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New larp thread, apocalypse edition.

Previous thread: >>10331775

>> No.10407085

>>10407028
What's the first thing you're going to do once you can larp again, /larpthread/?

>> No.10407102

>>10407085
technically speaking, the possibility to larp never cased to exist

>> No.10407292

>>10407085
We finally start our first event since October, and I am finally getting to do a character I have been working on for a very long time.
So yeah I'm psyched

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>>10407028
How does one make a heavy-armoured wood elf costume? I'm thinking some kind of short-sleeved brass chainmail as a base, but I'm kind of lost on where to go from there.

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>>10407697
Assuming you're going with Warhammer as your pic related, go with a combo of leather, brass accents, and wood (either latex or real)

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>>10407697
>>10407846

>> No.10407929

I just want to fly half way across the world and pass out drunk in a paddock filled with people I cant understand.
Why is that so hard this year.

>> No.10408004

>>10407846
>Assuming you're going with Warhammer as your pic related
Not necessarily, but I love their aesthetic.

>go with a combo of leather, brass accents, and wood (either latex or real)
Layex fake wood is probably going to be a tad too difficult to get, I'm afraid. Good idea though.

>> No.10408013

>>10408004
you can try to glue several layers of textile together hard and paint it so it has a wood like surface from afar. Although it wn't look as pretty obviously but the upside it's sturdy and KIND OF easy to work with.
Or if you are good with it you can make stuff out of papermache and build it or the bfeorementioned glued textile base or on something else.

Or get into leathercrafting and add metal/plastic stuff to it that matches the whole set.

>> No.10408030

>>10407697
Did you think about something like an old breastplate covered by moss or vines ?

>> No.10408291

>>10407085
we *might* have our big annual event in August still, if people don't fuck it up with social distancing etc, but I'm not holding my breath considering it's two-day and a fighting event. I'll just beat people up again when I get the chance, not a big deal

>>10407929
aww anon, I'd yell viking languages at you if I could

sewing anon from last thread here, I got more resources and I'm gonna hopefully actually start work on my first piece tomorrow now that I'm somewhere where I can access an iron and whatnot. I'll see tomorrow about whether I'll use this semi-commercial pattern I picked up or MTA as the pattern base (MTA would give a better fitting garment, but I should probably make something to see I can actually do it first). wish me luck y'all

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>>10407848
Unrelated: is this you, clown bro?

>> No.10409728

>>10409535
No. I'm not that much of an attention whore. My protest/riot kit is able to be worn under a hoody, and I'm not out a couple K if my harness gets "confiscated"

>> No.10409753

>>10409728
>No. I'm not that much of an attention whore.
heh. sure.

>> No.10409775

>>10409753
Look man, I've survived hurricanes, floods, lawless cities, train hopping, being shot/stabbed/blown up, and being bitten by a venomous snake. I'm not going to make myself more of a target for some wannabe jackboot pig who wants to drop the riot gear and open fire when I'm out there, until shit really hits the fan.

>> No.10409776

>>10409775
I'm not talking about the riots, just about the general attention whore part.

>> No.10409778

>>10409775
Like, goddamn. If I'm going to get taken out, it's not gonna be by some overweight wife beater with dick small enough to hide behind their badge. I'm already carrying a shield, but if I went in full harness, every paul blart reject would tactically shit their riot gear to be the guy to take down some dude in armour.

>> No.10409779

>>10409776
Oh yeah, I own that, but not at a political demonstration.

>>10409778
Forgot my trip

>> No.10409854

Hey team. I want to make a gambeson for a female friend, and I'm a qualified seamstress, but I just want to make sure I avoid the common pitfalls. Can anyone distill for me the most annoying things they've found with purchased gambes? Should I avoid lace-in sleeves for mobility and longevity reasons and do a two-part like Armstreet's very expensive wool and linen one?

>> No.10409859

>>10409854
armpits are a bitch, so open armpits for larping is okay, even for hema and reenactment too, but those are usually more specific to not hinder other things.
I admit that I hate armstreet because most of their stuff is overpriced shit, but that gambeson is okayish, by armstreet standard. Though if you know what you are doing, you can easily make a better armpit and a less disgusting front lacing.

Also, you have to decide if you want it layered or stuffed, whichever you choose try not to use ANY synthetic material for it, and cut back on cotton if possible so the person using it won't get a heatstroke that easily (though for the sake of cost effectiveness some is allowed)

>> No.10409895

>>10409859
>open armpits [...] is okay, even for hema
No, absolutely not!
The worst injury in my club came from using gambesons and flak jackets (~10 years ago).
He got stabbed along the triceps into the armpit while having his arm extended but was lucky enough that it wasn't a life-threatening wound.
At this very moment jackets designed for HEMA (SPES, PBT) became mandatory in the club for anything faster than slow technical training.

>> No.10409908

>>10409895
>but those are usually more specific to not hinder other things.
so yeah, not the mass produced shit, but there are viable open armpit gambesons for hema but not the mass produced larp stuff.
I'm talking about overlapping methods and the like (may or may not worn with additional protectors) so you don't need to deal with the whole "how the fuck should I sew this together without it looking like a fucking testicles under my armpit"

>> No.10409926

>>10409854
>If you're going to make a mock-up, use off the bolt pre-quilt thick enough to simulate the amount of padding that you're doing. So many people forget that you lose size after quilting/stuffing.

>Consider the type of materials are using, and be sure everything is preshrunk as much as possible before construction.

>No artificial fibers. Ever.

>Shaped arms are a godsend

What pattern are you using?

>>10409859
I'm personally against open armpits. With proper fit, guess it's, and shaped arms, you shouldn't have any problems.

Also, fuck armstreet.

>>10409908
Triangle gussets and a fitted, curved arm. Not rocket science.

>> No.10410027

>>10409895
Yikes, no open armpits, gotcha! I was considering having a half attached armscye with open bottom half but it sounds like a triangular underarm gusset like for riding jackets is the way to go.

>>10409859
I'm absolutely changing the front lacing style, haha. It's going to be a hidden lacing on an internal placket behind some nice jacquard ribbon trim. I was going to quilt it with wool batting since it gets kind of cold and I know it'll smell like wet dog if it gets wet but at least she'll stay warm if it does that way. Outer of linen - I know better than to use cotton because it can carry up to 10x its own weight in water because of how hydrophilic it is! And of course, preshrinking everything is a given so she can cold machine wash it later.

I was considering using an athletic sweat wicking sports fabric for the lining to prevent clamminess, even though that would mean a predominantly synthetic. I figured the benefits of the sweat wicking properties would outweigh the negatives of using a poly... thoughts?

I'm a competent pattern drafter and my commissioner is quite petite, so I'm estimating at least 6cm ease needed plus another 2 or so for padding ease, and was going to draft the pattern myself. I'm also borrowing the mens two part Armstreet gambe off of someone in my local larp comm.
If you guys have a historical pattern you recommend I wouldn't mind checking it out as a baseline for comparison though!

Thanks so much for the advice, this is all super direct and very much appreciated!

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>>10410027
>I was considering using an athletic sweat wicking sports fabric for the lining to prevent clamminess, even though that would mean a predominantly synthetic. I figured the benefits of the sweat wicking properties would outweigh the negatives of using a poly... thoughts?

Why is their skin touching the inside of the gambeson? Where is their shirt? You want your child to be the same fabric as the lining, so that it expands and shrinks at the same rate. If you have linen preshrunk, you can wash it just fine.

>If you guys have a historical pattern you recommend I wouldn't mind checking it out as a baseline for comparison though!

Several, but that's not how it really works. Decide on a style/period, and /then/ look for a pattern. I would also suggest different brands of patterns based off of what you want to do. I would recommend reconstructing history for late 15th century Burgundian coats, but not for the 14thC Charles du blois pourpoint, for example.

>> No.10410041

>>10410039
>You want your child to be the same fabric as the lining, so that it expands and shrinks at the same rate.

You want your SHELL. Damn autocorrect.

>> No.10410050

>>10410039
>>10410041
Gotcha. I think she was maybe hoping to wear it without a shirt under which is where the confusion has arisen (more as a coat for warmth and a little padding than a gambe I guess).

Thanks heaps for the image Gropey! It's interesting to see a triangular gusset on the front of the armscye instead of just underneath the arm! I'll have a look at the pattern brands you mentioned. I also have some of the Janet Arnold books and Patterns of Fashion, and Jean Hunnisett's drafting books, but I've been shying away from them because as lovely as they are they really don't create practical garments and most aren't designed with enough ease for quilting, and for movement - it seemed more efficient to just draft from scratch.

Our area's particular larp is high fantasy and doesn't have much of a historical basis, so I've drawn up her design independently of strict historical reference. She also doesn't have any plate armour (yet) so I get the feeling it's more of a preparatory/aspirational garment.

I'm still not quite understanding why one might steer clear completely of sweat wicking inner fabrics if not for historical accuracy reasons though? Technical fabrics have come quite a long way these days, and they're relatively inexpensive and hardwearing!

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>>10410050
>It's interesting to see a triangular gusset on the front of the armscye instead of just underneath the arm!

This particular pourpoint is very complex in the entirety of the arm construction, but gives excellent mobility. I used one for years before I finally upgraded to my 15th century appropriate coat. Pic related

>I've been shying away from them because as lovely as they are they really don't create practical garments and most aren't designed with enough ease for quilting, and for movement - it seemed more efficient to just draft from scratch.

That's why you shouldn't always go for a one-to-one patterns of specific arm and garments if that's what you're making. are there was a fashion to make a clothing that simulated arm and garments, but seeing if they were fashion pieces and not practical, there will be problems with movement.

>
Our area's particular larp is high fantasy and doesn't have much of a historical basis, so I've drawn up her design independently of strict historical reference.
Doesn't matter. Show her pictures of historic Army garments, because they are designed in a way that fits the human body. The problem with a lot of fantasy LARP armor is that it's designed by people who don't understand body mechanics, and it ends up not working right.

>She also doesn't have any plate armour (yet) so I get the feeling it's more of a preparatory/aspirational garment.
That's fine. Quilted offences were also used as armor on their own. I mostly wear a quilted Jack as the armor in itself.

>I'm still not quite understanding why one might steer clear completely of sweat wicking inner fabrics if not for historical accuracy reasons though? Technical fabrics have come quite a long way these days, and they're relatively inexpensive and hardwearing
I can think of dozens of reasons, but the primary one is the failure of the organic fibers against the artificial, because of the natural expansion and contraction that occurs through the garments life.

