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also finally I have nicer pics from one of the guys who were also in the Landsknecht camp on Drachenfest

>>9602294
Aesthetic

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I just survived organizing my first two-GM larp.
It was far more stressful than when I did it solo, 'cause our ambitions fed into each other and we really went wild (for our scale) with the thing. Still very happy with the end result. But I seriously hadn't been stressed like that in years. I had about half a dozen full costumes for npcs, and I made three different masks (plus antlers for another character). Not counting all those damn props everywhere and anywhere.
Feels good that it is over, but on the other hand, I already want to plan for the next.

Does anyone have a good source for ribbon that doesnt look fake as hell? I'm looking for yellow or gold ones for my doublet and can't seem to find much that looks good.

>>9602715
why do you need a ribbon for your doublet? also what kind of ribbons are we talking about?

>>9602715
silk nightgowns usually have a strip of silk for a belt, not a good source but something you could conceivably find. for that matter just cannibalize the whole nightgown

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making holes

Who would you advise buying from to get a good breast plate from? I really just want a snazzy cuirass for my landschnect costume.

>>9602763
I would advise to buy from my armourer because he needs dosh.

But he is doing messers and other wepons now and probalby no armour smithing in the next tw-three years, so there is that....

>>9602717
Probably silk or linen; I'm not picky about weave really, just don't want to use the polyester grosgrain stuff that's around me. I'm phoneposting atm but there are a couple of nice doublets from manuscripts that are decorated with little ribbons in bows that i'd like to emulate. Will probably use the same color for ribbon garters as well to tie it together.

>>9602751
Not a bad idea, i'll check some thrift stores near me and see if i can score anything.

>>9602762
Likewise, by far my least fave part.

>>9602779
I will need a picture because I can't remember ribbons on doublets

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>>9602780
I'm interpreting the little closures over the slashing on this crossbowmen as silk bows. I can't find the other picture I was using as inspiration, I think it's the Tite-Live de Rochechouart but I can't find anything high res enough on google to confirm.

>>9602816
ahh I see. Well I wouldn't use the word bow for it but yeah, could be called like that. It's basically a piece of fabric, that's all.

Anyway look at this
https://www.etsy.com/shop/BarbaralCreations?section_id=15895446

Were rapiers used with any off-hand weapons other than a parrying dagger and a buckler? Looking for new options to try

>>9603321
i know about using a cloak and another rapier.

>>9603321
there is such a thing as a lantern shield, and i would imagine just a lantern or a small mirror were used as well

>>9603321
pistol

>>9603340
>and i would imagine just a lantern or a small mirror were used as well
As long as you don't mind being dead

>>9603340
>Small mirror
I don't think I understand this one. A literal mirror? I can see how a lantern would be used to some extent, but how would you use a mirror.

>>9603369
But once you're done with one opponent, you're fighting with a rapier and a shittier version of a hammer (Unless it's some cyberpunk setting and you have a rapier and a pistol from the time pistols began not being complete shit, or later)

>>9603431
why would you stop fighting with several people?

>>9603464
Just off the top of my head:
You're being confronted by some gang/group and you're
A) Shit at running
B) With a person you cannot ditch i.e your child, wife, a helpless friend
C) All of the above

>>9603478
in those cases why do you use a rapier then?
And anyway if you have more than two guys as opponents and you are alone then you are fucked.
If it's only two guys then you shoot one, and stab the other guy, no problem there

>>9603511
>Supposing you have more than two guys...
How improbable is it to beat more than two people, supposing you're decent enough?

Other than a few named cases of armed combat (Like that fight that Peeke guy with the staff had against 3 fencers), I know in unarmed combat it's not extremely impossible to defeat 3-4 people if you're really well trained and got high-tier+ footwork

>>9603757
nearly every martial arts codex that I know says that if it's three guys and you have similar armaments and no armour then you are fucked and either run or throw something at them (may or may not your own weapon) and then run.

Obviously that is if we are talking about three capable opponents, not one half drunk and a pregnant woman.

IF there are serious assymetry with weapons, like you have a polearm or a two handed weapons and the other guys does not then you have a chance but have to know what you do otherwise you are fucked.

If you have a long reach weapon and there are several guys but you does not want to defeat them just hold them up then you can do a little more, as long as you have space.


But back on 3v1
In usual circumstances you are fucked and you can run, nobody would say a thing.

>>9603767
>no cars in sight
nice.

>>9603431
>>9603369
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lantern_shield
light in the eyes i a dirty trick but if it works it works great. a small mirror concealed in the off hand during the day and released at the right time could completely fuck someone in 1v1.

>>9603891
>light in the eyes i a dirty trick but if it works it works great.
and that's why lantern shields were so widespread and used by a lot of people, contrary to the findings which points that it was rare and people stopped using it relatively fast?

>>9604098
plus I might add the lantern in the shield is originally isn't for blinding your opponent, I'm not even sure if it's capable for it. It's for light the road in a surrounding where streetlights weren't a thing yet

>>9603891
>no cars in sight
>nice.
Is this a common thing at your LARP?

>>9604713
Idk about LARP, but I hear a lot of scadians complaining about it

Guys can you recommend me larpers channels in yt?

>>9603321
Dagger, buckler, rotunda, lantern, cloak, gun, second rapier.

If you're doing fantasy anyway, you can dig into all the nutty offhand weapons the Japanese used as well.

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>>9605015
I honestly can1t recommend any channels, all that I've seen are shit so far

>>9605169
You got a lot of girls parading their beaver around like that?

