/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>8329204
>too /tg/ for /cgl/
No such thing.

>>8329199
I love all of you

>>8329216
then again it's /tg/ which is called /d/ lite not /cgl/.
Plus we have a certain way of discussing things...

>>8329228
we love you too anon

>>8329230
>we have a certain way of discussing things
The right way.

>>8329246
The manly way

>>8329248
the /tg/ way

>>8329259
The erotic way

>>8329246
>The right way.
>>8329246
>The manly way
>>8329246
>the /tg/ way
>>8329246
>The erotic way

Why not all of the above?

>>8329288
those are the same things

>live at condo complex with a lake
>two neckbeards with trench coats go out in front of the lake from time to time
>screaming and LARPing with each other with Star Wars swords and plastic "katanas"
>roomate and I cackle whenever they're screaming and running after each other like children

>>8329299
>that thing you just described
>LARP
pick one

>>8329304
That's the thing, they claim they're LARPing.

>>8329230
now you can redo that with sand and you'll be a true seagull

>>8329312
larp is kind of a buzzword nowdays

>>8329313
yeah but seagulls never really sit down to do the actual math. That's a really important part of being on /tg/. Doing the math for it and look for loopholes and stuff like that. Gives you a very interesting mindset

>>8329312
>they claim they're LARPing.
They can be wrong all they like then.

By the way update on bico.

Like i said some time ago, bico seems to be ''saved''

They listened to the very angry players about the update and decided to change things accordingly.

Plus, they are constructing a pretty big fort wich will kinda look like that with removables piece of wall to simulate breach.

i see pics of the project on facebook plus pis of other building being built.

OldTown = around 15 player built buildings and 1 bico built building (a tavern)

Newtown = probably more commercant stand and maybe some player buildings, and a shower place

LowTown = no new construction permited, only renovations of existing buildings. (Lowtown is build too close to the river and too low so nobody really want to build there)

Orc camp = finaly building a fort or something, i'm not totally sure

True faith plain = only one new building, true faith prefer to build crusader camps with stockades and all that normaly. but seems like its a lost tradition.

Mage's Plain = one of the battleground that will have the fort build on it . this year it is estimated that the first face will be built and ready to play with. wich i am very excited for.

There are rumors of every weapon doing 1 damage only but i really doubt that.

it is confirmed that this year will be the last where sword in duct tape will be permited.
and other weapon in duct tape will eventually be banned.

I think its a way to make homologuation easier and add a better overall look to the games...wich i am totally fort.
Plus...some of the weapons maker are friends so...yeah...if they make more money with that i'm kinda happy for them.

Hum...i dont know what else...many changes this year

I'm joining a reenactment group or at least considering it. I know its not larping but it's in the same family, I would think. Anyone do that kind of thing? I'm in 'murika by the way, where this kind of thing is more prevalent than larping. The group I'm joining has some very friendly members but their lack of attention to detail in costuming alarms me a bit.

>>8329755
>reenactment
> lack of attention to detail in costuming
that's indeed alarming.
What period?

>>8329755
>reenactment
> lack of attention to detail in costuming
kinda..defeat the purpose. huhu

>>8329770
Rev war.
I might be nitpicky. It was regarding type of material (cotton vs linen) and the fact that a lot of them seem to machine sew their garments/purchase them from sutlers that mass produce questionable stuff.

It's the closest one in my area (literally the next town over) I'd honestly rather do Civil War but I've been itching to have a reason to make some gear and I figured this would motivate me.

>>8329777
am I to. look in the foreground, or at the fatty in the back?

>>8329908
both are equaly disgusting

>>8329915
Well if the armoured twink charged into my tent I wouldn't complain

>>8329228
Even me?

>>8328839
Well, this IS /cgl/. Half my followers on my circus one is nothing but seagulls, and my personal one is mainly /tg/

>>8329777
>>8329915
i fucking hate leather armor that isn't brown

>>8330033
>i fucking hate leather armor
even better

>>8330077
>>i fucking hate leather armor that isn't hide
ftfy

>>8329810
>Rev war
well I guess that's what nearly everyone does there as reenactment. That and World War 2

>>8330244
>i fucking hate

>>8330597
American Civil War's the big one over here, actually.

>want to be swift roguelike
>am tall fat chick who can only ever use two handed weapons and tower shields and longswords and shit

I just want to duel wield. mercy.

>>8331538
Eat less, move more, then practice

>>8330005
Especially you.

>>8331569
That advice should work for anything, really.

>>8331704
It's gotten me down 40 lbs and running through the woods

>>8331538
>who can only ever use two handed weapons and tower shields and longswords and shit
implying this isn't better than being a faggot rogue

>>8331538
Tbh if you're taller than the average person then you should have an easier time dual wielding. A little range goes a long way in a dedicated tapfight.

>>8331531
I'm in the North East.. no American Civil War here, sadly.

just got back from an event, which i could only describe as a cesspit of mud and rain.

While the fighting and the event was fun, mud up to your ankles at all times was not. That 35 dollar cot was the best investment i ever made...

So yeah...i have this weird power when i go to party with larp people/banquet/court...

I always end up wining or buying something for a really low price.

This crossbow? 20 moneydollar'
i did one part of the bow with hemp and put beeswax on it.

took this pic

>>8334238
finished bow

I'm also gonna make a hole near the front and put a saddle to cock it, and secure it with hemp cord.

But to make sure it stays in place i'm gonna screw the saddle and just add cord for extra holding

>>8331538
or you can be the TOO SUBTLE rogue

>>8333398
>North East US
>Most likely in NEW ENGLAND
>no American Civil War here

My god, you're either a lazy or blind.

>>8334242
i'd cock your saddle bb

>>8334282
No idea what this means but i'm in.

>>8329199
Why on earth would you drink out of your rusty, sweaty ass helmet?

>>8334323
... why not?

What do you eat at Larp? Any cool meals you have prepared that an amateur can make? I don't go camping, but I know my way around a stove.

Just got home, got a lot of personal plot with other spiders (and we all got super creepy with each other, totally murdered another spider who lost an argument and ate his innards).
My spider met the perfect spider boy but they didn't fuq because I'm a squire and cannot abandon my duties in order to create a terrifying hoard of trained spiderlings ;;;_;;; So sad.

>>8334365
Chicken is always delicious, put it with some cheese and a bit of crusty bread and you have a delicious meal. It takes a bit of practice to make good chicken, but the basics can be as simple as 'throw it in the oven for a while.'

>>8331538
I'm a 6 foot tall girl who plays a rogue who dual wields and nobody ever sees me coming.
The extra reach will help you.
Work out/eat less to get rid of some of the fat and git gud with two swords and you will absolutely be able to rouge.

>>8334365
Everything people give me.

But more seriously.
in long event that last a week there is food places where you can buy food BUT , if you want to have your own food (wich is nice and will cost you way less) be prepared to have adequate refregiration.

