New larp thread, 'cause autosage, etc. pics, stories, help,

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sadly, the photos I have right now from this weekends game is mostly made whit a potato, better ones will come next week, although probably not that much. We still have problems on the photographer front.

Anyway the game was the final event of the Chronicles of Demgard and I'm safe to say it was one of the best games in hungary, usually with a lot of really good costumes.

Fortunately while this game series ended the organizer will make a new, different one in the future.

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so what do you think, is this bronze mail? pic from wikipedia

>>9554390
nope, it's not bronze. It's just shitty lighting

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Might as well drop some pictures from my last LARP, just like HLF.

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>>9554427
It's all pictures from Terra X, a Dutch LARP event centered around a post-apocalyptic medieval setting. It does it's best to play on the gray morality thing, where none of the factions are really the good guys, so everybody is kind of a dick.

Pic related is best group on the event.

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>>9554447
Don't want to clog up the board too much, so going to keep it at 7 in total. Almost there lads.

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>>9554450

>>9554363

i wish anthropomorphic stuff like this din't have the stigma attached. I'd love to see more 'you see what you see' stuff like this

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Finally got a decent shot of my combat kit. Not wearing my maile here.

I'm working on a fantasy kit now which draws its basis from Zoroastrianism, and rather than persian influence, I want a mix between english and nordic culture.

Should be using alot of blacks, reds, browns, oranges, and bronzes for the color scheme.

I really want a hood, as it adds a nice layer, and helps keep the sun off my neck, but I'm hitting a wall as to what style I want. A square type? circular? maybe a dagged hood?

Could you all help me reach a consensus, on what hood style, and what exactly I should embroider on the hood!

(my unit symbol is a Silver ring, and my personal emblem is a burning anatomical heart.)

>>9554427
>That headpiece
Sexy. Reminds me of Native American Kachina.

>>9555103
By "draws its basis from Zoroastrianism" are we just talking about a fiery color scheme for an otherwise loosely anglo-danish kit or is there a bit more going on?

Also the backpack strap with clip does really yank the immersion chain.

>>9555142
Yeah, I just got the shield that week, like delivered at the event. I'm currently working on a leather replacement. Such a gorgeous piece though. Extremely happy with it.

>>9555142
Fiery color scheme, and anglo-danish yes, But I want a bit more of a priest/mage feel incorporated into it, maybe with some sort of over tabard/tunic which layers under the hood but adds asymmetric balance and an organic flow.

>>9555165
>But I want a bit more of a priest/mage feel incorporated into it

IMO the most effective way to get that, is to add some things that look purely ornamental. Not necessarily whole pieces of clothing or accessories, but details to stuff you're already wearing. An unusually fancy trim on your tunic, for example. Maybe look into some common Zoroastrian pattern motifs, analogous to the knotwork designs you'd find in Celtic/Nordic stuff.

If it makes people look at you, stop, and say "Huh, your outfit says warrior, but the details say priest," I would consider that a success.

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>>9555165
>asymmetric balance
how about a stole, like this middle dove and flame kind of mixed imagery one

So guys, the place I wanted to order my helmet from is taking over 15 days for shipping while being in the same country as me. It's the Netherlands, so there's really no distance excuse.

Now besides the fact that I'm massively salty over this, I'm stuck with the trouble of going to DF without a helmet. I've got a big head (62CM) how big are the chances of me finding an affordable (100 euros or less) helmet there that fits both my head and early Kiev Rus or viking-esque styles? Should I scour for webshops in the hope of last minuteing something still, or just gamble for some good luck at DF?

Guys, how do you go about heavy armour? Do you buy it ready made or do you make it yourself? For making it yourself do you smith it or just nail together a cutout?

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>>9555659
It shouldn't be too hard to find an alright spangen nasal or a spectacle helm on that budget online. The limiting factor would be shipping time rather than nobody stocking anyting. You can get good helms for that price,but many of the decent quality ones will be 10-30euros more. If you really can't spare that extra cash then you are more likely to find cheap spangens than spectacles but you never know.

Never been to DF but if anyone is flogging helmets then a spangenhelm is certain to be found and you may luck out with spectacle helms.

>>9555732
Yeah, nah it's not that I can't find them online. But little chance I can get it shipped to here in time before DF.

I'm considering weaving my own chain hauberk. Is this suicide?

>>9555747
A very boring way of doing it, but yes, definitely suicide.

>>9555747
No, but it will either consume all your time or take years as you workon it in stops and starts.

Just don't do what a friend of mine did and assemble it from strips in a way so the weave ran vertical rather than horizontal. They were pretty crushed that the shirt they spent a year making had to be disassembled and put back together again.

>>9555755
I thought the traditional weave is symmetrical both vertically and horizontally.

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>>9555761
as you can see, not really

>>9555732
you MIGHT find one on DF but I really wouldn't bet on it. Generally no good armours are on stock there, you might find good smiths who can make it for you sometime in the future but that's all.

>>9555725
if you have no experience with smithing making it yourself will be closer to suicide than what this guy >>9555747 is doing

>>9555775
Can't you just buy a sheet of steel, cut out the shape with metalworking equipment, bend them and connect with studs?

>>9555775
So are they supposed to run vertically or horizontally?

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>>9555828
you can. but the bending part is what needs experience and lots of tools otherwise it will look like shit

>>9555840
it should look like this. You can see there are vertical "lines" in it, that means it can stretch horizontally. Also side not, if you wearing the chainmail it should be at least a little stretched, if it's too shrinked it means you have way too many links in it which also means it's heavier than it should be.

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getting this undershirt together. im taking my time with these seams, all seam and fell, really seeing how much time it takes

>>9555341
ooh! a stole is such a good idea!
>>9555340
Also love this, great way of looking at it.

I want to improve as a tactician, in small-scale (Up to 10), mid-scale (10-60) and large-scale (60+) alike. Other tham training, is there anything else I can do? Any sources I should read?

>>9555725
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71nHZqiUXMI

He's got a bunch of pretty simple tutorials on youtube. You could also buy his templates (not too expensive) or make your own out of heavy paper/cardboard and transfer that to metal. Check local steel suppliers/hardware stores for raw materials, steel works best. Stainless is hard to form and you'll get super pissed. There are also online places that will ship steel. If you're really lucky, you can grab scrap from a local manufacturing place (laser, punch, stamp) for cheap.

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>>9556739
Best way to be a successful tactician in larping is to adapt your battle plans accordingly to what intelligence you have on your enemy and how well you know your assets and how to use them. Being creative is necessary when you don't have a clear advantage.

knowledge>adaptability>creativity

Can drop some of the finer battle plans my group has come up with if you want, studying some examples can get your gears moving. Also leaves room for further explanation, since strategy isn't something that can be fully explained in one post.

