/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

Does anyone know if you can harden leather with the fur still on it?

No, we can't, because no one ever checks the fucking catalog
>>7807528

>>7815208
Yes we can

>>7815239
Without damaging the fur? dont think so

>>7815245
I've decided to support this thread instead

>>7817508
I support you in supporting this thread, Wassail!

>>7817797
i support your support of my support

>>7817813
And in turn I support you supporting the support I have given to your support.

>>7815208
Is that kellyjane? Or whatever they're called now?

>>7817907
yep

That feel when larp season is soon to be over.

Renfests make me bemused at best, and enraged at worse, much like the shittier larps.

Whats up folks?

>>7818130
>>7818130
not much, really rainy saturday

What are the shittiest larp experience you ever had?

>>7818141
Probably the one that literally changed the rules on us half way through the game, because it made the veteran players look bad. This was "Catacombs" in Louisiana.

Im not exaggerating either: They literally had an obscure rule in their rulebook. It literally stated, if there is a difference in IRL skill between different "ranks" of players, and the "old guard" (basically the founding five) vote for it, it changes from a target/level (arms, torso, head, legs and three levels of weapons light/heavy/magic) to an HP system, where your level is how many games you've been in. 5 games means you have to be hit 5 times, and 1 game... Well, you get it.

Mind you, this was quite small print, next to an asterix at the end of the rulebook. It was actually written as a backup just in case someone wants to think outside the box and threaten the power of the old guard.

That person was my friend Beau.

(cont.)

>>7818159
Now imagine cancelling the virtual wargame at bico because it

''Threathen the stability of the geopolitical world''

Stability?
We are the true faith, we want blood for our bloody god , we will crush everyone just for the sake of waging an eternal war to satisfy our god.

You can't tell us to stop doing this.

So yeah , this year would have been the worse larping-wise , but we just decided to have fun in other ways than actually playing the wargame.

The virtual wargame will come back next year but with some modifications

>>7818159
>Catacombs LA

I already know where this is going. Catacombs was filled with the worst kind of neckbeard wish fulfillment of the dozen guys who started it.

If it makes you feel better, it recently died.

>>7818159
So my friend Beau and his other wizard buddy are not exactly the athletic types, but the man is nothing if not willing to solve problems with whatever means he can. He is a thinker and talker, not a fighter.

He's also friends with my SCA household/WMA group. We're fighters well enough, and he hired us as merc body guards for his wizard character. He taught us the rules, helped us get basic legal weapons, payed the event fees and kept us fed and in drink.

So any ways, at one point in the game, there is a magical meteorite that fell in the woods. Everyone wants it for different reasons, and PvP is a real threat if things go eggshaped. Beau and wizardbro (whos name escapes me) have myself and two of my mercs to protect his crafty-yet-squishy nature, as he intends to get a chunk of the meteor to study for whatever magic bonus he gets. Using our skill and unit tactics, we mow through anyone who is unfriendly, and in general wreck shit to the meteorite, with compliments on our ability and the overall good natured employer being jovial and trying to avoid confrontation whenever possible. They just wants a piece for the magic academy after all.

(cont).

FINAL:
Low and behold, we arrive at the scene just as the old guard are walking up. The moment they see us, they call OOG timeout and talk to the watcher (GM). After a short discussion, the watcher said the rule of experience is now in play, and the game resumed... With the old guard charging us the second the time out ended. We receive the charge, and laid into them.

And they didn't fall.

We called a clarification time out. And the watcher explained that it would take a minimum of 14 strikes to the torso or head to kill the least experienced member, and also, he's counting that hit I took just as we called time-out and I was dead unless someone healed me.

Beau and his Wizbro both got pissed as hell, and we stood around confused, because the rule wasn't on the website, and apparently is only in the hardcopy rulebook. Wizbro rage quit, and we all followed him. As we walked out he and Beau told whoever we ran into what transpired, and we slowly gained a bunch of folks who were done with the petty alphanerd powergaming, and we all ended up going to get pizza and beer.

Thus ends my story of the worst larp I attended.

Also, most of the costumes (especially the old guard's) sucked monkey taint

>>7818182
Yeah, I remember you telling us when it happened.

>>7818184
Personal powergaming rules are just disgusting, and i am glad its dead.

>>7818199
Thats just fucked.

>>7818199
This is why i always ask people
''Do you have magic and xp at your larp?''

If they say yes, i tell them i am not interested

>>7818199
Please keep telling stories.

>>7818269
>>7818199

Yeah, i (sadly?) do not have stories like this because of the quality of larping here but i have some cringeworthy stories too.

>be at a larp back in 2004
>be little ol' me playing a necromancer (diablo 2 lerl)
>matron of the dark elves start talking with me a lot and we become lOOooooOOOOovers over the course of the summer
>she decide to change her character because the dark elves are a bunch of pussies
>become a catwomanish aprentice necromancer with an oriental look
>wear what basicaly is a hijab but with an ''ninja'' outfit
>ohgodwhy...
>next larp her character is killed by the chief of the orks (who is now playing a templar with me at bico)
>new fat guy at the larp in love with the matron is sad because he wanted to play her son and be called 'spider'
>fat guy is mad at me
>start trying to find reasons to figth me ingame
>beat him and raise him as my pet zombie
>he ragequit

Pic related : the Burka ninja

>>7818288
This is beautiful, moar

>>7818300
>same larp
>play an orc
>wait in embush for a victim with 2 other orcs
>a sorceress apears and jump while growling
>she start runing and we run after her
>her skirt start to fall while running
>we see her huge grandma undaroos (her parents were jehova's witness and very strict i recon)
>we just stop and stare at the lady fallen because of her skirt around her ankles
>poor girl... we decide to not kill her
>she agree to be captured and i put her on my shoulder as my dinner and we run on the terrain with her as an hostage in hopes that people will save her
>nobody is man enough dude to come save her
>we end up dressing her up as an ork with what was left of our unused costume
> one more warrior for our raids


Pic unrelated

>>7818324
i should have said, and WE jump while growling...now imagine the girl growling at orcs huhu

Pic unrelated but also an old larp i did
it was an babylon 5 style larp but with new factions so we would not be limited by the show

>>7818141
>not much, really rainy saturday
tell me about it. around here it is raining in the last week and yesterday the croatian TESC game was cancelled due to landslide and minor problem of roads to the game place not exiting anymore. And the game place is barely existing.
And it's still raining and we are still in croatia

>>7818332
Weird.