If you just want to have stuff to eat without spending all your days around a stove here's a little list of good stuff to bring. (plus its all histo looking stuff)

- Jerky
- bread
- Dates
- apples
-clemtines (because fuck oranges)
- Cheese (take a old cheddar or something like that, nothing that will become soft and smelly too fast)
- nuts
- dried fruits
- chocolate because you will get the cravings if you are a sweet thoot with a fatass like me
- all kind of dried meat or fish

Look at your inventory in mount and blade, should give you an idea huhu

>>8334394
>6 foot tall girl
not sure if girl

>>8334365
Jerky, apples and hot dogs

>>8334443
soo, grain and cabbages?

>>8334394
>I'm a 6 foot tall girl
cant...contain...my...orgasms...

>>8334480
If you show up with grain and cabbages, I will eat grain and cabbages with you

>>8334480
no wonder your party is in crumbles.

>>8334480
also if you share a tent dont eat cabbage and grain is actually good if you consider cereals as grain.

- cereal
- peannut buttah
- jam and confitures
- stuff to put on dat bread in general

>>8334452
You got me, still actually a jumping spider hopping from key to key.

(Alternate response: I can be whatever you want bb)

We had a person there with a good camera so hopefully I'll have some nice pics to post later.

>>8333398
Man the closest my state got to being in the war was having some dude die in Virginia. Still, most of the folk I ran into while training Angelo's Saber were reenactors for the reb cavalry. If you live in the continental United States, someone in your state is pretending to be in the Civil war.

That being said we have some cool fellows up in the San Juan Islands who man a reproduction of a British colonial military camp and a corresponding American one. Fun stuff.

>>8334394
>Other spiders
I don't want to go to California any more.

>>8334710
>I don't want to go to California any more.
Lies.

so i brought alot of really nice food to this event, Such as Salmon, and venison over cream and truffles.

I noticed very very quickly plastic silverware wasnt going to cut it.

I need a mess kit...

>>8334323
Incredible thirst.

>>8334277

I'm sure they're here but you can't turn a corner without finding Revolutionary War. So yes- I am lazy, but there are a lot more opportunities in the immediate area for earlier periods due to the location.

>>8334710
>>8334774
now that i learned that northern california is less hot, i'm actually okay with going there.

In fact...i'd even like to come with my two best friend, the Purple knigth and sister amandine the capine.

Now to convinced them to fuck off with that cuba idea and actually go trougth the states...

>>8334365
I take a bunch of meat pies and dried fruit for snacking during the event but my main meals come from one of the food tents.

>>8336062
Revolutionary war is way cooler than Civil War anyways. Granted that's probably due to location bias more than anything else.

No image dumps? Can I see some fantasy larps guis?

>>8336187
what kind do you want?

>>8336198
I'd like to see some nobles.

>>8336253
alright, I will dump some but slowly because of work

>>8335113
I'm finding I need a kit in daily life, plastic wear sucks at every level

>>8336332
Thanks!

Also, what do people wear in the summer?

>>8336352
... cloths?

>>8336352
This IS summer.

>>8336365
also, trick question: what counts as a noble?

>>8334365
Pork, potatoes and apples fried in a pan over the fire, with honey for flavour.

>>8336459
Or a stew or soup with whatever you have at hand.

Where can i find goblin masks? Like the goblins from warhammer fantasy, so bright green.

>>8334365
I generally leave actual cooking to the more capable, but I take a page from backpacking and always carry around some non-spoiling food like dried fruit, hard cheeses, cured meat and the like. Everyone likes food.

>>8336168
California weather is an enigma to me, seeing as I've really only been around the Bay Area and Lassen. To be honest though I panic a little whenever the skies over Portland clear up; without a protective cloud layer my pale flesh might just singe.

Scottishlarpfag you going ODC this year? I am concerned what it will be like at this temporary site. I quite like how it was at TS last year.

>>8334365
Anything, really. Sandwiches, sausages, pasta, risotto, etc...

>>8336674
Never went to ODC, don't really have the time to do that along with Empire and No Rest. I missed E1, so no real opinion on the new site.

>>8336748
I'm juggling quite a few systems this year. Empire, ODC, Animatium and Forsaken. It is burning through my leave!

>>8336748
>>8336770
Is everyone OK with meeting at the Applewood Arms on Friday at 10.30? The codeword is "four-leaved spiders".

>>8336797
I'll not be joining you guys, there are meetings on at that time. Have a good lark though. I recommend the strawberry cider

>>8336822
We will probably stay there until late, you can always join us later. I'm be the guy with the cool glasses - you will see.

>>8336253
Not worn for larp (SCA) but here is my high class Florentine gown and overdress.

>>8336845
From the back

>>8336845
>>8336849

That overdress is beautiful!

>>8336797
>>8336844

I'm likely to be fairly busy too, 22:30 is also when the first Senate session starts.

>>8336913
>22.30 senate
Dammit, when does it finish?

>>8336944
I think it's from 22:00 till 23:00, but depending on what happens I might be in meetings afterwards. Friday night is always busy.

>>8337120
looking good, spotted your post on the CF fb page earlier!

>>8337060
Huh, you a senator? Meetings go on pretty late, especially dawnish ones with wine and cheese...

>>8337175
Not a Senator, but I'm the only one in the Hall that goes to the sessions, so I tend to report back major events.

>>8337185
Fair enough. I'm getting used to playing the politics game properly, most of it happens outside the senate and usually the votes are foregone conclusions.

>>8337192
The politics are really interesting. I plan to get more involved, being friends with senators in different nations really helps.

>>8337185
I'm an adjutant but E1 was acting general. I must have spent at least 10 hours in meetings over 3 days...

>>8337211
I'm the sounding board for a Hallmate who was an adjutant, but got Green Shield general at E1, and the amount of meetings he's in is crazy. I've had to go and make sure he got someone to eat otherwise he'd forget.

>>8337228
I used to go in with a litre tankard and i'd have to fill it at least 2/3 times before each meeting was done. The stuff that went on was IC important but my god it took ages.

>>8337228
I wish I had someone to look out for me with food. The last person who did that died...

There's a reason I recommend the strawberry cider in Applewood, and that reason is long meetings. Trying to persuade others is thirsty work!

>>8337244
The Strawberry Cider is named after my character as I OOC buy it and IC brew it :D

>>8337245
Respect. I brew orange and grape liqueurs for the Brazen Paradour, since my business is a distillery. I didn't manage to get any ready in time for this event though, Vale got in the way.

>>8337245
The butterscotch vodka you had at E4 was really, really nice. The lass behind the bar was also gave me and a couple of hallmates a great laugh.

>>8336845
>>8336849
Jesus W Christ! Did you post those of FB yet? My lady friend would go nuts for pics!

>>8336853
Thanks I took a dover book with historical fabric designs to a local home Dec fabric store and tried to find one within a century of what I was going for. Very happy with what I ended up with.

>>8338228
Haha thanks as you might have noticed I don't really post much to Facebook except on select groups. They are on my tumblr though.

Here have one without the over dress.

>>8338273
And another also without the over dress but with a different hairnet and a sleeves made from the fabric.

>>8338273
10/10, would use subtle machinations of inter-family politics to arrange formal courtship.