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>>10410050
>>10410060
Personally, for the sake of ease of movement, ease of construction, and overall aesthetics, nothing beats a 15th century Burgundian style coat. The balloon top sleeves as a great profile, and completely negates any need of fancy gusseting.

the reconstructing history pattern is very bare-bones, but gives you a good place to start with the pattern. Especially with the way the neck is built.

https://reconstructinghistory.com/product/rh006-15th-century-burgundian-arming-coat/

>> No.10410085

>>10407028
Could even call that a larp anymore?

>> No.10410098

>>10410085
Yes?

>> No.10410109

>>10410079
>The balloon top sleeves as a great profile, and completely negates any need of fancy gusseting.
That makes a lot of sense.

>> No.10410408

>>10410060
>>10410079
Did your phone update or something because text editor has fucked your shit up

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>>10407028
is the guy in the middle trying to look like a skunk?

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>>10410408
Voice to text while working on leather. It has a hard time understanding my patois sometimes

>> No.10413147

>>10410521
What are you making?

>> No.10413785 [DELETED] 

Is the SCA on-topic for this thread? Is it permissible to talk about the current witch hunt chimpout here?

>> No.10413804 [DELETED] 

>>10413785
>Is the SCA on-topic for this thread?
Yes.

>Is it permissible to talk about the current witch hunt chimpout here?
I have no idea, but if it isn't some retard is going to use your post as an excuse to chimp out about it, so might as well.

>> No.10413810

>>10413804
>I have no idea, but if it isn't some retard is going to use your post as an excuse to chimp out about it, so might as well.
Kek, but this is kinda why I asked, I don't want to shit up the thread.

>> No.10413877

>>10413810
Between that or being dead for three more days, I'll honestly take the shitflinging.

>> No.10413888 [DELETED] 

>>10413877
Well, in that case, I'll say it's fucked up to me that it's now gone so far that the progs in the SCA are trying to throw a guy out for being a Catholic and still think they're being tolerant. All the usual histrionics and non-arguments about "literally denying muh humanity" and similar shitloss. I don't know what the fuck these people are doing in a medieval reenactment society if they can't tolerate the idea of anything even vaguely older than last week.

>> No.10414104

>>10413147
More 18th century leather amputation retractors. It's kind of become my life lately

>>10413785
>Is the SCA on-topic for this thread?
Yes
>Is it permissible to talk about the current witch hunt chimpout here?
it depends. If you're going to defend the dude who openly posted a racist manifesto while representing themselves as the organization, then no.

>>10413888
>the SCA are trying to throw a guy out for being a Catholic
WTF, no they are not. Who the hell told you that, and who are you talking about?

>> No.10414465 [DELETED] 

>>10414104
>Who the hell told you that, and who are you talking about?
Nobody needed to tell me, I saw it happen. I'm talking about Sir Galen of Bristol. The dude's post basically just affirms that he really does believe in Catholicism as opposed to using it as some kind of, I don't know, decorative personality trait? And that's Just Not Okay to the woke commissars.

>> No.10414496

>>10414465
I'm going to tell you why that's bullshit... you know that we have actual members of the Catholic church that also paid SCA members, and have openly Catholic portrayals, and even host Catholic mass at large events? Literally, one of them nights in my kingdom is an honest-to-god Roman Catholic priest, who has to work his event schedule around services.

Gallen is a goddamn moose knuckle, and if he's going to try to use religious persecution to defend his shity opinions, he's going to get bent over.

This is not for like threat. Go take your shitty, take elsewhere.

>> No.10414497

>>10414496
*Knight
*Thread
Fucking autocorrect

>> No.10414516 [DELETED] 

>>10414496
So does this priest also not believe in gay marriage? You know the theology part isn't optional, right? And if he doesn't, why are you okay with him but not with Sir Galen? This is exactly what I meant about decorative faith, if you don't actually buy into the ideology it's a kind of fake belief, like a "cultural" hat.

>This is not for like threat. Go take your shitty, take elsewhere.
That first sentence is honestly hard for me to decipher even with the "thread" substitution. Like thread? Still, like I said, I actually don't want to shit up this thread so I guess I won't keep talking about it. I just think it's damn fucked up, and you haven't done anything to convince me otherwise.

>> No.10414518

>>10414516
>Still, like I said, I actually don't want to shit up this thread so I guess I won't keep talking about it.
don't worry, scadians shitting up perfectly good larp threads is an ages old tradition back from the /tg/ times. Kind of nostalgic to see it again but in a different cloth.
And 4chan basically IS for shitposting, so where else would you type all that stuff?

>> No.10414521

>>10414516
You can go now, we're done.

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>>10414518
Don't feed the trolls, Vlad.

>> No.10414526

>>10414524
you are not my real dad, don't tell me what to do.
Especially if you can't even argue with the guy properly and call on bullshit after one post

>> No.10414530

>>10414526
Im not you your real dad, but I'm the best you got.

And there is no argument to be had. A douchebag whined about the organization releasing statements openly supporting gay and black members, and wrote a three page whine fest about his hurt fee fees because he doesn't like them. When people caught him out for his shity behavior, he instantly turned around and is claiming that its religious persecution. when members of his own religion called him out on it, he stomped off.

End of story

>> No.10414561

>>10414530
Based clown

>> No.10414617

>>10414530
>Im not you your real dad, but I'm the best you got.
>And there is no argument to be had. A douchebag whined about the organization releasing statements openly supporting gay and black members, and wrote a three page whine fest about his hurt fee fees because he doesn't like them. When people caught him out for his shity behavior, he instantly turned around and is claiming that its religious persecution. when members of his own religion called him out on it, he stomped off.

Thanks for the clarification. I love you, clowndad

>> No.10414630

>>10414518
>scadians shitting up perfectly good larp threads is an ages old tradition back from the /tg/ times
Kek, but don't scadians put in MORE effort than amerilarpers? Sems like they actually make costumes and stuff.

>> No.10414637

>>10414530
I'm pretty sure there is more to that story, or at least will be.

>>10414630
the average cow puts more effort into quantum physics than the average amerilarper into costumes and stuff

>> No.10414643

>>10414637
Not him, but there really isn't more to go with it. He's been a problem child for years, and publicly saying that gays and blacks should be killed pushed it to banishment level.

>> No.10414726

>>10414637
Not really. As >>10414643 said, this has been an on going issue, but the amount of required evidence to kick someone from the organization as an international entity is huge, and he finally crosses the line, very publicly.

>> No.10414769

So, can someone point me in the direction of a souce so I can form an actually informed opinion? All google gives me is some outdated articles and a wiki page deleted yesterday.

>> No.10414773

>>10414769
What are you referring to specifically?

>> No.10414791

>>10414773
*broadly gestures to the discussion above*

>> No.10414801

>>10414791
Next time link to what your talking about newfriend. Screens of his posts are all over Facebook. Keep it out of larpthread.

>> No.10414805

>>10414801
Beat me to it. Keep that trainwreck out of here.

>> No.10414808

>>10414801
Not new, just didn't want to give anyone in that discussion a (You) for their efforts.

But yeah, I found the dude's post on Facebook, formed an opinion, and decided not to share it here. Back to pretending to be knights and elves.

>> No.10414810

>>10414643
He didn't say anybody should be killed, that's a stupid lie.

>> No.10414816

>>10414808
>Asterisk action posts
>Mentioning (you)s
Seems pretty newfaggy

>>10414810
No, a stupid lie is trying to delete everything and pretend that it's about religious right to be a sack of shit.

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>>10414808
>>10414810
If you don't like it, and want to deny it tough shit. He brought it on himself. End of discussion.

Moving on. Just got home from Ikea, and they had heavyweight canvas linen, and linen/cotton blend for like, $2.99 a meter! Got enough to make a whole bunch of stuff, and might start on a jack of plates I've been putting off.

>> No.10414828

>>10414816
>Seems pretty newfaggy
Whatever helps you sleep at night, I guess?

>> No.10416298

>>10414824
IKEA sells fabric?

>> No.10416477

>>10416298
for a decade or so now. Though they don't always have the linen stuff

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>>10416298
>>10416477
It's relatively recent to the past few years here in the US, but what's especially interesting is that some of their prints are reproductions of 18th-19thC fabric, as it's public domain, and has exploded in popularity for historic costuming.

Pic related. All Ikea.

>> No.10418696

Bamp. Where is everybody? I know none of you nerds are out LARPing with the plague going on.

>> No.10418698

>>10407848
Gropey! I haven't seen you around /tg/ in years. You and Baconrider were one of the only tripfags I actually missed when I left this site for a while

>> No.10418700

>>10418696
the hungarian goverment single handedly defeated the virus, so it's not an issue anymore. Also I've ran a chamber larp

>> No.10418817

>>10418696
Trying to figure out more commissions and sell some stuff. It's been rough on one income.

>>10418698
Dude, I'm around, and just post with trip like a day or two ago. I've been avoiding /tg/ due to the influx of /pol/tards REEEing about whatever scares them at the time.

>>10418700
I can't tell if you're being serious, but I wouldn't be surprised since every country is doing better than us. Did you know you could have lower covid reports if you don't file them? True suggestion from our orange dictator.

>> No.10418933

>>10418696
Since my monthly chamber larp is dead for the foreseeable future, we hosted a bunch of ttrpg sessions in the same setting. Worked reasonably well.

Other than that, it's just been a lot of cancelled larps, so I'm hoping to use the free time to finally get my ballista made.

>> No.10420244

>>10418933
...Vampire?

>> No.10420406

>>10418817
>I can't tell if you're being serious, but I wouldn't be surprised since every country is doing better than us. Did you know you could have lower covid reports if you don't file them? True suggestion from our orange dictator.
I'm serious, I did ran a chamber larp, more than once.
As for the testing, we already done the no testing and many more wonderful ideas like, like not closing schools, saying that closing schols is the WORST THING EVER, only idiots who work for the shadow government wants to close the schools and our glorious leader knows better, then at the same day we closed the schools and our glorious leader told us that those who don't want to close the schools are the idiots, he and his party ALWAYS wanted to close the schools.
There are other fun side stories, like, no doctors, no medical equipment, migrants causing all of this, etc but that's just a regular day here honestly.

>> No.10420480

>>10420244
Nope, it's Necromunda-inspired sci-fi gang violence.

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I know you guys always praise Wyvern Replica, but does anyone have any experience with their cheaper basics line?

>> No.10422077

>>10421143
It's good feels a bit like improved Cali stuff. Only problem is that there were a few faulty batches I know of.
Not sure if those are still in circulation with non-wyvern retailers.