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>>9605201
that's a rat

>>9605169
What makes them apl so shitty?
Is it anything in common, or do each have their own reasons?

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>>9605232
each their own. But the most popular ones (as in most subscribers) usually has a fucking annoying voice or speech pattern with a godawful cutting.
That and most of them aren't really informative, just opinions everywhere that they want to present as the turth

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Saw this picture of 13th century venetians, pretty cool

>>9605169
>I honestly can1t recommend any channels, all that I've seen are shit so far
Fair. Any source of inspo? I want to make a functional garment out of a fox fur that was given to me. Thanks in advance

>informed by plot that my character was kidnapped and replaced with a changeling morning of the second day
>told to try to make it 12 hours without anyone finding out or killing me
>told to act the same as usual except have no memories
> I'm the only changeling that made it the full 12 hours
>not sure if I roleplayed a smart changeling well or I din't roleplay well at all.

it was fun though

>>9605515
might be worth a look at SCA or reenactment forums and such.

Don't know any particular channels though.
What garment specifically are you looking to make?

>>9605965
>>not sure if I roleplayed a smart changeling well or I din't roleplay well at all.
or people didn't gave a signle fuck about your character

>>9605515
for inspo I look at historical stuff and all the fantasy I can find that looks cool to me, be it a movie, some picture or something else.

Although fox furs aren't that big so I'm thinking maybe a headwear if you have the head part of the fox too

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>>9606116
a fox scarf used to be a common enough thing as well, if you don't want headwear.

>>9606137
yeah but fox scarf can easily look like a girly thing, a headwear that covers your head like a hood but also has a mantle part is a little more universal

>>9605965
>informed by plot that my character was kidnapped
By who ? Did they just tell you that "uh lol u were captured" ?

>>9606142
fur cravats were a thing in mens 17th century fashion.

Otherwise yeah some sort of fur lined or edged coat/mantle/cloak would be the way to go.

>>9606116
it was a witch hunt to find all the changelings they found 4 which didn't add up because fey do things in prime numbers

>>9606178
it was a reward mod for me and a few other players who did emergency npcs last event. at the start of the event plot asked me if I wanted to play a game and when I agreed they told me i'd be a changeling when i woke up the next morning.

>>9606652
Is there some kind of catch or distinguishing characteristics of a changeling?
How would people know?

>>9606837

we had no memories. i didn't know anyone's name, their back ground, my own back ground, or any of our past experiences besides what a casual observer would know. ie. where i slept, who I usually ran with, etc

luckily for me, two of the first people I met were knew to town so I acted as their guide and went around introducing them to all my friends so by the time the town started going crazy, i knew all of my friends names.

>>9606225
...
Sponsorship? That's a sweet deal.

>>9607390
that cannon just a prop?
or is it functional in some way?

>>9607419
see the little cannonballs under the cannon? It's functional

We had our total war. Ended with total victory. No mud, but plenty of heat.

why can't I use good looking weapons? fucking amerilarps

the smallest a melee legal dagger can be is 12 inches.

i can understand that for fighting knives but you have to use this big ass knife to use the assassinate skill as well.

>>9607867
>12 inches
What the fuck
it ain't a dagger anymore is it?

im making a little bell tent. 8.5 foot diameter, 5/8ish circle, ten panels. i will use the pebble technique to tie down the panel corners. how to do the door flap? are wooden toggles roughly period for middle ages?

>>9607867
>>9607880
12 inches is perfectly fine for a dagger

>>9607880
>>9607867
12 Inches isn't too massive for a dagger, but to set it as a minimum seems a little weird.

>>9608338
the real question is if there is a separate category for knives that can be shorter or not. I mean most of my daggers are longer than 30 cm, with the exception of some of the throwing daggers that are so small for hiding purposes.
Some of my knives on the other hand are way shorter than 30 cm

>>9608367

throwing daggers are 8" minimum but can not be used for melee

my main problem is assassinate is not a heavy combat skill. you simply touch the middle of their back while they are turned away and not looking at you.

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Maybe you guys know: is the top part in this coat on the left part of it or a sort of attachment? Is this something historical or not? The cap is from brotherhood of the wolf

>>9608547
http://www kultofathena com/product asp?item=100530&name=French+Highwayman+Coat

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Me at lat larp event in france

I learned something about myself last event. we had an NPC orc come to town and plot went all out on her makeup. apparently I like green skin. now to hide that knowledge deep in my subconscious

>>9608955
That mask is awful.

The rest of your costume is absolutely amazing though. The open maille coat looks dope

>>9609001
You are preaching to the choir friend.
Orc girls are for loving
Don't hide it or squirrel it away. Chase the field of green

why can't they be real though D:

>>9609072
here
>>9609079

>>9608547
>Maybe you guys know: is the top part in this coat on the left part of it or a sort of attachment?
It's just the collar. That's what collars were originally for.

>>9609001
Was she thicc?

>>9609081
for a weekend at a time, they can be
Go chase your girl, anon.

>>9607423
>>9607419
It's a potatoe cannon, I would assume.

>>9607880
Military knives are really small in this current period is the main isse. Even Rambo's survival knife barely is half the size of a standard socket bayonet.

>>9608955
Name of the LARP?

>>9608605
>>9609088
Thanks

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finished the doublet a couple days ago. or at least got to a stopping point. i hope to embroider and generally fancify it within a years time.