Unrelated, my latest project: Generic pearl captive bead earrings i've been producing. They cover hundreds of years, don't look jarring, and are made of pearl and jewelry grade brass. Im making them with slightly larger piercings in mind, with 14, 12 and 10 gauge in production with various diameters and pearl sizes.

>>8338367
heh. Nipple rings.

>>8338367
>10/10, would use subtle machinations of inter-family politics to arrange formal courtship.

L-lewd...

>>8338400
Captive ball rings can be used anywhere.

>>8338367
>10/10, would use subtle machinations of inter-family politics to arrange formal courtship.

With or without poisonings and street duels? Either way, that's one of the sweetest things I've read in a lerpthred.

>>8338905

>>8338367
>10/10, would use subtle machinations of inter-family politics to arrange formal courtship.
Be still my beating heart

>>8338905
>With or without poisonings and street duels? Either way, that's one of the sweetest things I've read in a lerpthred.
With of course, it wouldn't be a Renaissance Italian courtship without those. I expect things to be done properly.

Larp fags can be quite sweet

>>8339682
Case in point. That is a gentlemanly sentiment

>>8336352
>Also, what do people wear in the summer?
Natural fibers mostly. It goes Linen> Light weight wool > Linen blend > Cotton

Personally I plan on making a peplos or two for hot summer camping events. Sure it's a millennia earlier then my preferred time period but damn I'll be comfortable.

>>8339682
Are you quarrelling sir?

>>8339873
Curses, I've been found out

I'm a cgl regular but I don't know shit about larping even though I've always been interested.
Tell me gulls, how did you first get into it?
What is the draw for you?
How do you create your characters?

Greaves

>>8340056
Vambraces

>>8339968
Character creation really varies by the group in my experience. With some it's easy enough that you can put together a character ahead of time and just run it by the staff when you arrive, with others you need to be walked through the process the first time.

As for getting into it, I think many of the more experienced larpers in this thread have a good idea of which big larps are good. They can probably recommend a few in your area.

>>8338905
Why not both?

>>8339682
I am SO stealing this.

>>8339855
>Sure it's a millennia earlier then my preferred time period but damn I'll be comfortable.

The joys of 15th/16thC Italy is that yes, its 500BC Greek, but you can still totally wear it and be accurate! In modo antiquo fashion hit all strata of society, and chitons, tunics and togas all made a resurgence as cheap, comfortable and fashionable clothes to mix in match with modern styles.

>>8340403
>The joys of 15th/16thC Italy is that yes, its 500BC Greek, but you can still totally wear it and be accurate! In modo antiquo fashion hit all strata of society, and chitons, tunics and togas all made a resurgence as cheap, comfortable and fashionable clothes to mix in match with modern styles.

Really? That is exciting! Do you have any documentation that shows that? Or suggestions on where I can find some? Never knew modo antiquo went that far.

>>8340468
Dropped trip.

>>8339968
>Tell me gulls, how did you first get into it?
A lot of the LARPthread folks are immigrants from /tg/ but I'm a gull. I played D&D in middle school, and heard jokes about LARPing (though I thought it sounded pretty cool). Years later, the person I was dating took me to my first Alliance game and I was hooked. I've been playing in various games at various times ever since.
>What is the draw for you?
I like feeling like I'm *living* in another time/world (I'm not a huge fan of single day games as a result). I also like actually doing things rather than rolling dice- it's much cooler when you're actually swinging the sword.
I also get a huge boner for overly intricate costuming.
>How do you create your characters?
That will depend a lot on the game you are playing, the setting, the other people playing, and a lot of other stuff. If there are volunteer/NPC roles in the game you're planning on trying you should always do one of those first to test out the game and get a feel for what would work.
Also, sometimes character ideas come from dumb places. I started playing my spider character as a joke because my girlfriend was deathly arachnophobic and I wanted to freak her out (which absolutely worked, btw). Now it's 5-6 years later and it's my longest run character, who has grown significantly past just being a prank.

Photo dump from this last weekend incoming.

Some sexay banshees right before they attacked our town.

>>8340630

Last one

It was a very fun event. No photos of my spooky spider brothers because all those mods were at night.

>>8339968
>What is the draw for you?

Honestly, it scratches my "I want to hit shit with swords" itch. I used to do HEMA-like combat for my work, and ever since losing that job my days felt kind of empty without a replacement.

And of course, the role-playing aspect keeps my acting chops up, that's pretty important too.

>>8339968
>Tell me gulls, how did you first get into it?
got invited a training fight roughly 11 years ago through a play by post forum game. There they told awesome stories what happened on the larp and I got interested so I went to the next one.

>What is the draw for you?
all the awesome stories and experiences. If you do it seriously you will have a shitload of stories that you can tell what happened to you. And it's fun do those things.

>How do you create your characters?
I flesh out random ideas that seems really awesome somewhere around 4 am. That or I join to a team and make a character that fits there. Sometimes organizers ask me to play this or that for a story if they know I'm good at it

I just want a good cultist robe. Why are they so rare?

>>8341016
because cultists do their cultism secretly

>>8341016
They're actually pretty easy to make. Take a smock pattern for the robe, a circle with a head hole cut in it makes a decent mantle, and there's heaps of tutorials on how to make a hood.

>>8341027
I made a very embarrasing mistake in making mine. I think I'm ready to just buy one.

>>8341036
The only thing that isn't fixable in sewing is cutting and poor fabric choice. Persist, anon.

>>8341040
Coincidentally, I made a poor cut and used a poor choice in fabric.

>>8341064
You learned, didn't you? More fabric and thread'll probably cost less than a prefab. Why not give it another stab ... stitch?

>>8341097
I probably should, but I'm hand stitching and it's probably more effort that it's worth.

>>8341101
Hey, so am I. Time can be limited I suppose. At least take comfort in knowing you put in more effort and self awareness than the likes of these.

>>8341113
I love scythes so much, why does everyone have to butcher them?

>>8339968
>Tell me gulls, how did you first get into it?
Started with tabletop gaming, then started doing World of Darkness pub-larp due to different social groups mixing at parties. Then I started field larps due to a bunch of other friends who had been at it for a while enthusing to me about it. That's why I started field larp way later than usual (16 years after my first tabletop and 13 years after my first pub larp)
>What is the draw for you?
It's a lot more visually appealing than tabletop, and it let's me roleplay with a hugehuge aunt of different folks I normally wouldn't. I also tend to get more emotionally involved at a larp than a tabletop. And hitting folks in big battles is always great.
>How do you create your characters?
I get a base concept of what I want to play, then I look at costuming. Detailed character stuff tends to come naturally the more I play that character.

>>8339968
>how did you first get into it?
i remember when i was something like 10 me, my lil bro and some friends found some kind of fence picket that were pretty much the size of a sword. so we did what any kid would do...beat up each other with it.