>>9556739
Art of War is a given, if you are gnna be acting as a general
If you know what kind of people you'd be leading, read up on battles with similarly armed people.

training as a group would help a lot. There's a reason modern militaries have battle buddies, knowing that you have someone you can count on is great in a fight. Get a team that can fight together and they can take on double their number in randos

>>9555828
>cut out the shape with metalworking equipment
>not just having it lasercut/waterjet
You can actually get a lot of shit in a DXF file if you search around. Armour Archive has a couple, I know they have a bascinet for instance.

That said, it's going to suck doing it, as modern metalworking equipment, such as press brakes, punches, etc. are not equipped to make medieval armour. Unless you have a dishing machine available, but even then it's not going to be easy, as these won't get the form quite right.
Then there's the fact that the thickness will no longer be equal everywhere, so you will only want to use these in larps and as a costume.

It's a whole ordeal if you're not actually a blacksmith. If you want to do it yourself, stick to chain, lamellar and scale.

>>9557091
>Then there's the fact that the thickness will no longer be equal everywhere, so you will only want to use these in larps and as a costume.
... you think in medieval armour the thickness is equal everywhere?

>>9557117
I assume the blacksmith takes care to make it as equal as possible and purposefully creates thin and thick spots as opposed to randomly.

>>9555340
that's fucking brilliant

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>>9557119
usually the sides or the parts that won't take much beating is thinner, purposefully.

But then again there is munitions grade armour where the fuck deficit really shows.
Example on pic

>>9556739
How about a slightly different art of war? Tha art of war in the Middle Ages, a.d. 378-1515

https://archive.org/details/artofwarinmiddle00omanuoft

>>9554363

Anything GOOD in New England? Like fantasy stuff. I've tried Dystopia Rising and it was alright I guess but I'd rather do fantasy stuff.

Realms, Majestry and those tiny things using silly duct tape swords are out. Realms esp can't be assed to even have good garb and there's a lot of drama there from what I've been told.

Weekend Warrior looks promising, but it's not even run its first event so idk.

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Ordering myself a nice navy blue jupon with doubled padding on the arms, should be enough so I can forgo arm armor in the SCA beside elbow cops. I'll post pics when I get it in roughly two months.

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anyone play fantasy board games? I've recenntly started playing Tak and I'm thinking about making a set to take with me next gather

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How's the swedish larpers doing when it comes to lurking these threads?

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Doesn't know where to ask but is there any good shield that combines well with a polish saber/Shashka ?
I know these sabers are made to be used without a shield but still.

>>9557902
Drooling over the vast selection of larps that the continental fags here can attend to without going on a two-day roadtrip.

Only shit here worth wasting your time with is Eleria and Krigshjärta unless you enjoy chamber roleplaying. euch

How was Krigshjärta btw?
Couldn't attend but I heard lots of praise from my friends on fb.

>>9557846
Kamisado is pretty fun, rules are simple so it's easy to pick up on for people who've never played and is easily made yourself.

>>9557846
Not a fantasy game, but my larp has a very small community of devoted hnefatafl players who have sprung up recently. I played a couple of games myself, seems like a fun enough pastime.

I'd like to get my hands on a Thud set, personally.

I am planning on making myself a personal flag. Does anyone here have a good tutorial for it? All help is much appreciated.

>>9558469
post a paint sketch first fag

and also if you want it to be double sided, waving, hanging, one side hanging etc

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>>9558026
Bucklers were what the folks too chicken to parry with their bazubands traditionally used in the Caucasus.

Why is ""cultural appropriation"" even a thing? especially in larps

I wanna play an arabian-style traveling swordsman, with curved swords and charisma.
isnt all that matters is that i dress and act the part even if im white/black/asian/spanish/ayylmao?

ISNT THAT THE ENTIRE POINT?

ANON STOP WEARING SCALE ARMOR YOU ARE APPROPRIATING LIZARD/FISH CULTURE!

>>9558655
What? Did someone say something to you or are you yelling at windmills? As long as you're respectful and not a caricature, I doubt people would care. See asian-inspired-larp anon.

Last year, a friend went to a medfan larp as an arab traveller. He wore kohl. It pushed him straight to sexuality-questionning levels of handsomeness.

>>9558655
It isn't, ignore the haters.

>>9558660
its just frustrating seeing it come up over and over again in larping, this overtly pc culture is ruining everything.

>>9558655
>Why is ""cultural appropriation"" even a thing?
it isn't a thing outside of retardistan

>>9558665
Seriously, where? I've never ever seen it in my life. Are you trying to find something to be angry about or did something really happen?

>>9558655
Well Anondubs, here in Australia we tell them to "Drink a glass of cement".

>>9558655

As long as you're respectful there's no issue.

Fuckin' christ, we're all human. Who gives a shit if we share culture or take inspiration from the culture of others.

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pintrest piccie time

>>9558793
Wow. This costume looks pretty nifty. That head must have cost a lot.

one more after this

>>9558790
kek

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DAMNIT!

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and thats the last one from pintrest = -dont ask me for translations

>>9558036
Even if there was a bit of difference in numbers (ca 120 VS 190, non-combat roles accounted for) it was an even war up until the last battle. It was literally points difference deciding which side got bombed, so that was exciting in its own boffer-kollo way.

Personally it was a bit colder during the nights than I expected, but by the last night I had learned how to keep warm. There was loads of torture and so many captives that it was almost silly. But many intrigues and the overall war made it feel very worth it.

Biggest shoutout in my opinion has to be Operation Valross (Operation Walrus) when a bunch of knights and Skaegi weaponized the beachside pontoons. Using them for floats they pushed and staking their way off to the enemy beach and attacking. It was fun and games, shocking them real good. Well executed and they put everything back too.

>>9558702
It's not something that happens a lot around these parts, but if you look at other larp communities and blogs, it's not uncommon to see dumbasses who cry appropriation at any white person dressing as a nonwhite culture.

>>9558892
Maybe it actually is, I trust you. /tg/ made me wary of non-specific rants at some windmill hobby police. These threads are usually good and can do without, I think.

>>9558665

Dystopia Rising has quite a bit of the pc culture.

I mean some of it I can understand, it's a post apocalyptic game where things can get really fucking extreme. At the last major New England event I went to, PCs that got captured by the NPC raiders were tortured, some even having their guts torn out while they were still alive (using a ton of weird prosthetic stuff).

Damn that was a good event. But yeah, there really is a bit too much pc, even for me.