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Looking for some help and recommendations. My Forged Foam greatsword's tip is starting to tear off. Any suggestions on how to fix it?

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Did you dress up like your character for a ttrpg session /cgl/ ?

>> No.10422383

>>10422375
>Any suggestions on how to fix it?
yeah, don't
you can't repair it, only patch it up temporarily so it's not obviously that's broken inside.
The tip protection inside is already fucked up, nothing you can do with it, it will get worse and worse, and if you patch it up you will THINK that you have a safe weapon, if weapons check is made by a dumbfuck he could be fooled too but in reality it's not safe* anymore.


*obviously it won't cause an accident immediately even if you leave it like this, if you are really in luck or doesn't really use it then technically it could go maybe even a year as a ticking timebomb. Or break even more after the third swing that connects.

>> No.10422431

>>10422375
There's no glue that I'm aware of that's
A) stronger than the surrounding material
B) softer than the surrounding material
So one way or another you're going to end up with a liability. As sad as it is, you should cut your losses and get a new blade.

>>10422378
I played some games of Viewscream (a somewhat ttrpg somewhat larp about sci-fi horror) in a Starfleet uniform, I guess that counts.

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There are some pretty hardcore Warhammer larpers in Eastern Europe

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>>10423193
Couple more

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>>10423193
Yeah, we talked about it all the time, it's some of us play in WH set games. Those are really old pictures though.

Have a night goblin.

>> No.10423604

>>10423193
>>10423196
>>10423197
neither of those are from eastern europe

>> No.10423746

>>10423193
There used to be a notWarhammer larp in my country, but I hear it shut down several years ago. It sucks, I'd have loved to play there.

Although my top bucket list larp is a Lord of the Rings larp.

>> No.10424373

>>10407085
Well our game just had a live event (50ish people) and it was ok. I managed to snag some new gear and we had a lot of migrating players.

>> No.10426437

>>10421143
didn't wyvern replica line had harder foam than calimacil ?

>> No.10426441

>>10407085
I've got two occasions to do a larp this summer.
I will get a kit that will be covid compatible. One with a oriental look, so tissue covering the face, though I'm not sure about what else to complete the kit, and one...
One that is kinda generic d&d, where I wonder If I'm not gonna do it as a drow, or a plague doctor. Plague doctor would be the most secure option, but I kinda want to try the drow.
Got some makeup, But i'm looking for a tutorial for someone absolutely untrained in makeup.

>> No.10426473

>>10426437
which calimacil? because they have a few different foams too.

But the real difference isn't the foam but the core. Calimacil cores are more flexible and thus absorb more of the impact while being shittier for feel and control, while wyvern replica ones are more rigid so absorb less of the impact but better at feel and control.

>> No.10426652

>>10407028
Does anyone know anything about Weekend Warrior or have been to it? It's in South Carolina.
There's something about it that just feels so scummy but I can't put my finger on it. It's like it's going for something with a Drachenfest budget but it's just one weekend? And I dunno. It FEELS like a scam?
Like it's set in some world called Olaran with a bunch of different factions but like... it's called Weekend Warrior? Is that the best name you could come up with?

>> No.10426696

>>10407028
What piece of costume or armor did you regret getting the most and why ?

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>>10426696
Ah, fun question. I'm gonna give three answers because I feel like it. Unsurprisingly, two of them are Mytholon.

The worst I've ever got was pic related: CelticWebMerchant's "16th century gorget". Worst case of one size fits none I've ever seen. It's basically a completely flat piece of metal, with the shoulder bits protruding at a literal 90 degree angle. I still have it, but only because I use it for testing cleaning products and paint before I apply them to my good armour.

For a long time, I thought the worst was Mytholon's "Bron pelerine wool". Very fake look to it (too much synthetic fibers I guess), awkward fit, and generally just too long. Didn't see any use for years except for the one time a rather petite friend of mine used it as a sort of skirt. Yes, the neck hole is that big. However, I found that when worn the wrong way around (with the button facing backwards), it got a nice monk/priestly look to it. Since then it has seen occasional use in NPC costumes.

Then, the absolute worst I've ever seen anyone get is Mytholon's "Bjorn cape with faux fur". The cape was an unimpressive cotton square, but the fur was just awful. Incredibly few and thin hairs, ugly base, and obviously fake. Everyone who saw it concluded it was just... sad. Never got worn or even had parts salvaged, AFAIK.

>> No.10426851

>>10426652
Taking a quick peek at their website I suppose it all LOOKS legit, at least. They have a ruleset, footage from previous years, and a changelog that goes a few years back.

I'm not sure if the "we're not a larp, we're a cinematic experience" bit is just turbo-pretensiousness, or if the USA has fucked up the meaning of larp so bad that actual larps need to call themselves something else now. Other than that, I don't see any glaring issues with it.

>> No.10426862

>>10426851
Addendum: their Facebook page has 400something likes, which suggests the game has an attendance of between 100 and 150. The game also looks aesthetic af. Better still, it has costuming standards and actively gatekeeps pretty hard.

I like it.

>> No.10426921

>>10426696
Mytholon's elias armour. It fit nobody I've seen, looked bad and clunky on all, pure horror.

>> No.10426925

>>10426652
Mediocore looking LARP acting like it's the best there is.

>> No.10427134

>>10426921
I think I know someone who has that armour, in which case I completely agree with your assessment.

>> No.10427416

>>10426652
It's legit, I really want to go because of their strict garb/armor/weapon standards, but they're on the other side of the country for me.

>> No.10427420

>>10426921
I enjoyed the Elias leg armor, but yeah most of it it's pretty terrible, especially the chest pieces.
Weird guy at my LARP just bought most of the set, and it looks terrible on him. (Doesn't help that he wears athletic shorts instead of garb/armor and gives himself an unbalanced appearance)

>> No.10428027

>>10426862
Can't find the page. Link?

>> No.10428038

>>10428027
Dude... there's not a whole lot of results when you search for it, this really shouldn't be difficult.

/Weekend-Warrior-305886253223613/

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>>10407028
Hello /cgl/, since I am bored and you are people, I have a question for you all:
>What is your favorite larp rule ever?

It doesn't matter where the rule is from, or what it's for. Just post your all-time favorite rule and explain why.

For me, it must be a rule for an 'Allo 'Allo larp, which simply says "all disguises work". I've never seen such elegant expectation management through rules.

>> No.10428162

>>10428149
My favorite rule is a rather broken one from my local fantasy larp.
"Metal bracers block all weapon strikes"
Somebody legitimately thought this was a good idea. Welcome to my hellhole of a larp.


On the inverse, my least favorite rule is that accidental headshots count as damage against the striker, which has led several players to intentionally duck into shots when they can't beat the player they're dueling. It's disgusting.

>> No.10428192

>>10428162
>intentionally duck into shots
That's rather dickish, yeah. I've used a similar rule during some swordfighting tourneys, but I've never seen anyone abuse it on purpose.

>"Metal bracers block all weapon strikes"
I'd... actually be really interested in a gimmick larp where all plate armour nullifies damage, just to see what happens. Might have to roll with that idea once.

>> No.10428200

What happened to Utopia Descending I thought there'd finally be a larp where i got invalidated the second I walk in because there's a guy who only gets his rocks off by swinging for double digits and beating all the newbie quests instantly under the pretense of "helping"

>> No.10428202

>>10428038
I type in weekend warrior, and I'm getting everything from "tough mudder" events, pressure washer companies, etc. Dilate

>> No.10428211

>>10428202
Some people might try to combine "weekend warrior" with "Larp" and try to google again...

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10428229

>>10426652
>>10426851
>>10426862
>>10426925
>>10427134
>>10427416
Never heard of it until now, but it doesn't look terrible, and the rules seem tolerable despite lack of head targeting. It's also just a few hours away from me, but I am always weary of things that market themselves as an "experience".

>>10426696
I'm very frugal with my purchases, and mostly only buy reenacting quality stuff, or make my own, but I have been gifted epic armoury clothes before, and goddamn they were hot garbage in quality, construction, and design. The market price for them was also disgusting.

>>10428149
Actual favorite: non magic healing is freely useable by anyone, but requires bandages etc. The first game I went to that had this rule was so immersive, that during a particularly long and grueling battle, there was a junior cleric who without hesitation tore strips from his fairly nice robes to bandage us up after he ran out of prayers and potions.

Priest bro, you were the real VIP.

"Favorite" as in "ten pounds of horse shit in a five pound bag" rule: kids are allowed in combat, and can hit you, but you can't hit them back for "safety" reasons. This was revealed /at/ the event, on the day of because some breeders brought their larvae unannounced, and the event organizers had no youth plans, or the balls to say no.

>>10428200
Dead on arrival from what little I heard.

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>>10428200
Is that "helping" thing on the LARP Bingo Board? Because I know a few like that in the Midwest.

>> No.10428275

>>10428192
>I'd... actually be really interested in a gimmick larp where all plate armour nullifies damage, just to see what happens. Might have to roll with that idea once

It is an interesting idea, but without the right rules regarding what counts as a metal bracer/plate armor, it leads to terrible things.
Like one guy making bracers out of license plates (that he stole from cars at a parking lot near his house), or thin little bracelets counting as bracers, or people seeming to think "my entire forearm is now invulnerable even though this piece of tin is less then three inches wide.

Also, we actually did play a mode where plate armor was invulnerable during a practice. Led to me and the only other guy with full plate to being pretty terrifying out there, which was fun, but then it just meant everyone either avoided us like the plague, or started insisting they hit us in unarmored spots when they didn't.

>> No.10428278

>>10428275
>Like one guy making bracers out of license plates (that he stole from cars at a parking lot near his house)
Having once worn armour made from stolen traffic signs in a post-apo larp, I'm not really allowed to complain about this one

>It is an interesting idea, but without the right rules regarding what counts as a metal bracer/plate armor, it leads to terrible things.
I think it'd work better as a one-shot with a vetted group of trusted players anyway. Then maybe allow some light grappling, and count dagger strikes against joints as hits or something?

Then again, all larps work better with a vetted group of trusted players, so that's not really anything special.

>> No.10428349

>>10428278
>Having once worn armour made from stolen traffic signs in a post-apo larp, I'm not really allowed to complain about this one
The issue wasn't (entirely) the legality, but rather that he was using license plate bracers in a fantasy setting

>I think it'd work better as a one-shot with a vetted group of trusted players anyway. Then maybe allow some light grappling, and count dagger strikes against joints as hits or something?
And you just described what I've always wanted. Especially light grappling.