Fast forward 5 years and i see this little medieval themed café and i'm like...okay why not. i go there and they sell stuff like latex weapons and armor and i'm like...OH GOD NYEESS and one of the guy is giving swordfigthing training and i'm like... looklegit.jpg so i go with one of my friend and i do some training, place is nive and they provide swords to train and all that. also meet new friends, then one nigth we are to perform in a tournament during a larp nigth in front of the players.

after the figthing we are to stay in character as the figthers and meet the people and i end up enjoying it.

did that larp for some time at the café until it bankrupted (because medieval café are not that popular in the early 2000') and then the same dm did a game on a terrain and it was 'kay , stoped in 2005 for some years and after a voyage in france in 2011 i decided to play a crusader at a larp and one of my friend brougth me to bico.

>What is the draw for you?
hard to tell really, having fun , meeting new people , dressing up in reenactment costume and seeing what the other people did. also the ambiance, the immersion far from the city life. and the combat...OOOOH yes the combat.

>How do you create your characters?
i used to have big storylines and background story for my character when i was young....then i realised that nobody care about that.

have your character fit in the 'verse , dont be a special snowflakes, i make a suit, then i immerse myself and depending of what happen in the game and how i feel the game and my group it can change , i'm flexible.

>>8341129
but hey since were talking about our char.

First char , i liked Diablo 2 and wanted to make a necromancer.

quickly realised that i liked smiling and laughing too much so i had this char being a necromancer but full of life and laugh.

Jorvik Bussengheist

Happy and full of life but really prone to anger fit who were gone as fast as they came. think Mark Hammill's Joker.

i even had an aprentice who suffered my hot temper.

we ended up as a couple irl , she was my first looooOOooOOOOooOOOoove huhuhu.

>>8341132

Jonathan ''Joe'' Ferguson

Farwest.

it was a npc but the dm told me to ''go my own way'' with it.

Started as a saloon owner with a taste for money and who had whores an criminal connection.

the more players interrogated me, the more the character got revealed by improvisation and the character was pretty much a heart of gold behind a brick wall formed from seeing too much.

created some backstory for players to play with, would be too long to tell them all here but it was a way to give them quest while still providing atmoshpere and a little backstory about the other character from the village.

>>8341132
Did someone say first character cringe?

My first character was a 'lolgypsies' character named Elyitzah (pic related), created for me by my girlfriend (we were 15/16). She was literally a sockpuppet character to be used as a damsel in distress/tagalong for the things my girlfriend did. Her only points of character were being hot and being a lolgypsy.

I found out later that she was SO 2-dimensional that some of the other players nicknamed her socks because the only thing even slightly unique about her was that I wore rainbow socks sometimes.

Then I retaliated and made my spider character, and everyone liked that except for my girlfriend (though, the original iteration of the spider costume was... cringe-tier).

>>8341141
stoped for some years and then joined the templars and created

The magnanimous Raymond de Montmagny, Marshall of the Order, Baron of Zang ,Commander of the sanctuary said, the Hateful.

Who i started as a simple seargent at bico and quickly became more and more powerful and known.

>>8341145
does the Larpsocks name come from that?

So my spider costume went through several iterations, starting with bright green garb, face paint, taped on eyes, cargo shorts and general cringe. Now I have a full trunk of custom garb, multiple outfits, fancy latex masks, and carefully engineered additional limbs. It gets better, newbs. You get better.

>>8341152
Yup. I try to accept my shame.

one of the very first characters I played. yeah I had a dark elf phase.
Well actually this was my second character as I had to level up in the system and then make a new character as dark elves were unlocked at a certain level.
Anyway I was sane enough to mostly dodge the cameras back then so there is very few photos about me from that time.

That said I would like to think that my costumes improved a lot during the years.
Funny thing is although that unlike most of you I don't really have any character that I would consider my main one. I have several ones that are on several different games and nothing that really my "signature" character

>>8341163
just made one.

2011 - poor little Seargent , this is the only pic where i am , nobody knew me back then.
2012 - better armor and a borrowed white tabard until i got my own
2013 - look at that clean fucker
2014 - not a lot of difference except a less clean battle tabard and a gambeson under my armor.

>>8341186
we can clearly see there how the cameras evolved through the years

>>8341185
What is this, a photo for ants?
I'd have more 'main' characters if I played more LARPs these days... all my other characters have been retired or the games have folded. The spider seems to be the only one I've consistently enjoyed through the years and never gotten bored of.
Pic related (right side) was my long-term Vampire character, Megan. I played her for 3-4 years. She started off as a ghoul but became a big bad Vampire priest with the help of her sire (who is now my fiance). That game is how we got to know each other, even though we played together in other larps (well, we actually got to know each other when he offered me a ride to a game after finding out my previous ride had flaked on me, but that never would have happened if we didn't know each other in game).

>>8341186
The mud in 2014 is hnnnngggg inducing.

Yo, Auslarp guy, what larps do you actually attend? All the ones I've found are cringey as fuck.

>>8329518
LOOK AT ALL THEM RIVETS
Seriously, why?

I got into LARP through the UK cosplay scene which i'd been part of for a few years. I got bored of spending loads of time and effort on outfits i'd wear a handful of times. Few of my friends migrated over to Lrp so I thought i'd give it a shot. Been doing it for about 3 years now.

Currently do 3 UK systems. Empire, Odyssey and Animatium. Looking into Forsaken later this year too.

I started out TTRPGing, my DM introduced me to it as he noticed I tended to be pretty lonely. I'd later disavow myself of the guy who introduced it to me, I'll elaborate in private. Anyway, been doing it for a couple years but only elevated from jeans and t-shirt about a year ago, which brings me a great deal of shame.

>>8341246
Swordcraft, but I haven't been in a while. Depends on where you are I guess. Melbourne's got a decent amount to choose from, as well as being the home of one of the largest LARPs in the country to my knowledge. I'll list them if it turns out you're also there. I glean things about other states but I can't really authoritatively say much. All can really say is that Swordcraft has branches in sydney and adelaide and they're trying to expand.

>>8341402
Goddamnit, dropped trip.

>>8340368
It seems like my area has a few actually but I'll take recommendations on which ones are good v which ones suck, I'm in California.

Should really start packing for Empire...

But sofa so comfy...

>>8341515
I know that feeling. Luckily we're packing the car tomorrow night and leaving here at 6 am on Friday for the drive down.

>>8341434
Heeeey! Fellow Californian!
Can you loosely tell me if you're north, middle, or south? California is a big place.

>>8341848
I'm in the Bay Area so I guess that's the middle? I don't mind driving for weekend things either but I desperately need to get my brakes checked.

>>8341372
>that pic
The helmet and belt tickles my reenactment autism but I'd kill for a larp shield like that.

Im gearing up to go to my second larp as a character I created. I'm slowly gathering bits of armored pecies, making my own clothing, ect. However, I am kinda out of options when it comes to the armor that I am looking for. As such it has to be made. Where can you request for such a thing to be brought out of design and into the real word?

>>8342049
find a period and then download or get some osprey book about this period.

some period are way easier to find armor and clothing for it.

>>8342052
I already have a picture of the character that I'm playing. A good friend of mine redesigned it for me. What makes it so hard is that is a mix between Asian and European armors and styles. I'll include a picture of the armor.

