/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

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>>8254289
historically relevant, and thank you.
But i did not make the shield...i suck too much for that huhu.


Ouuuh image limit in the other thread

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>>8254486
and the last one of the Roman dump

Thanks for the great dump Hungarian, now I just need to find a larp that likes the Romans as much as I do.

>>8254496
I think there's a roman camp in Epic Empires

>>8254481
Do you per chance happen to know where these pictures were taken? That Castle seems familiar to me.

>>8254570
dunno, but they are from a book

>>8254573
I Thought it was the Saalburg, but it does not quite fit.

>>8254587
Google tells me the book ithis is from called
The Roman Legions Recreated in Colour Photographs (Europa Militaria Special)
that might help you a bit

>>8254591
Might be, thanks

>>8254496
Nice dump indeed. I saw some Late Roman Army soldiers there. I think I pretty much got the idea the outfit is going to be. Thanks a lot man!

Guy who beatdown chainmail bro here
Sorry bout autosage

What's everyone's stance on armour?

What would you normally wear to an event where you have to be on your feet fighting for the majority of the day. (Roleplay or battle royale)

Personally I prefer leather with Pauldrons and vambraces :D

>>8254707
depends on how serious are the dangers.
I mean an event is a long one and it's not like you need to wear all the armor all the time. But if there is a reasonable risk for battle I would wear my breastplate and backplate.and have my helemt and gauntlets close by. If there is a chance for shit hit the fan or shit already started hitting the fan then put on the arms too if I have time.

Or if it's a social situation all the time but there are people who might want to backstab you I would wear a shorter sleeveless chainmail under my cloths

>>8254707
>What's everyone's stance on armour?
love it

>What would you normally wear to an event where you have to be on your feet fighting for the majority of the day. (Roleplay or battle royale)
full set of armor like i do in day long events
Unrelated, i'm probably gonna be a model for larp clothing for bestarius this weekend.
Friend who own a larp shop need people and i'm photogenic

>>8254725
there was supposed to be a space there between that but oh well...


If you get used to your armor and its not fantasy armor, you will be able to wear it for a long time without it falling apart or being very shitty to wear.

Pic related...dont...ever do that please.

>>8254707
Aesthetically? I love it. Practically? Very, very much depends on the setting and the rules/benefits of the armor in the system you are playing.

I love full steel plate when it's well made for the person wearing it, and I'd like a set that actually fits me one day (but I would also like a horse to ride into battle, and that's about as likely).

I don't wear armor in the game I play in because the system benefit of it does not offset my loss of speed, when speed is a necessary part of my class.

I think well made leather armor looks nice, but I'm not particularly into it. I also like the idea of chainmaille, and enjoy making it, but I don't actually like how it looks.

>>8254725
I need more photogenic friends now that I'm making more garb for people. I could model menswear if I had a binder on, but I need some variety of faces, and my fiance looks like a blob in photos. What is your friend offering in return for your services? I once did makeup modeling for a friend of mine who was filling her salon portfolio and I got donuts and a bottle of raspberry wine out of the deal.

>>8254707
>What would you normally wear to an event where you have to be on your feet fighting for the majority of the day. (Roleplay or battle royale)
Lorica hamata and helmet.

>>8254707
I asked one of the people at my LARP about armor, and he told me that most players choose to forego armor for the extra mobility.

Personally, I like light armor with leather or metal used to reinforce key parts. Brigandine is my favorite in terms of a balance between aesthetics and comfort, but from a purely aesthetic point of view, a well-made breastplate or chainmail hauberk narrowly beats it out. I just don't like wearing something that hangs from the shoulders like that for a long period of time.

Only now did I remember that my boss owns a fabric shop.
I can probably get free off cuts and cheep new fabrics too.
This is very good.
Still have no idea how to sew or whatever

>>8254707
I got no armor right now, unless you count a SPES jacket and a mask.
When I actually get my shit together and roll up my character, I'm going to get a thigh (or knee)-length gambeson with some simple shoulder cops. Maybe greaves, couters, bracers, and knee cops in the future. Maybe a breastplate or a brigandine later. Maybe.

Leather can be cool when it's played to the strengths of the material and not just be a lazy man's steel plate.
Leather scale? Yes
Some kind of leather lamellar? Definitely
A solid leather cuirass? Questionable
Studded leather? No.

>>8255167
>a well-made breastplate or chainmail hauberk narrowly beats it out
pic related. I'll fight you.

>>8255173
sewing is pretty simple.
1- get a friend who sew
2- pay him
3- dont ever ever sew yourself its too hard

Bonus step :
- dont be like frenadian and have talent instead.
>>8254855
nothing i think, i'm doing it for fun ...but hey if they pay that even better.

>>8255293

...my boss sews
So I guess if she's willing.
If not my mum could do it. Maybe.
I know how to operate the machine and do buttons and fix holes but that's my entire ability.

Question: Is there a standard language for Eurolarps?

I've been to a few local events in my state but none of reached the quality of the eurolarps I see in this thread. I speak English and fluent German but a lot of the good larps seem to be in Russia/Eastern Europe. Are these events held in their country's native languages?

>>8255395
Hang on, I'm confused.
So you're an American?
But you're playing... Eurolarps? Do you mean American larps that portray Euro historical events?
Or are you a European?
Please clarify.

>>8255433
I think he's just wondering what the lingua franca is at European LARPs. He's asking because stateside LARPs have disappointed him and he's thinking of jumping the Atlantic.

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>>8255486
Why not just come north then?

>>8255395
There's Drachenfest and I think Conquest in Germany isn't there? UK has Empire as well.

>>8255486
Yeah no, just go to Canada man.
As far as I am aware most European LARPs use the language native to their country, but almost all the Europeans I've met when I've visited there have been able to speak at least passing English as well.

>>8255502
That's what I'm wondering. It's not exactly like Quebecois wouldn't speak English or anything.

>>8255565
Nope , everything you see in the medias are totally rigth.
We dont speak english at all.

I'm actually using a anglophone i chained in front of my computer to type for me.

(please help me, frenadian spend is time licking is lips while touching himself while looking at me)

>>8255269
I did say "narrowly." It honestly goes back and forth depending on how I'm feeling, I'm just feeling chainmail right now.

>>8255677
I know that feel. Current mood, Plated Mail or Lamellar.

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>>8255710
the only difference between lamellar plate and a brigandine is a cloth covering (and a vast degree of style)

>>8255757
Something I've wondered about. How does exposing the cloth that connects the plates, such as in a coat of plates or brigandine, compare structurally to armors that use cloth as a backing, such as scale, tatami or kuyaks. The obvious answer is that the cloth would be more easily cut and the plates severed if it was on the outside, but you never know.

Not quite larp related, but I got a bunch of my friends to agree to go to a ren faire in two weeks in costume. I have a black underbust corset from orchard corset that I want to wear, but I generally don't think black looks good in a setting like that. (or I just can't really picture it)

Can you guys give me some inspo/help?
I'm fine with pretty much anything, but was kinda hoping I could wear a few flowers in my hair so maybe not something super dark? I don't know.

>>8255866
Just comes down to color matching, I think. Black as a secondary can go well with almost anything. If you have a particular color dress/shawl/etc. to go with it, matching the flowers to that color might work.

>>8254734

Definitely not the type of leather I meant haha

>>8255395
>Question: Is there a standard language for Eurolarps?
Not really. The standard language for international communication is in english, so if you come over here expect to be talked to in english, but the players will generally speak between themselves in their own mother language. Some might be as polite as to speak in english between themselves if you're present.
It's not at bad as it sounds, if you play a foreigner character it even enhances immersion.

>>8255866
http://www.strony.toya.net.pl/~kuswir/MTA.pdf

>>8255395
>but a lot of the good larps seem to be in Russia/Eastern Europe
what makes you think that?