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some button shanks are too long but ill eventually go back and redo them, i have a handful of extra buttons

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also getting my tent together, started with a dozen stakes

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i machine sewed a 15 oz cotton canvas painting dropcloth into a 5/8 circle with 8.5 foot radius. no pic of that, but heres the frame for my bell tent. pole is about 7 feet tall, about half foot into the ground. there will be 10 or 11 rope lines for the real thing

>>9609427
>>9609428
Fuck, that looks phenomenal. Hand or machine sewing? And did you use a pattern?

>>9609498
cheers m8y, its from the medieval tailors assistant. i was fortunate enough to convince my mom to measure me and get my personal block set up. i had tweaked my bodice block and tested the new version with the lining for this, so i machine sewed the lining just to not waste time if it wasnt right. the rest is by hand. i reckon about 60 hours over 3 weeks

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also heres a hat i just made from leftover tent canvas and an old pillow cover. just half circles of fabric made into a cone, and joined along the edge a bit more than halfway. its very versatile and can be worn both upside down and turned inside out for 4 material configs from fancy to rustic. i want make some to sell, disregarding costs how much would people buy this for?

Assuming people here know their shit about Calimacil:
My weapons from them have lots of 'bites' on their blades from usage and such. Should I worry? Do something about it? Or is it just regular usage and I shouldn't mind?

>>9609571
As long as those bites don't penetrate to the core, everything's fine. Only when the tip of the core is visible you really need to start worrying.

>>9605233
What would be some LARP-related topics you'd be happy to, or at least won't think is shit, to see in a video? And what information lacks in the videos that are currently running?

>>9609909
comfy

>>9609909
Pretty nice! I would have chosen another colour for either the hood or the doublet, for contrast, but it looks nice.

>>9609564
10-25€ depending on the place

>>9609909
20 buttons on a jacket is not stripper friendly, you'll loose a lot of market value for that.

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The Kansas City Ren. Faire starts soon, I'm going on the 9th (Highland Fling) as Link from LoZ.

Anyone here going/have been in the past?

>>9610341
>Ren Faire Link

>transfer upstate for various academic reasons, as well as to join a fellow LARPing friend
>only to find out that she's quit 6 months ago, and doesn't intend to go back

Help me /cgl/ I hate being a lone girl at larps because it feels like everyone is trying to sleep with me

>>9611089
Go orc or get a bf, or both.

In all seriousness though, how bad is it?

>>9611089
punch someone in the crotch
or
get a romantic partner

that usually works

no one interesting over there?

>>9611101
>>9611103
I'm just very nervous around large groups. I went to a larp solo once, and it was awful. I'd rather not have the same experience here, but I sunk a bunch of money into a costume and weapons, and I don't want it all to go to waste.

>>9611117
go a few more times and get to know a small group of people that you gonna play with.

I'd recommend to train and practice fighting beforehand, as being a part of a small group to forge a bond is nice if you are the fighty type.

>>9611117
My own solution to that problem (as a guy with social anxiety and social skills issues) was to make a character that is travelling alone for a reason.

Travelling merchant, a scribe on the road gathering stories, a master gambler looking for new challengers etc.

Its easier for me to approach someone with a reason or an excuse to do so, and it often times yield better experiences. This one time I went looking for one of my comrades, and while walking around asking people I ended up joining a camp fire populated by plebs. Hearing some local gossip, enjoying a real bard for once and getting a chance to brag about my latest adventure felt very comfy.

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Where can i get a livery collar like this?

>>9611101

going orc wont help her trust me.

also am I the only single guy that isn't trying to get laid at a larp? I'm there to game not get my dick wet

where can I find a nice dagger pys rep? something small that would be generally multi purpose. not even necessarily to fight with just something that looks good and in't a real knife

>>9611217
http://www.epicarmouryunlimited.com/en/larp-foam-throwing-knives/6269-foam-thrust-knife.html

I had my eyes on one of these, anon.

So, I feel like people in here would have more experience with the question than anyone else.

Has anyone ever used magnets as an alternative to a traditional holster for a nerf gun?

Does it mess up the internals at all? Does it stay in place under vigorous movement?

>>9611361
No real experience with nerf, but why no regular holster?

>>9611402
Because I want that bare weapon aesthetic as it rests on my leg.

>>9611214
Same, had this conversation a whole long time ago. With our very own clown fag having a 2 thread long wank about what rated as pretty for girls at a LARP. (Whereas the consensus was LARP girls usually even weren't that pretty.)

But yeah, if you want to get your dick wet go to a club. If you want to get your dick wet on nerd pussy go to a... anime club? I don't fucking know.


>>9611117
Have you tried contacting the orga with your problem? It might sound a bit snowflakey but you never know. Ask around on the Facebook group if there are open groups, or people who wouldn't mind having you join in. It sucks you don't have friends to help you with insider knowledge on the groups because the group makes the game.

If you want to feel the waters first I'd say NPC there the first time. It's how I started my first LARP as well. You'll have a team of experienced players, STs, and GMs at your beck and call and vica versa. You'll get to know the game, the players, and above all, make a name for yourself within the organization. And I'm sure that'll be for the better!

>>9611580

honestly there are some pretty hot women at my larp. 7s and the occasional 8. it's just not the right place

>>9611089
>Help me /cgl/ I hate being a lone girl at larps because it feels like everyone is trying to sleep with me
They are.
And you can like the attention
but Dont have a larper gf/bf.
If they are your friends, they should respect your choice of not being only a fuckpuppet but a real person.

>>9611117
Do not let anyone discourage you from an hobby you like and makes you feel good.
If this specific larp is not for you, find another one.
Sometimes the age of the playerbase makes a lot of differances

>>9611131
This is good

>>9608426
that's retarded

>>9608955
I like the mask

>>9609427
>>9609428
it looks really cool, I like how you made your own buttons and not just bought some overly shiny ones

>>9609564
Also looks great, and if you work a little more on it it could easily sell at 20 euro or more.
Put some nice decoration on it and it could be even more.

