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**Galvanoidum** · 05-22-2007, 08:27 AM

The US?

Yes the US! Seriously they can do some highly realistic latex swords, but you are right some are still clearly looking like weapons from the old TV show Gladiators.

I don't recall what character I was, some sort of warrior. Got myself a shield, made a chainmail vest spent £65 on a bespoke latex sword, fought at the Gathering in 1993 with 3,000 other freaks. I mean it's not something to brag about but I wouldn't trade the memories. Y'know each to their own...

Fighting with the swords usually involved wobbling it at them as the more hits you got the more damage you did. I had some laughs, never took it too serious. Never did the full re-eneactment effort with the blunt swords but I know some friends went onto do that and got black powder licenses so they could fire hand canons!

I'm sure I'd still do it now if I had the time or the inclination but you've gotta set standards with that thing and Darkon looks a little cheap, no continuity, it seemed some have real high spec modern replica armour with a crappy eight inch thick foam sword? That's not right. So I made my choice many moons ago in the woods of Loth Moradark that I would lay down the sword of Fargone and behold I was reborn in the guise of Nisshoku a warrior from the East... blah, ring, map, wizard, elf...

05-22-2007, 08:27 AM	#12
Galvanoidum Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 485 Senior Member	The US? Yes the US! Seriously they can do some highly realistic latex swords, but you are right some are still clearly looking like weapons from the old TV show Gladiators. I don't recall what character I was, some sort of warrior. Got myself a shield, made a chainmail vest spent £65 on a bespoke latex sword, fought at the Gathering in 1993 with 3,000 other freaks. I mean it's not something to brag about but I wouldn't trade the memories. Y'know each to their own... Fighting with the swords usually involved wobbling it at them as the more hits you got the more damage you did. I had some laughs, never took it too serious. Never did the full re-eneactment effort with the blunt swords but I know some friends went onto do that and got black powder licenses so they could fire hand canons! I'm sure I'd still do it now if I had the time or the inclination but you've gotta set standards with that thing and Darkon looks a little cheap, no continuity, it seemed some have real high spec modern replica armour with a crappy eight inch thick foam sword? That's not right. So I made my choice many moons ago in the woods of Loth Moradark that I would lay down the sword of Fargone and behold I was reborn in the guise of Nisshoku a warrior from the East... blah, ring, map, wizard, elf...
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