>>8255777
it's VERY hard to cut through the cloths in a way so that the plates fall out or move somewhere else if you already wearing it. You doesn't really have to worry about it.
And in the meantime it's way more classy plus easier to repair (although, time consuming to put one together from zero)

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>>8255486
Hey, if he has the possibility of coming over here, we'd be glad to show him around.
I know I'm coming across the ocean to go to Bicolline in 2016, and I'm expecting you to come aswell, Tarantula.

>>8256182
Fuck...i guess i'll have to postpone my suicide for another year.

Thanks a lot killjoys!

But hey i'll be looking forward to offer you a good stay at bico and montreal.

>>8256214
either you postpone your suicide or make sure that your corpse is easily available

As an update, using a satellite dish as a shield is not a good idea without reinforcing the dish.

It is, however, a decent mold to round wet wood.

>>8256220

Weekend at Frenie's?

>>8256254
I don't think I will have a free weekend until winter... Or money to travel there

>>8256254
Bico 1013 who was almost
''Weekend at King Solar''

>>8256182
Aw shit, now there's expectations! I guess I'll have to try harder to translate the website into English. The website's text is all in image form so my browser translator can't work with it.

I warn you in advance I am the ultimate party pooper.

>>8256260
Look up the movie 'Weekend at Bernie's,' Hungarian.

>>8256346
woh woh woh...what ...the website?

You mean that bico still have a website?

i tougth everything was on facebook nowadays.

I still say its dumb they dont translate more.

Wanna have the rules in english?


unrelated but...the capcha burger looked delicious.

>>8256352
Ooh, that will be so much easier. And yes, I would love an English copy of the rules.

All my garb is made for fantasy, so if I want to look good at this shindig I need to get moving quickly.

1- fair play

All physical contact is forbidden, physical charge is forbidden. the marshals (identified by blue and yellow clothing) represent the autority on the battlefield. they are there to make sure everything is going well. it is your responsability to count the hits you receive , not those you give. everyone on the battlefield can be a target (with the exception of the marshals). it is forbidden to backstab your own front. (but that one changed because of politicals ingame reasons i think)
2- the hitzones

The body is divided into 6 regions with 1HP each, they are : left and rigth arm (from the fingers to the shoulders) , left and rigth legs (from the toes to the hip) torso( front and back) and the head wich include the neck, but exclude the face ( eyebrows, eyes, nose, mouth, jaw , ear and temple)


3 - Death and injuries

When the number of Hitpoints of a body region is down to zero, you cannot use it, if one or two legs are hit, you must get on your knees. and you cannot move(but still figth) for the head or the torso, it means death . a dead player must get on the ground, stop moving and stop talking . it is forbidden to fake death.


4- Armor protect by adding Armor Points. non cummulative. if a region of the body is protected by different type of armor (exemple: plate gauntlet over chainmail shirt). only the part protected by a specific type of armor is protected. in no way possible a region of the body can lose more Armor points than the highest protection value.

a)- O AP : Clothing, suede , fur

b)- 1 AP : Soft leather, bamboo, composite materials , padding. gambisons. leather boots. steel toe boots (does not count as plate)

c)- 2 AP : Leather armor of atleast 3mm . Composite armor, imitation metal. metal rings of more than 3/4 inch of internal diameter.

D)- 3 AP : Chainmail. scalemail. armor with metal ring of less than 3/4 inch of internal diameter. brigandine

>>8256346
>Look up the movie 'Weekend at Bernie's,' Hungarian.
meh, looks like a regular weekend

>>8256359
(part 2)

E)- 4 AP : Metal plate armor , 18 gage minimum for steel , 16 gage minimum for aluminium


5 - Weapons and combat

It's the hit that count, not the force (watch out for headshots). it is forbidden to throw projectiles or trusth your weapon at the head. all weapons of 112cm(44inches) do 1HP dammage. weaons of more that 112cm(44inches)arrows/bolts and javelins does 2HP dammage . Weapons more than 112cm must be helf with 2 hands. weapons of 152cm(60inches) must have a mark at 50cm of the base and cannot be used if the two hand are on the same side of the mark.


6- Magical weapons and Runic combattant (FUCK MAGIC)

Magical weapons have a brigth color and are easily identifiable (just like big dragqueen of fagness) they kill with one hit, so if a player receive a hit from a magical weapon, even on your armor and shield (FUCK THAT SHIT) , the player who dies with a magical weapon in hand must put it in evidence on his body when dead and free from all entrave (except they dont, they die ON IT or die throwing the weapon backward. (Motherfuckers). they can be looted in combat. and if you ever get your hand on one of those, you must bring it to the Templars who will spend ingame virtual point to destroy it from the game so it is never used again. See...its written in the rulebook.
Only magic weapons and runic combattant can hurt monsters.
Runic combattant must wear a scarf with a specific color given by the organisation and can inflinct damage to monster, the only magical object permited on the field are those in the register of bicolline. against monster the magical weapons does the same damage as a normal weapon.

>>8256360
such is life in the zone

( PART 3 )

7 - Healers

Each one of them wear a hourglass of healing homologated by Bicolline, it is forbidden to steal hourglass except those identified by the hippocamp logo. to provide healing. they must turn the hourglass while touching the dead or injured with one hand. a dead or an injured will be healed only after the hourglass is empty (30 seconds for a injured, 1 minute for a dead). healing bring back all of the Hitpoints and armor points. every person healing or being healed cannot figth or move during the processus of healing. if the healing is interupted. it must be started over.


8 - Monsters

Small monsters have 10HP and big monsters 20HP . they are immune to projectiles other than siege weapons and monster can figth another monster (wich i sadly never seen yet...kaijus figth anyone?) small monsters does 2 damage and can be blocked by shields. big monster weapon kill on hit: this mean that a person dies if hit by a big monster by a hit received by a big monster . even on the armor or shiel. the only exception is the weapon wich is destroyed when hit by a monster. it is not permited to entrave the movement of the monster.
( Fantasy shit)

>>8256364
( PART 4 )


9 - Siege Weapons

To destroy a siege weapon you must remove the red fanion on it. only the servant of the siege weapon can use the machine. siege weapon projectiles kill on it : even with armor and shield. you cannot block projectiles with your weapons. they kill monster on hit. Canonballs can destroy other siege weapons. siege weapon projectiles are still deadly if they bounce of the ground.
(if you make a ballista from a normal bow and put it on wheel, you are everything that is wrong with Bicolline and i will probably hit you really hard if i catch you)


10 - Homologation and marshals

All players, weapon , shield. monster, magic weapon, hourglass, siege weapon. must be homologated before entering the battlefield. the processur of homologation and different information on the standart of fabrication for the weapons can be found in the homologation section of...(ah fuck i'll have to translate this too rigth?) marshal have the power of life and death on every figthers and can ask the dead to move .if an accident happen, they are those you must speak to.


Special Frenadian rules:
- If you make me bleed i will spit it at you.
- If you have fries in your food i am allowed to steal one under the ''stolen fries taste better'' law.
- I call shotgun on your leftovers
- i will take care of you if you are shitfaced but i will probably equally shitfaced so i am not responsible if you wake up in new york without your pants or something like that.


Oh it remind me of last year when a guy was so drunk (and probably drugged) during the big rain we had (36fucking hours of rain) that he got so pissed , he decided to leave without telling anyone (without is shoes and his stuff also) his guild was pretty worried until they found 24h later that he just went home.

#justbicothings

>>8256377
A few questions:
>Death
Is there permanent death in Bico, or do you just lie there until a healer gets to you?