>>7818199
>Backup rules just incase people are more physically able than you

Privilage: checked.

>>7818141

Alright, you might want to go get a snack because this is a long one.

>Buddy is big into Amtgard
>I'm curious about larping but I've never done it before
>"hey anon you should come to amtgard with me."
>sure why not
>buddy gives me a crash course in hitting people with a foam sword
>I'm not terribly strong or fast, but I significantly better stamina than the average neckbeard
>Go to the actual meetup the next day after an evening of training
>No costume, borrowed weapons, bright eyed and bushy tailed regardless
>Weather is great, location is big and open, no risk of bystanders getting caught in the crossfire
>The first people there are old enough to be my parents and wearing the finest of renfaire gear
>Hm, seems legit

Little did I know things were going to go downhill fast.

>>7818665 cont

>play a couple of practice skirmishes while people show up
>I prance around like fuckin' Bambi because I'm energetic and excited
>Sign a waiver, get the more detailed rules explained
>Learn about levels and magic and classes and abilities
>Level One in everything, so no abilities or magic for me
>Whatever that seems fine
>"Most people playing are level one, too, so it's no big deal."
>Yeah, that sounds alright.
>Little did I know
>The one guy that isn't level one
>Is max level in every class
>And has gear that gives him extra bonuses
>They didn't even tell me that was possible
>Also he's some big shot in the community? a knight??
>He's just some oldfag in leather armor whatever I'll just run around until his back gives out
>Oldfag can one-shot anybody on the field, especially little level one me
>Alright I'll avoid oldfag
>Oldfag starts targeting me specifically
>You fucker I just entertained your kids for an hour while you were getting dressed
>This is because I questioned your wife about the rules isn't it
>I make a comment about how the teams aren't fairly divided, all the high level people are on the same side
>Oldfag's wife agrees with me
>Oldfag glares daggers at me
>Teams are re-assigned
>Still on the opposite side as Oldfag
>Battle starts again
>Oldfag hits my right in the nips
>Fresh nipple piercings
>I hit the ground hard.
>"I'm dead. Just... just gimme a sec."

>>7818672 cont

>buddy who dragged me here in the first place comes to check on me
>"you okay, anon?"
>"yeah i'll be fine he just hit me in a new piercing"
>oldfag's wife hears me
>"YOU SHOULDN'T BE LARPING IF YOU HAVE AN INJURY"
>w what
>its a piercing
>maybe he shouldnt have aimed for my tits with the giant hammer
>"YOU NEED TO SIT OUT IF YOU HAVE AN INJURY"
>but then the teams will be even more unbalanced
>fuck it fine
>i sit out a few rounds and practice with the spare weapons
>"hey anon why aren't you playing?"
>oldfag's wife said I couldn't
>"I NEVER SAID THAT"
>what
>yes you did
>"I SAID YOU NEED TO BE CAUTIOUS. YOU SIGNED A WAIVER, YOU CAN'T SUE US."
>i never said anything about suing anybody
>i wasnt even mad until you started yelling at me
>whatever, i'm back in the game
>finally manage to land a hit on Oldfag that gets through his fucking armor
>Oldfag bitches and moans about having to use one arm
>bitch i've been hopping around on one leg for hours
>and i'm still kicking more ass than your over powered bullshit
>man fuck this shit
>sun goes down, game is over, no clear winner
>what a waste of time
>I don't even gain a level
>"YOU NEED MORE EXPERIENCE. CHECK THE WEBSITE FOR MORE RULES."
>While packing up, one of oldfag's friends tries to make conversation
>Seems like a cool guy, kind of a basement dweller but nothing too wrong with him
>"And that's why people who believe in God are idol worshippers and also stupid"
>fuck this shit
>Preachy atheists are the worst
>Try to be polite, get the hell out of there
>jump in my buddy's car and drive away
>"So anon did you have a good time?"

Would have been so much better if they'd let me hit Oldfag. He had some ability where he could just yell "My power shoves thee!" and you had to get away from him. Fucking ridiculous. Pic related.

>>7818263
I got no issue with magic, when done right, but abstract numbers have no place in a larp.

>>7818269
Let me think of another good one.

>>7818480
Be safe, Hungarian.

>>7818672
>Amtgard
There is your problem.

>>7818672
>Fresh nipple piercings
>unprotected fresh piercings
c'mon bro. At least wear a thin layer or padding over them till they heal.

>>7818679
And this is why I walk away disappointed any time I LARP or play D&D. OP number-crunching mouth breathers ruin it for everyone. Just play the game and let people have fun.

blargh, finally got home.
Everything is shit, Croatia has massive landslides everywhere, at some places they rescue people with helicopters and stuff like that.
On the up side Hungary has 3 seas again

>>7818902
It's like you didn't even read it.

>>7818918
>story is about an OP bag of dicks who wants to use his numbers to ruin newfag's experience
>"man I hate guys like that"
>"did u even read hrrdrr"
>wat.jpg

>>7818679
I play Belegarth/Dagorhir and Amtgard, if it matters to you, I promise you can learn to fight better than those old turds - Reading that he used a hammer I know he's shit. Where is the park you went to for Amtgard?

But yeah, 90% of Amtgard are whiny fucks, who spur up issue at any given opportunity.

>>7818159
Ah yes, Catacombs. It was actually a decent game when the founders didn't play. Im not shocked they killed their own creation with selfwanking rules.

Badreau and Mike were the worst kind of powergamers.

>>7818631
kek

>>7818715
>>7819016
>Beau
>Badreau
I can practically hear the zydeco.

>>7818902
>D&D
>just playing with no numbers

you obviously do not know the game and just want to god-mode everything anon. those numbers keep everyone in check.

>>7819032
You have some serious reading comprehension problems if you think I said either of these games should be played with no stats. I'm just agreeing that players who think numbers and being overpowered are more important than the group having fun suck the life out of the game. I don't like having to stop a campaign for twenty minutes so Sir Epeen can argue about how his points stack for his next hit. Jesus christ.

