Modern LARPing (aka Milsim)

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I can't help but feel like I'd be extremely embarrassed and uncomfortable going to one of these if I didn't actually spend any time in the army.

Like I'd be waiting for someone to correct me on something the entire time.

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>>48664054
Nah.

The most important thing is to be prepared for the experience, which usually comes down to proper uniform (usually not very hard) and packing things that will make sure you don't have a shitty time (water, food, spare batteries, etc)

Tryhards are pretty actively shunned and ultimately rule of cool seems to dominate.

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>>48664114
>That one guy rocking the Slavic tuxedo

>>48664561
>tfw my Russian friend actually owns adidas tracksuits
I thought it a meme until then.

how do they fight? Airsoft? Guns with blanks? if its blanks how do you know if you die?

>>48664777
I've lived among a lot of yugos and other slavs. Can confirm.

>>48665812
airsoft

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>>48663696
went to several one, but sadly I don't have the time or money to do that seriously too. So I mostly go as civilians or other support characters

>>48663696
You are mistaken. It would be easy to include some live action roleplay at a reenactment event, but it isn't done.

People who spend thousands on accurate uniforms and airsoft replicas tend not to be open towards silly theater games. They might use accurate calls and signs, ranks and forms during battle. But tell them the enemy is gone and they drop their shoulders. That's where their game ends.

LARPs may feature combat. But that is not where most of the roleplaying happens. It's individual character acting in diverse situations that have to be sought out. Not something reenactors do.

There are a lot of modern LARPs. There are even military LARPs. But most military events aren't LARPs. The scene views itself as competitive combat sport, not as creative social event.

You'd get much more traction here

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>>48668268
Well I don't know, but there was few post-apocalyptic LARPs in Central/Eastern Europe (and Germany), that were story heavy, not too much silly, faction based games. Once you entered game Area, it was on.

Politics, merchants, quests, angry raiders, dangerous mutants and toxic anomalies.

>>48668634
Degenesis has decent LARPs apparently. Twelve Colonies and Projekt Exodus are great. There's a lot going on. But it isn't milsim.

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>>48668678
if you want proper milsim try Berget at Sweden. Probably the biggest one, not sure.

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Napoleonic Newbie here - could anyone help identify the make & troops in pic related? Also what paints are recommended for painting these sort of plastics?

>>48669473
They seem smallish and rather inanimate. What's with the make up? And what dedication! EVERYTHING is gray, even the weapons.

LARPers truly are strange.

>>48669595
clearly you are not immersed enough. I mean look at them, so much roleplaying and such a good kit!
I could never pull off that inanimate look. They are the best golem roleplayers I've ever seen. 10/10

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>>48669649

>>48670855
you want more Drachenfest pics or why are you posting this?

>>48669595
kek, I had two tabs open & cross posted!