>>8341986
...I'm Bay Area as well! Here's the list of all (decent) local LARPs, most are held in the mountains around Santa Cruz and they all have Facebook groups that can be found by searching the name:

Gaslight- Victorian 1860's England setting, mainly-roleplay world of darkness (ie: Vampires, werewolves, etc). Lots of fancy costuming, no Steampunk. They hold full weekend events and practically have their own little town.

Dark Prospects: Same as above, but set in the old west in a gold rush town
.
Realms of Conflict (RoC): Dark fantasy game with a hugely open set of rules that allows you to play pretty much anything you want. Boffer/sword fighting game. The game is very good, but is also the most expensive in the area because of the location they use.

Alliance San Francisco: The California chapter of an international game, I play my spider character here. Classic fantasy setting, two different campaigns to choose from (with very different flavors) simpler rules than most of the other local games, and a great community. Another boffer/swordfighting game.

Firefly LARP Bay Area: A day-event only game based on Joss Whedon's "Firefly." Cowboys in space! The game is played with NERF guns, but is strictly 18+ because it's held in a bondage club during the day (I actually started this game, but it's in the hands of a close friend of mine who has drastically improved it).

There's also a handful of local Werewolf/Vampire games here and there, but I haven't been to enough of them to have an opinion. Word on the street is that Bay Area Masquerade (BAM) is entertaining. There is also supposed to be a local NERO chapter, but they're not really... well organized.

>>8341986
>>8342072
There is also a Facebook group called "Bay Area LARPs" where people announce upcoming games for everything in the Bay Area.

>>8341186
You can see the slow reabsorbtion of your beard over the years.

>>8342084
this is what happen when you ex hate your beard.

Now i'm sporting a full beard like it was meant to be.

>>8339968
>how did you first get into it?
saw an advert at my local game store for a local LARP group and joined up there.
>What is the draw for you?
A chance to get into the outdoors, visit foreign places, meet new and interesting people...and then bludgeon them with a sword!
How do you create your characters?
A combination of television or books. sometimes thought I'll look through the rules, see a skill i like the look of and often build the character around it.

>>8340468
I'll send you a PDF via facebook or email on "Ancient clothing styles in non-anachronistic Italian Renaissance art" when I get a chance.

>>8340648
I spy a spider!

>>8341116
Because the only way to make it a viable war weapon is to butcher it. Pic related.

>>8341145
Well At least you're cute I guess...

>>8342064
Mechanically speaking, that armour makes no sense and would not work.

>>8342088
You honestly look good with a beard. I am glad I shaved.

>>8342496
Different anon here, I don't see the problem with that armor. It's basically just lamellar.

>>8342072
Bay Area has a Firefly LARP?

... brb moving to California.

>>8342064
...Seconding Gropey, that's not really doable. Also, unless you're Asian it is very cringy imo to make "Asian Inspired" armor.

That being said, when and if you need custom armor made, find a leathercrafter or blacksmith (you may need to source from Europe for actual metal armor, but you can go to Esty for leathercrafters) and work it out with them.
Expect to be paying a pretty penny- several thousand US$ at least.

>>8342603
I've seen a guy twice my girth and weight rock a blind samurai look with the rice hat. He wasn't really even remotely Asian. So, I am not really concerned with it being cinge worthy. Its more like an east meets west thing. Larping is in a fantasy setting, where elves and wizards,ect work. So, why the hell not? I guess my reasoning is.

>>8342559
I could write you a 20 page dissertation, but I have a four day event this weekend and need to get ready. I'll keep it short.

1: Weird pseudo haute-guard mounted from backplate that magically floats unsupported, is too low to the shoulder and will bind like a mother fucker, even before its bent

2: the sternum of the psuedo do-cum-breast plate is a bizzar shape and just doesnt make sense from a physical mechanic standpoint. the entire torso armour looks like one big bind.

3: Where are the spaulders mounted? Why do the bicep lames sit on the front of the bicep rather than the side?

4: bracer comes too far up the arm, has huge open lacing/ hinge(?) gap, and goes to far down the wrist.

5: FUCKING FLOATING BACK IF THE HAND PLATES FFFFF

6: The fauld makes no sense articulation-wise. Its like a psuedo bell-cuirass but has no anchorage

7: Cased greaves way too far up the calf with no shaping, and how do they even open?

Long story short: This is armour drawn by someone who has no idea how armour or the human body works mechanically.

Also, WTF is with the shitty body proportions? Goddamn look at this mutant!

>>8342072
>>8342082
Wow this is super duper helpful, thank you so much!

>>8342678
1. It's a half gorget. A piece of protective metal that covers the throat. It is attached to the shoulder strap which allows movement without being hindered.

2. The chest plate armor is Laminar armor slightly over lapping in places.

3. Since the body is turned toward the viewer, that is the side of the bicep. It is attached to the arm by thin leather straps. Which is then attached to the pauldron.

4. They are half gauntlets. https://img1.etsystatic.com/000/0/6627432/il_570xN.289432121.jpg

5. Refer to number four

6. It is called a tasset. It attaches to the bottom of the armor to form a 'skirt'. Underneath is a thigh guard, which is made out of leather and tied around the waist like a smithys apron.

7.Those are not cased greaves. Those are spats or leggings.

>>8342737
up coming image dump is from the pdf file on how the whole thing is going to go together.

>>8342745

>>8342746

>>8342749

>>8342737

>1. It's a half gorget.
That is not a real thing because that will just get in the way. Its also nothing like a gorget

>2. The chest plate armor is Laminar armor slightly over lapping in places.

I assume you mean lamellar. ALL lamellar overlaps. That is nothing like lamellar. This is lamellar http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/af/Gomel_lamellar_armour.jpg

>4. They are half gauntlets.
No. That is nonexistant anime bullshit that doesn't actually protect anything. This is a half gauntlet http://www.darkwoodarmory.com/images/ss%20demigauntlets%201.jpg

It also extends to far into the inner elbow.

>5. Refer to number four
Refer above.

>6. It is called a tasset.
No that is a fauld. http://www.georgehernandez.com/h/xMartialArts/Media/Armor/Anatomy_SuitOfArmor.jpg

7.Those are not cased greaves. Those are spats or leggings.
How am I to tell if the design is all jacked up?

Point is, I have worked with armour as a professional in historic military sciences, and have been fighting competitively for over a decade. I am trying to help. You have a particular vision, and I can appreciate that, but you would be better off researching actual armour and then building off of that, rather that larp/anime armour.

>>8342496
>I'll send you a PDF via facebook or email on "Ancient clothing styles in non-anachronistic Italian Renaissance art" when I get a chance.
Excellent. Really looking forward to it. Good luck with the weekend event.

Oh and I forgot new progress photos. Brown bodice finally attached to the skirt. Linen cotton blend lined with linen and boned with hemp cord.

When worn the front will lace with an even spacing between the front panels.

Now I just need sleeves, a coif, and to alter a straw hat and my lower class/camp Florentine garb will be done.

>>8340623
>>8340626
>>8340627
>>8340628
>>8340630
>>8340634
Ect.

Meant to say thanks for the photo dump it's always nice to see event pics. More spiders needed next time though

>>8342767
Aaaaaaand told. Thanks Gropey.