>> No.10428353

>>10428253
FUCK
I REPEAT
FUCK THE LARP SCENE IN COLORADO

>> No.10428361

>>10428349
>And you just described what I've always wanted. Especially light grappling.
Follow your dreams! I'm dead serious. Writing your own larps is super fulfilling. Booking a scouting terrain is usually fairly inexpensive too, and if you've got a bit of a larping network finding some fellow ST's and enough players is pretty doable.

Go for it!

>> No.10428409

>>10428229
>Actual favorite: non magic healing is freely useable by anyone, but requires bandages etc. The first game I went to that had this rule was so immersive, that during a particularly long and grueling battle, there was a junior cleric who without hesitation tore strips from his fairly nice robes to bandage us up after he ran out of prayers and potions.
>Priest bro, you were the real VIP.
Good players and immersion is godtier

>>10428353
>FUCK THE LARP SCENE IN COLORADO
Story time?

>> No.10428428

>>10428409
>Alliance
Are you friends with a certain group of people? At the very least, are you kowtowinging and kissing their feet? No? Then fuck off, you haven't "earned" and good plot or story
>Dystopia Rising
You ever see 40-50 grown adults decide that, in a world where they can be anyone they want, they all decide to be pricks and bullies? not even a smart or inventive kind,just "you're a loser" "shut up or I'll kill you" or "you a loser now shut up and I'll kill you" variety.

>> No.10428665

>>10428149
"What did you say about my mother"-rule. Are you playing a scene and is it being ruined by somebody on being out of character nearbye talking about football you're told by the rules to stand up to the person and shout "WHAT DID YOU SAY ABOUT MY MOTHER!?"

Another system I've always loved: Yes, there is magic. There are no spells in the rulesbook or the like, magic is what your victim accepts that it is. The victim rule also works perfectly as a substitute for HP systems.

>> No.10428727

>>10428428
>you're a loser, now shut up and I'll kill you
kek

>> No.10429005

>>10428229
You were requested for in /k/ a couple days ago about black powder guns

>> No.10429159

>>10428665
>"What did you say about my mother"-rule.
Can't say I'm a fan of that rule, to be honest.

There's this new, prevalent idea in roleplay that we need to codify human interaction instead of just talking to each other, and I don't like it. This rule just seems like a method of generating salt from OC players and bullying people into compliance. It's not going to be entertaining for the person you're scolding, you're just loudly calling someone out. Why not just politely ask them not to discuss OC stuff here instead of making a scene about it? It just seems so unnecessarily dickish to me.

Sure, I understand the need for some amount of code phrases in larp. I really like Drachenfest's "oh mother" rule, and I absolutely see the benefit of having some kind of safe word. But this... this is just publicly shaming someone in the most dickish way possible.

>> No.10429725

>>10429159
I get your point on it's challenges. Though I don't think one counters the other. The existence of the rule doesn't cancel out still being able to talk to your co-players when it's a serious issue. The core of the rule comes from our shared want to roleplay at an event. Hell, in all honesty I still hear more players talking about not being able to play rather than having to roleplay too much. Weekends are short and for some short and far inbetween and people want to get the maximum out of it that they can.

In the case of one of your mates sitting a little off from you and he's gone off making jokes that just don't fit you essentially kickstart a scene. Conflict is in my experience the easiest kickstart for a scene, it forces everybody involved to immediately be a stakeholder.

Now I can understand there are situations where things like this wouldn't work. And for those you're up to your own insight. Rules are an abstraction to encourage a certain theme of play within a LARP, but it's always up to the player to play and do what she thinks is the best move.

>> No.10430030

Why do colonial reenactment societies have the least amount of faggots compared to ruleslawyering SCAfags and LARP powerlevel cliquefags? Seriously, every colonial reenactor I've met is just a chill historian, especially the "bad guys", like the confederate and british re-enactors.

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>>10430030
So you're new eh?

1: It's reenactment, not a game system. Less rules lawyering, and more social/IRL political bullshit

2: the cliquishness is even worse when you realize that every individual unit and group is a separate group/unit with its own big-dick leader, rules, and opinions

3: It actually is possible to be objectively wrong, both presentationally and historically, but there are people who will not only fight you about their half-baked historical fiction and bullshit conspiracies, but make it their life's goal to destroy your life.

But yeah, it can be good too. Leagues better than American Civil War, or WWII. I'm going to assume you're American, because saying Colonial reenactment is distinctly American expression. I'm also going to assume that you're focusing on 18th century. Where are you located, and what's your impression? I do both 16/17thC early colonial and 18thC Revolutionary War/frontier/civilian as both a hobby and professionally.

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>>10430071

>> No.10430448

>>10430328
Happy to please

>> No.10430549

>>10430071
>What are good colonial tv shows I want to get my mind off covid

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>>10423193
Most WHF larpers I know are from germany

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>> No.10431089

>>10430549
Every show about the actual colonies sucks. It's all shitty American masturbatory pop history.

Do you mean 18thC or 17thC in general?

>> No.10431147

>>10431089
nope just america stronk

>> No.10431182

>>10431147
Forgot my trip.

None. There isn't a single production about the American Revolutionary War that I would ever suggest any human being the John Adams miniseries is the least cringe, but still pretty dogshit.

Don't even think about Turn. That show is such a monumental dry heaving anus of a production, that I wish I could go back in time and smother the writers as babies. It's even worse that I'm technically a party to it, as myself and almost all my co-workers were used as extras and specialty technicians. I feel like I'm part of a crime against humanity, and wish I could take it all back.

>> No.10431217

>>10431182
omg I love Turn
But seriously, why is it ass? It seems like the usual pop history+secret action hero history never knew+titty clothes history show

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>>10431217
While the historic accuracy band material culture sins are without number (everything is shades of brown, American troops dress like hobos, etc), I will only focus on the things that make my blood boil.

1: Their Washington is a joke. He talks like he's recovering from a stroke, seems confused and oblivious about everything, and has zero charisma. Literally charisma was the only thing the real George Washington had going for him.

2: The character assassination of John Simcoe. The real Simcoe was legendary not only for his leadership and military skill, but also for his progressive humanist ideaology, abolitionist attitudes, and gentility, and is still celebrated to this day in many parts of the US and Canada. In Turn, they present him as a strangely effeminate, sociopathic murderer with poor impulse control.

3: Serrated type IV triangular socket bayonet. I can't even begin to explain this. Pic related.

4: French involvement a mere footnote, and at one point played for laughs.

5: The "pitched battle scenes" being a couple dozen guys with no organization breaking into a brawl within five seconds of voley fire.

I could go on.

>> No.10431310

>>10431262
Go on.

>> No.10431327

>>10431310
*Clothing choices 50 to 100 years out of date in either direction

*everything about Roger and Roger's rangers

*Hewlett being almost as bizarrely written as Simcoe, but changed from a no-nonsense badass military hero to a queer-coded, simpering loser.

*POWDER HORN TURNED INTO IMPROMPTU GRENADE BY SMACKING A HATCHET AGAINST A BOULDER.

*"LOL Kang George wuz crazy" BS

*Slowly replacing actual spy-tech of the period with "Franklin-punk" insanity. I'm actually happy with the turtle, but they felt like they needed Q's goddamn workshop to build up to it.

*Generic pop-history Benedict Arnold hot-take #737936.

>> No.10431342

>>10431327
If you're this mad about Turn, then Hamilton has to have you seething.

>> No.10431363

>>10431342
Dude, I worked for the world's largest 18th century living Museum while Hamilton was still on Broadway. The depths of my suffering are unknowable by mere mortals like you.

>> No.10431455

>>10431363
Let me know just how inaccurate hamilton is every other source talks about how lin manuel miranda is a historical genius worthy of a phd

>> No.10431484

>>10431455
>every other source talks about how lin manuel miranda is a historical genius worthy of a phd

...Wut. Jesus goddamn, I don't want to actually read that insanity, but I feel like I need proof that anybody has actually said that.

And I won't go into details about the obvious clothing and prop issues, it's not the fact that it's an accurate necessarily, but that it's very bad pop history in omits a ton of important key details and facts efforts to make mass consumption pop history.

Like for example, Alexander Hamilton not only wrote constantly about an interest in starting a new American monarchy, but actually argued it for close to four hours at the Constitutional Convention of 1787.

Kind of changes perspectives, hmm?

>> No.10431736

>>10431484
>Alexander Hamilton not only wrote constantly about an interest in starting a new American monarchy, but actually argued it for close to four hours at the Constitutional Convention of 1787.
Who did he want to make king?

>> No.10431851

>>10428428
Alliance sounds kinda shit, but understandable at least. They do the setting for friends, and focus on friends.
Dystopia rising just sounds stupid, but there is a fix. Become the shining white knight of "No, that, and your excuses pretending to be logic, are stupid." and outfight all of them. Get skill at arms, do things they don't expect, and point out their shitty logic as they go.
Make an even edgier backstory, but with good valid reasons and no dissuasion from being good.

>> No.10432069

>>10431851
Or, you know, just don't go.

>> No.10432465

>>10431484
I genuinely didn't know that. How come LARPthread is always better than the entirety of /his/?

>> No.10432775

>>10432465
Because in the larpthread the people that don't know what they're talking about don't talk about it?

>> No.10433386

>>10432465
Because /his/ is literally just /pol/2

>> No.10433391

>>10431182
Where do y'all get the good looking uniforms? If I don't want the classic red/blue, I can only ever find stuff that looks like holloween city polyester or on sites that look like they're from the angelfire era

>> No.10433633

>>10431455
>every other source talks about how lin manuel miranda is a historical genius worthy of a phd
LOL That's bullshit. He readily admits how historically inaccurate it is in interviews. It's theater, not a goddamn text book.

>historical genius worthy of a phd
nobody said that and that's not how a phd works

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>>10432465
See >>10433386

>>10433391
First off, don't use me as a good reference, as the majority of my uniforms are tailored by one of the largest historic research and costume departments in the world. It fucking spoiled me.

The flat-out answer is that you are not going to buy the stuff off the shelf from anywhere and have it look any good. You're only two options, and I really do mean only, is either to have a commission peace made by a professional historic tailor, or sew one yourself. Honestly, what's the pattern is cut, the sewing isn't too difficult as it's all wool, and you don't have to him anything. That said, the right wool is kind of pricey.

What you're going to want to do first, is figure out who you want to be. Do you want to be German, French, British, American, American volunteers, British volunteers, Etc. Volunteers for either the British or the Americans means that you can get away with civilian clothing and slowly build up piece by piece.

