Want to see some truly scary pics?

Striker · Post by **Striker** » Thu Apr 11, 2002 4:29 am

http://live.dipplinger.at/GLiveBilder.htm

It's from our LARP last year...I'm on some of the pics as well. No, I'm not telling which one of the lunatics I am

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Arcaton · Post by **Arcaton** » Thu Apr 11, 2002 9:10 am

Looks like fun!

Michael Ezaiany · Post by **Michael Ezaiany** » Thu Apr 11, 2002 9:21 am

I always wanted to play LARP, but I never got the chance. Those pics are nice. Looks like you were having fun

Grendelwulf · Post by **Grendelwulf** » Thu Apr 11, 2002 9:53 am

I've been thinking of running a LARP Werewolf the apocalypse game, but my gaming group is a tad lazy for that

. Isn't that right ez8?

DavidHopkins · Post by **DavidHopkins** » Thu Apr 11, 2002 11:16 am

I'm guessing your the Harry Potter wannabe in the second pic right?:)

Striker · Post by **Striker** » Thu Apr 11, 2002 11:19 am

Heh. Define which one of those you mean, and you could be right.

Xzadfor · Post by **Xzadfor** » Thu Apr 11, 2002 11:49 am

Always that one guy in a towel at these things..

HEY! Where do you live that it's warm enough to be out already???

Striker · Post by **Striker** » Thu Apr 11, 2002 11:55 am

Those pics were taken in July

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They just weren't online for a long time...

Oh, and by the way, I'm the guy in green. And I've got a good excuse for the way I look in the second pic

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DeByrus · Post by **DeByrus** » Thu Apr 11, 2002 2:05 pm

On 2002-04-11 12:55, Striker wrote:
've got a good excuse for the way I look in the second pic

And just what reason might that be?

Mikaiten · Post by **Mikaiten** » Thu Apr 11, 2002 2:06 pm

Damn, and I had my money on towel guy... or perhaps kilt guy.

*drools* Kilt...

Arcaton · Post by **Arcaton** » Thu Apr 11, 2002 2:10 pm

Cool sword, Striker........

Striker · Post by **Striker** » Thu Apr 11, 2002 2:22 pm

On 2002-04-11 15:05, DeByrus wrote:

And just what reason might that be?

The wind direction. I had just got a faceful of smoke from the fire...and the photographer chose that precise moment to shoot the pic. Do you see the hatchet in my hand? I tried to use that on the camera, but he got away

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On 2002-04-11 15:10, Arcaton wrote:
Cool sword, Striker........

A grand total of three hours of work. Cheap, too, except for the core (which is a carbon fiber rod)...my first attempt at a LARP weapon. It wasn't made for fighting, though, it was mainly a symbol of status for my character. I used a short staff (you can see it in later pics) for the fights (with a considerable amount of success, I might add). Anyway, I was the group's thinker, not a fighter. The character I played (Caelryn the Wanderer) was a gypsy type who had traveled most of the known world and had an insane amount of background knowledge. The others involved were an irish celt (the guy with the cape), two scots (obvious) and a germanic smith who claimed his hammer was a 'gift of Thor' (the guy with the BIG hammer).

Arcaton · Post by **Arcaton** » Thu Apr 11, 2002 2:38 pm

from Striker:and a germanic smith who claimed his hammer was a 'gift of Thor' (the guy with the BIG hammer).

Cream can ease Thor-ness you know......
I take it the carbon fibre rod was for strength (like a fisging pole?) but what was the blade made from and was it "edged"?

CatGuyEz8 · Post by **CatGuyEz8** » Thu Apr 11, 2002 8:44 pm

not to lazy here. i have a problem with the group im in at times. im to hyper and the others are like "no lets stay here and ignore the outside world and play video games".the reason i usally fall asleep when i stay over is cause were not doing a damn thing and you guys get pissed at me? i feel were missing out on so much some fridays...

K. Ivan Ruppert · Post by **K. Ivan Ruppert** » Thu Apr 11, 2002 10:25 pm

Striker, Don't take this the wrong way, but your outfit looks like a set of pajamas, and you just decided to wear your sword to bed.

I reccommend, if you can sew, doing some decorative hemwork on the tunic. Also, I'd make the sleeve either be tighter at the top and then flare more towards the cuff, or be as is and come in tighter at the cuff. Also, a cape/cloak and some period-style boots would go really well too.

Sorry, I pride myself on my fantasy costume designs

-K, sticking his nose where it's not wanted since 1978!

Striker · Post by **Striker** » Fri Apr 12, 2002 3:24 am

1.) The outfit was meant to look like that, although I didn't get the color quite right. I was aiming for a 'dirtier' shade of green. With full 'accessories' (staff, sword, several amulets, my 'medicine bag' and the hooded cloak it would have included if it hadn't been forgotten at home) it actually looked rather cool. You're right about the lack of hemwork, but the big secret about this is...I can't sew. As in, not at all. It was also the first costume I ever made myself, so I deliberately picked the most simple design in existence - a historical outfit worn just like this by the franks of the early medieval. The green was part of the character backstory, but again, I couldn't get the color right.

2.) About the sword: No, it was not edged. The 'metal' is silver duct tape over foam rubber. The carbon fiber core was a 0.6 cm one usually used for constructing kites. The staff was simply a length of solid wood with an insulation pipe around it and more duct tape wrapped layered around that. Duct tape is the LARPer's best friend, and I kept two rolls of different colors in my 'medicine bag' at all times for minor repairs to my friends' equipment

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Jaeger · Post by **Jaeger** » Fri Apr 12, 2002 7:01 am

Duct tape has also nicknames like "McGyver- tape" and "Jesus-tape" beacuse it heals everything: you can repair your weapons, your clothing, bottles, windows, your car with duct tape. You can ever make string from duct tape.

Check this out. I beleve this http://personal.inet.fi/cool/sipi/rr5/kuvia.htm is from Wing Commander-based larp with kilrathi of course.

Jaeger · Post by **Jaeger** » Fri Apr 12, 2002 7:01 am

Duct tape has also nicknames like "McGyver- tape" and "Jesus-tape" beacuse it heals everything: you can repair your weapons, your clothing, bottles, windows, your car with duct tape. You can ever make string from duct tape.

Check this out. I beleve this http://personal.inet.fi/cool/sipi/rr5/kuvia.htm is from Wing Commander-based larp with kilrathi of course.

Jaeger · Post by **Jaeger** » Fri Apr 12, 2002 7:03 am

DJ Pirtu · Post by **DJ Pirtu** » Fri Apr 12, 2002 7:17 am

Yeah, there is. Hit the Edit button. Down in the Options there is "Delete this post" selection. Select it and press Submit. I'll be gone in a little while.

BTW. Where EXACTLY is this Cold North of yours?