>>9557684

Anyone?

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>>9554363
I've started delving into the world of weapon creation.
I tried making a short sword using the foam puzzle square and then plastidiped it but it came out a bit too hard.
I tried a knife next, using a yogamat foam and plastidip, its pretty good but I don't think the quality is there just yet.
I keep reading guides that just say "use latex" which sounds great but I don't know what type/brand of what will work and what won't.
Im not crazy about plastidip is general and would like to make better stuff.
So quick summary of questions.
Whats the proper foam (or to Canadian Larpers Where do you get it) ?
What kinds of latex do you use?

Pic is my current outfit(on the right) from my last game

>>9559106
That's a pretty nice kit!
also, as someone who is from a temperate country i gotta say snow larping looks fun and your kit looks great.

>>9559197
Thanks! I really need to replace the spear/shield but I'm pretty happy with my outfit.
Yeah, winter larps are really fun. I wish my larp did overnights during the winter, but its usually just day mods.
I'm pretty lucky with my outfit being warm, the gambi keeping me toasty, but I know people who have to have some very different winter and summer outfits. Its mostly thermal underwear though

Does anyone have a pattern for a quiver?

>>9558793

The gloves are awesome.

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>>9559290
The one I used

>>9559297
Thanks!

>>9558912
I mean, that's fair. A lot of the boards that have been more /pol/itized get people falling into the trap of railing against the ess jay dubya bogeyman lately. Which doesn't mean that overly-pc bullshit isn't awful, of course--I understand that it gets pretty tiring to see nothing but assholes on both sides.

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give me your suggestions, edge the neck hole with more silk like the square or more muslin shirt material?

silk would be luxurious for sure, but i equally like just the silk square. this is an undershirt but its baggy enough to make a slightly tighter shirt to wear under it if its "too nice." only downside is that its not linen

>>9556894
I'd love that, thanks!

>>9559533
why do you put one tiny piece of silk on a shirt?

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Anyone has some examples or patterns of cloths that go over the armor? tutorials maybe?

Like those colorful cloth things that go around the helmet or surcoats

>>9559877
Are you talking about tabards, anon? Great helm wreaths? Great helm mantles?

>>9558556
Thanks.
Too bad I can't use these to really parry, as I would take damage anyway. LARPs with real weapons when?

>>9559893
>LARPs with real weapons when?
when you ready to die for real

>>9559886
Not exactly tabards.
There were things that looked cooler.
I really dont know the name for these.

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>>9559898
these looks cooler

>>9559904
Are they supposed to be from Brittany? That's cool. Need more breton knights (I mean, actual bretons, not Warhammer/Elder Scrolls ones).

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>>9559924
Evidence of why you need to play breton characters : hats. We've got the best ones.

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>>9559924
fuck knows

>>9559928
I pity your lack of style when it comes to hats

>>9559928
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29JF9bsXsWI

You'll also get a whole language dedicated to singing stories while looking at the sea sadly. And complaining about the French.

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>>9559934
Feh.

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>>9559936
bah

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>>9559939
Meh.

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>>9559942
pff

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>>9559946

>>9559935
>And complaining about the French
As a Brit i can get with this.

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>>9559948

>>9559949
Well good news then, cousin, 'cause we're related. Though depending on the period, we hate you too.
But we hate the Normands most of all.

I'm going to be a breton knight someday, now.

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>>9559950
Rule of tallest hat says I win.
(Breton male hats are, sadly, pretty ridiculous, but not in an interesting way.)

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>>9559956
you were saying ...?

>>9559956
>admitting defeat while admitting defeat in a different way
you're not french boy.

>>9559958
That's cheating! Feathers don't stand up like that.

>>9559960
Well, there still are breton people who don't consider themselves french. It's only been a few centuries after all.

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>>9559963
they are if you mastered hats

>>9559935
Man, I loved Tri Yann the one time I got to see them live.
Also Alan Stivell. Brian Boru is the shit.

>>9559953
>But we hate the Normans most of all.
>vikings invade france
>take noramdy
>invade britain
while yeah we both hate each other- if in doubt we can both blame the vikings.

>>9560031
>>9560041
Song about being angry at Normans.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SYbVnfHg4I

To get back on topic: what are some cool cultures from your country one could use as inspiration for larping?

>>9560196
Golden era Dutch culture has some swagging costumes, it just sucks we hardly get to use it with most fantasy settings.

Although one of the events I play at allows it as the freed-from-Landsknecht-rich-cunts nation. Sucks I already run a character there.

>>9560196
>what are some cool cultures from your country one could use as inspiration for larping?

I would love to see somebody play an actual Native American character that shows an understanding of the cultures and traditions. Instead of the usual pasty neckbeards who wear moccasins and a feather headdress and think that makes them a shaman.

>>9560196
the copper penis owl or the fact that we can be really vulgar for a really long time without repeating words.
Or that allegedly we always find the loopholes

but historically speaking we are just steppe niggers

>>9560447
This. People say "I'm a native" without respect to the multiple different nations that exist. Instead, you could develop a really cool character. Chickasaw nation warrior. Lakota buffalo hunter. Blackfoot slave trader. Cree fur trader.

>>9560489
>copper penis owl
Hungarians using a random generator for mythology.

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>>9560582
if only....

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Where can I get a padded coif with maille sewn into it?

>>9554434

>literally so unilaterally hated that most players would rather be friends with the literal murder mutants

>even after almost being murdered by said mutants

how can lightfags even compete?

>>9560489
if we're talking freaky hungarian children's story standbys, Eclipse of the Crescent Moon is perfect.

>>9560593
>Eclipse of the Crescent Moon
holy shit, THAT'S how they translated the title?
Anyway, that's not creepy nor a children's story, technically speaking

>>9560583
I have questions.

>>9560610
I can assure you it's not what you think it is. It's actually worse

>>9560591
>bullied even online by ebuhl monsters
D-don't you h-have a swamp to st- stink... stink in?

>get attacked by Málformes
>on the reg
>EL are told by ST's to only come in late like Wild West cavalry, can't solve player problems
>still hated because Nazi's
>but we've killed like 1/10th of innocents of the málformes

Players, when will they learn?

>>9559893
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDdTB1GzHJw

The fighting starts at 1:00.

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>>9560816
This is the first time seeing something like this and I'm not even surprised. Russians are crazy.

>>9560196
The Anarchy
>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Anarchy
basically english fell into civil war between two rivals to the throne after the death of King henry 1....ah hell i'll let this [region allowing explain]
apologies for the audio - best i could find thats in English
https://youtu.be/PpIM_aKDGkg

>>9560397
>Golden era Dutch culture has some swagging costumes
Being from Van Dieman's Land, I'd like an example please.