The first thing you're going to want to do, is small clothes, which is to say breeches, a waistcoat, shirt, and then the basic accessories. You can feasibly get stuff off the shelf, and just fill around with it a little to make it fit better. Add a proper hat, and maybe a hunting for a cure, and it can least get you out there. If you want to go for a specific unit, find your local group that does that unit and see if you mess with them. if you have your own small clothes, they might have loaner coats to use. Almost everybody used heavy white linen waistcoats and breeches/gaitered trousers.

I'm currently working on my French uniform, which literally is using a pattern that was drafted off of one of the few surviving french coats from the Revolutionary War (in the collection of Brown University). It's been very slow going, and the material cost me an arm and a leg.

Picture is fairly generic Mid-Atlantic American, but with my red wool smell clothes, becomes Virginia state garrison.

>> No.10433733

>>10433633
Hey man, my sources were the various arts departments in one of the most liberal universities to exist. Why does that bug you so much?

>> No.10433736

>>10433669
Would you recommend Townsend's for proper accessories?

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>>10433733
Don't know about you or anon, but my bosses have actual Phds in the subject. I'm curious to know what university, because Hamilton is just barely more historically accurate then The Patriot.

>>10433736
Both Townsend's and Samson's are essentially the Walmart of the 18th century. It's not bad for starter stuff, and bulk stuff for long events. Check here first with what you're interested in before you purchase.

>> No.10433781

>>10433762
The University of California system, where history is racist and people want to tear down all the statues and plaques

>> No.10433783

>>10433669
>If you want to go for a specific unit, find your local group that does that unit and see if you mess with them.
No worries there, southern wyoming is devoid of the reenactment scene for this era

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>>10433781
Honestly, most actual history professionals are fine with tearing down Confederate statues that were built during the Jim Crow era specifically paid for by members of the ku Klux Klan, and statues of Columbus that were erected by telling communities trying to pretend to be white. The only people that are complaining about it don't actually understand history, and sure as hell aren't going to learn it from looking at a statue. Pic related, here in America we have a long history of tearing down statues to our enemies.

Also, California is weirdly racist as shit due to the weird racial dynamics, and lack of history related to the rest of the country. They just don't realize it, especially if you've never left California.

>> No.10433789

>>10433783
Unfortunately, it's not. Non colonial states do have the very rare ARW groups, and they are legendarily terrible.

>> No.10433799

>>10433789
If there is an active one, I haven't found it, just stuff with the last post in the 2010s and no fb or insta presence

>> No.10433814

>>10433781
Please don't be another butthurt /pol/fag.

>> No.10433825

>>10433787
>California generalization
Where did you visit? California is far too large and diverse to be referred to as a monolith. I'm curious about the "weirdly racist shit" you encountered because we've got every level of racism represented somewhere.

>> No.10433832

>>10433825
Current Rancho Palos fag here: you have California, and your have NorCal.

California is not a place to be black outside of Compton or Inglewood. I'd feel safer in rural Kentucky.

>> No.10433840

>>10433825
Lived in San Diego, performed all over, including Venice Beach, Los Angeles (where my partner has lived the past couple years), and a few others. Californians who have never left the state are exactly like Bostonians who have never left Massachusetts, and don't realize that there is a better world beyond. It's sad really.

>>10433832
So I take it you're not a fan of soup plantation?

>> No.10433923

>To initiate the process, you should begin by ensuring that you can satisfy membership requirements and that you descend from an accepted Patriot. We do not restrict membership on basis of race, age, color, religion, national origin, nation of citizenship or residency. To establish eligibility you must be able to link yourself to a Patriot with appropriate documentation. Legitimacy of an ancestor is not a factor as long as appropriate proof of descendancy is provided to create a solid link. Plural marriage families are not excluded from SAR membership. Proving bloodline descent, whether legitimate or illegitimate, from a patriot ancestor to yourself is what is required and is what must be documented. Additionally, you must be sponsored by two current SAR members.
>you have to be descended from an "accepted patriot" to join the re-enactment group
What the fuck? Isn't this just nobility all over again? Sounds pretty fucking gay
>https://www.sar.org/step-1/

>> No.10433929

>>10433832
I’ve lived in both California and the Deep South as a brown person and let me tell you, this is not true.

>> No.10433946

>>10433840
>So I take it you're not a fan of soup plantation?
Can't say I am. I'm glad covid is killing it.

>>10433929
I'm southern Mississippi born and raised. I I've been harassed threatened and profiled more in California than any deep south state.

>> No.10434020

>>10433840
>Californians who have never left the state are exactly like Bostonians who have never left Massachusetts, and don't realize that there is a better world beyond. It's sad really.
Could you expand on that? Maybe gives some examples? I've lived in both Boston and SoCal.

>Soup Plantation
It's existence baffled me. It felt like a celebration of mediocrity. Everything was bland and boring. Not bad food but not good either, solid mediocrity. Seemed to be popular with Asians and the only reason I can think of is they are unfamiliar with European style soups and therefore find it interesting.

>> No.10434023

>>10433840
Did you ever perform at Oak Glen? Out past Redlands?

>> No.10434054

>>10434020
>Could you expand on that? Maybe gives some examples? I've lived in both Boston and SoCal
Have you ever talked to anyone who's never left either? Everything "outside" might as well be a backwards third world country with how such folks would describe it, typically with the most extreme stereotypes as the only understanding they care about.

A great example is actually my boyfriend's: when he moved to Cali for work from Richmond VA to Los Angeles, his co-workers just couldn't wrap their heads around the fact that Virginia isn't fading antebellum southern rednecks. They were shocked that a twinky gay didn't get lynched by the hoards of Klansmen that roam the streets, or that he didn't have an accent. They couldn't believe that the coastal metro area was cities bigger than theirs instead of moonshine hovels. They actually asked about if Hispanic people existed on that side of the country. They also honestly assumed all the black folks are barely literate and live in fear 24/7.

Also, try explaining to someone who has never left Cali that "plantation" has the same connotation as "hacienda" and watch their eyes go wide.

>>10434023
Maybe? Would have been early 2010s, at the hight of my drinking so a lot of the shows run together. I was with the Screwloose Circus and Cirque du Slutté.

>> No.10434110

>can't help noticing that a majority of "historical" films always give the protag a cool leather jacket after gropey pointed it out
thanks bruh

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ana ttempt to lighten the mood with some comics from the series"could be worse"

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>>10434367

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>>10434368

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>>10434370
>ko-fi.com/couldbeworse

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>>10434371

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>>10434374
[facebook]CouldBeWorseComic/

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>>10434375
last one for now

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>>10434376
extra one

>> No.10434494

>>10434374
Silly hats ARE justice, after all

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>>10434368
THIS IS AMERICA

>> No.10434546

>>10434110
You're welcome!

>>10434368
>>10434370
Love this guy's stuff, but I'm waiting to find out that like many other online comic artists, but he secretly makes puppies tiny Nazi uniforms or something else, because it seems like "if you are in our blood, too, have to be into something fuckes up"

>> No.10434914

>>10434546
That's a rather pessimistic worldview.

>> No.10434953

>>10434914
gropey is a piece of shit, anon.

>> No.10435002

>>10434914
Why? It just seems like 90% of all online web comics ends up having some weird hangups that ruin their career. Its sadly the norm.

>>10434953
And why do you think that anon?

>> No.10435108

>>10434953
>Opinion discarded

>> No.10435113

>>10434546
>makes puppies tiny Nazi uniforms
To be fair though that sounds kinda adorble, and I'm Jewish.

>> No.10435143

>>10434953
Lol, dilate.

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>>10434546
He's a pretty nice guy, very sweet dad and is happily married with kid and puppies.

>> No.10435222

>>10435215
yeah but calling for minimum standards in any way will make you a nazi in the eyes of the US larpers

>> No.10435249

>>10435215
That's good to hear, but it will also make it much worse when a few years down the line it comes to light that he secretly kidnaps hobos and makes them fight in a death arena he built secretly under his house.

>>10435222
Truth.

>> No.10435413

>>10434953
The fuck is your problem?

>> No.10435533

>>10435249
>you can get canceled for hobo death arenas now
I hate this decade.

>> No.10436034

>>10435533
It's not the hobo death arenas specifically, but the fact that none of them are ever up to code. Every HDA I've ever seen would be an OSHA nightmare.

>> No.10436247

>>10436034
always strange that you guys are about regulation this, regulation that but when it comes to actually getting right definitions you are seriously lacking.
Meanwhile here, we don't give a fuck about how the HDA is run as long as there are no cops in sight

>> No.10436259

>>10436247
You say that now, but Gropey is right. Here in the US, if someone slips in a puddle of hobo blood and gets hurt in your HDA, they can sue you for not having nonslip rubber mats or whatever.

>> No.10436266

>>10436259
here, if someone sues you, you throw the lawyer in the Murderhobo Arena

>> No.10436293

>>10436266
It's the circle of the Hobo Death Arena.

>> No.10436911

>>10436034
I unironically want to larp as an OSHA inspector once, just to see if I'd survive the weekend.

>> No.10437194

>>10436266
>>10436259
Litigation in the US is worse than any HDA.

>>10436911
>Hello, I'm from ADS: the Association for Dungeon Safety. So when were you planning to fix that leak in your minions break room? I also noticed that none of your goblins have proper foot wear when inspecting that grossly out of date pit trap... What do you have to say for yourself, "dungeon master"?

>> No.10437891

>>10434023
>Oak Glen
you mean Riley's Farm? Beautiful place, too bad the brothers that run it are both a little nuts.

good pie

>> No.10437900

>>10437891
>you mean Riley's Farm?
Yep. I love visiting but the owners are, well, you know.... It's a pity. I'll probably go back anyway.

>> No.10437918

>>10437891
>>10437900
Doesn't sound like my scene from the names, but I'm curious to the drama

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>>10437918
actually you might like it, it's very living history.
https://rileysfarm.com/index.php/about/

l've done of couple of weekend events there and at night after the public leaves it's really easy to feel like maybe you've gone back in time. Especially if you're with a group that takes pains to be accurate. It's a beautiful site.

But the brothers are a problem. they feuded amongst themselves for years, but that seems to have calmed down. the latest drama is on twitter.
https://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/2018/09/05/these-tweets-sparked-social-media-outcry-against-owner-of-rileys-farm-in-oak-glen/

>> No.10438087

>>10437918
>>10438086
adding to this, it's a nice little day trip out of LA if you're in southern california. i've gone as a normie and just ate bbq and picked apples before and that's fun too.

>> No.10438090

>>10438086
... Why are there 18th century British in California? What exactly are they recreating?