>Character factions
What are the character factions I can join? Which ones should I avoid? Would it be easier to just join yours so I have someone to show me the ropes?
I'm assuming garb questions are based on the factions.

>Fighting
Are there faction/PvP fights, or is it mostly staffed/monster fights.

>i am a grill btw
If I want to fight, should I expect to be playing a man (Obviously no problem with that, it would probably be harder for me at this point to play a woman, plus I'd need to get a hairpiece)?

>Quebec
Will I have an opportunity to try poutine for the first time?

>If you have fries in your food i am allowed to steal one under the ''stolen fries taste better'' law.
In exchange for a space to crash, a single french fry is pretty much nothing.

>>8256392
>Is there permanent death in Bico, or do you just lie there until a healer gets to you?
No permadeath, you stay there until a healer get you or if the scenario have respawn, until all combat is gone near you and you go to your respawn point, combat are only on the battlefield, no combat in the village except for roleplay reason if you feel like it.

>What are the character factions I can join?
the list would be too long. factions could be determined by kingdoms, religions, feud, race...

>Which ones should I avoid?
depends on what kind of person you are, do you hate spending a week with childrens? dont go with some guilds full of them. want to be able to speak english with everybody, join the lions or the templar ....pretty much any true faith group actually or the ordo cervi.

>Would it be easier to just join yours so I have someone to show me the ropes?
I always recomend people to just come how they want and follow me the first days or so, after youve made some friends you'll see you will spend time with many new people and may even want to figth on their side for some skirmish just for fun.

>I'm assuming garb questions are based on the factions.
yeah pretty much, its pretty easy to see who's playing who, the Gaurydrims are playing Gauls, True faith are playing crusaders, the Régular are playing lansquenets... some group dont have a ''theme''tho and are just a bunch of dudes in a group with suit that dont fit together but its okay also.

>Are there faction/PvP fights, or is it mostly staffed/monster fights.
Bico is full pvp, the only staffed and monster figth we get are npc in the virtual wargame, you are always figthing real people who want you dead for the same reason you want them dead.

>i am a grill btw
no youre not, you are a jumping spider

>If I want to fight, should I expect to be playing a man
No, i show the kind of pics i like from bico but people wear what they want in the end. there is a lot of woman wearing ''boob plate'' .

Part 2...

>>8256392

Continuing on woman/mens

The only reason why true faith woman dress as man its because people have big egos and they did not like being ''beaten by a grill'' so one day we just decided to give them fake mustache for ze lulz.

But yeah...if you want a fonctional armor..you're gonna end up looking manly anyways in it because...armors are not made to be pretty, they are made to be effective.

>Will I have an opportunity to try poutine for the first time?
You will probably eat one or part of one everynigth because its the ultimate drunk food.
you will also taste the Chipoutine wich is a poutine with the fries cut like chips.
you will eat so terribly bad (but good...i mean you will mostly eat meat and past midnigth drunk food) but will lose atleast 3 pound during your week from all the figthing.

>In exchange for a space to crash, a single french fry is pretty much nothing.
That would be 2 Liberty fries then with mayonaise on it. (trust me its good)
if any of you stay at my house for 2 or 3 day before or after bico, i will cook you some snails (trust me)

Also.. do you think that french say french fries or juste fries?

>>8256428
>''boob plate''
Boob plate is ugly, ineffective, and terrible. You wouldn't catch me dead wearing it.
I'll probably be borrowing chainmaille through our local garb sharing network, and I'll have my gorget and shoulders. I'd mostly be making a cover for a borrowed shield and seeing which of my friends I can bribe/threaten into allowing me to borrow their normal looking latex weapons.

>with mayonaise on it.
I've been to Europe enough times to appreciate fries with mayo, American mayo just sucks so it isn't as good. I've never had escargot before, but I am down to try it.

>>8256362
>It's the hit that count, not the force
How can you expect me to feel taps while wearing plate armor? I can barely feel full force hits.

Also, we should get HLF and HEMAfag onboard for a trip to bico in 2016

>>8256581
you need to pay me good money for it or get me more free time.

>>8256575
>I can barely feel full force hits.
he said it's the hit counts. If you don't feel it you obviously weren't hit. Like, in your face.

My fiance summarily forbade me from going to bico after I showed him the >>8254725 photo. Apparently you're too handsome, Frenadian. I quote him on this:
>"He looks like me, if I was skinner, tougher, and more handsome!"
Then I told him you were Quebecois and now I'm allowed to go again.

I feel like I should be meta and do spider-themed heraldry.

>>8256581
Seconding this.

>>8256708
>I feel like I should be meta and do spider-themed heraldry.
Hell yeah, go for it. I'm definitely going to come in my nazgul-ish armor. We could be seedy mercenaries or something.

>>8256721
It's been a long time since I've played a properly seedy thug. My armor is a little rusty and dinged and whatever chainmaille I'm able to borrow will probably be in similar condition, so I'm thinking army deserter turned thug maybe?

>>8256581
Speaking of Bico, what's the rules on javelins? Skirmishing with a round shield and a good bunch of throwin' sticks sounds like a good time.

>>8256708
He's like a Quebecois Zoolander.

>>8256740
Sure. We have plenty of time to think it out and gather finances for travel.
>>8256783
So, HEMAfag, are you willing to come or not?

>>8256807
For 2016? I'm willing. Have ourselves a little /cgl/ warband.

>>8256807
That's going to be my biggest hindrance, but I should be able to pinch my pennies enough, particularly when we have Frenadian.

>>8256838
The Raucous Seagull mercenary group.

>>8256428
I think they call them pommes frites or something.
At least it's what germans call french fries.

seriously, Did caer die? i wanna cop some garb..

>>8257094

What are some nice colors for clothes? I want to be a defender. Protect people with my big shield. Help healers to heal by defending them. I want to get a few people together to make a wall around a healer honestly.

Anyway, question.
What's some good colors to use for clothing? What should i go for? Should I be using pure colors or patterns?
I'm afraid to go white as stains 24/7

What are some nice colors for clothes? I want to be a defender. Protect people with my big shield. Help healers to heal by defending them. I want to get a few people together to make a wall around a healer honestly.

Anyway, question.
What's some good colors to use for clothing? What should i go for? Should I be using pure colors or patterns?
I'm afraid to go white as stains 24/7

>>8257145
Stains just make it more authentic!

Color matching is key to not look ridiculous. Patterns are fine, just make them big (fabric printing isn't a big thing for a little longer. I'd suggest posting your planned patterns so I can get more specific.
Also pick a metal color and stick with it- if your armor is silver, make your belt buckles silver.

Pick a main color, then pick a secondary color, then pick an undercolor (for your base clothing- pants and shirt, typically offwhite and brown).
All the colors can have specific meanings depending on the time period and can represent your own personal wealth so it's always good to be careful.
In general I associate blues and yellows with 'good guys' followed by any jeweltone+white. Just stay away from red and black.

>>8257094
Not dead just busy with not much to add to the threads recently. just sent you an email.

>>8257145
>>8257171

If your a defender i would go straight up blues and whites, maybe a bit of silver.

>>8257171

I like brown and yellow. Always a favorite. I'll look at some fabric todsy

>>8257145
White or off white surcoat. Blues, earth tones, subtle religious iconography.

>>8256886
Gotta paint a seagull on my rotella.

>>8257236
I'll draw up my heraldry tonight- spider and seagull.

>>8257236
>>8257204
>>8257171

My mate just rang Mr and got my some white rabbit mockfur. So that'd be a sweet addition.
But I rang abut aand I found a friend that could do it, but she's away for 6 weeks in a few days, so she's going to find some local tailors for me.
How much does creating these clothes cost?