>>8341163
Just gotta say, it looks better with the makeup.

Other than that it's completely hnnnngh

>>8341250

Because the studs work like chainmail! Honest!

>>8343063
The most recent one has makeup- it's just orange.
Annndd also doesn't seem to show up at all.

I'm switching back to a black chin- it was worth a try.

>>8342082
>>8342702
>Suddenly a bunch of lovely lolitas request to join the groups
Hello ladies.

>>8343091
>>8342072
>Larpsocks starts a Whedon larp in a bondage club
>hello ladies

Will you walk into my parlour?

>>8342064
Don't be a fag like the asscreed dude. Use real armor.

>>8342678
Honestly, it sounds to me like most of these problems are more to do with the translation from concept to paper than with the design itself, or cases of the artist simply leaving out small details (which, admittedly, is a terrible thing to do if the point is to make a design that a crafter could work off of). At least half of your problems with it are answered by a simple "there's a buckle/strap/rivet here that they neglected to draw" or "this piece sits this way, the artist just didn't draw it quite right."

I mean, you're absolutely right that a lot of it wouldn't be as effective as an existing piece of historic armor that has literally no downsides by comparison. Anon wasn't asking whether it was optimal armor, though, he was just asking for how to go about making it.

>>8343124
>Still this salty

Mate, did you go ocean swimming after a papercut or something?
It's a larp, not reenactment. If he wants to look like the prissiest fop around, he has every right to. It's just that -that- particular armour would sit and move about as well as the holy cross.

>>8343132

Honestly? If you're going for metal, don't tryto make it, go and find this one

http://www.larping.org/larp-shop/larp-armor-sets/mercenary-armor-package/

and adapt it.

>>8343138
Absolutely! And that's a much more helpful way to go about it than "no, this is literally useless and you should feel bad because [stuff that can be reasonably assumed but just didn't get translated to the image properly]."

My first character was pretty shameful, I'm so glad I evolved into something much more practical and finally have a full steel set (can't wear the arms until I take them in/put in an insane amount of padding until they're snug which has wisely been suggested to me in another thread)
>>8339968
>Tell me gulls, how did you first get into it?
Got sick of cosplay drama, friend at Games Workshop suggested I try LARP. I started off with archery, moved to a dane axe, now I pretty much exclusively use polearms.
>is the draw for you?
Making fancy as fuck outfits, the awesome feeling when you get a giant box of armour in the post and all the friends you make
>How do you create your characters?
Pretty much a mash up of characters from books/shows that I like, I'm horrible at accents but I try my best and hope I improve. Costume-wise I get an idea (usually from warhammer fantasy and historical stuff) look at what materials I have available then work from there.

Also does anyone have any tips for re-attaching gauntlets to gloves? the tips of the leather gloves keep tearing off no matter how many times I sew them back on with thick upholstery thread, at least one finger breaks free every time I wear them to an event. Duct tape works but doesn't look too pretty at all

>>8343157
Oi mate, tripfag now!

>>8343157
Yeah nah. Ok.

>>8343157
From Melbourne?

>>8343123
Assuming you're a lovely lady lolita, of course I will as long as you let me dress ouji for it.

To be totally fair though, when I started the game we played in a shady warehouse.

>>8342767
I still don't see what's the problem with the fauld, the cloths hide so much that it could be a perfectly viable one. And as others said most of the problems is just with the way it's drawn

>>8343124
you are a faggot, so is the guy who tried to shittalk the assassincreed dude

I hope there is less mud at E2 this time. It took an age to derust my armour...

Well, I am trying to purchase an SCA membership at this very moment..

currently in loading limbo.

>>8343395

>>8343403
Did I fuck up my grammar?

>>8343354
But the Marchers love the mud! One senator even described them as a "dirty protest with an egregore!"

>>8343404
nah, I just responded to the picture

Car is packed and ready, weather is looking dry but cloudy, ready to rock for a 6am start.

page 10 larpbump

Date and location of the Alliance LARP national event has been posted. May 2016 in Seattle!

http://alliancelarp.com/forum/threads/2016-national-event-to-be-held-in-seattle.30089/

The current larp thread in /tg/ has some pretty bleak things to say about American larps (it's also a short read currently) and I'd like to hear your opinions - >>>/tg/40119717

Also, I've heard that decent American larps such as Tarantula's keep a low prife. Tarantula, how low-profile or even downright secretive is your larp?

>>8347167
>I've heard that decent American larps such as Tarantula's keep a low profile

>alliance
>decent
Pick one

>>8347167
If there are any American Larpers in the New England area, specifically central MA or Northern CT I'd talk to them. There just arent any here.

>>8347891
northern jersey here.

>>8347167
It's bleak here because we don't really have an active 'medieval' scene here on top of a considerable stigma. So all we have left for the LARPs are 'deep end' nerds, you know, the kinds that can't really be bothered to put too much effort into shit. Anyone who actually goes gonzo with their costuming and gives a shit about realism gets hoovered up by the SCA and the reenactment community.
Do we really have to discuss this each thread?

>>8346921
Well I guess I'm going then.

>>8348792
>Do we really have to discuss this each thread?

Yes, until you people clean yourselves up.

>>8347167
Alliance is not a 'great' LARP, especially compared to 'muh European quality.' There is also a huge difference in quality between chapters. I really like the national sense of it- I can fly to a different state and there will still be a game I can play in, and I can still play my spider. I also enjoy the particular setting of Alliance. I like it because the flavor of the game suits me, and there is no social penalty to me going all out with costuming (nobody has ever said "Wah wah, you're costume is too good! Go away!" to me, it's only ever been positive) but it isn't necessarily for everyone. Our chapter is very... cut off from other chapters, and comparatively it's very small which makes it easier to police ourselves to make the game better, but it's not secret in any way- we like getting newbs even if they are painfully new for a while.

Low-profile games are usually carefully planned one-shots or smaller games run by groups of friends for their friends, rather than publicly available games. I've both played and run the 'secret' games, and one of them expanded into the now public Firefly game (it was invite-only in the beginning). Getting involved in those kinds of games is about having friends who want to start a game like that. You can always (gasp) start a game yourself if none of the local ones suit your flavor.

I really have to keep saying this every thread, but there isn't a super secret conspiracy of LARP villages hidden in mountains away from you- it's purely a matter of finding a game that suits your personal tastes, and the easiest way to find that game is to ask around and get involved.

Also what HEMA said. >>8348792

>>8334582
>jumping spider hopping from key to key
Usually not much a fan of spiders but that image is absolutely adorable.

>>8338273
Mfw i recognized the location just by the pathway shes on.

From /tg/:

>Expending effort and time takes both those things away from you, for no concrete, quantifiable benefit. In addition, it gets you labeled as a "tryhard" and makes the people around you upset.

>Putting in effort for things that aren't either considered manly or that don't make you money are generally seen as suspect.

Non-US people, what do you think of this apparently-common US view on time- and effort-intensive hobbies? And what do people think of such hobbies in your country?