>>7818679
I hate exp larp so much.

i love how groups from these kind of larp come to bico during the grand battle and think they are THE shit because they are big at their larp and then they just get totally wrecked .

>>7818679
>>7818715
also this year i decided to not wear anything under my gambeson because everything was wet from the rain and i wanted to keep atleast one t-shirt dry for the day we are gonna quit the terrain, so i got chaffing on my nipples they became so sensible for 2 weeks

The high price of being a warrior

>>7818715
I admit that I definitely should have worn more protection, a hoodie at the very least would have been some padding over my t-shirt. I wasn't really prepared, I had just intended to run around bopping people with foam swords and have a good time.

Anybody know any good international LARP groups? I'm moving to Japan in a couple of months and I might only have Marines to beat up until I learn moonspeak.

>>7819032
Actually, most larps use a basic classifications like light and heavy weapons vs light and heavy armour, mixed with moderate contact and the honor system.

HP and level games always suck. No exceptions.

hey guys long time no talk.

any of you guys have any pics of Fantasy or historical helms you could dump? im trying to obtain inspiration but cant find it.

>>7819573

Do you have any part of the costume already that you could show?

would be easier to give you what kind of helmet woul be perfect.

>>7819658
mainly sketches etc etc. it doesnt matter though as when i say inspiration i mean ill take little bits and pieces of each helm and incorporate it into one piece that has aspects of each.

honestly though, the persona im doing will be human, sailed from a far land in order to spread his countrys god and government type, will have been in this "Land" for about 2 years, so itll be a bit worn out.

>>7819691
go with a chapel de fer or a norman helm, they can be used for many costumes and are actually very helpful in combat

>>7819797
i like norman helms alot

>>7819924
it means you have good taste

>>7819934
but, i want something with a bit more of a fantasy element, and i need it to protect my cheeks aswell. fuckin archers always hittin me there.

>>7819934
I mean if you don't have a Vendel helm, yeah it's good taste

>>7819951
Forgot my name

>>7819949
wo...archer are allowed to shoot your face?

>>7819955
yeah, and neck. thats their main target. you can hardly get a torso shot on a spearmen in a line. but if you have a helm the damage does not count(unless it hits open space, like, my neck or mouth or something etc etc

>>7819691
Easiest way to do this is to compare your character in terms of IRL period/tech level and culture.

IE, Frenadian is typically a fantasy take on 11-12thC continental europe. Warhammer fantasy's Empire is a fantasy take on Holy Roman empire of Germany in the 16thC. Etc.

Now, on the subject of helms: Sallet, Barbute or kettle. Everything else is for fags.

Just came back from a larp that I had been going to for years and ended yesterday...so sad

>>7819087
generally I don't like them either but it can be good. Unfortunately most people doesn't put enough thought into a system like that so it will be unbalanced, sluggish and stuff like that... That's why I don't like them, because so easy to fuck it up and people indeed fuck it up

>>7819949
alright, let's see what can I dig up on helmets, fantasy or other

>>7820394

>>7820403

I think this will be enough for now. I have way more, tell me if you are interested in one style or something and I will post more

Oldie but a favourite of the pics i've found of mine. Last Empire of the year finished yday so should me more pics up soon.

>>7820427
such a rape visage

Mornin' bump

>>7820430

Also War Rhino

So my Canton needs a new device since we have changed our name. I decided I wanted to make one for them but I am stuck on what to make it... aside from heraldic rules, only rule is no combination of red and white, and they'd prefer a bear be in it, any ideas?

>>7820430

I would really like to try larping. My parents used to bring me to Amtgard when I was a kid. But they left because some members were apparently creeps.

Is there any nice larping community in or near Houston? Or should I just be happy with Renfest, because it doesn't seem a lot of people are into it. Even my DnD buddies said it was stupid.

Well empire was tiring, I guess I'll be lazy and get motivated to write up when everyone else does, I got to hang out with scottish larpfag a bit, unfortunately I only saw redmiew and the other guy during important meetings.

>>7818986
I went to a park near Dallas in Texas. Oldfag used a sword and shield for most of the day, but when he hit me in the chest he had borrowed the giant hammer from somebody else. I used a polearm mostly, since it gave me the advantage of reach and when combined with my height I could hit people from like ten feet away.

>>7819691
Do you plan on altering an existing helm or making one from scratch(or at least almost scratch)? I haven't done metalworking in years, it was always my dad's thing, but I remember how tough hammering metal into shape is, even with softer metals.

>>7819957
Stop going to that larp before someones windpipe gets crushed...

>>7820406
I really like this image, It kinda makes me want to get a spider helm.

>>7820471
WAR RHINO! I'm pretty sure I'm the only person in that entire fight who didn't get hit once. The current player deathcount for "the battle of ikka's Tears" is 100 across the nations, with 28 in wintermark.

>>7820529
Was good chatting with you.

>>7820471
By the Virtues that made my heart sink when I saw that and the other Druj line hitting our rear.

>>7820825
According to a Priest of Pride that's attached to our Hall, he has over 35 names from Wintermark, but it was confirmed as nearer 54 deaths in Wintermark.

>>7820825
problem is that image is not entirely accurate. It's good for get a general idea but it "bleeds" from several wounds

New weapon I bought this weekend. Did me proud in the battle. Looks great, and has fantastic weight to it.

>>7820831
I've actually just mapped the fight, The numbers start off accurate but as you get nearer and nearer the ends it becomes less so. as I wasn't fighting I was able to focus on the battle itself.

>>7820941
Uh, this is me

>>7820846
all It needed to do is make me look up spider helms to decide I wanted one.

>>7820831
Did you find out if the shattered towers exemplar got killed on the Sunday? As for the velociraptor, I guess you just saw them hiding the odyssey prop in the monster tent :(

>>7820941
Holy shit! How did you map this out?

>>7820949
Diligent Inkscaping.

I love these kinds of things, but I'm too self-conscious to LARP myself.

>>7820948
No idea, we captured a fair amount of Highguard, but didn't hear if anyone was important.

>>7821004
Just remember, No matter how silly you think you look, everyone else looks just as silly!