>>8257145
Were you going to clans of too-many-consonants, or swordcraft? In Swordcraft, at least, it's generally advised to stick to your faction's color scheme, or at least have a properly colored armband or something that easily identifies you (the amount of people in full armor who put all the time and resources into acquiring their armor yet can't be bothered to get a little identifying scrap infuriates me).

As for your playstyle, if you're in Sword and Boardcraft try to explicitly volunteer as a healer guard, otherwise you'll probably be consigned to the meat grinder shield walls.

>>8257607
I'll be headed to clans of consonants on May 3rd and 17th for the war. Then sword craft 3 day camp event on...June sometime maybe? Can't date it.
Does sword craft tell the factions?
I'll probably wear an armband and a neckerchief or scarf.
And you're strayan, will you be there?
but yeah, that'd be cool, healer guard. I'm tying myself to the church of some religion in some way; not sure how yet.
I'm mace and I'll make a large shield soon.

Anyone got viking-y garb/gear?

>>8257643
Next SC Quest, the Victorian one at least, will be May 7th-10th, already got my ticket. I'm not sure I should be the one listing SC factions and giving opinions on them, last time I did so I pissed off a couple people. Contrary to the laid back strayan stereotype, the Melbourne nerd community's pretty damn vicious, the Australia threads should be evidence of this. Wonder how HLF and NEA get away with all the shit they've said about previous larps and certain monumental that guys.

>>8257675

I couldn't care less about what factions what in all honestly. It's role play. I'm joining a faction that sticks to my character. Just list a few that'd suit my defendery churchbro
I'm in Sydney sadly. Well, I'm not, I'm 2 hours from Sydney. But I'll be doing the events in Sydney.

>>8257675
List the factions fuck the haters.
>>8257643
Swordcraft has some specific rule on weapon construction up on their website, you may want to check that your mace agrees with them

>>8257754
Shiiit
Well I'll check when I get off work. I fuckn pray I'm in the clear

>>8257671
you Want a dump? orrrr?

>>8256575
believe me, the ''its the hit that count'' line became a running gag on the frontlines.

>>8256708
>Apparently you're too handsome
>Then I told him you were Quebecois
i'm experiencing so much mixed emotions rigth now

>>8256783
>Speaking of Bico, what's the rules on javelins?
Javelins does 2 damage and must be homologued, they are pretty fun to use when made correctly, i dont normaly use javelin..but when i do i am a really good shot with them.

>He's like a Quebecois Zoolander.
ACIER BLEU!

>>8257002
Yeah its frites, the joke is asking this to an anglophone and just saying...nope...we call them frites.

>>8257145
Red, green, blue. dont go with black and if you have white dont go for a white that is ''too white'' except if you are a crazy bastard who play a templar and aint afraid of no stains niguh
(pic related)

>>8257602
>source: am a garb maker
I'm going to be using US$ here. It is best to always assume at least (time x $8.50min wage)+materials = minimum costs.
Obviously these costs can be cut if you know the person who is making it, because they may be willing to cut time costs. The individual skill of the maker also matters because a less experienced seamstress will take longer. Makers will often cut their costs even more because otherwise they can't compete with manufacturers and you get a lot of people going "Weeehhh, why isn't it cheaper???"

I personally charge $120 for fancy appliqued cloaks with heraldry and suchlike on them, and can usually get $80 for one of my latex masks. You can poke through Etsy to see what stuff costs on the more expensive end.

>>8257263
Glorious.

>>8258009
>2 damage.
I got really disappointed for a second before I realized that not everything runs on Alliance's HP bloat.

>>8258009
>homologued
what?

>>8258159
approved for combat.

Wich repects the homologuation.

Migth be a bad translation i did there.

Anyone have experience using calimacil's spearheads? Are they any good?

>>8258179
kinda hard but pretty nice.

Your shaft will break way before the spearhead, actually the spearhead is hard to destroy.

Get the telescopic one. because some larp dont accept the normal one for thrusting.

the telescoping one ''absorb'' part of the choc

>>8256359
>>8256362
>>8256364
>>8256377
You know Frenedian. Bicco can use some rules advancment. I mean some parts of it pretty much shit, like mixing the HP system with the black knight system. That's the worst of both worlds

>>8258348
When SC trialed biccoline-like rules I actually liked it. Armor only gave hitpoint bonuses where it covered, so all that plate's not going to do shit when you get shanked in the back of the knee. If they actually implemented it one of my dreams would be to quadriplege someone and use their barely alive husk of a body to perform a roleplayed vivisection, or shoot a weapon out of someone's fucking hand. A fond memory was a time I was undead and had both my arms amputated, so I just ran around gnashing at people until I could get a heal.

Ayy HEMAfag
You know that polearm with the flail sorta head thing?
And you asked for a way for me to connect it? Was the weapon itself connected by chain irl?

>>8258386
>Was the weapon itself connected by chain irl?
yes

>>8258374
>Armor only gave hitpoint bonuses where it covered
the "armor only counts where it is worn" is how it works in every sane system

>>8257803
I'd love one

>>8258399

Plastic chain son!
Too bad I only have enough pipe for one large wep or 2 small ones.
And I really want a warhammer

>>8258425
Plastic chain breaks way too easily. Leather chains made out of 5mm leather are almost indestructible. I'd personally just use a very thick rope.

>>8258425
not reliable

>>8258436

Truly? Ah well. Least I only paid nothing for it
Got much pipe insulation for muh mace too, so that's good.
Do ya'll paint the pipe insulation with the latex?
And how much latex do people use for their weapon?

>>8258425
chain must be small enough so it cant roll itself around limbs or necks.

So you dont need to spend a lot in a better chain anyways (good leather will work)

>>8258448
I need to buy some fuckng leather for some handles not shit. I can't find any

>>8258674
That looks like it would get really hot an uncomfortable in summer.

>>8258451
Tandy Leather is where most people I know get their leather if they don't have a source, hopefully it ships to you!

>>8258674
With all the effort he spent doing the foam armor, he could have made a real steel armor. I mean, I can understand the spikes, but the bracers?

>>8258674
>>8258721
I didn't want to say anything, but that foam armor has giant foam extraneous rivets.

>>8258734
I thought those were decorative balls

>>8258703
everything is hot and uncomfortable in summer.

But that guy >>8258674
he made lifechoices.
bad ones.

>>8258750
>he made lifechoices.
>bad ones.
he made only one bad life choice and that was siding with chaos. Then again it's true for some of you too.
The armor on the other hand doesn't have any real problems. I would only question the material of the skirt part of his clothing

>>8258768
oh trust me, my life is a compilation of bad choices.
i know a lot about them.

But then again it makes for very good anectodes.

>>8258768
>chaos
>bad life choice
Pick one.

Also it's a pet peeve of mine, but that spess mureene sized pauldron probably limits his range of motion a great deal.
Neat costume though.

>>8258716

I need to before may 3rd. So I'd need to get it somewhere in Australia.
I'll find something out.
Hell I'll use a fucking belt if I have to

>>8259662
There's Lefflers Leather in Melbourne. Their site's 90's-tastic, but some people I know got leather off them. Another option is NSW Leather Co, who I hear are a bit more expensive but I'm guessing a bit more local to you. Their site's also infinitely better.

>>8259903
Although they may be more expensive, the postage will probably end up being cheaper, so I'd probably grab the NSW one. Thanks mang

in other news, does anyone have a guide online to make a war hammer?

hey hey freaks and geeks. Sup?

>>8259911
Calimacil's got its Australian site online. They've got a few warhammers in stock. This one's nigh indestructible, though you've gotta watch your swings, the narrow point of contact's gotten me a couple of pain complaints.

http://au.calimacil.com/percefer-larp-warhammer.html

>>8259920
blargh, name

>>8259917
I think we'd all rather you answer that question, what with your absence and all.