>>9609571
how bigs are the bites? few millimeters are a non-issue, if you can see the core then thats a problem.
Nevertheless there are a few types of glue that can repair it, not sure what's the english name for them though.

>>9609865
first and foremost, no cutting every five seconds. If you can't tell your point for a few minutes without cutting then you should practice speech more.
Secondly, don't have a voice that makes people want to punch you
Thirdly I don't want to hear how every fucking larp in the world is the best one and how everything is sunshine and happiness. I know it's not true, I know it's just ass kissing.
Fourthly, hard data, evidence or at least a well thought out point. If you tell me XY larp was great tell me WHY was it great, was it great only for you or for others as well, and not just because "because I enjoyed it", "nice costumes" also is just an umbrella term. If you "test" a larp weapon that's the time when I REALLY want a hard data, show me the point of balance, show me the weight, compare it to others, don't just feather touch it. Tell me what is the core, how is it made, what is the tip protection, etc.
If you want to show how to make YX then put up a downloadable guide too, with photos too.


Also most important thing: don't be an attention whore

>>9609909
looks great although the lower part of the hose is a little too loose. I know it's hard to make it fitting, and people back in time had similar problems. If you twist it 180 degrees or multiples of that when you put it on it could help to get a more fitting look. That is, if you have the thingy lace whatever for the foot

>>9611089
get a taser, put it in a magic wand, call it the wand of clue and be the clue fairy. If they are being real assholes ask them if the want to get a clue, then knock them out. Dump the body in a river. Joking aside, make it clear that you aren't there for picking up boys, or getting picked up. If they don't understand it then leave. Nothing of value will be lost.
>>9611117
How big of a group are we talking about here? Because the larger the group the easier you can "hide" in it. between 50 people one lone girl isn't that big of a thing. Between 10 people you will be always at the center of attention.

>>9611214
Don't worry, I have the same idea. I will never understand why people think that they should get a girl at a larp, really not a great idea. Getting know the girl and then get together with her between two larps are acceptable though, but in my experience, if you hook up with someone at a larp instantly those usually doesn't last long and end not so nice.
And yes, game is first and foremost, even if you like a girl/boy or bring your girlfriend/boyfriend you should be ready to kill their character without a shed of tear and drama

>>9611217
goldhammer

>>9611361
we have a guy who built in a nerf gun in his scifi armour and instead of a trigger used a neodinium magnet for activation. It worked.

>>9611749
>but Dont have a larper gf/bf.
I can't really agree with this. If your gf/bf also larps and that's not just the only common thing between you then no problem there. And as I said earlier it should bee a larp hookup but an actual well thought out choice that yeah you indeed like each other not just you want to fuck

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meanwhile, back to drachenfest pictures as I still have a boatload of them

>>9612240
Youtube-question guy here. Thank you for the detailed answer!
If I ever decide to try my hand at fliming a YT video, could I use your unrivaled skill of telling why things are shit and how to improve them?

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>>9612439
I'm always happy to shittalk others

Shame about all those non-RP shoes, with the mud. Though it's funny seeing people in pretty and elaborate costumes that end in rubber boots, in a way.

>>9612439
I regularly lurk this thread and I've been tossing around the idea of making a larp-oriented YT channel in the style of Metatron or Scholagladiatoria. I'm taking notes too, and I would also be happy to provide my own input. We need more people speaking for the larp community who aren't attention whores or "larping should be a safe space where nothing bad happens uwu" types.

>>9612531
As someone who pretty regularly wore period shoes with my larp outfits cleaning mud off my caligae and wool legwraps fucking sucks. If ankle high mud was a regular issue for me I'd definitely wear rubber boots.

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>>9612531
well, yeah. I could only put on my nice shoes at the last day because of mud like that >>9607393
I think this was the worst mud situation I've ever seen on a larp if we exclude a croatian event a few years ago when a landslide destroyed the larp area and the road to it and a few thousand homes in the vicinity. That and moved a few landmines around too.

>>9613050
The sad thing is that sane people realize that they aren't that good to make one but the idiots have way too much confidence....

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>>9613092
>If ankle high mud was a regular issue
you only wish. ankle high was the bare minimum with the exception of some grassy area. The average was more of a middle of your shin, but some places were literally knee deep

>>9613100
I meant a regular issue for me, as I recall you've talked about the mud at your games for a long time.

>>9613170
nah, we usually don't have mud or at least this much. You might be thinking the UK guys and Empire in general. That's really muddy most of the time

>>9613093
Should have tried snowshoes. Or skis.

>>9613050
Sounds cool! Any topics you thought talking about so far? (Don't worry, I'm not good enough yet to steal from you.)
It seems to me that the only ones capable of doing something like that are Hungarian and Gropey (Wherever he may be, havn't seen him around here in ages), supposing they have the charisma. We have a local guy who has attempted the same thing but as much knowledge he has to spare, he's a little too boring and monotonous in my opinion.

>>9613093
>The sad thing is...
You're right. I do believe one can be good enough if they're willing to work hard enough for it (Like reading enough material on the subject, or asking others for constructive criticism), but most fail to see it as they only want MUH E-FAME stuff, as far as I understand.

>>9613333
I have very little charisma and I know it. Also a not so good english pronunciation

>>9613350
I'm leaning to say you're just being modest, but then again, I don't really have any way to back that up.

