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Doc on LARPing
It was only a matter of time. I want to "get upset and defend my imaginary hexes."
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Anyone who does Kendo would be so great at this. :3
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I hate LARP. Just watching it makes me wanna go out and kill everyone with a latex sword...
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more like Dorkon
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I may have mentioned that LARP was the last step to doing kendo for me so I can't really cast too many stones, however it does allow me to speak with a certain amount of 'authority'. Darkon looks shit!
When I was doing it back in '94 I first got access to the internet and saw the 'gaffa' weapons they were using in the states it was laughable but understandable considering the letigious nature. Recently I did stumble across a LARPing forum where they were discussing how to make realistic looking latex weapons and there seemed to be a great deal of knowledge in the US about the various foams and rubbers to get the best looking weapons. So it fills me with a certain confused disgust that the best they can represent is a few dozen Braveheart wannabe's standing behind a plywood castle using nerf swords from the early nineties. That's not a good 'advert' for the genre, which is a shame. |
So what character did you play? I only ask so I can take the piss.
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By Grapthars Hammer I.....oh, sorry, wrong genre.
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did you also strugle internally with the knowledge life isnt letting you be the hero you really are deep down inside?
Im sorry. I just couldnt resist. I have some friends that are into this kinda stuff. I also take the piss out of them sometimes, and then they go and challenge me to a duel http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...ies/tongue.gif They usually back down after I ask then for $10,000 in advance. once I actually joined into one of their sword "trainings" using real heave blunt metal weapons. While it was entertaining and had a few good laughs, I never returned. |
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To give a hint on what kind of latex weapons is used in Swedish LARPs check here: http://www.svartakatten.com/sortiment/latexvapen.htm Fighting is really horrible though, since weapons have basically no weight at all. Swedish LARPs are also often not combat-oriented but social-intrigue-roleplay-oriented. And no, I will never, ever, ever go back. I prefer hitting people in the head properly http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...ilies/wink.gif |
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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... |
I've seen stuff like that before at conventions, but never so en-masse.
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here's a link, with some slightly 'better' examples of LARPers http://beehive.thisisderbyshire.co.u...7&PageID=57000 |
the LARP-ing where everyone is really into it looks brilliant...
you would have to fully immerse yourself in it. iimagine there would be nothing worse that confronting a bad guy and he stops whilst he answers his mobile.... looks like great fun. |
http://beehive.thisisderbyshire.co.u...7&PageID=56999
Hehehe I can't help myself but... http://www.zen121745.zen.co.uk/beholder.png Seriously though, whatever floats yer boat.... I used to do a fair bit of D&D (and Paranoia... now that's a role-play game) when I was younger. |
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Hehe, I've still got 3 adventure packs for the second edition (gave the actually rule book away years ago).
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