>>9560447
>Instead of the usual pasty neckbeards who wear moccasins and a feather headdress and think that makes them a shaman.

This is what ACTUAL cultural appropriation is.

>I would love to see somebody play an actual Native American character that shows an understanding of the cultures and traditions.

This is the ancient human tradition of respect, preserving and spreading knowledge, empathising with philosophies of different cultures, and taking stuff because you think it's cool and want to know more.

>>9560495
>Blackfoot
All I can think is that Dave Chappel sketch...

>>9560816
>that guy stopping an arrow with his fucking eye

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>>9559630
Ok, this one isn't exactly a grand battle plan, more of a special operations plan, but whatever.

The thing was, we had a pretty good position for a defense, I'd like more fortifications and some archery towers to really grind out attackers at choke points, but we didn't. Instead we had a bunch of battle horny bastards and some planks, nails and hammers.

We know that the people who typically attacks us don't really pay that much attention to their rear, but its kinda hard to make a timely surprise attack at their rear since they somehow manage to have scouts at their flanks most of the time.

What we came up with was this: a portable bridge that would allow us to sneak over the stream in the woods and appear at their rear for a surprise attack. The enemy rarely sends scouts or any troops on over to the north side of the stream since its impossible to move across it without a bridge, and the northern gate is the most fortified position of the town while the pleb quarter barely has any fortifications. And with the added fact that it lacks a proper walking path, its not very tactical to send troops that way since they would be slowed down heavily if they are armored, and they would be isolated from the other part of the army without any possibility to help or be helped. So you can take for granted that you could hide a major force on the north side without being discovered by the enemy, and then sneak it over the stream as soon as they have crossed and be upon them in an instant, contrary to the risk of hiding a force on the south side which could be easily discovered and compromised .

So in short, the plan is to let the attacker march through the woods, after they have gone past our crossing point, we would bring out the bridge and go over the stream, let them engage our main force at the town in the usual shield wall fashion with broad lines and open backs, and then ram them in the rear.

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>>9560905

>>9554363
I'm slowly getting into making stuff, but my skills at clothing making are non existant. My character is starting off as a borderline peasant, and slowly adding more armor as he becomes a warrior, and eventually a paladin/crusader like character. At least that's the plan; right now my armor reflects that; nothing substantial, and it looks like it was looted from dead guys.


But I'm lacking in the costuming department. I want to make peasant-like garb; but it always comes out looking truely awful. Are there any more "forgiving" costuming pieces I could attempt to make? Stuff that, if it looks rough, won't matter too much?


Thanks guys; I know it's an obscure, spoon-feedy question.

>>9556739
I've never really done large scale, and rarely mid scale (absolutely disastrous). But for small scale, it's really important to know your teammates; one big thing is how fast they can react. I had a friend who used to tag team with me; a huge issue we had is that I'd yell out a command, and attack instantly, and she'd take a second to register before attacking. Didn't work well; but when we timed it, we realised she could respond in 1.5 seconds, and I took about 2 to respond. Quite soon we could tag team some of the best fighters in our group because our timing and response to orders flowed really well.


If you're fighting in small teams, you should really look into it. Fighting in a quartet or a trio is so much easier like that.
Also, just practice. You'll find out what works and what doesn't after your entire force dies once or twice because of an inventive response by the enemy. That's something that medieval commanders never really had.

>>9554363
Hey guys, with lamellar, what thickness/size do I need for the lames? Also, is there a way to find out how much leather I'll be using to cover my whole torso?

I found a cheap supplier, and I'm about to start buying and cutting the lames myself, but I don't want to end up with some shitty attempt that only half covers myself and is unable to block a hit.

>>9555747
To anyone thinking of doing this, it depends entirely on how much free time you have. I had a goal of putting 200 rings a day into a pattern. Most hauberks take about 13,000 rings depending on your ratios. Only takes about an hour and a half each day to weave those 200. You do the math.

That being said most of the time I wasted weaving maille came from figuring out what the fuck to do after you've made little squares. If I had known exactly what to do I reckon I could do it again in half the time.

I completed my Hauberk in about 6 months doing 200 rings a day (3/8in 14ga).

Not suicide, but definitely not for the faint of heart.

>>9561133
Is it for larp? 1mm mild steel would do, then.
If it's for action, you should consider 1 to 1.5mm stainless, preferably spring steel.

>>9561149
Larp. I was thinking of going with leather, however, since I'm worried that sheet metal would shred some kid's $200 sword.

>>9561157
I understand the impulse.
Best looking leather scalemail I've seen used leather 2-3mm thick. I haven't personally seen leather lamellar, though.
For lame size, you're looking at 10x5cm. I couldn't tell you how much leather you'll need, though.

>>9561122
Get the Medieval Tailor's Assistant. I don't have it on hand right now, but if you can wait a few days I might be able to scan some pages. But get that book anyway.

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>>9560853
truth to be told, that isn't really a larp, it's more of a buhurt with small story. So it's closer to SCA than to larping.

On the other hand these are actually russian larps
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wj51h62ewEw

but these doesn't have real weapons either.

>>9560915
>This is what ACTUAL cultural appropriation is.
Isn't being a tremendous asshole is a requirement too?

>>9561122
As >>9561291 said, medieval tailors assistant
http://www.gjar-po.sk/~kassayova9c/the%20medieval%20tailor's%20assistant.pdf

>>9561133
what kind of lames? plastic, leather or metal?
I presume leather, then you will need something at least 1,5 mm thick, maybe you can get away with a 1 mm thick if it's really stiff. But generally you would need stuff that is closer to 3mm

also now that Chronicles of Demgard is finished (the larp here I mentioned before) I can now tell you guys a funny thing.

It's about how I played an assassin.
The larp was two event per year thing and I started an assassin there back in 2012 so roughly 5 years ago and I played that character in 4 events.

One of the main reasons why I made that character (apart that I like stabbing people in a sneaky way) is that there were a bunch of retards who were whining lots of years ago that it "impossible" to assassinate high value targets in the game because they can be healed/resurrected and every such assassination attempt would be suicidal too. Plus that it's also "impossible" to keep these stuff a secret.

Well, during those five years I managed to keep it a secret so much that nobody out of game knew about the assassins guild I made, and not even the victims realized that it was an assassination not just some other kind of killing.
I managed to assassinate 3 characters that I had a contract on, and killed another 4 and a half (the half is technically a kill but brought back as an undead servant party because drama so I can't really count it as a whole) those were either related or collateral.