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i picked up these materials from the local second hand store. sheets, tablecloths and a couple placemats. 3 have a linen tabby look but im still shit at identifying fibres. i think the dark blue is synthetic but i picked up this excellent cotton piece, i guess it is a brocade?

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all this youtube talk has me thinking of an idea i had to do some videos on garment construction. the only thing i regularly use youtube for is primitive technology channel, which is a bushcraft guy who does not talk, only shows process. im also /low charisma/ so i was thinking something like that

ive got enough of this material for:
>a long tunic
>a doublet
>a sleeveless surcote with extra leftover for headwear or something

wat do

>>9613448
It *is* nice-looking. Brown(ish) and blue are almost always good together and look fancy but not blingy. I'd say make it a surcote/keep pieces for headwear, that way you can contrast it with something solid under it.

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made this coif too.

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not as many was to wear it as the half circle pattern / cone shaped hat, but you can do inside/outside and a "fold and tie behind" like this

>>9613455
You seem extremely motivated, mustachanon. Good for you.

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>>9613454
yea it really reminded me of this guy's shirt. its a good movie although its children heroes and theatre fighting.

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>>9613378
Can confirm on Hungarians accent. I mean as a Youtuber you'll have to talk a lot of English all the time. He'll pick up on it though I'm sure, but it takes ages to get a steady fanbase so if he spent half that time learning will be 2 years from now untill he has some decent views.

>>9613448
I love the blue one with circles!

>>9613455
Wouldn't have gone for that brown corduroy, what with it only existing in a postindustrial revolution-ish setting. And I just really dislike corduroy (but that's simple taste).
I know you're allowed to use your fantasy with LARPs, but I would've gone for a more readily avaible fabric for your time period. Esp. with the heat your coif will be catching if you wear a "dopje". (For the life of me I can't find the translation, pic related.)

>>9613436
>but im still shit at identifying fibres
try to burn them. I'm serious, get a little piece of it and burn it. if it burns steadily or melts then it has a lot of synthetic material in it. If it has a burnt hair smell then it has a lot of wool in it. This is as far as my material identification goes. Linen allegedly has a burnt grass/plant smell
>>9613448
>primitive technology channel
that guy is fucking awesome, one of the best youtube channels I've ever found. He also has a blog and writes down the important stuff

>>9613455
I would say that this material isn't really suited for a coif

>>9613506
I'm already speaking a lot of english, it's just that my speech isn't the best even in hungarian. I mean I can tell stories, and stuff but it's nothing above average. And people doesn't want to watch average. Anyway even if I speak english a lot if there is no proper feedback from people who use it as their mother language it won't improve any more.
There is a saying that on a 1 to 10 scale people want to see the 1-2 and the 8-10 stuff. As a rule of thumb I find this true

>>9613454
>>9613461
>>9613506
>>9613591
cheers for all the input, it is greatly appreciated. moving forward with the headwear i will use some tailors assistant patterns with simple materials

i think ill go with a sleevleess cote/surcote for the blue circle fabric. knee length, slit at front and back, and skip the gores as well because there really isnt much material. ill have to do a seam at the shoulder as it is and its patterned besides

>>9613648
I'm jealous as Hell of the blue ringed fabric. If I were you I'd half 'n half it.
Switch it up with a colour like white or a pastel tint. So say you make one side blue-ringed and one side white, then I'd add some basic blue or maybe even blue ringed effects on the white side. Like putting some diagonal stripes on the bottom.

And don't forget to go over the top on heraldry for your character. Nothing screams "this is me" like wearing a commercial for your family, your favorite beer brewer, or whatever you'd like! Right slap bang on your big beefcake chest.

>>9613662
I wouldn't use white with that blue. A rich brown, yes. Or cream if a pale color is absolutely needed.

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So what's the fighting like in your LARP, LARPfags? Been wondering what it's like around the world.
Do you act 'in character' while fighting? Going all over-the-top like those Drachenfest videos? Or is it more Amtgard-like lightest touch stuff?
Please do share.

>>9613686
Ofcourse you stay in character while fighting! I mean really over the top stuff takes away from the realism for me, so that's only for show duels. But light-touch, or masturbating as it's called here, would break it as well. You keep it clean, basic, and preferably somewhat character bound.

So don't go all-out on your fechtbuch techniques when you're playing Farmer Bob.

>>9613686
Not much fighting in mine. They're more story/investigation oriented because there's not that many of us, and magically rising from the dead is not to my tastes. I like persistent injuries.

Though when there is fighting, it depends on the players. Some of them are a bit wussy so we go softer with them, some others like actually giving all they've got. In both cases, no stabbing and don't go for the head. ESPECIALLY if I'm wearing >>9602671 because damn if those teeth aren't fragile.

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>>9613672
>>9613662
good idea, ive got this grey but after a burn test it seems synthetic. ill think some more on it

>>9613742
Sexy/10

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>>9613506
Saw a picture of this beautiful hat with coif

>>9613686
I really dislike roleplaying fighting. I might try to fight a bit more passive or aggressive depending on the character I'm playing, but I'm not going to do any of the tv-style fighting some people do. If I'm not playing someone who doesn't know how to fight, I'll try to fight to the best of my ability. I've had semi-regular larp swordplay trainings, as well as regular fencing trainings, for a long time now. That's why I've always understood larp combat as a contest of skill, not as just another facet of roleplaying where you hold swords.

It sucks when I'm up against someone who's obviously looking for a big, showy, theatrical fight. I can't give him one because I won't enjoy it myself, but by responding in an efficient fashion I effectively punish him for trying to roleplay more.