>> No.10438137

>>10438090
It's one of their education gigs, they get a lot of school field trips during the week.
https://rileysfarm.com/index.php/living-history/revolutionarywar/

>> No.10438158

>>10438137
But like... What are they presenting? It's Spanish territory, which means they need to choose what they are interpreting. I can identify the uniforms from that pic.

>> No.10439233

>>10438158
Vaguely somewhere Pennsylvania, sometime around mid war.

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>>10434371
Great. I miss the one were the young larper is basically a ninja wannabe.

I've got a question though. What is missing on my backpack? I gonna add about 4 linnen bags the size of a A4 paper, but it feels incomplete.
I am playing a healer, before you suggest a bunch of weapons and armor.

>> No.10440221

>>10407028
I never larped before, but it looks nice. If I want to get into the scene, then would you recommend me to make some stuff by myself or would it be cost less to buy some stuff from the net?

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>>10440072
Dump or hide the aluminum pan and make a simple A frame to mount the bulk on. Ditch the coffee pot if you don't actively use it. Otherwise not a bad start.

>> No.10440788

>>10440072
That modern non-stick pan is out of place.

>> No.10440806

Anyone here got experience with mytholon? I have 0 knowlege with larp and i wanted to buy the "MILAN SHORTBOW" for 40€. Im not sure about the quality and if its worth. Because i feel like paying 100€ is a bit too much

>> No.10440832

>>10440221
Neither, really. For your first event just go for loaner gear. Pretty much all larps offer NPC spots, where they provide everything you need. Other than that, the average larper easily has enough stuff to costume two people, so if you have a buddy of the same sex and body type you're set.

Once you get into it a bit more, making your own stuff is nice if you have the means. Store-bought stuff is usually fine but you'll probably want one or two custom pieces.

>> No.10441032

>>10440806
I don't have experience with that specific bow, but so far their bows are generally good, arrows included (because they are IDV arrow so no surprise there)


>>10440221
always try to make stuff. That is, if there is something you can make or don't want to make buy or get a loaner stuff, but crafting can be fun and you will feel better if you have a nice thing that you made

>> No.10441033

Any good ways to LARP Up my tent? I've got a modern tent, but would like some nice accessories or furnishings that will make it feel a little more authentic, Best i'm doing at the moment are a few faux fur throws. Also i've just got a small car so i can't do huge stuff.

Pretty jelly of those people who have the money/space to turn up in a van and pretty much assemble a yurt with a 4 poster bed for the weekend.

>> No.10441068

>>10441033
>Any good ways to LARP Up my tent?
The inside or the outside?

>> No.10441170

>>10441068
Oh inside, the design of my tent (Coleman octagon) doesn't really allow for a Karp tarp to be thrown over it.

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discord.gg/emTfGD

New /k/ and /cgl/ friendly larp server where anything goes. Got active and former SOF, special police agent squads, one movie advisor, and top tier competition shooters. Community growing every day.

>> No.10441200

>>10441170
Why would you want to nicely decorate the interior if it's an OC tent? You're not going to play or otherwise spend any significant amount of time awake in there.

Having said that:
>Furs are always good and you really can't have too many of them
>A rug of some sort to cover up the groundsheet makes a massive difference
>It's quite easy to make or buy foldable wooden furniture
>Electric candles, or even better electric lanterns, really help to add to the atmosphere
I suppose that's as far as purely generic advice goes. Anything more is kind of dependent on the game and intended use of the tent.

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>>10441200
>Why would you want to nicely decorate the interior if it's an OC tent? You're not going to play or otherwise spend any significant amount of time awake in there.

This. I would suggest focusing on practical comfort with modern stuff, and saving the money to eventually upgrade to a better tent. You can even find decent surplus military and boyscout tents for under $100 if you don't mind OD or Scout green.

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>>10441170
Okay so I did a quick check-up and I'd say decorating that tent to be medieval-fantasy approved is going to cost more than buying a new, larger, historical tent.

Besides that >>10441200 said all the basics if you don't have a character concept with it. A Golden Horde Ilkhan will have a different tent from a 15th century Bourgondian knight.

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>>10422378
this is exactly the reason i got online way back when to find where to get reputable armor and weapons, only tough part is designing my character so i can get the parts needed to larp them lmao

speaking of: im trying to do that right now for the game im currently in (we just started and we're doing it over discord) anyone got any good websites for base clothing and armor as well as weapons? ive got a few myself but any/all help is more than welcome!
As well as any tips on designing a character haha

>> No.10441791

Hey larp thread. I hope this is allowed but I figured you all have more experience working with leather than the people in the sewing thread.
I'm this anon >>10440021 and I'm still fretting over this. Yes I have tried googling my questions without much luck... There's not a lot of information about sewing leather garments (only the sort of hand sewing you'd find in leathercraft) by hand out there probably just because it's so tedious most people aren't willing to do it. I own the book "Novel Materials" which offered me some insight on sewing animal pelts by hand but not much on how to make it look machine-sewn. Thanks for any answers.

>> No.10441815

>>10441791
first of all, you can get different kind of punchers for holes that have different lengths between them. Also you can just mark the places by hand or by other stuff and later put the holes there, again by hand.
Also what do you mean by "look like machine sewn"? Like can you post an example? because there are different kinds.

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>>10441815
Yes I know pricking irons and diamond chisels come in different spacings. I was going to do some test swatched marked by hand before I committed to buying some. Plus I would feel more comfortable using them because I could use the two prong one to get perfect spacing around curves And by "looking machine sewn" I basically just mean stitches that are touching like in a backstitch. Not like a running stitch where there's a gap. Pic related

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>>10441835
then no magic there, standard leather sewing. Here is an example what I've done with hand some time ago, not pretty but on the other hand it's basically watertight as you can hold water with it.

random video that shows how its done with two needles (there are other methods but I personally prefer this)

>> No.10441856

>>10441855
aaand forgot the link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFDo-dtr9mk

>> No.10441858

>>10441855
But you see, this is saddle stitching, something I said is not an option because my leather is only about 3.5 oz and it puckers when saddle stitched (also it just flops over in a clamp). What are my other options? Normal backstitching like I would on fabric? Stitching awl?

>> No.10441873

>>10441858
>and it puckers when saddle stitched
have you tried not tightening the thread that much? Especially with some thicker thread this could work easily

>> No.10441923

>>10441344
>You can even find decent surplus military and boyscout tents for under $100 if you don't mind OD or Scout green.

THIS. You can paint them pretty easily as well.

>> No.10441962

Where do i get some cheap IDV Arrows? I dont have much money and 1 for 10€ kinda feels like a rip off

>> No.10442036

>>10441962
I don't know, but please for the love of all that is good and holy don't let your answer be China. They won't be accepted at any larp.

€10,- seems a bit high, but I've never seen these arrows go for less than about €7,- each. You could probably end up somewhat cheaper by buying the shafts from a regular archery store and the arrowheads from a larp store. However, unless you're buying in bulk the double shipping probably kills whatever savings you make.

At the end of the day, larp combat is just difficult to do on a tight budget. Whether you're coughing up €10,- for the arrow you inevitably end up losing each event, or €100,- to €200,- for a weapon every few years, you're making those expenses one way or the other. If that's out of your reach, seriously consider playing a noncombat character instead.

>> No.10442339

>>10441962
you can't find anything cheaper than those IDV arrow that are just as safe and mass produced (with possible exception of used IDV arrows)

If by any chance you do find something cheaper that is just as good, tell us.

>> No.10442359

>>10441873
Yeah. It's just too much bulk. I think I may just go for a lockstitch and do some samples with that when my awl arrives. I know the saddle stitch is sturdier but it just isn't working and there isn't going to be very much stress on what I'm making as it's just a garment. Plus I need to use twill tape on the seams to stabilize them (I thought about buying some veg tan and using that but there are a lot of areas where it wouldn't hang right) and saddle stitching through normal fabric is going to be annoying, especially for longer seams such as down the "skirt" area of the coat

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Hey /cgl/ i need your help.

I want to creat a ranger like style, but cant decide what colour to pick.

I saw a cloak bundle with a horn and a belt, which is only avalible in black, a black tunic and some pents, where i cant decide if gray or brown.

>> No.10442535

>>10442517
Depends where your character mainly operate.
Innacity ? Gray.
Innawood ? Brown.

>> No.10442620

>>10442517
It's... not really a fantastic costume, to be honest. Mytholon stuff is one-size-fits-none crap, and you're mostly going to end up with a lot of black on black. The belt is pretty awful, too.

If you're going to build on the costume, I'd go with the brown pants. It'll complement the greens you'll inevitably end up having better, and there's always use for brown larp pants.

If you're going to wear just that as a costume, I'd go for the grey pants. I think it makes for a more coherent look to have your entire costume in greyscale.

>> No.10442880

>>10442517
Drinking horns are also really shit, unless you're a massive fan of Vikings I'd give it a miss

>> No.10442901

>>10442880
especially if someone is a massive fan of various vikings they should give it a miss.

>> No.10444367

>>10440788
That's actually a new iron pan. After a few days on the fire it looks different. This pan and the coffee pot are actually gifts for a friend. Mine are frequently used, even outside of a larp.

>> No.10444427

Hello /larp/. I come to you in an hour of great need. In getting an armoring base layer running, but I've ran into some trouble with the legs. I have thick as hell legs, and most of the chausses I've tried ride way too low or are too tight, so I need some help. The plan is to get 16g steel leg plates to ride comfortably. I've got a solid gambeson to point the plates to, but the padding and garb underneath is getting me stuck. Any suggestions?

>> No.10444545

>>10444367
There is no way that's iron.

>> No.10444599

>>10440072
Seconding >>10444545. That has to be alloy. Got a lable for it?

>> No.10444607

>>10444427
Get something custom-made? I gotta be honest, I can't really visualize the problem from your description.

>> No.10444908

>>10444367
Doesn't look like any iron I have ever seen, but whatever.

>> No.10444960

What happened to Hungarians trip ?

>> No.10444968

>>10444960
I was never into drugs.
Also no idea what you are talking about.

>> No.10445076

>>10444367
If that's iron I'll geld myself. That's either steel or tin.

>> No.10445084

>>10445076
technically speaking, steel is iron with a very specific carbon content

>> No.10445175

>>10445084
Technically speaking, fuck yourself.

>> No.10445182

>>10445175
don't be a coward, come and fuck me yourself

>> No.10445191

>>10445182
Say that to my dick, and not online and see what happens.