>>8259920
Not really interested in buying. I like to work for my product.
Any guides?

>>8259924
Running a booming restaurant. Getting geared up to do a weekend long SCA educational demo at a local renfair.t. Being exhausted. Usual.

>>8259917
Holy fuck. Please tell me that is a real sign in your restaurant. Top kek

>>8259952
Damn straight. I dont fuck around.

Someone here mentioned dyeing fabric at home a while ago.
I have a white cotton wench blouse that I want to dye light yellow, how would I go about doing that?
I have plenty of turmeric and an onion at my disposal. Looking to get a colour like pic related. I've looked around but most places give you rough instructions as opposed to any kind of a water/onion skins/vinegar/whatever ratio. I've dyed my hair with henna before so I'm no stranger to weird mixes, but they don't give any particular colour/shade instructions.

>>8259917
That sign is superb, bravo.
Now I need to visit the States just to feast there.

How in God's name do I shape a point out of foam for this war hammer? I have the size and length I need, but no idea how to shape the spike properly

>>8260069
Here, have some opinions!

Natural dyes are unreliable as hell and never are the same twice (hence no reliable instructions), so no matter what you're going to want to test it repeatedly on swatches of fabric.

My personal preference is to, rather than go by the mixture, go by the amount of time the item is in the bath. Make the dye as strong as you can, test swatch it, if you like the color put your item in- take it out every minute or so and rinse some cold water on it (so you aren't being tricked by extra dye) and examine the fabric, assume the finished product will be two or three shades lighter once it's dry.

I've always done it as 1 cup of vinegar and 1/2 cup salt to 4 cups of water. Since you have a limited quantity of materials to make the color itself I'd recommend putting all your turmeric and onion skins into the pot first and then adding water- a cup or two at a time- to the pot until your test swatches look good. Then add the vinegar and salt (which is mostly there to slightly brighten the color and make it stick in the fibers better).

If you're going for a more brown yellow, put more teabags and onion skins in than tumeric (tumeric is very bright).

Test swatches are your friend, and be prepared to accept something that doesn't look exactly like what you were going for.

Also if your wench blouse is manufactured, be warned- while the fabric may be cotton, the thread it was sewn with may not be, and when you dye it it can leave bright white lines of stitching on it.

Should I buy the latex in this Thin or Thick option? I'm not sure.
and the 29th is 3 days before my first event
Fuckn fun timing

>>8260362

>>8260362
I use thick latex for my mask casting- I scoop a little into a babyfood jar, add water, and shake it to mix, then slush cast it in. That way I have direct control over how watery it is.

Thin latex will be more like what people use to make prosthetics out of normally.

It's up to you, but I would go with the thick just because then you get to control it (and probably get more latex for your money).

Don't try to stir water into it, btw, it really doesn't work. Shaking is the only way I've found that works.

>>8260371

I'm still a little lost on how it's applied to weapons. Is it dipped? Painted on?

>>8260381
I'm way more familiar with plastidip, but principle is the same with latex, read this tutorial:

http://www.dagorhir.com/forums/index.php?topic=15445.0

Just do it with latex- make it thick enough to paint on. Also don't bother to make fabric striking surfaces.

Also buy a cheap chip brush or something because latex will ruin your brushes, no joke. You will never be able to clean them.

>>8260381
>>8260395
Oh, also wet latex smells foul- like unwashed vaginas mixed with sulfur and turpentine. I recommend you do your latex work outside.

>>8260397
>>8260395
Okay sweet. I can do this I think. Just wish my edges were finer and I'd be happy. But this latex thing will help a ton. Thanking you.
My works outside regardless
It's nicer outside

>>8260402
You'll definitely want to be outside if you plan to Isoflex your weapon. This will make it more durable, but the fumes are rather toxic.

blargh
I just got home from a 20km hike

>>8260607
And I'm just off to an IC social food and booze night with others from my Hall to catch up after the last Empire game that I sadly missed.

>>8260695
>mfw there's over a month until next game

>>8258408
ill do what i can.

>>8260757

>>8260761

>>8260764

>>8260768

>>8260770

>>8260772
im just going to link you to my pintrest, much more pictures on there.

https://www.pinterest.com/sheavanadium/larp/

Just completed my breastplate's cuisses.

>>8259917
>no fedoras
>picture of a neckbeard

Isn't that your customer base?

>>8260773
>https://www.pinterest.com/sheavanadium/larp/
Greatly appreciated

>>8260715
>next event: May 29

Oh well. With the open this month I probably couldn't have made it anyway.

>>8260715
This wasn't really a game, just an IC catch up from what everyone did/learned last event. Next Empire is the end of May.
I did just get made Thane of our Hall since out current one is joining another Nation due to IC marriage sometime this year.

I'm working on a sorta-tunic shirt for my fiance since he shredded the last shirt I made him. Hopefully this one will put a stop to that.

>>8261153
Are you going to try to make it down for May? We can do the uncomfortable "We're friends from the internet. Where on the internet? Oh, you know... places. Wholesome places. Yup."

>>8261287
An IC meet is still something.

>>8261287
I will come at the second Empire event - as an NPC, though. I think I'll have enought time for a drink or two at the tavern, though.

>>8263306
Do you mean Empire Empires, the one in Germany?
I go to Empire, entirely different game in the UK. Bit further to travel for a Bulgarian

>>8263341
Yes, I'm talking about the one in the UK. I probably won't bring my armor along, though.
I will arrive in the UK at the Luton Airport on the 20/05/2015 and depart 26/05/2015. If you could help me and a friend getting from London to the game place, I'd be very grateful.

>>8263361
I'm unfortunately coming from the completely opposite direction. Might be worth putting a post on the FB page, or emailing PD and seeing if they can point you in the right direction.

>>8263341
>>8263397
Completely forgot my name, these were me.

Any one here a cobler, or have period footwear patterns? I want to start on some period boots, or atleast what looks like it could be period. I want it to kind of look like pic related, except with a close on the side instead of the back, and a leather sole.

>>8263341
http://www.knightrealms.com/forum/Announcements/81504-director-announcements-for-april-2015.html
your game may be good but was it on cakeboss good?

>>8261153
>>8261551
To add onto this, if you need a place to stay in order to catch planes either before or after, and or rides from the airport, or even just a homecooked meal, we got you. Our couch is criminally comfy and I promise we aren't axe murderers.

>>8263827
Viking Leathercrafts is the one Frenadian sent me to in order to get boots for my fiance, they've arrived and are perfect. I don't know if what they have will be exactly what you're looking for, though.
>leather sole
Have fun on the slip and slide.

>>8264163
>Here lies HEMAfag
>His last words were:
>"You promised you weren't axe murderers"

>>8264163
nah, these boots are for formal stuff. not for combat. just basic walking arround and dancing.

I dont particularly want to buy boots as their super expensive, and it would be cool to say youve made your own.

>>8264261
Made some Post Apoc Trade Slips for our post apoc larp.

Gold, Silver, and Lead.

Copper, Chrome and coal coming soon.

>>8264377

>>8264381

>>8264387

>>8264261
I would also like boot patterns. I plan on using rawhide for the sole, for a little more usability then regular leather.

Who is the lucky fucker who won a chapel de fed saturday?

>>8265038
according to the picture, someone from Australia

>>8259953
>Damn straight. I dont fuck around.
that's not the impression I got from all the faun threads and chaos cultism you do...

>>8260296
cardboard cutter or any sharp knife. And layers.

>>8260296
People around here usually use electric carving knives to get nice clean points. Sharp exacto knives are a close second.

Okay so...

Last saturday i went to the photoshoot for bestarius clothes and i will post me in fantasy stuff eventually huhu.