Does anyone know a awesome event in the netherlands?

>>9613928
aroused/10
Pity I didn't pick up those penis badges at Drachenfest though. There were a few flying penis doppel badges and they were great. Gonna get myself a doppel soon anyway, love the look.

>>9613934
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>>9613934
Ravenskeep is awesome, but don't go to Ravenskeep. There's a waiting list every time, so I really don't think their playerbase should grow even larger.

I've heard good things about Malakden too, but I've never been there. It coincides with Ravenskeep all the time.

>>9613962
Are we talking about "lolplay is encouraged" Ravenskeep here?

>>9613934
Maybe specify what kinda events you like, and what kind of roleplay you prefer?

>>9613972
>I don't know how to have fun

But in all seriousness, Ravenskeep encouraging lolplay is more of a meme than the truth. There's more lolplay than in most larps, but there's no systematic encouragement of lolplay, nor is lolplay some inevitable part of playing there. They didn't get this popular by trying to get cheap laughs out of everyone.

>>9613333
>Sounds cool! Any topics you thought talking about so far? (Don't worry, I'm not good enough yet to steal from you.)

Well, thinking about target audience, my first thought is to make the videos for people who don't larp but are interested in trying it, and don't know where to start. I have a lot of friends who are in that group, so it would probably get me at least a few viewers right from the start. A couple of topics I was looking at to start with:
>Different types of larps (parlor larps vs. battlegames vs. adventure/campaign larps)
>Character creation (tips for making a character who fits into the setting but still stands out, drawing inspiration from other books/shows/films/etc, avoiding character ADD)
>Equipment (several videos, talking about things like different armor types and the advantages and disadvantages of each, what to look for when buying armor, larp weapon shops and advantages/disadvantages of them as well, deciding what kind of weapons/armor fits your character best)
>Costuming (color coordination, layering, making basic garb like tunics and hose, resources like the MTA, fabric choice, customizing your costume with accessories)
>Game mechanics (what certain common rules will mean for a larp, like lightest touch combat, flurry rule, common ways to handle magic, HP vs. black knight damage system)

I have some background in acting, so I like to think I have at least *some* charisma, and several larp friends who have expressed interest in sharing their own experiences. Once I get my life settled down a little, I think I have a fair shot at making something decent.

>>9613990
Different anon here, I think I'm missing something. I've never heard the term "lolplay" before, it sounds like it basically means "Do whatever is funniest at the time?"

>>9614049
Lolplay is a catch-all term for roleplaying which is non-serious from an OOC perspective.

My game is entering into a really big vampire arc, so I figured i should make some stakes.
Gotta make them foam so I can stab people with them.
Does it make sense to make them with or without a core? I was thinking with so it holds up better for the whole stab, but coreless means I can throw them so it has advantages too.

>>9614147
Stakes are not usually projectiles, I think. They would fly awkwardly.

That said, there's one thing you shouldn't forget.
Seasoning.

>>9614154
I've already got the seasoning.
Its shit tons of holy water and garlic.

>>9614161
Also get a bag of rice. For counting, not for interviewing them.

Anyone played any of the larpcraft systems? There's one near me but the website wants a fucking down payment before you can join.

>>9613990
I get what you mean man, and I haven't been there yet but the sentence alone was a really big thorn in my side. I mean sure you should have your funny moments, but those usually aren't called lolplay.

All my experience with anything described as lolplay so far was extremely bad. Ranging from really childish shit ruining a lot of the game-world you're trying to create, to a platform encouraging lolsorandumb players to go around playing their half-elf-goblin-vampire-t-rex who lays easter eggs.
A bit of fun is good, but in my experience lolplay usually leads to one-dimensional characters with one "funny" character trait that usually gets old after an hour or two.

>>9614046
Sounds really cool anon. I wish you best luck and I hope you manage to get your life set ASAP!

>tfw balding at early twenties and realizing how crippling it'll be to the variety of archtypes I can pull off

>>9614370
Just wear a wig?

>>9614370
Just always be a gruff older mentor figure. It'll work out fine.

>>9613686
>So what's the fighting like in your LARP, LARPfags?
seceral different kinds are done around here.
There are HP systems with no grappling, trust based ones with some grappling or if you know the other guy more. Some limb system but thank god they are dying out. A few non combat larps, and a few inbetween stuff.

>>9613933
roleplaying the combat doesn't mean you have to act like a TV show retard. Well, for some it means that but regardless.
it should mean roleplaying your hits and injuries, giving feedback to the other guy.

>>9614147
if it's not too long than coreless.

>>9614370
wigs are a thing, and if the sole thing that stops you from playing an archetype character is that you are getting bald you have a problem

>>9614370
Hats. They don't need to know what you've got under it. I've played peasant girls while sporting a mohawk. Wear hats.

>>9605187
why........ why did you do that ?

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what a noice horse

>>9614717
did what? That's an alchemist garden

>>9614731
a.... a alchemist garden ?

>>9614732
Some place where you grow alchemists. Duh.

>>9614732
it's a garden that is owned by an alchemist. Organizers put there ingrediens every once in a while, depending on garden and skills, then the alchemist can use those ingredients to make potions and SCIENCE

>>9614840
I really like his top.

>>9614833
very nice. i made a low tabor whistle and while im mucking about with an unskinned tambourine now, i will at some point make a drum. i would love some recommendations of songs to learn

>>9615011
>i would love some recommendations of songs to learn
"Wir zogen in das feld" is a must have but there are other great songs too
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75oM6gTVRYM&list=RD75oM6gTVRYM&t=3

>>9615159
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>>9615181
anon, why I like the pics I have to mention it doesn't really seem like a larp

>>9615182
Yep, it's reenacment.
I thought it was allowed?