>> No.10445242

>>10445191
I would if you wouldn't hide behind a monitor

>> No.10445274

>tfw no Drachenfest this year to watch Hungarian have steamy homosex with anon ;_;

>> No.10445280

>>10445274
>Assuming anon is a guy, and not an Amazon with a strapon.

>> No.10445289

>>10445274
you know the rule: it's not gay as long as the balls aren't touching

>> No.10445306

Jesus christ. A friend of mine gave me his old larp Equipment, because he wanted to get me into this hobby. But every event (this and next year) is already booked up

>> No.10445338

>>10445076
That's a little extreme, but I'll allow it.

>>10445084
>>10445175
>>10445182
>>10445191
>>10445274
>>10445280
Praise Slaanesh!

>>10445306
What kind of cake did he give you? Got any pictures? Where are you located?

Obviously, this year's pretty much a wash, but it gives you time to get yourself set up.

>> No.10445353

>>10407085
For those who larp with a gasmask, nothing has really changed.

>> No.10445355

I have a scythian hat reconstruction. If you all behave and suck my dick well enough I might consider posting it. The hat is not that good, but these are my conditions.

>> No.10445364

>>10445355
Scythians suck, and so do you.

>> No.10445378

>>10445364
Pffft

>> No.10445524

>>10445355
I passionately hate anything scythian, hun, nomadic and the likes because I've seen som much shit tier stuff from them and met so many retards that are being fans of them in a low IQ nationalist way.

>> No.10445581

>>10445524
Sounds juicy, tell usabout how shitty they were as human beings. I personally love everything Scythian and everything steppe. I like other cultures but most of them are in some way related to steppe people even if thousands of years gaps are in between.

Like I said my hat isn't too good, but at least it is slightly similar to the real thing.

>> No.10445585

>>10445581
>Sounds juicy, tell usabout how shitty they were as human beings.
Very. But usually it's not an interesting story to be told over the net as mostly it's about hungarian specific things (politics, culture etc) and basically how - according to my headcanon - most reenactors here are uneducated asshats from the villages who are just turbolarping instead of researching history and try to pretend they are either Manly Man (tm) or Honorable Ancestors (c)

>> No.10445587

>>10445585
I see why that can be a little disgusting, how about you, where do you stan in LARPing? I personally like Scythiansa lot and have done my little research about them, and loved every bit of it. They're obviously not related to me (I live in west yurop) but in a distant way, they are related, some sort of distant cousins, if you catch my drift. Anyways, LARPing too hard is pretty ridiculous unless youdo it for the lulz. I can get all serioys about scythiansand stuff, but I prefer to do it qith someone who likes them. I've never participatedin aLARP, just somebody I know that kniws how to sew a littledid it for me after I showed her a few pictures of scythian hats. Got to say they're very unintuitive.

>> No.10445588

>>10445587
>I see why that can be a little disgusting, how about you, where do you stan in LARPing?
about scythians? No problem if someone does them but not my cup of tea. I'm more of a landsknecht guy.

>> No.10445589

>>10445588
I see, to me, assoon as an ancestral european culture gets christianiced I lose all interest in it. No I'm not pagan, just interested mainly in pre christian european or central asian cultures.

>> No.10445592

>>10445589
no problem there, Landsknechts weren't really religious to begin with, with all the attacking the pope and whatnot.

>> No.10445597

>>10445592
Those clothes mustbe really hard to make. Do you know the Scythian hat comes from blurry and really ancient Indo Iranian origins, I've talked with plenty of people that likes that kind of history, yet nobody hasa clear idea of the origin of it. Just that Scythian related cultures wore it, Persians, and also Phrygians. I love mysteries like that, it sort ofspeaks of a common culture that spreaded far and wide yet little is known about it.

>> No.10445600

>>10445597
funny thing is, most landsknecht cloths has a kind of simple pattern though there are a few tricks to it and it's usually a shitton of material.

As for Scythian stuff, I'm not an expert on it as it never really interested me, but they being nomadic gives you a whole lot of options and theories (conspiracy theories included). Though as far as I remember there were even greek cities that regularly sold stuff to scythians so that's yet another option

>> No.10445604

>>10445600
Yes there were greek colonies in western scythia, and Scythians were known to buy gold and comissioned jewelry of an amazing quality, if it wasn't comissioned then it was crafted with scythian motives. Scythians sat right on top of a baste area of the silk road, which brought them lots of monies.

The therory of greeks selling them the hats is prettyfunny to me, and I consider it very unlikely, imo it represents them belonging to a very ancient tribe that split into diferent subcultures.

Asfor theclothesof your dudes, how did people manage to reconstruct them, did any of thosepieces survive or were them reverse engineered from depictions of them. Whoever can pull them off is in my inexperienced eyes a pro in sewing

>> No.10445605

>>10445600
And wine, which they drank unmixed with watter, unlike the greeks

>> No.10445611

>>10445604
It's probably not the hat that they bought form the greeks but materials and such is a possibility, especially for fancier / high status ones.

As for LK clothing: a few similar stuff survived that are a good base for assumptions, and a lot is reverse engineered. But we still don't know a lot about them and shitton of urban legends are around that by now debunked a hundred times

>> No.10445614

>>10445611
Gotta love ancient dramma.

Idk, they were pastoralists, so they had access to plenty of pelt and wool most likely. But to be honest, I have no idea of what material it was made of. Another cool anecdote about Scythians is they had wild silk, as in the silk made off wild silk worms not in cautivity or home grown. They know this from the threads analized on a microscope. Or so did the docu said. I still find quiet hard to believe they'd have to buy the materiald from third parties to make a hat plenty of them used, but qho knows. I mean Scythians had access to a lot of stuff of the western, eastern and southern market routes. But idk.

You guys are pretty lucky that those clothes survived. Scythian graves in siberia have a phenomenon going on where some of them are completely frozen for the whole year, and thanks to this plenty of the organic material, including clothes, hair and skin survives to this day. They recently found a red pelt shoe of a probaly high rank woman. The shoe is pretty cool, and was most likely made exclussively for.the burial since it had no wear on the sole.

>> No.10445620

>>10445614
well as I said probably not for a simple hat, a simple herder will make it for himself or his families or whatnot. If you want something better, like stuff made of silk or finer wool, then a city with infrastructure could make those cheaper and it is a viable option to buy it. Again, this isn't about every hat was bought but it could have a foreign origin to some degree. Like how some of the "viking" swords actually had the blade part imported from germany

>> No.10445626

>>10445620
I for one don't know the answer, if they wanted something comissioned or imported, they definitely had the contacts for it. And specifically chiefs andhigh ranking people wore very swaggy and decorated clothes, many times with gold, silk and other stuff, if the silk was imported, it was still wild silk, at least that's what the documentary said, so not the regular silk, pretty much all of them with the exception of two tribes were nomadic herders, with plenty of horses, and other animals I don't know about, I've seen about donkeys. They hunted too, but I ďon't know to what degree.

>> No.10445772

>>10445338
How long have you been hiding the larpthread on /out/ from us? >>>/out/1835102

>> No.10445791

>>10445772
/out has been cancer ever since /pol infiltrated.

>> No.10445793

>>10445772
Consequences of foolish decisions. The only reason there's a LARPthread on this slow-ass board and on cancerous /out/ is because some duncecap thought it didn't belong on /tg/ despite it being one of /tg/'s least problematic threads.

>> No.10445796

>>10445611
>As for LK clothing: a few similar stuff survived
Do you know of any books or links? Other than shoes and doublets from the time period, I haven't really seen any archeological materials specific to landsknechts on how it was made.

>> No.10445803

>>10445796
nothing specific landsknecht remained as far as I know BUT the LK clothing found it's way into civilian and noble fashion and there are a shitton of those. Especially the noble fashion has some good surviving stuff, look up janet arnold, patterns of fashion (several books, all are highly recommended)
So, no, none of them will be Landsknecht, but there will be a lot that has a similar fashion.
And for the simple viewer there will be no difference between the clothing in the Mair codex and between a Landskencht anyway.

>> No.10446027

>>10445355
Nah, we're good.

>>10445772
It was never hidden, it's just very rare, and focuses more on the reenacting and camping aspects.

>>10445791
I've never had any issues with major /pol/ faggotry in /out/, and certainly much less than the /pol/ infection present in /tg/ and /his/.

>>10445793
Fucking nerds, amirite?

>> No.10448331

Any Vermont folks here? What's the scene like?

>> No.10448758

I went to a BLM gathering in Portland in my larp cosplay and almost got beat up by some police officers but when I took off my mask and they saw that I wasn’t black they let me go. Now I know what it’s like to be black in America.

>> No.10448764

Ignore soup posts

Do not reply to soup

>> No.10449356

>>10441672
Are those your larps friend?

>> No.10449858

>>10435222
100% believe in gatekeeping.
how many hobbies need to be destroyed by people who don't either like it or put minimum effort in till get get influence

I honestly don't need or want a 'wider audience'
Not gatekeeping is the beginning of the end for nearly every single group.

>> No.10449859

>>10449858
agree.

>> No.10449970

>>10449858
Yeah, of course. Preaching to the choir here.

>> No.10450589

If i want to creat leather stuff like bracers and/or a quiver, how much would it costs me? I mean the leather and the tools? Or can i use some alternative tools, which wont costs me 100€+`?

>> No.10450595

>>10450589
depends how much fancy tools you want.
Technically you can get away with a pair of leather sewing needles, some proper thread, a good knife, awl and some pliers plus steady hands.
Your smile won't be sincere but it gets the job done as long as you don't want anything really fancy

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>>10450595
Lets say one like this, but without the hide. I also saw some, with different colours and style, but these one looks like too much work for a newby.

>> No.10450658

>>10450647
doable, if that's a leather whatever on the edge instead of a thread you doesn't even need needles just a bigger awl

>> No.10450684

>>10450658
Anytipps for a firsttimer? What to look out for?

>> No.10450705

>>10450684
don't do that leather whatever around the edge. Can't remember the english term only the hungarian. Anyway that looks shit and structurally shit if you will heavily use it. Properly sew it as any normal people would do.
Feel free to look up leather sewing videos on youtube, there are a shitton of it, most of them are really good.

Also if you do the sewing by hand and you want to do it REALLY tight, get a welder glove, and cut off all the fingers from it, except the pinky and the ringfinger. So when you tighten the thread really hard, you can do it without it biting in your flesh that much.

>> No.10451611

>>10450705
Alright, ill gonna look some videos first. And thanks for the tip with the welder glove. That kinda sounds cool

>> No.10451733

>>10407028
I'm pleasantly surprised by the quality of /tg/ larpthreads lately. They are actually mediocre instead of shit.