>>8348972
>Expending effort and time takes both those things away from you, for no concrete, quantifiable benefit. In addition, it gets you labeled as a "tryhard" and makes the people around you upset.
I've gotten nothing but effusive support from my local game, but I also go through great lengths to not interact with a lot of people from my game OOG. Maybe I'm just a little insulated from LARPing culture at large.

>Putting in effort for things that aren't either considered manly or that don't make you money are generally seen as suspect.

Buddy that's a thing in just about every nerdy subculture. Shitty guys trying to be hypermasculine is nothing new. and certainly isn't endemic to the LARP scene.

>>8348809
How about you come on over here and forcibly remove all the guys wearing leather kilts and we can call it a deal.

>>8349074
>Buddy that's a thing in just about every nerdy subculture. Shitty guys trying to be hypermasculine is nothing new. and certainly isn't endemic to the LARP scene.

It actually goes beyond that in the US. From /tg/:

>It's a product of the relentlessly capitalistic culture they've got. The "rat race", I think, is the term. The time and effort they spend larping is only suitable for children (who have nothing better to do), or for those who are already wealthy. For everyone else, if you're spending lots of time and effort on something and not making money, you're wrong. You could be spending that time making money instead. They're brought up that way, and so it's not surprising when their 6th-form kids are unwilling to try hard for their hobbies.

>>8349104
That's a little true and a little bullshit. I'm 20 and I feel the squeeze of our glorious Reagan-era economy, let me tell you. The social pressure to just finish college already and get a job is palpable, and talking to anyone outside of my age group about what I do in my spare time is painful because I'm simply not a productive guy.

At the same time, a LOT of people in my generation and the one before waste prodigious amounts of time, and that's where most of our LARPing population comes from. That being said, most of this wasted time goes to other hobbies. As I stated earlier, there just is not a big LARP culture out here, so it really doesn't make sense for people to go all out. Why would someone put what little disposable income they have into something that they do maybe once every two months?

>>8348972
>what do you think of this apparently-common US view on time- and effort-intensive hobbies
I don't see how that would label you a a tryhard. Here a tryhard is someone who is TRYing so HARD to seem cool, interesting and/or knowledgeable that it comes off as forced and annoying.
>And what do people think of such hobbies in your country?
Most people find hobbies like LARP interesting but generally don't really give enough of a shite to actually get into them themselves. Kind of an 'oh, that's gas I suppose, good for you'.

How old is too old to larp?

>>8349166
Never.

The old McTavish still played in is 70.
and i mean he was still figthing at bico , where things are rough.

unless your question was like
''Larping is for babbies lerl amarite!?''


The microbrewery near bico (where people also go to bico during the big week) made a beer in is honor after he passed.

How do I into LARPing? This all seems pretty neat.

Does anyone here have have experience with ordering at History Revisited? I like their gambesons, and their pricing is quite acceptable.

Also, the gambesons they offer are almost too immaculately white. Is this a problem that will remove itself after a few hours of wear? If not, how bothersome is it?

>>8349468
>Google search "-general location- LARP"
>Look at photos to find a game that looks fun to you
>Get a decent set of pants, shirt, and shoes for the genre, preferably something non-specific that you can use anywhere if you wind up not enjoying that game
>Keep trying games until you find a fun on
>???
>Profit

Alternatively
>Post your general location
>If one of the people here live near you or have friends there, they may have an opinion on what you should play

>>8349104
Anon, you just told an American that he didn't understand the full scope, using what is clearly the opinion of a non American

just got home from TESC III from Croatia. pictures and stuff will come soon.
Until then, here is a pic from standard procedure safety that we did

The /tg/ thread really went to hell.

>>8341404
According to the grrr-America-sucks /tg/ thread, Americans tends to be judgmental about time and effort intensive hobbies. Is Australia like that?

>>8350167
I heard that they've been hit by floods recently, how was the situation? The Balkans are a mess these years, last year it was us and then Bosnia some time after.

>>8352147
mud everywhere. Although not as bad as last year when we went. That time the roads dissappeared and people were evacuated by helicopters and landslides happened

Anyone got good photos of Paladin characters or armoured characters with lawful/neutral/chaotic-good vibe?

>>8351785
like they always do

>>8352973

>>>/tg/40180459
heres another

>>8352142
Hmmm not really, as long as it's not an obsession Aussie people don't really don't care where you blow your time/money. People seem more curious than judgmental

>>8351785
I love /tg/, I really do. But there's a reason I spend more time posting here than there.

>>8352142
I want to know where people are finding all these strawman americans.

>>8353732
I think it's just an internet thing. Everything is always wonderful and perfect or totally irredeemable. Same thing that happens every time D&D is brought up.

hey all, i'm trying to make garb for SCA, and I'm having a bit of difficulty tracking down non-fancywear, that is, average clothes worn by average/poor people, not the fancy clothes seen in a lot of art.

to be specific, I was wondering, do vests sort of like pic related appear anywhere in SCA allowed periods? I know bigger vests appeared and the pants are most definitely not period, but the vest seems like it almost is-similar examples appear about 1700, so I was wondering if there was anything close a hundred or so years back. Essentially, did small vests exist in renaissance/late medieval periods?

>>8355817

Vests like the ones you posted or "doublets" have existed in a variety of forms throughout all the middle ages. Alternative to doublet, you might find what you're looking for under the name "pourpoint"

>>8355891
>>8355817

A 14th century pourpoint.

Empire was fantastic. Fucking knackered though.
Battle story
>Playing an enemy Orc on the Sunday battle.
>Run around the corner of the Fort
>A wild 4chan Redwiw appears!
>Redwiw fires crossbow at Scottish
>It's super effective!

Did manage to catch up with him very late on the Sunday night during Senate Knife Fight Club.

pic related is me just before the Saturday battle. I want some nice leather armour to go over the chain.

>>8356050
>meanwhile in Croatia

>>8356050
Went for a cheeky stroll in Reikos with me bezzer Robert whose a total ledge.....

On a serious note was good to finally meet you! Both on and off the battlefield. I went through so many bolts! Damn long grass.

Also knife club is epic!

>>8333398
Which state anon?

>>8334365
Gropey needs to share his past eat-on-the-cheap LARP wisdom. /tg/ had it in a previous thread. Had breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert.

>>8357748
I'm of the opinion we should have some sort of pastebin or drive or mega repository full of useful LARP links and guides and such. I'm pretty sure having the Medieval Tailor's Assistant and Paul Blackwell's Basic Armoring linked in the OP of each thread would save a lot of redundant posting.

>>8341372
>Republican-era armor
>pugio on the wrong side

Gladius goes on the right.

>>8356604
When you shot me whilst I was monstering, I hoped you came to execute me as I planned to grab you and say "cgl sends it's regards"

Finally meeting you was cool, and I must attend senate knife club again.

>>8357757
Agreed fully, though since dumbasses here can't even be assed to read the catalog, I doubt anyone would bother researching an archive of that magnitude when it's just faster to post in the topic and be spoonfed.