What's even funnier is that some people thought that I was an inquisitor just hiding it, so I later got the habit that imply that I MIGHT be an inquisitor and whatnot. During the end o the last game a few inquisitor actually recruited me so I became an actual one.

>>9561298

see this kind of stuff is great. I'm thinking of making an "entertainers guild"(thieves guild) and i'm trying to figure out how best to go about it.

>>9561301
even three people can keep a secret if two of them are dead.
First of all what you need to keep it a secret for real. I mean out of game secret. The moment you start blabbing about it to your firiends is the moment others will know that you are a thief. That will defeat the purpose of a thief most of the time.

Also patience and have clear goals. If you have those two then planning and acting will be easy.

>>9561306

that doesnt seem like much of a guild to me lol

so far I'm planning on it being just me and a friend that i'm trying to get into the game. mostly cash maybe a spellbook or other generic things that'll be easy to move.

in addition to being legit entertainers and maybe running a gamble house in the future.

there's usually plenty of opportunity to break into a cabin while it's unattended at my events

>>9561308
well, obviously who are in the guild are exception from the secret thing but you don't need for a guild of 20-30 to all be represented in the game. It's totally okay to just have one or two persons there from the guild. Otherwise it's overkill and gets old fast

>>9561317

that's what I expected. I think the best thing to do right now is recon while i gain level since I'm fairly new and keep developing my naive and helpful persona

>>9561319
Naive and helpful is the way to go.

I play a very accomplished thief, my front is basically a wanna be squire.
2 people know I'm a thief, both in and out of game.
Plot member who plays my fence (we use a weapon tag system so it's the person I hand the actual weapon to)
My "guild" mate who I needed to recruit to pull off a pretty big heist.
Theyve both promised to not talk about it out of game as well.

>>9561353

it helps that my race is pretty much a pure socialist society. we just use the resources of the community as we need them. that can explain away being in somone's cabin maybe once

>>9560665
honestly, after seeing just how badly the players seemingly want to get cucked by the malforme, i dont hold out much hope for them anymore

>>9561047
>Still has big Dutch nose
Kek, thanks tho.

>At least your average height is 6'5.

>>9561293
>Russians use guns in LARP

HOW?! Puffers and paint balls?

>>9561406
around sweden and a few other nordic countries use real guns with blank ammunition. Some russian uses those too.
Then you have the foam ball plus pressurized gas method too.
Sometimes people use popper guns too that I don't know the neglish version. hat doesn't have a projectile either just makes sound.

>>9561411
I've always called them cap guns.

my only problem with them is the determining who got hit.

>>9561356
it's the perfect excuse to steal everything you can

>>9561520
>my only problem with them is the determining who got hit.
whoever feels like it.
Obviosuly you can't use this rule if you are playing with manchildren

>larp rules say that aluminium armour, no matter how thick or realistically looking, can never count as heavy armour
>non-aluminium armours cost twice as much or even more than aluminium ones
Oy vey.

>>9561533
by that logic I hope they ban fake leather armours too. Or synthetic cloths

>>9561540
>his LARP doesn't ban fake leather and synthetic cloths (unless used in specific ways like creating monsters or 'magical' shit)

>>9561533
A lot of Larps will balance heavy armour around it's weight and the impact that has on your ability to fight at full throttle for an extended period unless you are outrageously conditioned. Aluminium is far to light to have this effect and could consequently be overpowered if it got the full benefits.
Also you can get a suit of steel chainmail online from India super fucking cheap.

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finished this guy, went with silk collar. im going to my first sca event tomorrow, wearing this and long braies, should be fun

>>9561909
You.. you are wearing something over your braies right?

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>>9562132
ive got some knee high wool socks that meet the braies and leather shoes. hose material is in the mail still. ill be wearing modern underwear under the braies. for a first event it could be worse right?

>>9562294
I mean you're still technically in your underwear, but it could be worse. And atleast according to modern fashion you're completely covered, so it's not like anybody will be too offended besides some jokes.

what are the different kinds of maille? can i have a quick explanation?

>>9561875
Link?

>>9562501
>European
Comes in several varieties like double or triple
Highly flexible
The most common one due to it being a good all-rounder
>Persian
Looks nice but is pretty stiff and dense
Not common at all in armour due to this
Useless unless you want to add accents
>Oriental
Very light, open and often loose
Can be made tight for armour but is better used as a secondary cloak due to it's lightness
>Scalemaille
Looks fucking great
Can be made by attaching scales to either European or oriental maille
Protects just as well from cuts as the others but weighs a little more to look better
Please don't cover yourself in it. Ever.

There are variations of these (see snake skin (made by using European with 2 ring sizes)) and since you're larping you should probably just go for the looks. Skimp out on non-bolted armour if money's an issue.
I may be missing a few

>>9562523
people mentioned things like butted or round or something?
Im not sure, im an armor noob

>>9562538
There are ways of keeping the rings together. The three main are butted, riveted and welded
>Butted
Weakest but cheapest
The rings are just closed and left alone.
>Riveted
Pretty expensive but almost impossible to break with normal use
All rings are bolted together using rivets
(I mistakenly called this bolted armour)
>Welded
I don't know the price but it's about as sturdy as riveted
Looks kind of like butted but all the rings are welded shut

I'm not sure what people meant by round.

>>9562550
Round will refer to the shape of the ring cross-section. You also get flat rings, which are more like washers.

>>9562687
Cheers

Hey hey folks. Whats up?

Been busy with work, so I havn't been to any larp/history/SCA/ACL events, but Just wanted to show off my current set up for my medieval medical kit.

>>9554390
As Hugarian said, its steel. Bronze and brass are common for decorative edging, but a full shirt would be at least twice as heavy as steel.

>>9554427
Where are ya'll located? That looks like wicker armour and a north-east Native style head dress!

>>9555103
Looks good.
>I really want a hood, as it adds a nice layer, and helps keep the sun off my neck, but I'm hitting a wall as to what style I want. A square type? circular? maybe a dagged hood?
You have a vaugely darkage kinda look, so I would look into viking style panel hoods.

Digging the crafty celt pendant BTW. Danny is a friend of mine.

>>9555725
Depends on your game, the purpose and what you want. I just use the same shit I use for ACL/SCA and reenactment for larp.

>>9555747
No. My mom made my last three sitting on the couch watching Dr. Who. Once you get into the pattern, its pretty easy. Build it in parts, and then assemble.

>>9555828
As simple as that sounds, that is a lot more skill and tool intensive than you think. Its like saying "driving a car is just pushing the gas pedal and steering".

>>9556349
Pretty good bro.