After that i went to the fundraising gauls party and there was this ticket based lotery for stuff they had.

i said to myself...okay so what if i dont win anything, atleast i'm helping them build a nice building and having fun.

i placed bet on 3 item, an historical set of forged cutlery, a coyote pelt, and a kettle helm.

i won the kettle helm and i was pretty happy.

So that big neo-nazi viking dude decided to hit me on the head with his sword.

we found it funny (i was drunk also)
he gave me two other shot.
pic related , its one of the dent he did .

>>8265573
That's a serious dent. You should get your squire to pound that out for you, or keep it for muh authenticity.
Also, that's really cool.

>>8264163
>>8261551
This hospitality will be my end someday, I swear. I would love to head on down for next month, but a lack of money is a hobbling factor right now.

>>8264186
I refuse to be murdered by anything less foppish than a rapier.

>>8265573
Being dinged to hell is the natural state of a kettle hat. Seeing a pristine one just makes me nervous.

Alright so, im having a Kaftan and hood made by our very own Caer Ademant.

as such, ill need a wool fabric for the Kaftan and a felted wool for the Hood.

I plan on using the kaftan year round, and im having trouble finding the fight fabric. What do you guys suggest? Id like it to be 100% wool, but there are so many options and i dont know what the difference between any of them are. I would like the fabric to be either a deep maroon, or a deep hunters green/ or deep forrest green.

does anyone have any links of advice for either fabric?

>>8263827
I just learned that 17th century English shoes should not have heels. >the more you know

>>8266037
Would you be interested in dyeing at all? You could get a maroon pretty easily.

So a Friend of ours paid $100 for this shield. He got robbed.... So he came to my wife to do the best she could to fix this shield and make it look nicer, she started on it last night.

No your eyes are not playing tricks on you. This thing is not even round.

>>8266072
where can I find people who pay 100 usd for stuff like that?

>>8266072
Wow, he got realllly ripped off. I hope he's naming and shaming the person he bought it from.

>>8266072
Holy shit.

>>8266072

My wife is working hard to fix this. This is her progress so far.... later tonight its going to get some battle damage added, then 2-3 coats of plasti-dip, a proper paint job, and then drybrushing and sealing.

Step 1, Make that bitch round.
Step 2, Hide the abortion marks.
Step 3, Add Details, like rivets, and battle damage
Step 4, Plasti Dip, Plasti Dip
Step 5. Paint Paint.
Step 6. Drybrush on details,enchance previous details and damage.
Step 7. Add new Straps in the back.

>>8266097

It a shield for a Post Apoc style game btw.

>>8266097
>>8266098

Heres an example of some Armor she made for me a while back for a game.

So hopefully she will be abe to work some magic on that shield.

>>8266110

Heres an example of how her Drybrushing skills have improved.

This is a post apoc light/torch she made for the same game... Its made of PVC, Paint, LEDs and Love.

>>8266079

He bought it sight unseen, due to recomendations from others. : /

My wife would have just made him one worth his money if he had asked her first.

>>8266064
I could dye it i suppose, but that still leaves the question of what type of fabric, and what the dye would be /how to use it.

>>8266112
>>8266110
>>8266098
>>8266097
>>8266072

>>8266146

A lil more progress.

>>8266125
yeah, but where can I find people who will willingly pay 100 usd from a random dude?
also, get on skype

>>8265377
He fucks fauns, not neckbeards.

Sadly ;_;

>>8266160
what is this skype thing ? some kind of larpthread room?

>>8266219

Hmm... Thats no a bad idea, I may make a massive skype /tg/cgl/ Larp talk room in the future.

>>8266224
please don't. Skype rooms are absolutely shit

Fake Battle Damage added.

>>8266246

>>8266253

>>8266110
She does some good work. What's the armour made of?

>>8266257

>>8266261
eva foam

>>8266265

This next one is my favorite so far.

>>8266261
Its all made from EVA foam, straps, paint, plasti drip, and love.

>>8266271

>>8266277

Strap that didnt even last 1 game.
Fixed.

>>8266282
She also rivited it under the leather wrap just to make sure.

I also think she said that she is leaving the rest of the back of the shield as is, as a reminder to our friend to be a bit more choosey when he buys gear.

>>8266285
I hope you guys asked at least 50 usd for repairing that shit

>>8266125
First: amazing work. You're an artist.

Second: I want to apply HLF's gasoline advice to whoever had the gall to charge $100 for the original. >>8266072 looks like something anyone with a box knife and access to Home Depot could shit out in the space of half an hour.

>>8266350

Its not me Hemafag, its all my wife EshEsh. Shes the foamsmith in the family. I just handle her PR and Sales because shes super shy.

>>8266369
and have zero economic skills

>>8266369
>>8266375

Hey I do a good job of selling her stuff at events and online... Im just shit with coming up with prices for the items... she handles that end too.

>>8266369
I actually plan on picking up a pair of bruiser gloves from EshEsh at some point.

>>8266422
Those are fast becoming one of her more popular items, and thank you :3

>>8266285
>>8266282
>>8266072

So I just talked to my wife, and I found out why that handle didnt last even one game.... apprently the onlything holding it was some duct tape to make it a Loop... Duct tape only..

: /

After two coats of plastidip. Primer is drying right now. I can't put on the last flat iron layer of paint today,because its dark outside now

>>8266524
Yeah, the construction was... not very sound. The strap itself is also only held in by a hand width strip of foam, so that would have been the next thing to break. I reinforced it with a small piece of wood.

>>8266289
He's a friend so I am not asking for anything. If he wants to tip me, that'd be nice but I dont expect it

>>8266082
I honestly do not want to shame and bash the guy who made that "shield". I hope he sees what I made out of it and thinks to himself "Yeah, maybe I really should have put a lot more effort into this."
If he were to contact me and ask for advice, I'd gladly teach him. Makes our LARP better and saves future people from being ripped of (as badly)
I am kinda more annoyed at our friend for effectively wasting $100, instead of coming to me in the first place. Now he's short a hundred bucks and I STILL have to make a shield for him.

>>8266614
Do you guys do shields with cores?

>>8266951

I dont believe this particular shield had a core, but there is nothing stopping us from doing one with a core at all.

>>8266951
This is the first LARP shield I have made, so yes and no?
I could totally make one.

>>8266954
And no it hasn't

>>8266614
>He's a friend so I am not asking for anything. If he wants to tip me, that'd be nice but I dont expect it
see >>8266375

>>8266614
>I honestly do not want to shame and bash the guy who made that "shield". I hope he sees what I made out of it and thinks to himself "Yeah, maybe I really should have put a lot more effort into this."
You are a good person and should feel good about yourself. Though whoever made the initial abomination deserves to be shamed.

>>8266224

I'd be down for that

>>8266231

Don't knock it man. I've met some of the people I'd trust with my life on a Dragons Dogma Skype chat from the popular kids of the thread in /vg/
They are the best people I've ever met and hell, 2 of them found love in each other from across the country and they now live together in Texas.
4chan is full of nice people if you collect the right ones
As long as they're not from /b/ or anything

>>8267709
It's shit from a technical viewpoint. It is buggy as hell and there are way better alternatives if you want a lot of stranger to chat with each other.
I would even use a facebook group before using skype for that kind of thing.

But a way better option would be an IRC channel

>>8267711

I just enjoy the talking side of it. But I'm okay with whatever, I just enjoy the community side of a thread
If we can all mutually agree to an IRC or a Facebook chat provided we all have one, then I'd be down for that too man

>>8267721
I like IRC, way better for conversations that isn't just small talk about things nobody cares about.
Although I admit you have to press more then one button to adjust it to your preferences

>>8267721
>>8267727
preference for IRC seconded, also way less annoying than FB chat.