>>9615194
well, allowed but at least tell us the story behind it or something, not just silently post it. We are interested in stories

.>>9615194
Btw, i came from LARP when i was younger.
All i see on this thread has a very big potential. All this energy into your stuff, i'm really impressed. I wasn't as good as you before.
But I have a question : why trying to create a imaginary world while you could recreate a world that really existed? You can escape from this boring reality the exact same way, but with real bases.

>>9615211
I'm also into reenactment. But larp has less retards (at least in my country) and more freedom and a different kind of fun

>>9615194
i for one welcome pictures of men pretending. its live action, its role play; specific roles but its all good.

im curious, how does combat work in reenactments? i each person assigned a lifespan and dies when appropriate?

>>9615202
Ok, it was the last week, a big party between troops from differents countries, in normandy. (belgiums, swiss, some czech)
The start of the week was for the troops only, and there was a show the week end. 2 battles saturday and monday.
We managed to get 200 fighters with armor + artillery + archery + musicians + craftsmen.
The historical level of each one was very high, even if it's not the same period. It was between the 13th and the 15th century.

>>9615221
Most reenactments I've done in the US is staged. So at cannon shot five, union soldier number seven dies. It's kind of choreographed like a dance but you take cues off of the actions of others

>>9615221
It's a little different. We have an overall scenario. We know in advance who must lose. And after, everybody is allowed to do what he want, as long as it's not interfere. If you don't want to die, you can.
This time, we had 2 units for each side, artillery was on our side, archery was on the other.
There are refrees here to stop the fight if someone is hurt, and medic are here in case of injury.

>>9615225
Well, not in france, except for really big "reenacment" (not so historical) show like puy du fou.
Everyone here do this for the pleasure, it's a hobby just like larp.

>>9615211
>why trying to create a imaginary world while you could recreate a world that really existed?
I don't larp for the escapism, but because I enjoy doing live action roleplaying in the literal sense.

>>9615211
More possibilities. I like creating scenarios, fantastical props, etc. Reenactement, while interesting to look at, doesn't really tickle my fancy. Though I do like taking a historical context, since it's also easier for insertion.

I've organized two larps so far. One investigation/horror scenario, and one fantasy/also investigation other. First one was more grounded in reality despite fantastical elements, took place in 1920s France. The other took place in 1400. Both lasted three days. I built props for the fantasy parts, prepared various puzzles, wrote in-story texts, etc. I like doing that, and that's what I'm looking for in LARP.

>>9615245
Oh hey, I hadn't realized you were french too. Seems there are a few of us here.

>>9615355
Indeed. Too bad there aren't any big medieval LARPs apart from Kandorya.

>>9615374
I'm pretty much out of the loop for this stuff. I do my own things. Never been to a big larp.

>>9615374
in germany there is a term called reenlarpment, when the larp is trying to get as close to authenticity as it is possible for a game and the story isn't that outrageous either.

>>9615211
>escapism
>having a shitty life you want to escape from
These are the worst people in a LARP, and I hope you weren't one of them. Reenactment and LARP are 2 really different things. In LARP it's usually not about the fighting but rather of creating. Creating a world, creating a character, creating plot lines, stories, fabricating events and acting them out with the emotions that fit.

At reenactment it's exactly that, you reenact, you research and you try to put down as much of a carbon copy of what you can and make it come to life. Though I'm sure I won't have to explain that to you.

LARP is about roleplay, and nothing more. You're there for the fun of creating a story and nothing more. Atleast in my eyes.

>>9615797
We got a viking one with those guidelines in the Netherlands as well. Heard good things about it.

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cotton and polyshit. took about 4 hours but thats because its all by hand. next time i think ill run the insides by machine. also im using a heavy nylon thread so its should hold up to washing for a long time

>>9616312
Neat seams!

>>9616312
>handwork
You are a braver man than I am, anon.

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got my detergent and alum treatment dried out. might take it camping this weekend for a field test. and it still needs some door flap toggles or something

Help me out, seagulls!
There's a LARP coming up and I need to look like a (relatively) poor warrior who still looks like he means business (so no bucket knighting for me).
What should I go with, costume and armour-wise? Should I wear any armour at all?

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>>9616805
Cloth armor at a minimum. You'll want a gambeson and a helmet, and if you want a little more armor I recommend jack chains. Historically they're the signature armor of soldiers who can't afford proper plate but want more than a gambeson.

For helmet, I recommend a kettle helm or other open-faced type, like a bascinet or morion.

>>9616820
>poor soldier
>morion
Kettle helmets are bae for this, but I'd think morions would look odd in anything but a later look. And I'm not sure if gambesons were seen as a common armour for the men at arms at that point. The helmet in your picture is an open sallet if that's the one you meant.

Don't forget to sew some cool little details like flags onto your gambeson as well. It looks swaggin and not too many people do it.

>>9616805
gambeson, or armoing doublet or something similar, preferably nothing really colorful, or if it is then make it faded and used. Also a hat. You need to find a hat that fits you, it's no easy task.

For weapon get a polearm, at least one proper shanking dagger and some kind of sidearm. The sidearm can be either a longsword, or a buckler and some kind of choppy one handed sword.

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I'm making a new shield (a sort of targe) and I'm stuck at how to fasten down the leather covering.

Any ideas? I've tried sewing it, but the thread snapped.

>>9617328
Bigger thread?

>>9617328
better thread? Hotglue? regular glue?