>>7815208
I'd pay money for ours to be in Autumn but for some reason the idiots who run the GA Ren Faire think that the positive height of summer is the best time for it. OTL

It's in french but have fun watching a Quebecois Documentary about medieval things
http://www.historiatv.com/videos?video=XTqkD79e3sg3&id=H99900899

Went to my very first Renfest this year and for the first weekend the theme was pirates. I didn't want to be a pirate so I decided to be a little more abstract and made this wig.
I had an outfit but it was pretty thrown together - any ideas on how to better add to this thing/work off it for next year?

>>7820471
This pleases me oh so greatly.

>>7820490
Whats the new name? My home barony has a Welsh name for example, so we used Welsh style arms.

>>7820825
>Stop going to that larp before someones windpipe gets crushed...

If you're worried you'll get hurt with a goddamn boffer arrow, you should find a new hobby.

>>7820865
Hot. What maker?

>>7821004
Why so? Its just a theme party mixed with improve theater.

>>7821617
Not a fan of the wig style itself, but boat-wigs are very popular in the 18thC for costumed balls.

That said, I have no idea what 18thC pirates have to do with the Renaissance.


Pic unrelated: Just got this from my armourer and its now in the post!

>>7821771
Beremere, which basically means 'A pool frequented by bears'

I'll also hopefully have my armour all put together tomorrow so I'll be fighting the next week,

>>7821771
I'm not quite sure what poundage you allow on your bows, but a 27-30lb bow is more than enough to put a faulty arrow into a tree, nevermind the 10lb's of pressure it takes to crush someones gullet. Stop being a shit, That's dangerous and most places know it.

>>7820427
Just to let you know, I'd totally be down for bearing all your children and mending your clothes and general house wife shit.

> Pic relates

>>7820471
Explain this. I hope it's not just a rig carried by two dudes. Even if it is, it is still amazing.

>>7822091
Most larps I know don't allow over 25. And a faulty arrow should be a non issue, as projectiles like that should be inspected before the game by an official. One shouldn't purposefully aim for the face or neck either, but once its out of the bow, all bets are off. The games that I have been in have never been a problem.

Quit being a pussy, or play a game where you throw beanbags while holding a foam covered unstrung bow if you're that worried.

>>7822222
Maybe we could get him drunk! Very drunk....

>>7821771
>That said, I have no idea what 18thC pirates have to do with the Renaissance.
Hollywood movies! All time periods are the same right?

Because pirates arn't so sexy and cool to modern folk if they are wearing floofy ruffs and doublets with peasecod bellies instead of tricorn hats and huge coats with tons of buttons?

>>7821889
>Beremere, which basically means 'A pool frequented by bears'
That is a great name. It seems like it would lend itself to heraldry really well. Of course our shire's name means "Iron Fort" and the arms have a sword and two wreaths so go figure.

>>7822240
>I hope it's not just a rig carried by two dudes. Even if it is, it is still amazing

Its probably a couple guys under a frame, as its safest. You'd be amazed what you can do with that concept though... Pic related.

>>7818182
>khornite berserkers in LARP

I approve of this

>>7821889
Give me some colors, and i'll draw something up.

>>7822266
>Because pirates arn't so sexy and cool to modern folk if they are wearing floofy ruffs and doublets with peasecod bellies instead of tricorn hats and huge coats with tons of buttons?

Syphilis, rum and scurvy really get me hot. Unf.

Also, Italy started off the Renaissance in the late 15thC/early 16thC, everyone else was shortbus.

>>7822289
Well, you're in luck then. They are not uncommon. pic related.

>>7822266
Well I believe the wreath is on just about every device for places.

>>7822304
Hmmm, How about.. Or and Azure, obviously a bear would make most sense, I'd say stay away from a white bear, but take whatever liberties you'd like.

>>7822398
Laurel wreathes are for Baronial armature (IE, the baron and baroness) but not the populous. Anyone can bear their kingdom's or barony's arms, but not with the crown/laurels etc.

>>7822304
do they ever end up attacking each other after routing the other side?

>>7821771
Skian Mhor. His website is shite but his FB is a wee bit better. His custom stuff is also amazing.

>>7820214

You are a Dutchy who went to Nara.

Mornin' bumpos

I've done some research but the best thing to do in these situations is ask.

I'm wanting to get into LARP, and live in middle Georgia, USA. But im willing to drive to the surrounding statws for a good larp. Hilfe?

Any experience with legit /hema/ performances? I used to be a part of a Sydney group, but I never got around to going to Winterfest or Ironfest.

>>7822882
Oh I should specify, general medievally theme, hopefully with cool monsters like >>7822271

marginally related
https://skirtsnwolves.wordpress.com/2014/09/16/excuses/

>>7822265
Shea is english i believe, which means standard is probably 25+, he also said people were specifically aiming at his neck. most places here have one quick weapons check then afterthat its the archers job to make sure the arrows are safe. By telling us that the neck and face are the only targets we already know their archers have no regard for another players safety. Again, stop being a shit you arent always right. At this point you are much closer to what you claim to hate

>>7818197
M-more pretty elves please? armored elves are ok too...

I know /tg/ hates them but the knife ears are my thing.

>>7822945
OR! You could just not play with a game you find unsafe. Clownfag has a point about that even if he's being agressive about it.

>>7822963
I will dump a few pics when I get home (few hours probably) until then take this

>>7822976
Yay! Thank you, husbando always delivers!

>>7822998
... I am your husbando?

>>7822972
I Won't be going to that larp, Ever. I was advising shea do the same. Having health and safety standards are not a bad thing. I'm surprised they even got Public liability insurance to be able to do it, unless of course they don't...

>>7823001
we have been over this before, I am having your children and making you soup.

>>7823034
ahh I remember you now. I still can't decide if this is good for me or not. Or for that matter if this is good for you or not.

>>7823041

>>7823047

>>7818324
>nobody is man enough dude to come save her

What the fuck kind of shitty larp was this?

and now the promised elf dump (with may or my not things that pass as an elf or just have pointy ears). I might be a little slow and I will pretty much randomly post what I found in my folder which is pretty much unorganized

also, /tg/ doesn't really hate elves. sometimes they are angry about them but they doesn't hate them. I mean you can't REALLY hate something that doesn't count as people

>>7823214
I hear elves make the best brothels too, so they are ok for that much.

>>7823250
Fear the double chinned drow

>>7823405
This helmet is so absurd. I love it.