>>8267721
I'd prefer a facebook chat because of the inbuilt functionalities (events, etc) in Facebook, but IRC is fine too.

I vote Skype or IRC, Facebook has a habit of hiding important things from me.

Category 1 cyclone over my area all day. Power went out a few hours ago but I kept working
I'm cutting leather strip for my weapon from a patchwork leather bag I found in an Op shop on the weekend. De stitched the zipper and the vinyl attached by candle light so it's just the leather now
just doing some strip now
I feel so...crafty

>>8267774
>>8267765
>>8267741
>>8267721
well then...
rizon IRC server, #larp room

>>8267778

Will look tomorrow. No power. This is from my phone with 5% charge and patchy reception.

Local TV channel SBS (Special Broadcast Service, or Sex and Bloody Soccer, for their frequent broadcasting of foreign films and soccer matches) did a piece on the Australian BOTN teams. I quite liked it.

http://www.sbs.com.au/news/dateline/story/medieval-fight-club-australians-fighting-back-time

I went to a boffer practice yesterday in the park. No exciting combat techniques used- mostly just cardio from running around.

This ultimate hipster guy stops, asks us what's up. Turns out he plays in a local HEMA group (I didn't think there was a local HEMA group). We let him play with us for a little while
>"And he beat us to death with his extreme combat skills!" Screams Dystopia Rising guy

He was actually pretty cool- and kicked our asses pretty handily as long as he wasn't ganged up on. He was intrigued by this 'roleplaying' we were talking about so I have his email.

My ex girlfriend was there though, and she was trying to say that Alliance does the 'if it touches the weapon it's void' thing. Comeon! I just legitimately hit you like, three times! I didn't even baseball bat your weapon out of the way!
I asked my fiance about it today since he's head of rules, and he says baseballing the other weapon out of the way is okay, but he doesn't think voiding upon contact is the rule. He's going to check with the marshals.

I really hope they don't start doing voiding, that stuff is bullshit.

>>8268148
Blech,
Baseballing the other weapon out of the way ISN'T okay. There.

>>8268148
all that rules lawyering...

>>8268187
Normally I'd agree with you, but if half the player base isn't taking hits because 'durr durr, it hit my weapon!' I think that's a clarification that needs to be made in a game with permanent death.

Yes I am buttmad.

>>8268203
I meanly meant the hit the weapon stuff. Doesn't matter, I will never comprehend you guys

>>8268151
I can see why baseballing wouldn't be allowed, as you could damage or break weapons that way. Over here that seems to be in the social contract rather than a hard and fast rule, mainly because folks don't want to risk breaking their own weapon.
However, not taking a hit because someone parried then attacked you is a stupid rule.

>>8267778
server dont exist bitchos

Also Bico is kinda saved, long story short...
They listened to the players and will make changes acording to this.

>>8268271
server is any rizon server. They have more than one. irc.uworld.se is the one I'm currently in but irc.rizon.net probably works too.
Git gud noob.

I'm excited about being able to try HEMA, though. I'm really not a very good fighter, but I still surprised at how handily hipster HEMA guy beat us up.

HEMAfag, confirm or deny: Hipster guy describes HEMA as 'Real steel, no armor.'

>>8268210
Oooh, my bad. I'd like to have a ruleset like Bico at the very least, but I also really like having permanent death because I feel it adds to the roleplay.
Though at least when you read the 60 some such page Alliance rulebook, where half of that is flavor text, you can kinda see how it works. There's another local game, RoC, where the rulebook has no flavor text and is, and I'm not kidding here, 124 pages long. I've never played RoC but I've read that rulebook like, 3 times and I still can't understand how the game itself is played.

>>8268224
Absolutely agreed. People also hold their weapons loosely in a touch game, and a sudden surprise baseball bat would fling most people's weapons into space.

>>8268278
oh god i dont understand this shit


Also here is an update from the guild concil about the change of rules

Guilds council meeting briefing.
The are many news some good some bad but more good than bad.
1 fortunately bicolline has managed to land some interesting subventions from the government and can now do some much needed improvements to the game.
2 there will be a new sanitary facilities with running water and showers. A electronic key system will be put in place for the showers.
3 a new fort will be built in the mage plains at the back. It will be about 128 feet by 256 feet with towers, gates and ramparts. There will also be 2 layers of defense so a outer wall and an inner wall. There will be movable sections to simulate wall breaches. The front wall and the inner wall will be built this year and the remaining 3 walls built next year.

>>8268279
... why can't you guys use a ruleset that's less then 20 pages?
And why do you want to put flavor in rules?

>>8268286
then you will never be good enough for our secret elitist group where we have all the exclusive CRTs and faun girl pictures

>>8268279
also
>HEMAfag, confirm or deny: Hipster guy describes HEMA as 'Real steel, no armor.'
HEMA is just another umbrella term like larp. There are a fuckton of different hema groups that do different things in different ways

>>8268286
4 the virtual world will become automated. Through good circumstances a third party company as been given the contract of building and maintaining the informatic system the new game that will be running. As much of the old system as possible will be kept in this new game. All the current holdings of guilds and people.stay the same. Some rule will be modified due to having to be compatible with an automated system an some of the rule that were either broken or boring will be changed but over all it should look very much like the old system. The restart should be gradual and hopefully we can start playing next bico and have the full system in 2016.
5 fire hazard . All fire pits will now have to be according to code which mean a concrete foundation and an anti spark screen.
6 combat rules. All magic weapons no longer one hit kill. They now provide runic warrior status which can be stolen. Monsters will get an overhaul will not get into details since there was some confusion and they still want to think on in after we pointed out some serious flaws in their system. Archer will now need a minimum of 6 arrow to enter the battlefield. No more guys showing up with only a bow and reshooting other people's arrows.
7 the grand battle will be named " The times of great trouble". It will be the end of the story arc that has been going on for the past 6 years. We have to expect many changes to the battle mecanics but we will only be given the specific of the battle on the Sunday of the grand battle.

>>8268294
taken from the notes of Sir Hector who was present saturday.

Last saturday i was at the gaul party so i wasnt aware of the changes that i only learned about the morning after and i was pretty happy overall

>>8268279
>Absolutely agreed. People also hold their weapons loosely in a touch game, and a sudden surprise baseball bat would fling most people's weapons into space.
Good, it would teach them to actually grip their weapons if they don't want to lose them.

Quick question.
My city is organizing a zombie walk type thing and I was planning to go there.
The thing is, should I only use fake blood or can I use actual cow blood that is sold in stores?

>>8268353
Do you want to stink like someone covered in old blood?

>>8268290
I'm obviously not a writer of rules for Alliance, but the purpose of the flavortext as I see it is to make it appeal to new players, and also to provide written examples of the rules in play in order to better show how it would look actually in game.

Some new players don't even understand the idea of roleplaying, and we get people who think they're going to be playing D&D, with dice and everything, while also on a camping trip or something? They need all the help they can get.

>>8268353
I doubt there's actual rules against it, but you'll smell really bad very quickly, and it can draw insects.

>>8268357
>>8268368
Well I would be a zombie...

>>8268397
You'd be a fake zombie. Real blood will only cause problems.

My city banned its zombie walk because an idiot like you decided to cover their hands in real blood and leave handprints on the windows of all the businesses they walked by.

>>8268418
>an idiot like you decided to cover their hands in real blood and leave handprints on the windows of all the businesses they walked by.
What a fucking douche. I was planning on just pouring it on my throat and let it naturally spread from there, not bloody (pun not intended) bathing in it.
Insects wouldn't really be an issue since there aren't any this time of the year.

>>8268148
>>8268151
>beats are illegal
ow.