>>9557703
Who from? Pics? I havn't used arm armour in SCA for years aside from my couters. Where you local to?

>>9557846
Not fantasy, but I bring historic board games and cards to Larps and history events all the time. Tarot, backgammon, glukhaus....

>>9558841
Its just building a cheap canvas A-frame to cover a modern tent.

>>9559533
That looks wierd. If its a shirt, why even trim it? Its underclothes.

>>9560583
Jesus... Haven't seen this in years.

>>9560447
>>9560495
Beware the members of the wanabi tribe.

>>9560915
>This is what ACTUAL cultural appropriation is.
From personal experience, allow me to add on 100% of "Gypsy race/class" types.

>>9561548
Fuck that.

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>>9562910
derp, forgot my pic

>>9562910
>Who from? Pics? I havn't used arm armour in SCA for years aside from my couters. Where you local to?
No pics yet, maker is Nancy Garbarini. I'm out of Cynagua

>>9562911
nice

anyone going to pennsic? i just found out about it and im considering a week or maybe both. would it be worth it as a newcomer to without any combat kit/authentications? or would i savor it more having been in sca culture for a year already?

>>9562971
>would it be worth it as a newcomer
Do you have the kit, clothes and support for two weeks of primitive camping? I highly advise against it for a few years.

> or would i savor it more having been in sca culture for a year already?
Pennsic is /not/ an SCA event. Its "Cooper's Mill presents Pennsic, featuring the SCA".

>>9563009
ive got the camp kit, and am well accustomed to primitive camping i generally do solo dispersed camping 4-5 days though. as for period gear, i could have a few sets of town fool tier handmade stuff by then. im at one set now.

maybe i should hold off until i have a full period rain kit and combat goodies

>>9563009
cheers for the thoughts

>>9562911
what is the double hook for exactly?

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>>9562911
>fork
Late fags get out, reeeeeeeee

>>9563312
>>9563398
That looks like a retractor for spreading open cuts and wounds. Been around since the romans.

anyone got tips to make face makeup stay on in 90F battles? racial you-see-what-you-see makeup not war paint

>>9563524
use a sealer and have some conditioning done on yourself to deal with heat.

DRINK LOTS OF WATER.

>>9563533

thanks. i'm used to fighting in the heat but this is my first full makeup race. i also plan on very little, very thin clothes since i'll be a heal bot

>>9563535
you dont understand, in sealer is really hot, like really really hot especially when combined with physical activity.
make sure you try it on first and have lots of water and a stash of bottles inside wet socks hanging for that extra cool drink.

>>9563551

oh ok! thanks for the advice

>>9562910
>>9554427

we're located in the netherlands, zwolle

the people you see in that picture are a tribe of swamp mutants, made up out of several other tribes

as such only things that could be conceivably looted or made in a tribal swamp setting are allowed for that group

its a pretty cool event

>>9563664
Am kinda curious what group you playing in at Terra, I showed my colours pretty quickly I guess.
Care to return the favor?

im looking for inspiration on making a persona. the two locked in variables are that id like to participate in sca rapier combat, but also wear long braies/separate hose and in general ealrier style garb

my initial thought is to model it around a grandchild a black plague survivor who has inherited the older garb and maybe ideally using some cut-and-thrust transitional weapon which might place in the 1375-1425 range. maybe aspiring to use a twohander as the ideal period expression, although i get the idea most practice would be with a much later style rapier.

id would prefer to wear a cote/surcote, would a poor noble realistically continue to wear these styles in the age of rapier combat?

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forgot my pic, ~1300 sword fighting manual

also my main query, was there a culture that was behind in fashion where this kind of crossover would occur?

>>9563737
i thought my indepth knowledge on the malformé would tip you off! im a murderous swamp mutant limp and hump included!

>>9563807
Well, so far I've been able to gather all your indepth knowledge from deep studies of I-swear-it's-not-agrit-prop and love letters Gehane wrote to the now dead O.G. Tanach.

Fancy meeting you here though, bit of a pity we hardly have any contact in-game besides angry stares and the occassional (verbal) fight.

>>9563811

>besides angry stares and the occassional (verbal) fight.

sounds a lot like the site we're on doesnt it?

>>9563824
I think that's why we're so damn proficient at it.

>>9563787
why not just a "Duke" named Duke Cruzoux?
wears his house color with a golden string trim and has a jupon/surcoat in memoriam of his grandparent that fought in a great war?
Carries himself wherever he pleases and great at keeping people's minds off his target so he can lay his hand on it, be it gold, a man's life, or a damsel's heart?

>>9562911
Thats fucking tops, mate. Can you list all the pieces?

HELMETS, Where can i get me a nice closed european helmet.
anything but a sugarloaf.

>>9564796
Kultofathena has some inexpensive 18ga helms

>>9564839
nothing there catches my eye.

>>9564844
As far as I know, beyond that your options are basically cheap crappy ones from Medieval Collectibles and the like, expensive ones from European sellers, and equally expensive custom ones. Got a preference?

>>9565027
what do we have under European sellers and cheapshit?

If I end up getting a custom one I'll try locally first.

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what are these materials? supposedly early 1500's poland

>shoes
red dyed leather
>pants
?? worsted wool maybe?
>doublet
??
>hood/cape
could it be silk? its different from the pants right?

>>9564796
http://jollyknight.com.ua/armoury/index.php?cPath=21_27

http://www.aesirmetalwyrks.com/custom-helms.html

http://store.fastcommerce.com/icefalcon/middle-ages-medieval-ff80818131b7919a0131f6af79bb2c3a-c.html

what's the dumbest rule in your larp? I just found out that you can't cut out of ordinary rope unless you are trained to fight with edged weapons in mine

>>9560816
God bless Russians

>>9565029
For European stuff, I've heard good things about Celtic Web Merchant. Haven't tried it myself, though.

For cheapshit search up Epic Armory, they're the biggest one.

>>9565054
I would say hose and doublet+hood is wool, but the thinner, finer kind and the shirt plus the lining of the doublet+hood is silk

>>9565202
In my game you cannot intentionally hit someone with the blunt of your blade unless you have the level associated with the skill. Iirc with melee 1 you can wield certain weapons but somehow only to inflict damage like some idiot who can't control himself.

>>9565054
I love this painting. The hood and doublet look pretty shiny, so maybe silk, or juste a flashier red.

>>9565202
not "my" game but I have plenty of examples of ridiculously bad rules.