>>9617328
Rivets?

>>9617328
you could try to fashion it like how an aventail attaches.

>holes in leather skin
>corresponding eyelets or loops on shield
>leather skin pressed to shield past the eyelet/loops
>cord run through eyelet/loops to capture leather skin

How viable are throwing weapons in LARPs? Are some better than others? What would be their main use?

>>9617690
Many larps disallow cored throwing weapons, while those actually fly the furthest and most accurate. You can 'cheat' around this rule by buying one with a hard leather weight inside. All-latex throwing weapons are shit.

As with all ranged weapons: the worse the hp bloat the system has, the less effective ranged weapons are. Worse, specifically for throwing weapons, people have the tendency to count multiple projectiles hitting them at once as a single hit, on purpose or not.

The main purpose of throwing weapons is area denial, as people without shields really hate running at them.

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>>9617690
>How viable are throwing weapons in LARPs?
They make for good show in unfair duels.

>Are some better than others?
They all cheap shit.

>What would be their main use?
To get exercise and distraction from real world problems by always going around and searching for them.

>>9617727
>As with all ranged weapons: the worse the hp bloat the system has, the less effective ranged weapons are. Worse, specifically for throwing weapons, people have the tendency to count multiple projectiles hitting them at once as a single hit, on purpose or not.

I started out with 5 arrows as a bowman, then I went up to 14 since 5 didn't last for shit in big battles, but then I realized that 14 wasn't enough when the organizers tended to give the baddies double armor points for fuck known reasons, and all that bulk on my back barely even allow me to shoot down two guys.

Fuck ranged weapons. If you want to cheese then get a tower shield and spear combo.

And fuck those guys who shoot with other peoples arrows. You are more likely to loose an arrow because some twat shot it down in to a stream or a shrubbery than to some pig stepping on it.

>>9616978
Of course, a morion wouldn't be my first suggestion; open-faced helms in general just tend to communicate "not rolling in fat stacks" to your average pleb. Especially in a fantasy setting where they don't necessarily have to conform to real-world cultures and time periods.

Kettle helms are certainly the most highly recommended for this though.

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>>9617906
>open-faced helms in general just tend to communicate "not rolling in fat stacks" to your average pleb.
Clearly you're doing it wrong then.

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>>9617906
>open-faced helms in general just tend to communicate "not rolling in fat stacks" to your average pleb.
the average pleb's opinion is not correct at the least but mostly idiocy

>>9617987
Its a little hard to rock that fancy open helmet when only a Cambodian rock climber forum will get it.

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>>9617756
>If you want to cheese then grab a tower shield and spear combo

But I don't want to cheese. I want to hurl knives at people

>>9618599
Follow your dreams! ALWAYS follow your dreams! Especially in something as non-essential and appearance-based as larp!

No, seriously, find some throwing daggers that have a semi-nice flight path, buy about two dozen, stick them in every part of your costume imaginable, and be the raddest knife-throwing motherfucker your larp has ever known.

You better make that costume colourful as FUCK though, or you'll look like a giant edgelord.

>>9618599
>>9618605
He'll be spending 50€ a year just to restock his lost knives.

But I guess it will be worth it if the larps you attend allow throwing weapons.

>tfw mother just hauled in 10 meters of fishbone wool for 20 euros

Never die you loveable scavenger.

I'm retarded. Can someone tell me if there are Hellenistic and Byzantine styled Karo stuff. From what I've seen, it dominated by high middle age Western European themed events and costumes

>>9613972
Interested in de dwaler

>>9620286
Bit on the late side though since it's almost Dwaler.

>>9619474
>Can someone tell me if there are Hellenistic and Byzantine styled Karo stuff.
>Karo stuff
What the fuck is a Karo?

I'm making a latex weapon that lights up.
It needs to be able to change color (3 different colors ideally, blue red and white). Its going to be a spear with just the tip lighting up, so extra wiring and battery in a handle is possible. whats the best way to achieve this?

My concerns are keeping it all inside the weapon, so i can't have anything too bulky incorporated into it. I've thought about having 3 strips running through it, and just having a switch to rotate through them. The color changing LEDs Im worried the controller would be too big. Im no expert in hardware, but if learning it would be the best way, I can do it.

>>9620322
When??

>>9621082
have you tried >>>/diy/ ?

>>9621568
8 To 10 September bruh, you're not gonna make it unless you're going to strengthen the NPC team. There's a lot of great regular players on the NPC team though, and the NPC managers and story leaders are great!

So it seems as time goes, more and more LARPs in my area switch to that 'Heroic' battle system where rather than trying to keep it as realistic as possible or using HP, you'd fight in the most flashy way you can, like you see some people in Drachenfest videos do.

Problem is, while with a longsword you could go full Witcher mode and with a hammer wide swings and viking-ish shouts will do, I mostly play noble, refined characters who use a Rapier or similar weapons. What are some impressive moves you can do with a Rapier? I don't care if they're hard to learn because I have enough time on my hands to practice, I just can't find anything. Most fencing scenes in movies don't look too impressive and don't do anything special other than trying to stab the other dude or trying to do those quick cuts with the Rapier.

If you have any sources of inspiration or scenes that do more than that, that'd be great. Thank you!

Thank you!

>>9621787
look at this guy's videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INuThjaKPgc

Also, please don' overdo the heroic bullshit.

>>9618026
you don't want to be fabulous as fuck?

>>9621637
I did at the same time i posted it here actually haha
Just wanted to know if anyone here had done anything similar, or had advice.

meanwhile, new thread

>>9622567

>>9622567