>>8268279
as >>8268293 describes. That being said, most HEMA groups past a certain point use steel feders or spring steel blunts. The 'no armor' thing is bullshit, especially for steel. The moment you step away from nylon plastic wasters, you wear a fucking gambeson, gauntlets, and a gorget. I've taken a hit from a feder on bare skin after a newbie got too excited during bind games. It left a welt for three days and we weren't even anywhere near full intent.
Once you stop playing around with learning the fundamentals of your particular system, you throw on your padding, grab your steel, and actually start sparring.

>>8268353
Just use fake blood. Real blood's very smelly, horribly sticky, and just not actually pleasant to be around. Keep in mind that you will be in a crowd of other people (or if you're in Portland, you may end up on the zombie bus with me), and that those other people will have to smell you.

Shield update: Flat iron base coat is drying, reinforced the place where the hand strap is attached to the shield with a small piece of leather lined particle board.
I'm gonna keep the backside in plain black, as an eternal reminder to our friend to not commission people without a portfolio for full price.

>>8267582
Hey, I am earning enough to not only be able to save up a nice sum every month, but also to finance a god damn immigration procedure and medical bills on top.
Not being a soulless capitalist pig =/= no economic sense.

>>8268353
Yeah VERY bad idea. As everyone else already said, you will smell HORRIBLE. On top of that even though blood from professionally butchered cattle is pretty save, you are still covering yourself in a substance that basically spoils instantly, opening the door for all sorts of food poisoning and infections.

It's generally a dick move that has no advantages whatsoever. Even price wise, fake blood is cheaper if you make it yourself.

>>8268363
>Some new players don't even understand the idea of roleplaying, and we get people who think they're going to be playing D&D, with dice and everything, while also on a camping trip or something? They need all the help they can get.
I'm pretty sure you need to deal with that stuff BEFORE you show them the rules. Also nothing wrong with flavor text but keep it separated from the rules. The rules should be short, easily understandable and very straightforward examples, with no flavor otherwise people will be too focused on the situation on the flavor text.

>>8268848
>Not being a soulless capitalist pig =/= no economic sense.

>meanwhile at Esh-Esh's cave
>all the dosh! all the dosh is mine! MINE!!!

Made another post apocalyptic torch prop.

>>8269081
I do have a case of ScroogeMcDuckism

>>8269191
Esh-Esh, do you have any ideas for cheap fantasy lighting? No fire.

>>8269229
Selenite and LEDs.

Cheap is relative, but if you buy the crystal from a quarry or wholesale supplier, it's very affordable. I got my current stock for about 6euro/pound
DO NOT buy from yuppie new age stores. They'll give you a 1000% markup

>>8269229
A bunch from Urizen in Empire made lights out using a heat gun, like the kind you strip paint with to warp plastic drinks bottles. The heat deforms them and the plastic becomes somewhat opaque. They then stick an LED in the bottom. When they are lit up they look like glowing crystals.

>>8268353
Real blood is actually a biohazard situation and can get you in EPA trouble if someone complains. So, it's kind of a hassle for a large public event. Plus, depending on where you get it from, there could be drugs in the blood that you would absorb through your skin (anti-parasitic drugs).

>>8269191

While it looks pretty, I dont think a glass bulb is exactly LARP safe.

>>8269247
>Esh-Esh
Is this the wonderful German girl that /tg/ recklessly loves?

>>8269753

I think so.

>>8269723
It's a plastic replica. Note the derp filament.

>>8269753
I am a german girl who posts on /tg/ every now and then. Love is a little strong of a word.

I'm playing my first wisewoman/surgeon character in a small medieval larp. I've put together a small surgical kit and I've also ordered some leech physreps. I'm planning on staining the wooden tool handles but beyond that I'm open to concrit

>>8269837
staining the wood will definitely help to make them look genre appropriate.
Other than that, it looks like a neat starting kit.

I'd make a tool roll, or pouch out of leather to keep them in. Maybe even a little carrying case.

>>8269851
I have a tool roll in the post, it should be here in the next few days.

>>8269881
ok other than that all I can think of is getting more fitting tools.

>>8270324
Do you mean my tools are inappropriate for the setting or that I need more?

>>8269837
Tool pouch, and, depending on your time period, loads of fiddly little glass bottles in your tent (if you're planning on falling down or getting hit, don't actually carry them, they'll shatter).
Don't carry actual knives, but see if you can find forceps that look in genre. The pastry crimper tool is the thing that's throwing me the most in your photo.
Also a roll of bandages- just regular cloth, preferably tea stained.
Perhaps get a set of clayworking tools? Or dentists tools?

Those leeches look like something Frenadian may be interested in.

>>8270449
Just that you'd need more. The more tools the more IMPORTANT you look.

I'm not an expert, but those look like they could be medieval medical tools. Those things were cray cray

>>8268279
>HEMAfag, confirm or deny: Hipster guy describes HEMA as 'Real steel, no armor.'

There are plenty of varieties. I'm under the impression that platic/wood wasters are most popular in the US though, and you'll have go to slavcountry to find a club that does the 'Real steel, no armor' thing, because they're the only one with enough balls and too little sanity to go full on with steelwasters without armour.

Steel masterrace though

>>8270597
To be fair my longsword group never suits up unless we're doing full intent sparring. Grappling and simple drills are just done with a mask and gloves. The rapier group I drop in with occasionally almost never goes past a mask and gorget.

Can't say I've ever seen anyone who seriously spars with wood wasters, either. Shit doesn't flex at all. Nice way to be out some ribs in a thrust.

>>8269753
>Implying /tg/ loves anything

>>8270618
I was mainly referring to the sparring part, there's not reason except for eventual laws or insurance reasons to wear gloves or helmets usually.

>sparring with wood wasters
The shit I've seen man, those things are ridiculously dangerous when trying to bind or just doing oberhaus because they bounce fucking everywhere.

The property of flexing of steel wasters is an added bonus, but feders and shit are quite a new addition to the inventory (hanwei need not apply), and some smaller clubs (at least around here) tend to think, "Steel = real swords = super dangerous" even when it comes to feders.

tl;dr: wood/plastic wasters cause more injuries than steel because of attitude reasons and skipping on protection

>>8270618
>>Implying /tg/ loves anything
we love to hate things. And we love Esh-Esh

>>8269837
Lets talk medieval medicine impressions: there are many things you can use in game that we use at reenactments to really get the realism there.

1: First off, ditch the generic bait and get a realistic leeches. Pic related. If you can get a reproduction leech jar, even better.

Cont.

>>8270664
2: The medieval doctor had one tool over any other for diagnosis: The urine flask and accompanying color wheel.

A combination of color, sediment presence and most shockingly, taste were used to help fairly accurately diagnose many conditions. Play this up with your props! Apple juice and a urine flask ALWAYS make the crowd double take at historic demonstrations, so why not use it in game?

Cont.

>>8270681
3: Poultices for effect AND utility

Witch Hazel is an amazing substance: Its an astringent, an anticeptic, fights acne, and leaves skin feeling tingly. Its also cheap as hell and readily available. Why am I mentioning it when we're only playing at medicine? Well, because of that tingly astringent feeling, along with its one downside: It has a VERY strong herbal odor. It dissapates in minutes, but while this makes it less popular for daily use, it really drives home the feeling of an herbal poultice.

A little bottle of witch hazel, with some dabbed on a your linen bandage will have the same feeling as vick's vapor rub or seabreeze astringent on skin, and smell like something an herbalist will use.

Any larpfags use a sling?

>>8270681
French manicure, so medieval

>>8271002
>slings
They're only effective if you throw anti-stress balls or tennis balls. A bow is much better though, as it's much easier to shoot it on the move.

>>8271017
lol I don't see any french manicure in that pic, just clean nails.

>>8270681
Thats sick and I love it!

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>>8271366