One of my favorite examples of bad rules of the skill for reading and writing. The skill had more than 10 levels (all of them was like that in that system) and it went like this

1. You know how to read simple letters
2. You know how to write simple letters
3. You know how to read simple words
4. You know how to write simple words
5. You know how to read simple sentences
6. You know how to write simple sentences
7. You know how to read simple texts
8. You know how to write simple texts

etc.
And then there was the noble and the secret language for that too

>>9565471
Dumb indeed. Pretty sure that if you can read words, well... you can read. You already know about sentence structure from talking. Unless there's a talking skill too, eh?
1.You know how to pronounce vowels
2.You know how to pronounce consonants
3.You know how to pronounce compound vowels
4.Etc...

>>9565202
One larp near my requires the cooking skill to be able to convert 'raw food' cards to 'cooked food' cards, even though new characters start with only four skills. Thus, about 90% of the characters can't cook at all.

>>9565485
You eat cardboard?

>>9565499
You don't?

>>9565515
Nah, I'm more of a recycled paper person. Gotta watch my diet.

>>9565104
Ice falcon is not cheap. He buys other armorers work, slaps on a high polish and charges you an extra $200

>>9565288
Most of the big online retailers are all getting stock from the same few factories so there is less variety than you might think.

Celtic would be my choice of the big Euro retailers though. Huge selection, usually decent quality and decent prices. As with all of the pack though, there is huge variation in quality, price and accuracy from one helm to the next. There are some decent helms for a good price and overpriced fantasy tat made by a smith with no eyes or hands. It's just a game of knowing what you want and being able to seperate the wheat from the shit.

>>9565202
Not my larp, but one near me forbids anyone role-playing as a dwarf from running.

>>9565701

ok thats dumb

>>9559003
I want to relate something I've read on facebook, debated copying the image and blanking out names and pictures...but I'll just relate the anecdote.

Basically a gay larper noted how other boffer larps belittled them for playing a gay character or as a matter presented as out of game argument over historical accuracy (not in game history, but real world history in a game with the vanilla as fuck existence of elves and orcs in east notfuckingrealplaceslovakia) prevented them from pursuing RP and acquiring a marriage between their character and one of the same sex. Not the politics and history of the game world, but argued out of character that there could be no gay marriage in a land of wizards and trolls because of muh verisimilitude.

Now, you may find Dystopia Rising too PC, but for the player whose complaints I relay about a few other larps they had tried, DR was the first place they could play a character of their sexual identity and not catch shit in or out of game for it in the community. The first place they were treated as a person while being a gay boffer larper in their corner of the US.

No, they only catch shit for being playing a biologically godless communist.

>>9565552
You know what armorers he buys from?

Any pics/vids from Kandorya 2017 yet ? Haven't been able to go there.

>>9565800
I really feel bad for this player, that DR of all things is the first game where he's found acceptance. Just like shoehorning political correctness into games where it's jarring is dumb, going out of your way to shit on somebody for just wanting to play their character has no place in a larp community.

>>9565202
My game doesn't have this rule anymore, but for a while players could gain access to any racial abilities they wanted as long as they costumed for them appropriately, with no need for in-game justification. They still had to pay for the abilities using skill points, but it created issues where Joe the Fighter, who has up until now been a completely normal human, shows up for one event with green skin and a cyborg arm, and he can just say "Oh yeah I was cursed by a gypsy on the way into town" as an excuse. Not necessarily awful in its own right, but it did mean that the "optimal" way to play was to throw together a mish-mash of costume pieces with flimsy justification so you could buy the most broken combination of abilities.

Thankfully they got rid of that rule quickly (as well as the name "gypsy" for that particular character culture).

Another rule that used to exist but doesn't any longer, was that instead of using one's hands, any body part decorated in the right color could be used to do the gestures for casting spells. So you ended up with people casting spells by hopping around on one leg (so they didn't have to drop their weapons) waving the other foot around, then kicking their downed allies to heal them.

So who's feeling that "oh shit, it's almost Drachenfest" crunch?
Fucking build up crew here, and I just packed all my shit in the middle of the night.
Is anybody else just as well prepared as I am? ;^)

>>9566049
I'm still making shoes for my team and one hat

Someone post cool fantasy larp pictures please. They motivate me.

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>>9565202
Uncalled damage in my game is assumed to be a 1. However, if you call a 1 when you hit, it's actually stronger than an uncalled 1. This is because certain fragile objects will "break" if struck by any called blow, including 1 damage, but not from uncalled attacks.

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anyway more pics of the larp I mentioned in the first few posts

>>9565054
Basically Slavic humour summed up in one picture.
Kind of similar to Australian humour.

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Hey guys, i need some cheapo jewerly for my 13th century kit, can anyone help me? Livery collars and such

>>9567941
Pics like this make me wish I could find decent games with a unified aesthetic. All the games near me with passable systems use settings that are a mish-mash of everything. And I can see the appeal of settings like that, since they let more people participate without having to invest in a lot of new costume pieces if they only had costumes from certain periods. But after a while, having no unifying "look" to the larp makes it hard for me to immerse myself in the game and just gets old.

Just once I'd like to play a fantasy game without robots and tacticool nerf ninjas around every corner, where I don't also have suck the creators' dicks for years before my character has good enough stats to do anything worthwhile.

>>9568367
I would hate to destroy your headcanon but that setting was basically a mish-mash of everything.
It was loosely based on warhammer fantasy and a lot of real world counterpart stuff was also added for reference.
But the organization was good and clearly communicated which ecent were placed in game where and if some kind of character did not had a reason to be there the organizer had the balls to tell them no.
Also it was basically run by only one guy, with a few unofficial helpers, mostly with logistic and stuff

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/fit/izen here. I haven't done anything convention or cosplay-related for years, but LARP or at least medieval-or-something faires sound like fun.
Only that I'm insanely bad at most things sewing/crafting stuff, but I could surely make something basic, w-with manuals.

TLDR; Is there room for some sort of berserker-body-paint sort of thing in LARPing? Thinking trousers only along with accessories, basically

>>9568390
please don't be a navel captain.

>>9567928
Any better shots of the NOTargonian?

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>>9568415
you mean the jew lizards? not much and most of it not better

>>9568390
You know, you don't have to make your kit yourself. Granted, that's the cheapest option, but since I can't sew to save myself, I paid friends who can to make kit for me. They get to indulge their hobby while earning a bit of spare cash, and I get shit made for me to my spec.

>>9568390
At least get a nice head dress and fur for your waistline.

>>9568371
>I would hate to destroy your headcanon but that setting was basically a mish-mash of everything.
Why do you do this to me, fucking pseudo-slavs

>>9565999
>not kickug your allies to heal them

...you don't?