Hungarian, do you take these photos? Or is it just a dump from a site? What equipment do ypu/the photographers use at the events?

>>7823450
nah, most of the pics are taken by others. I have a "few" photos that I took myself but none of these elf images I posted now was taken by me. They are all were posted on /tg/ somewhen and I just saved them.
As you can see some of the photos are made by professionals and some was just taken by fellow larpers.
As for the equipment, I don't know what others use, you can look that up in the exif ifno of the pictures if they have one. Personally I just use my mobile phone. Although I want to buy some kind of thumbcam or something that makes good pictures and I can hide it well but I found nothing that fits those criterias

here is one photo that I took with my phone just for reference.
Also I think I will stop dumping elves for now before I fill all the whole thread

>>7823001
Oh honey, we have a complete fanfiction of living in a sleepy village and going on adventures with you and Gropey as our Husbandus. Frenadian is the lechy comic relief.

I can't let you read it though. I already said too much.

>>7823492
Shhhh! Thats for seaguls only!

>>7823492
>lechy
hey hey hey i just googled that and i am not lechy, i am French

It gives me the rigth to be a total perv

>>7823492
well... is it at least as good as "love can bloom on a battlefield" or "Love and Krieg"?

>>7823501
What are they?

>>7822945

Well, as much as I can't stand Gropey and see him as an elitist larp-net-whore who is not the hot shit he sees himself as...
I cannpt say anything besides he is completely right in that regard. They are damn boffer arrows (IDF larp arrows where I live). Face shots can and will happen, even when you try to avoid them. And they will usually not be that bad. If you really are afraid of being hurt by them, you should either use face armour or play a non-combattant. It is not as if there was a lack of fighters.

>>7823511
fanfics from /tg/. I'm pretty sure there are more as we have even weekend smut threads too

>>7823498
>It gives me the rigth to be a total perv
and yet, you abuse that right

>>7823513
Having fought the guy in a hema tournament- he beat me 9 to 1 in sword and buckler finals- I will say he is as good a fighter as he lets on, but he is a little hardcore though brotier irl.

>>7823513
Stop posting without reading, Obviously accidents happen and I don't care about that, What I object to IS THAT THEY ARE A PRIMARY TARGET, Specifically due to the rules of the system and God not telling them not to. In any system I have Ever been to across my entire country, That sort of behavior would have you warned/banned/Never allowed to use a bow in the system again. A bow is a fucking deadly weapon no matter what poundage it is and how much foam you put on the end of your missiles.

>>7823625
At this point I hope I'm just being trolled, It's been a while so I guess it was a long time coming.

>>7823639
meanwhile, somehow relevant, our blacksmith finished gropey's stuff.

and a kind of interesting short video about the work in process:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9619JlEdMW4

and I'm off to sleep now

>>7823656
>finally finished after an embarrassingly long wait
FTFY

Also a fancy hilt.

sorry ive been away for a while.

>>7820095
thank you for that advice, that actualy does help alot. i kind of want to do something around the roman empire, that or arround the anglo saxon rule.
>>7820388

I also really do like Klap basinets only problem is ill probably be making this helm out of leather for the time being, i plan on buying a klap for SCA though.

>>7820391
though i dont particularly like these helms, i really like that that add other cultures into its mix, such as the eagles head helm, from the mayan culture. its rare t see that kinda stuff.

>>7820396
I do like the way these helms look, but id prefer something a bit more open, ive got a pretty face you see?
>>7820471
thats fucking cool


>>7818986
I also play dag/bel friend. i really wish that they would change dags grappling rule to that of bels

also totaly agree with you on the amt thing.

>>7820701
and no, i plan to make it out of leather. the helm is not mainly for protection, more or less its for characterization and to negate arrow damage. once i get into SCA though ill be buying a Klap visor basenit. Im pretty good with leather work though. ive already made one helm, and am working on a seccond to sell.(heres a pic)

>>7820701
although i have worked with metal, i used to make knives. i would have to agree, that shit is tough to work. i have alot of respect for armorers. there's a reason smiths are always jacked.

>>7820825
its a boffer arrow. >pansy shit, id me much more concerned with getting hit by a greatsword to the dome.

>>7822265
these are great costumes.

also thank you i completely agree. i wish more larps had full contact n shit.

>>7822963
elves are dope yo
>>7822945
American actualy. and the draw limit is 30lbs, all arrows must have heads 2.5inches in diameter or larger, and cannot fit through a 2.5 inch hole. the shafts(before the actual foam) must have a penny ontop to ensure the arrows dont make their way through the foam. and then the heads are usualy pretty thick too. its a hard hitting fun game. that being said, most of our injurys are indeed from arrows, usualy not from a direct hit though. usualy the arrow hits a shield or something of the sort and bounces back to hit someone with the nock. etc etc you get the picture. but it is indeed part of the game, and injurys from arrows occur maybe once every 5000 shots. its not less a risk that normal athletes would take in say wrestling, football, or even baseball. shit happens you know?

>>7823202
i like his eyebrows
>>7823207
man, at our biggest event there is an elf who plays Amazing guitar and sings and stuff he comes to tons of camps and arround partys n shit. really cool guy. i miss his music.

>>7823363
damn yo..
>>7823405
this leatherwork is incredible

>>7823766
Hmm, open faced-ish. Apart from the ones already suggested, how about a couple 16th/17th century ones. A burgonet (pic related), with hinged cheek plates? A morion like Hungarian (also documented with hinged cheek plates, comb or crest optional)? Eastern nasal helm with wicked face mask? Lobster tailed pot? Roman Galea? For all these, though, a bevor would also suit you well.

>>7823823
that does indeed look like a nice helm,

>>7821771
WOW. What kind of helmet is that and where is it ?from?

So the guy who is going to be teaching me how to make a Seax, and got half my armour together, threw a cloak and roll of leather onto my lap when he came into the meeting today...

I guess he likes me...

Also this cloak is cozy, I'm going to use it forever, screw wearing coats now.

>>7824090
i need a cloak.

>>7824154
A good cloak is an important purchase for your larping career.

I'm getting a new woolen cloak this year since my normal cloak is maybe hard to get wet but once it is, it's almost impossible to dry .
and this year the sun disapeared thuesday and did not show up until Sunday.