>> No.10451741

>>10409895
Listen to this man. >>10409854

>> No.10451745

>>10422375
You're probably going to need to look into reblading it. If you know a competent foamsmith I'd recommend talking to them. It is possible to reblade just the upper third or so if you know what you're doing, but I won't recommend that if you've never built a weapon before.

tl:dr reblade it.

>> No.10451790

Are there any LARP bodies that do eastern-style formations/armor, or have them as a faction?

>> No.10451860

>>10449858
You know where I stand on it.

>>10450589
Depending on your local Craft stores and coupons, you can get started for around 50€-ish. https://archive.rebeccablacktech.com/cgl/thread/10265314/#10292273

>>10450705
Overhand whip stitch. You're right, it's crap.

>>10451733
Interesting. Might pop in.

>>10451790
Yes/no/maybe. Where are you? What's your game? What's "eastern" to you?

There are plenty of games where you can be a dirty weeb or slav.

>> No.10452291

>>10451860
>You know where I stand on it.
NGL, I had you figured for a costume Nazi until that last thread. Americans are just lazy fucks.

>> No.10452535

>>10441962
>>10442036
>>10442339
Couldnt he get some Blank Arrows from a Hunting Shop and by some Sponge Head Tipps? Or Some arrow bundles on Amazon and change the tip? Im always using a sword, so im not 100% what the rules for Bow and Arrow is

>> No.10452682

God I just want RP at a larp. Fuck American larp

>> No.10452740

>>10452682
I feel your pain Anon. About half of our players are all stick jockeys and constantly whine about wanting to change the rules to match the Belgarth they go to.
Although to be fair, the idea of shield destruction does sound appealing since all I use are greatswords and zweihanders

>> No.10452741

>>10451860
>What's "eastern" to you?
>There are plenty of games where you can be a dirty weeb or slav.
I typically conflate "eastern" with "Asian" but good point.

>> No.10452823

>>10452740
What system out of curiosity?

>> No.10452861

Is a shortbow with a force of 15lbs good for 40€ good?

>> No.10452965

>>10452861
or should i get one with more force?

>> No.10453012

>>10452861
I think 20lbs are decent and I wouldn't go lower personally. Having an under powered bow will just make you beg for an upgrade, unless the restriction at your larps is 15lbs.

>> No.10453077

>>10452861
I'd find out what the highest force allowed by the rules is and go with that. Around here it tends to be 35lbs.

>> No.10453106

>>10452861
You really don't want to lowball the maximum permitted force by more than about 5 lbs.

>> No.10453115

>>10452823
Just our egotistical founder's system. It's actually not terrible, but the lore is retarded.

>> No.10453137

>>10452535
Sounds like a plan.
> 1 Normal IDV Larp Arrow costs 8,69€
> 12 Arrows = 104,28€

> 12 Normal Arrows from Amazon = 25€
> 12 Arrow Larp Tips = 20€

>> No.10453147

>>10453137
>> 12 Arrow Larp Tips = 20€
Where did you find those at?

>> No.10453149

>>10453147
amazon

>> No.10453151

>>10453147
>>10453149
or you build them yourself, there are a lot of tutorials on youtube

>> No.10453240

>>10453151
That's not worth it, at least where I'm from. The only systems that don't ban homemade arrows are the systems that haven't even conceived the notion people might bring those.

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10453494

Shameless self post: just finished a new scabbard for the early Aegean bronze short sword I'm selling.

>> No.10453938

>>10453240
Why, they looks more safe then the one you get from eBay or wish or aliexpress

>> No.10454088

>>10453938
...which is why those are also banned.

Then again, my country (NL) has a habit of being retardedly strict on weapon safety and arrow safety in particular, so it's not necessarily a universal thing. Even the common rubber round heads that everyone and their mom uses are usually banned, only flatheads allowed.

On the topic of weapon safety, safety checks are one of my pet peeves. Most systems don't actually specify their weapon safety standards in any form of written protocol. Basically, you're depending on the whims of whoever ends up doing the weapon inspections this time. I've had perfectly serviceable weapons denied but some pretty dangerous shit allowed into the game, those checks aren't even consistent. For some reason though, everyone here seems to think all larpers have the same safety standards and perform the same safety check. I'm hesitant to buy larp weapons from anyone other than the big companies because I just cannot be sure it won't get rejected by some asshat over safety concerns he pulled out of his ass.

For the love of God, if you're writing a combat larp, please write a comprehensive safety checking protocol. It's not that difficult.

>> No.10454115

>>10454088

case in point the uk larp lorien trusts guide is available from the main website
https://lorientrust.com/publications/

>> No.10454123

>>10454115
That's... maybe a bit further than I would go, to be honest. I don't expect every larp to crank out a fourteen page document with this level of detail. In fact, I fear over-specifying might be detrimental to safety as people will seek out permittable minima and edge cases.

To me, a page or two would suffice. I'd like to see a document that contains:
>Which tests a tester should perform
>An approximate pass/fail criterion for each test
>A list of manufacturers whose weapons have been accepred before
>A log of which weapons have been rejected and why
I think that's all the info anyone will need on the topic.

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10454347

Sup! I need any advice to make a soft LARP caster (magic) staff. I made one staff from real wood and this not a safe piece of curved lumber.

>> No.10454373

>>10454347
In short, get at fiberglass fencepost, cover it in eva, look up tutorials on how to make eva look like wood plush any other flair you want. Probably will involve plastidip and acrylic paints.

>> No.10454399
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10454399

I think about to mod my idv bow. Not from the power but of the look, so it dont look boring and simple. Is this possible and when yes, what material should i use? I want to try to recreat "Sunfury Bow of the Phoenix" from WoW

>> No.10454407

>>10454399
eeeeh... worbla or decor rubber? But you have to be really careful how you put it on so it won't hinder the bow's flexibility and won't fuck up the decoration through use either.

>> No.10454471

>>10453494
Can you even really call that a sword? It's more like a large dagger.

>> No.10454475

Does mytholon even have a Support? I sended them an email (30-32 days ago), because i had a question about some products. No answer, so i sended them another on (10 days ago), still no answer

>> No.10454477

>>10454475
did you sacrificed a goat for the elder gods?

>> No.10454484

>>10454477
nop, just my first born

>> No.10454489

>>10454484
did your firstborn had 6 fingers at the left leg?

>> No.10454490

>>10454489
Just 3 nipple, 1/2 nose and a goat leg

>> No.10454491

>>10454490
fair enough. That only means you have to write three more emails, but one of them must be in german, preferably the second one.

>> No.10454492

>>10454491
Both where on german, but kinda fucked up with the support

>> No.10454495

>>10454492
shit dude, then you fucked up. you have to negate your firstborn sacrafice and drown a three legged creature under the full moon

>> No.10454565

Whats the different between Carbon and Fiberglass Arrows and does it matter which one i choose?

>> No.10454818

>>10454565
for a larp? no real difference that matters to you if you don't do archery otherwise

>> No.10454871

>>10454565
A fiberglass arrows with humanizer tend to break when hit a tough armor. A carbon \ carbon-aluminum arrows expensive overkill in use for LARP. Use the wood arrows, Anon.

>> No.10454920

>>10454871
>>10454565
Wood arrows are prone to break in a way that creates sharp shards. Tape them or use fiberglass. Carbon arrows are overkill, more cost for negligible benefit.

>> No.10454941

>>10454565
>>10454871
>>10454920
Google fiberglass arrow accident before recommending/buying it.
The only right choice for larping are wooden shafts, if you properly inspect them for cracks then you can more easily avoid injury.

t. larp archer for seven years now

>> No.10454951

>>10454941
>fiberglass arrow accident
Talking about them exploding when fired? Much less of a concern when you're using something with a 35lb draw weight. If your larp allows a higher draw weight, ymmv. In any case, always inspect your arrows for damage when you pick them up and don't fire the damaged ones regardless of the shaft material. I'd be more concerned with a wooden arrow shaft breaking and there being a sharp wooden stake on the field for someone to step or fall on.

>> No.10455047

Fall is coming. Fall always puts me in the mood for two things: Riding my motorcycle, and doing medieval shit (and other general pseudohistorical larp shit).
Unfortunately the wuflu means the SCA in my area is dead (as far as events) and the various renfaires and pirate festivals my or may not happen.

>> No.10455053

>>10455047
>wuflu
Fuck off /pol/tard

>> No.10455128

>>10454951
>Talking about them exploding when fired? Much less of a concern when you're using something with a 35lb draw weight
I wouldn't trust any bow above 25lbs to fire fiberglass, I know most accidents typically happen at 100lbs and above but there is plenty of force being put on the shaft even at the lower strengths.

If your arrow breaks then at least the wood will rot away, whilst shards of glassfiber will literally contaminate an area for a thousand years.
Arrows break and/or go missing all the time no matter how hard you try to keep track on them, from my point of view they are more of a safety and environmental hazard than wood.
And before you ask I have actually used glassfiber arrows. I used a pair for my first two years of larping and not a single one of them broke, so they sure are economical and sturdy. But when I went full time archer and got a larger quiver I went over to wood, and in hindsight I would never recommend someone to get glassfiber arrows despite the extra work and costs involved. Arrows breaking typically only happen if someone with big boots step on them, in which case they will lie flat on the ground and not cause random stakes.

Do I need to add the immersion point as well?

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I would like to creat a Rangers Cloak, but dont know how to begin. Any Tip or a good tutorial on how to creat Pic Related? I wanted to buy one for 45€, but the colours was way too strong. It also didnt looked that good

>> No.10455199

>>10455128
>Arrows break and/or go missing all the time no matter how hard you try to keep track on them, from my point of view they are more of a safety and environmental hazard than wood.

That is actually a fair point. I would still be more comfortable if the shafts were taped in some fashion but that is a respectable reason for using wood over fiberglass.

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>>10455199
I've been on this miserable site for seven years and this is the third time I've won an argument with someone.
Thank you anon.

And nice digits!

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10455309

>>10455184
>but dont know how to begin
If you're new to sewing, practice with a couple cheap bed sheets.

>> No.10455312

NEW THREAD

>>10455311
>>10455311

>> No.10456469

>>10455053
No need to attempt to derail a thread over your baseless opinions.

Anyway, do any of you do pirate festivals or pirate themed larps? Never really done it much but there are some around me and I do love sailing. Seems fun, but I'm afraid it's just going to be endless pseudo Jack Sparrows or whatever the Pirates of the Caribbean guy's name was.