>>9568390
Don't listen to Hungarian here >>9568405

Go full eighties fantasy: loincloth, bracers, a fuckhuge sword, long flowing wavy hair, and enough skin oil to make America come by to liberate you.

>>9568390
Cast an event. They will give you garb to wear. Commission one of the cast or players for garb of your own.

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Brand new to this. What guaze can I use/how can I age it to get the kindof dusty orange shade of Sparring Mummy? I live in Louisiana, U.S.A., and the soil where I live is mostly just deep black, so I doubt just leaving it buried will do much.

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does anyone know how to do the head wrap over the skullcap helmet link in this picture?
im looking for examples or instructions but i dont even know where to begin

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>>9568891
or even something like this

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>>9568550
Fuckin this, currently recovering skelly and as much as I love my 13th and 16th century kits, I've wanted to do nothing more than some pulpy Arnie looking barbarian. DO IT

>>9568488
because now you realize that what you really want is non retarded players and organizers

>>9568873
get some pigment and apply it

>>9568461
Fur is def on my mind, something over my shoulders if nothing else.

>>9568438
Not making my stuff myself makes me feel like some rich tryhard, no matter my situation. That'd be okey for certain items, but not everything.

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so im considering making a fencing kit modeled after this >>9565054

because of sca armor req's and desire for max mobility, my current thought is to make the doublet in two parts:

>a sleeveless doublet
linen (outer) - linen - silk (inner). can also be worn on its own; im afraid a nice wool will not hold up as fencing armor, and i like the thought of how the linen may break in after some years.

>a quilted shrug/bolero
like pic related, but a bet less in the chest. essentially sleeves harnessed to the chest. id like to comfortably do jumping jacks or similar extreme movements. material would be the same as the doublet, but mid bicep can drop the middle layer (just needs the full protection for the armpit)

would noticing the sleeve moving in and out of the shoulder seem trigger you or is this an ok compromise?

also anyone have a guess at what the doublet looks like under there? almost looks like just a smaller diamond quilt

>>9569472
>>a sleeveless doublet
>linen (outer) - linen - silk (inner)
might as well make leather the outher layer, goat leather for example.

>>9569480
im going for breathability, and a copy of the stanczyk outfit. from what ive read about the sca req's, two 8oz linen layers plus dupioni silk should be enough protection, while also being breathable and look like that pic

>>9568891
http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Tie-Your-Tagelmust-Touareg-Turban/
Not sure if the process would be different for putting it over a skullcap, but this is the best one I've found.

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>>9565054
pintuck?

>>9569651
thanks

Are bards appreciated?
I've taken latin for 2 years (and like 6 of german), and I'm really into medieval music - I am trying to learn a few songs, then I could go to faires in some fancy outfit and sing, o-or something.

>>9570704
yes, they are amazing when the person isnt totally shit, and incredible when they are totally shit.

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working my way into the tailors assistant, doing my personal block

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>>9562523
>Please don't cover yourself in it. Ever.
Are you telling me this is a no?

>>9571250
i like the fabric you chose.

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>>9562523
If you want something more fantasy like and easier to make at home, there is also a weaved method. More comfortable to wear and its better for costuming, ideal if you want to catch The Witcher sorceress look.

Essentially just buy closed 10mm flat rings and run bands of cloth between them. Use different colored bands to achieve color patterns etc.


Then there is also a "reinforced" maille method, using regular maille which you then sew on to an other piece of material such as hardened leather, suede leather, gambeson etc.

>>9571592
this is very nice, Ill try that when i get a maille of my own.

>>9571250
Having fish on your tunic doesn't make it count as scale armor.

But is rad in an odd sort of way.

I'm off to drachenfest, try not to set everything on fire while I'm gone

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>>9571250
This is your sigil now, Anon.

Also, masks for an upcoming game's baddies.

>>9571376
Scales are attached to leather here. Different method.

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>>9573192
nice, whats the left one made of?

also i found some wool for hose

>>9573321
Thank you. They're both mostly paper mache with a bit of air-drying clay and wood paste.

>>9567932
I think blue feathers used to singify gay swinger at SCA events.

>>9568550
Dis.

Do EET.

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couple adjustments and my block is complete

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also just how tight should this thing be? its quite snug now, gona take it out an inch from the back center on each side, and add an inch to either side of front center

>>9575949
>>9575952
Pretty cool, dont forget to resize your images to 1000p because fuck waiting for that to load

also, it would look great with some layering on top of it.

>>9558793
There were more photos of this one. This thing is PHENOMENAL. Google "kenku cosplay."

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started a proper early doublet, grey wool/linen/cotton

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gonna find out how much i overtightened these stitches

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I've been working on a belt purse, but now I'm stuck. I can't decide how to decorate the bottom half of the flap. Any ideas?

>inb4 I know the tooling is rough idgaf

Are sleeveless shirts okay on high fantasy?
I'm working on my first sewing project, and want to have a sleeveless shirt for my kit. I play a priest and have proper sleeved robes that go over top.

>>9580381
so as an undershirt? even as a overshirt/surcote sleeveless is medieval period. my understanding of body linens is that they were generally the width of the fabric straight off the loom/making implement. so if the fabric was only wide enough for a torso, it wouldnt be unheard of to just make up that part and omit the sleeves.

i would think the sleeves on a body linen are there to make a dirt catching barrier between the body and expensive outer garment, and also maybe to reduce discomfort if the next layer is wool or something

>>9580451
Undershirt, yeah.

But often when relaxing and drinking, it's all I wear. Hoping it's going to look good. doing white with golden yellow trim

>>9578657
Tool in your spirit animal.
I wear a rat on my belt as a constant reminder of who I am

>>9580476
nice, trim goes a long way towards propering up garb

>>9568390
>/fit/izen
>hardly looks like a 2 year lifter
Work on your biceps.

Anyway, going no shirt is do-able if you don't do it all the time. Remember, LARPing is more than shitty battles, it's mainly about roleplaying, story-telling and world-building.
Make sure you have a good soft kit beside it though, don't be a navel captain, and like any socially accomplished /fit/fag will tell you. It's nice to take off your shirt, but you'll just look like an unimpressive douche when you do it all the time. Make it a casual, or a war only thing.

my character is trying to self teach himself how to make armour. so I tried to make shitty armour. is it at least aesthetically pleasing shitty armour or did i fuck it up too much

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>>9580735

posting the picture would help

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I need help figuring out good barbarian garb. Esp for Autumn and Winter.

I am pretty fit and the only exercises I can afford at this time, besides a pretty physical job, are calisthenics

Any ideas guys? Thanks.

meanwhile, new larpthread

>>9580998

>>9580998