Also, do not underestimate the comfyness of historical clothes, they may look coarse at first but after some time wearing them they will become more soft and comfy as fuck.

>>7824084
Seems to be a sallet with a split close helm visor to my eyes (notice that the top part of the eyehole is a seperate sheet to the rest of the helmet, I suspect also articulated on the same joint), given the lack of an integrated bevor and the presumably articulated neck plates. Top ridge suggests Italian, German sallets just being round and English sallets having a conical point (pic related, hardly see any english sallets).

>>7824405
Ok, next question: Where can I get one?

>>7823656
Neat. What are they?

>>7823459

Heh, I have those pauldrons in the shiny as fuck version. It turns me into a walking lensflare.

Lads and lasses, I need some visual inspiration.

In an upcoming larp, I aim to play a priest of a two faced god of luck and bad luck.
Due to the rules tied to priests in this game, I'm only allowed leather, fur and cloth armour.

Does anyone have any ideas? Dual toned colours, mirrored patterns seem a given

>>7824423
That's the tricky part, premade helmets like at larpshops tend to be of dubious accuracy/quality, ie riveting/welding the plackarts onto the cuirass, playing mix and match with regions and time periods etc. Finding a blacksmith would be ideal, but it's a long and costly process. Making your own is a possibility, but it's likely you're going to have to have lots of experience to work up to something like that.

>>7824530
Olak the Carefree Son from Bastion? Bastion's gods are all two faced, if that helps. Might be good for a little inspiration.

>>7824440
Two sets of arms, loosely based on the Almain rivet pieces. I skipped the common slotted vambraces as that'd weaken the plates too much for BotN-style rapeyrape. I also made it considerably less cheap-assed than most of the originals.

>>7824274
>Also, do not underestimate the comfyness of historical clothes, they may look coarse at first but after some time wearing them they will become more soft and comfy as fuck.
This.
Spent the last weekend in 15th cent. garb. It was raining for 3 days straight. Only thing I wanted was my pattens, as leather shoes aren't exactly compatible with being submersed into 3-10cm of water. Other than that, I was completely comfortable.

>>7824530
I'm thinking of little bit of imagery to go along with it. Perhaps some snake eyes as part of the insignia, black cats, a severed limb (dead man's hand), ace of spades/spade as a weapon. Good luck side, a club, horseshoes, rabbit's foot, knucklebones.

>>7824552

It certainly matches the idea behind the twin god in question, now to do some digging. Thanks

>>7824595

Those are some neat ideas. Especially the dead man's hand, I'd never have considered that. Thanks.

>>7823802
>the shafts(before the actual foam) must have a penny ontop to ensure the arrows dont make their way through the foam.
actually that's a very shitty method that could be dangerous because depending on how you attach the penny it can just flip to the side on a strong hit. There are way better methods for a safe "cap"

>>7824530

>>7824763

While over the top, I like the idea.

I have some black and blue brocade, which can be used with both the left and the right side on the outside, the effect being mirrored. I figure I'll make a halfed or quartered cotehardie from it.

>>7824792
alterntively you can try to look like Sheogorath

>>7824749
-put the shaft into a cork cap
-put the penny on top of the cork
-put some solid duct tape over that shit like...be sure it wont move
-put a layer of dense foam
-tape that shit so it wont budge
-put another layer of softer foam
-tape the part attached to the shaft
-put some kind of identification on the arrow
-shoot
-kill
-lose your arrows innawood
-repeat from the first step

Here you have it ,simple as fuck ugly arrows

But, you probably should look how to make them yourself because i'm not the best person to tell people how to make arrows...also it work well with Canadian penny because it's the same size as a cork ...the thing is we do not use penny anomore in Ze Canadaland and they are mostly just used to make arrows now.

Hey...the city council decided to make a big zombie larp in my neighborhood with a popular zombie larp.

It may even happen in the main street if i understand everything correctly...(but it doubt it)

The joys of living in Quebec

>>7825113
>It may even happen in the main street if i understand everything correctly...(but it doubt it)
do they call it Zombie Walk?

>>7825125
Nope, it's a full on survival with nerf gun , the event just got posted some minutes ago and already 84 person are going, it's the 24 of october i think , now a friend is so in the idea she want us to make first wave zombies with an elaborate makeup.

I'm off for the next hours but godamnit i'm excited now for a zombie larp, i've be wanting to go to one for month but never could find a lift, now it's at 5 minute from my home.

The after party at my place will be...to die for....GET IT

because zombies....OH GOD FUCK YOU ALL THEN

>>7825143
I think people in poland do similar stuff. Full blown zombie larps in the middle of the streets at evening. Or gangster larp too. Although people around there are kind of used to this kind of things

>>7825151
>gangster larp
anon i dont think theyre larping...

>>7825163
it's eastern europe. It counts as larping

>spent entire summer working every weekend at a ren faire
>16 weeks counting pre faire classes and cleanup

what the fuck do I do with my life now? it was so physically and emotionally taxing but I'm a bored mess on my weekends
does anyone else know how to cope?

>>7825260
find others to talk about it and start planning for the next event.

>>7825267
there are some smaller one weekend only faires coming up in october/november that a bunch of us are going to but man I'm going to miss everyone being huddling around the coffee machine in the morning in half garb bitching about insane patrons

>>7825282
I miss huddling around the battlefield in half garb and killing orcs.

Although I really not liked when I woke up to the sound of siege and had to grab my halberd and go fuck shit up. Or when I was sitting on the toilet and heard the sound of battle and had to finish it quickly to grab my halberd and fuck shit up

>>7825289
I miss cowering in fear of our villians but also being a dick and trying to break them.


there's something that brings people together about it raining all weekend and management issuing a serious warning about getting trench foot.

i could totaly go for a halberd

i miss huddling arround a haybale with a lantern sitting in chairs as the ground flooded with water and frogs hopped everywhere.

>>7824084
>>7824405
>>7824423
>>7824540
It should also be mentioned that his helm is also probably much much heavier than anything you'd want for larp. Clownbro does steel fighting and s.c.a.

>>7823459
why does she wear a bikini armor? does the distraction thing really works?

>>7825828
I don't know why others do things but I'm sure the distraction thing doesn't work. At least for me. Maybe there are others who can be distracted or something.