>>8357767
>Republican-era armor

Motherfucker he's wearing lorica segmentata which didn't show up until at least 9AD, and a shitty helmet that vaguely resembles gallic style helmets not found until the mid 1st century AD and his shield has square edges which aren't around until the first century AD aka the empire.

>that pic
Motherfucker I dare you to wear a legionary belt and get hit in the junk. Those fucking dangly bits don't protect jack shit.

>>8357757
>>8357774
when I will finally have time (probably not sooner than jun 14) I will put together some infographic on some frequently asked questions. Because there are a fuckton of questions that got asked all the fucking time...

>>8343354
That middle poleman in the front, if that isn't 'I should have stayed at camp' face I don't know what is.

>>8347891
Central New York Here

>>8357811
9 BC, nigger. Dangstetten dig site.

>>>/tg/40211001

>>8358112
it's still a year old post

>>8357767
>>8357811
Larp =/= Re-enactment

Fairly sure legionarries didn't fight Minatours and Velociraptors either Sherlock but we do in Odyssey. So allow me to bask in the heat of your nerdrage.

>>8359185
These frivolities are superfluous anyway as i've since replaced my kit with something lighter.

>>8359185
>Larp =/= Re-enactment
It would look a hell of a lot better if it was.

>>8359253
then again a lot more retard would come to the games then

Why do the majority of American larps hate calimacil and latex weapons?

>>8359706
the group around here loves em, though they've got their own quirks.

http://kingdomsofnovitas.net/

>>8359719
Where is this? I'm looking around their website and can't find jack shit as to where they're physically located.

>>8359724
Central New York, in particular Ohio New York.

>>8359706
calimacil and latex are great.

one of new bico rules will be starting 2016 : all weapon of 110cm or less must be either foam or latex.

I suspect that longer weapons and arrows will eventually fall under this rule.

I am actually pretty okay with this for all weapons but spears have no real good latex or foam alternative yet and spear break pretty easily under the stress of heavy battle.

>>8359706
Expense, mostly. Even the cheapest latex stuff costs more than building your own noodle'n'pipe dicksword, and nobody cares if the dicksword breaks because it's either easy to repair or cheap to replace.

>>8359706
My LARP quite likes latex weapons in general, but when I asked about Calimacil specifically I was told they're not padded enough to be considered 100% safe. Might be more of that good ol' lawsuit paranoia permeates every public event here.

My new bodysuit arrived today- it looks better on me than the old one, the fabric is thicker and less warm and hugs me well all over (the old one bagged around my waist but was too tight around my shoulders and hip and would tear).
I'm going to get some elastic thread and transfer the fur parts onto it. I'm very excited about it.

>>8359706
Our game loves em', they're just not required. We've been seeing a huge swing to them as local craftsmen start learning how to carve and coat their own latex weapons, then offer them at affordable prices.
They've also become a lot easier to find in recent years- there's a lot more information and reviews of commercially available weapons, and it's a lot easier to find out if they've been allowed before for your game.

>>8359706
>Why do the majority of American larps hate calimacil and latex weapons?

Something something safety something something eye protection.
In reality, it's about people having to learn new skills and the amount of effort people are willing to put into their games. A lot of people are just blustery old assholes who can't imagine having to make something that isn't a tube of fabric and pipe insulation. I don't quite like those people.

>>8359185
seriously, I think a historically accurate legionnaire would be more out of place in a pure fantasy LARP.

>>8360054
Calimacil's newer formula is a lot better then it used to be. Our game never disallowed them but back in the day dureing the winter months we would warn players to be careful. damn things would freeze and could kill.

>>8360144
>I think a historically accurate legionnaire would be more out of place in a pure fantasy LARP.
Mostly the lack of pants that confuses people but tunics are way more comfortable than pants.

>>8360220
The lack of pants can be a bitch when walking through underbrush, though.

>>8360225
legwraps are your friend

>>8358094
>Dangstetten dig site.
You may have proven my date wrong, but you haven't disproved my point about it being imperial era armor.

>>8342815

Are you using a pattern for that?

>>8360220
>>8360225
war is not a reason for pants

>>8359706
mostly when a game bans latex or calimacil weapons from a game it's about "muh safety" but I've yet to see a believable argument about it. It's mostly just bullshit

>>8360362
>war is not a reason for pants
there is no reason for pants

>>8360366
sadly there is one and it is the provost

>>8360377
I have no idea what that is and google isn't giving me anything related to pants.

>>8360460
the War is no reason for pants is a joke inside the Landsknecht camp in Drachenfest.
But the provost doesn't really agree with that. And the provost is basically the head of the military police in the camp

>>8360469
sounds like the provost needs to take some lessons from antiquity

>>8360479
clearly they were barbarians

>>8360362
>It's mostly just bullshit

From what I've heard organizers say it's because Calimacil weapons used to be harder than other latex weapons, but it's since been remedied.

>>8360469

But!

Are pants reason for war?

>>8360553
it IS harder but still safe. And I would say it's safer in a way that you won't have to worry about that the weapon is damaged and it will cause an accident becuase it's way more durable, the padding won't tear up and stuff like that. So on the long run it will have less accidents in my opinion.
Then again a weapon is at max as safe as the user

>>8360557
can't confirm nor deny it

Pic of my group from last Empire. Was a lot more fun now that the site was 3ft of mud.

>>8360606
Glad I missed the mud at E1, I remember the Wintermark mud lake from E2 last year.

There was a great bit at the last Senate session when they were discussing the Skarscind situation. Just as the vote was ongoing a bunch of Wintermarkers had been found guilty of running an assassination business from their pub. Just as the Magistrate gave the order for the three to be executed, there was a huge cheer from the Senate building and the crowd outside for the vote passing.
So at the same moment, it was Wintermark at it's absolute best and worst.

we are in serious autosage again so here is the new thread
>>8361771

>>8361002
I watched the execution, then told a militia warrant officer in the milita thank you for creating a gap in the market. I have some cash to make!

>>8341250

Because Gygaxian "studded leather" armor has passed down some game systems as an actual armor type, which results in some LARPs actually expending more studs than a Judas Priest convention to "armor up".

>>8349166

The woman who got me into LARPing was in her mid-60's when I started, and was still playing into her 70's (pretty much till she died of old age)- and there's a guy in his 60's that not only plays in the LARP now, but made noble the legit way (that is, being a kick-ass healer that would staffwhip a bitch as much as cure a wound).

There is no such thing as "too old", unless you mean "dead".

>>8359706

A lot of influence from boffer-combat games like Dagorhir, who consider anything you can't whomp people with as "useless".

What's amusing is that once games actually tend to use them, popularity grows quickly. Being stuck with boffer dickswords for a while, then something that actually looks cool has a rather positive effect on the "do want" bit. The only counter to that is, again, the combat-sport crowds, who will not give a fuck and use whatever they can tap-tap-tappy for maximum min-maxing and try and use kitespar wands that look like cat toys instead.

>>8360054

Cailmacil tends to take a lot more "breaking in"- they feel harder when they hit early on, but a well-used one does much less on the ouchiness. A lot of non-Calimacil weapons have a softer day-one feel, which leads to some games accepting those and not the "harder" new weapons brought in.