoided a few different corsetiers at a steampunk con before just because I didn't trust those clasps. But then I tightlace and need something more solid there.

>>7254585
I am guilty of it sometimes too. it's a durability thing.

Hiding them however has become a specialty.

>>7254589
I love the front lace ones like this too even gapped they can still be pretty.

>>7254589
Worst one I ever had was from a booth at a local fair called "Fiona's Fineries" The boning popped out of the bottom after wearing it 3 times. took it back to be replaced and they didn't have the same dress in the same size. so returned it for repair. took 8 months of them avoiding my calls and emails for them to just give up and refund my money.

>>7254597
I like em but can't wear em. I'm kinda a chubbo so my corsets gotta go all the way around, with a modesty panel in back too. I've worn bodices like that but usually over top of a full corset.

>>7254606
I have a bodice I bought years ago at the local fair, back before I knew shit about corsets. Lady selling it said multiple times that it was a real corset, that it would be perfect for me, and charged me $200 for it. Turned out to be only two layers of fabric (the fashion fabric and lining) and plastic boned, with one very very thick bone down either side of the front and then only six thinner plastic bones dispersed through sides and back. The thick bones wore right through the lining at the bottom too. I ended up gutting it after getting my real corset ($250 for a five layer steel boned bullet proof monster of a corset thanks to a sale) and now its just a very fancy vest.

>>7254607
Boddice + Corset.. Ow... right in the mammaries...

>>7254621
Its usually an underbust so the girls are pretty comfy actually.

Still it looks cool.

I love the way leather looks but i hate working in it incase i make a mistake it costs so much to fix.

This thing is still awesome. It was made by a guy in Miami for an art show. Comfy as hell and it's heat hardened steel. the mind boggles.

>>7254626
I have found some that are made to wear a bra under. Yes, "blasphemy" I know, this look with the underbust, chemise then mini vest i always thought was sexy.

Love this one too.

>>7254621
ladies

>>7254634

>>7254736
Iron loli.

>>7255956
something like that

>>7255972
But how do you get in and out of it?

>>7255997
How do you even move?!

>>7255999
They DO exist!

forgot pic

>>7255972
holy what

is this a thing that actually existed or just a sculpture?

>>7255999
you don't. it was never meant to be used as a real dress. Probably someone wore it once or twice. It was meant to show others that yes you are so rich that you can afford to buy useless shit like this

>>7255997
IIRC it has hinges hidden on the back/sides so it could be opened, but not sure

>>7256036
maaaan. I was hoping there were some fearsome warrior ladies fighting in iron dresses.

>>7256036
the greenwich armor album. All of my want.

After King Henry the Fat dies and Elizabeth is left as the virgin queen she opens the greenwich armory to have wealthy men commission armor for themselves at her court. The equivalent of millions of dollars spent to buy high fashion armor for a moment of the queen's attention.

A piece like that is sculpture, as if to say "look at what we can do with this metal, isn't it fucking awesome?!

>>7256057
Also this old manual exists from that time which looks more like a catalog. depicting the armors made for different people.

the Red color is a substitute for Blue, Blue dye and paint being more expensive to produce this was used to mark where the metal would be blued on the finished piece.

>>7256040
Honestly?

>>7256040
Practicality dictates even if woman took to the battlefield their weapons and especially the armor would look a lot like the men's.

>>7256064
like so.

>>7256040
chainmail lingerie would be more effective in battle than that

>>7256032
actually existed but not as a functional armor. You could call it a sculpture that a blacksmith made. As I said it was to show how fucking rich (and by the extension of that how powerful) you are. And sometimes it helped the blacksmith too so he could show that yes he is so good that he can make something like this.

Also those two pieces are from the Nuremberg museum or from the Genf museum if I remember correctly. Could be wrong.

>>7256057
yes, but the greenwich armory was a special case because it was more or les Henry's own "playground" as he was kind of an armor (and fighting) fanatic. Rich people always bought expensive (and best) armors to show off. Then again it had a little more practicality back than. It basically show that you are so powerful that it doesn't really worth it to fuck with you

>>7256064
that armor was George Clifford's, he was the Champion of Queen Elizabeth and an Earl. Also the owner of a fuckton awesome armor

>>7256082
another set of his

>>7256040
you might be interested in kastebrust armors. Although it isn't a "lady" armor and that time skirts was fashionable for men (and this skirt thing was easier to made than a proper leg armor)

>>7256040
Overly shaped 'armor' like that is weak everywhere it divots or folds or curves inwards. Most male armor accommodated well enough for breasts as it is, because they curved outwards (an outwards curve will deflect blows far better than a flatter one) and were meant to be worn with padding underneath for added protection. Plus a full length iron skirt would be incredibly heavy and impossible to ride a horse in. Even the split skirts like Saber wears would be pretty difficult and more likely to slice, spear, or otherwise hurt your horse (and you can bet anyone with enough money to afford that armor would be on a horse)

>>7253261
dem shnazzy glasses

>>7256550
but then again...

>>7256653
This looks more for show than battle.

>>7257845
don't worry it's perfectly good for battle

Can I /r/ some elves? Also, perhaps outfits that have to do with fur pelts or something? I have a bunch of pelts that my grandma gave me, and I would hate to have them go to waste.

>>7257845
Actually, the tonlet was used quite extensively for heavy infantry, siege warfare and tournament.

>>7257905
alright I got some elves although mostly from larps. I will dump them but the image limit is close

and image limit reached

>>7260840
TY for all the images!

>>7241561
>>7241559
I.... thank you, anon. This completely made my day.

I'd love to do shit like this, but I'm cash-strapped. I have a set of nice ren faire garb, but it's not fantastical in the least.