>>7825801
a real helmet really isn't something that you can't wear all day. My helmet is good for steel fighting too and I had no problem with it so far

>>7825151
ok yeah so after verification its happening the same day as the zombie walk and people are using this occasion to already have zombies disguised to make hordes of hundreds in the streets and its happening at nigth, after the actual walk

103

>tfw you could do awesome battles games like that in my mountains
>tfw no one does

>>7825855
i'm okay with larp in the mountains

More Rhino

General question. Does anyone know an european shop in which I could get an helmet similar to the one in the attached pic? I've been looking everywhere and the only thing that comes close is some stuff on dein larpshop that isn't accurate at all. I'd get one of these if there's no other alternative.
For those who wear armoured tabards, do you wear them over or under the chainmaille? I've seen a few Osprey-equivalent illustrations of 12th Century knights (specifically crusaders) wearing it over the gambeson and under the maille. Is it just a matter of personal taste?
Sorry but I'm very obsessed with this kind of things.

Also, Frenadian Breakfast, how's the climate at Bicolline? The friend who invited me there said it's a hilly area so it's pretty cold and that it rains quite a fucking lot.

On another note, does anybody travel with their larp equipment? I live in another continent and while I'm pretty sure I can carry all of my armor and costume stuff in the luggage, I'm pretty sure Larp weaponry would raise a brow or two. I've arranged something with a friend, but it would help if I could carry most of the equipment in the luggage.

>>7826904
I meant 13th Century Knights, fuck me.

>>7826904
Armored tabards. You mean coat of plates, right? I've heard them referred to as armored surcoats sometimes, but that's new.

Anyway, my understanding is that it usually goes over the maille. Those things are too pretty to hide under your maille. Using any splint at all, out of curiosity?

On the topic of travel, I manage to fit all my stuff in an archery bag, sometimes someone might wonder what musical instrument's in there but apart from that it's fine. In my Australian experience, I've seen a few people from my larp have cops be chill with them with a bag full of swords while wearing maille, and those that conceal their stuff mainly do so to stop the constant barrages "what's that?" from other commuters. From those that ship their stuff over here, from what I've heard they have to make sure to specify that it's a prop on the labels or something to not get held up at customs, but apart from that I'm not too sure on international travel.

>>7826914
Yep, I meant armoured surcoat, I've experienced that the term "coat of plates" causes some confusion with some people who assume I mean "full plate" (yes, that actually happened). I was asking because of this illustration, in which number 5, the armoured surcoat, is placed under the chainmaille. I've seen a lot of examples in which it's worn over the maille like in my previous picture, so right now I guess I'll just do whatever I want with it.

>>7826213
I saw you about, but never managed to say Hi, too busy doing a million and one things, but never doing what I actually intended to do!

>>7826925

Actually, chances are he's not wearing his mail over the coat of plates at all, but rather has seperate mail sleeves, just as he has seperate mail hosen.

>>7826904
>Does anyone know an european shop in which I could get an helmet similar to the one in the attached pic?
I'm pretty sure you won't find a larpshop that will sell a helmet like that, you have to custom made it or something. Slightly similar things you may find although.

>For those who wear armoured tabards, do you wear them over or under the chainmaille? I've seen a few Osprey-equivalent illustrations of 12th Century knights (specifically crusaders) wearing it over the gambeson and under the maille. Is it just a matter of personal taste?
Sorry but I'm very obsessed with this kind of things.
depends on a lot of things but yeah, basically a matter of taste, there were even pictures somewhere where you can see that chainmail was worn under the gambeson and stuff like that.
>On another note, does anybody travel with their larp equipment? I live in another continent and while I'm pretty sure I can carry all of my armor and costume stuff in the luggage, I'm pretty sure Larp weaponry would raise a brow or two. I've arranged something with a friend, but it would help if I could carry most of the equipment in the luggage.
I basically travelled from Hungary to Drachenfest by train, with armor in my backpack and halberd, sword and flag in my hand. Noone really cared about it, although the halberd was kind of too long for mass transportation

>>7826929
I was often doing the same, you'll have to catch me at me some point. A pint in the Forge is needed.

>>7826935
>under the gambeson

>>7826985
because it still works as a buffer. Although those things might be closer to a padded jack than to a gambeson.

>>7826985
Wearing a second gambeson over the maille was actually a thing, and I think he was referring to that. Otherwise, the only thing I can imagine about wearing your gambeson over the chainmaille with no padding underneath is CHAFING.

I guess I'll contribute dumping some great reenactment kits pictures I found and saved. This one is more or less the typical loadout italian communal militia wore from the 1000 onwards till the end of such institutions.
This guy is Fabrizio Caldarelli, an italian artist and reenactor.

>>7826904
>Does anyone know an european shop in which I could get an helmet similar to the one in the attached pic?
Kinda-ish
http://www.armae.com/moyenage/12moyenagecadre.htm

>Also, Frenadian Breakfast, how's the climate at Bicolline?
This year in particular was horrible, 36 hour of rain non-stop from thuesday , and after that the sun showed his face maybe 1h in total
The nigth it's pretty darn cold so you better be prepared for that, it's in the mountains of a cold country do not forget that.

>On another note, does anybody travel with their larp equipment?
I have a friend who used to live in portland who travelled with a huge huscarl shield , he made an evazote shield that collapse and become smaller for transportation.

if you squint your eyes you can see hinges

>>7827000
>>7827003

Wearing only gambeson over a bare chest will also cause chaffing... my nipples remembers.

I cheat, i wear a t-shirt under my gambeson now.

also i found this pic of another prototype of shield he made for transport

i'm not totally sure how it worls but yeah...it did the job well.

>>7827006
>>7827003
>>7826904
Other thing about the climate,we decided to not talk about the climate all week and if somebody talked about the rain, he had to take a sip of his drink , we just decided that the weather was not gonna ruin our week (and it worked, it was my best bico of all time , for many other reasons but not giving a fuck about the rain helped)

>>7827003
>>7827006
another pic of the first shield but from the front, keep in mind that except the handle, there is no wood or metal at all , in the shield (oh yeah...the screws...but even then they can't really arest you for small screws...i think

not if you are white and speak english atleast.

>>7827000
It's not THAT uncomfortable, you can wear your chainmail without gambeson level padding underneath it. A 2 layers of linen and 2 layers of wool for example gives pretty much enough "padding" to wear it and those layers could be found in a lot of civilian clothings so nothing really extra there

>>7827003
>>Kinda-ish http://www.armae.com/moyenage/12moyenagecadre.htm

Horey shiet man, thanks! Not only the model is very similar, but also damn cheap! It also has another model I'm interested in for another kit and it's like just 70 euros. Wow.

The folding/portable shield idea isn't bad at all, but I might have problems applying it to a pavise or a kite shield

In the meantime another picture, another infantryman in much heavier gear, same time period but style and weapons are extremely typical of venetian troops

Image Limit Reached I think :(

>>7827041

Barbute helm is best helm

>>7826193
That fucking thing! If we had the Marcher plearm block I think we would have done far better. But being a primarily sword and board force we just got bowled aside by it.

>>7827037
I need that helm.

Also you haven't replied to >>7822222
Yet.

>>7827071
I'm sorry for you and your taste in helmets

>>7827273
Hey kis hazánkban mennyire aktív a szerepjátékosdi?

>>7827273
I've seen that pictures many times but noticed only now there's an AK perched near the swords.

>>7827292
well there was a stalker close to us

>>7827290
nem a legaktívabb the ha rákeresel fb-n hogy larp magyarország kidob egy csoportot ahol a legfontosabb dolgok ott vannak. Illetve most viszünk a mondoconra egy mini larpo

what do you think the best material for antlers on a helm would be? they cant be hard as fuck because i dont want to fucking gore someone.

>>7827193
I feel the balance for the Imperials was off on the Saturday. A not very even mix of troop types and a very hard difficulty. I was an Orc Sergeant and had 9 hit points in heavy armour and 3 hero points. Normal Orcs had 5 points standard. Whoever selected "Very Hard" was a sadist!

>>7822222
I'm flattered, come find me in the Applewood Arms at the next Empire. I'll either be at the bar or under it.

>>7827891
5hits + armour and 3 hero points was standard across the entire field, Our generals unreported us by 100 fighters. Combined with shit field marshaling of our lines we failed on every account, It wasn't a mandatory fight and we knew it was going to be that hard going in.

See >>7820941

>>7827902
on the plus side, if we had won we would have got a crazy artefact. Perhaps even another runeforge. We know that the only reason the thule attacked sermasuaq in general was to retrieve it.

>>7825289
>>7823639
No, you're just a paranoid pussy.

>>7823656
I can't wait!

>>7824405
Pretty much. 1480's Italian Sallet-Armet. I pic it up from the post office tomorrow.

>>7824423
My armourer came out of retirement just to make it for me. It would retail for around $2000.

>>7825751
#justlarpthings

>>7825801
As the Hungarian mentions in >>7825837, Its heavier than a larp helm by miles, but nothing you can't get used to.

>>7826193
How do you say "Are you horny" in orc?

>>7826904
http://www.kultofathena.com/product.asp?item=AB3069&name=Crusader+Spangenhelm+with+Face+Guard+

http://www.kultofathena.com/product.asp?item=SNH2228&name=Norman+Spangenhelm+with+Face+Guard+

>>7827912
My love for Sallets diminished when the visor on one of mine nearly took the tip of one of my fingers off when it snapped shut without warning....

>>7827928
That is why mine has spring pins to keep it open, and internal snek hooks inside to keep it shut.

>>7827273

>implying this isn't the ultimate business face

>>7827842

Antlers.

Refrain from headbutting.

>>7825828

Not really, once the swinging starts, you're either walking meat or dead meat.

After a few blows in that armour, she might end up being red meat, though.

>>7828423
I'm not just implying it but outright stating that it's not

>>7828529

Morions are for girls. And sallets just scream of having no style.

>>7828531
and both are better than barbutes.
But we all know that kettle hats are the real superior helmets

>>7828577

Boils your soup -and- keeps your head whole.

>>7828599
and much more!
I mean when I had my old helmet (pic related) one guy at a larp who I think was mentally challanged come up to me and said that he would REALLY love to headbutt my helmet.
I gave him like 4 seconds to rethink his idea before I headbutted him

>>7827891
Yeah, it was fucking hard and given the brief we got on Sunday I think some of Saturdays orcs were taking the piss a little. We were very strongly reminded, that having the crew orc breastplate was NOT enough to give extra hits, and would only count as medium anyways. I got the feeling that some of Saturdays orcs were running around with just the chest and claiming full heavy from it.
However, I would not have changed the battle at all. The Empire needed a loss on the battlefield, and Wintermark especially had become complacent.

anyone have any longsword tecniques?

>>7829187
http://wiktenauer.com/
all the techniques you need. Alternatively search for schola gladiatoria on youtube

>>7815208
Oh hey!
It's one of my bandoliers. :D
Thats an amazing picture, too. Wonder what customer she was...

>>7818197
>>7818916
oh hey you all. Fancy seeing you here

In other news: I'm currently working on an elven style armor set. (well and getting my shop bak up). Current project is a gorget with pauldron

Wore maille for the first time yesterday and forgot the belt around the waist. The shoulder pain was immense and the only anesthetic was channeling all the hurt, all the hatred, all the FURY into whoever was nearest at the time. No wonder the old days were so violent.

>>7829490
-Gambeson
-Belt to support the weigth

Tommorow i'm going to figth Gambhelmet
Dont want to wear an armor, i dont know why, i just dont feel like it, i'll probably let a newbie try my armor.

have fun!

i think im going to work on more helms tomorrow.

its so hard trying to come up with armor designs. i have so much respect for costume studios now.

>>7827842
Paper Mache, or real antlers.

>>7828531
>sallets just scream of having no style.
I will shoot you and wear your boots.

>>7828577
>>7828599
>>7828714
Kettle helms are for peasants.

>>7829187
Sure. Whacha want? Era/culture/style? I'll dump in the next larpthread, if someone makes one. I suggest /tg/ this time.

>>7829413
Hey Esh! Sup?

New thread >>>/tg/34990647

>>7829187
>>7829216
additionally, study the flower of battle yourself.

how about a new new thread?

>>7832959
blargh... Maybe but I don't feel very productive in the next few days...

>>7827028
God I love me some Orcs!
They don't be too popular in the Marches tho!

>>7832959
>>7833240