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In this LarpCast we talk with John Hartley who is an active player in all types of Larps, combat, theatrical fighting shows and more! We talk about his latest work with children's cancer benefit shows, costume groups and sword fighting. We also talk specifically about types of costume materials and we show 2 different types of light sabers at the end. https://rebellegion.com/ The Rebel Legion is an international Star Wars costuming organization created by, of and for people interested in creating costumes from the Star Wars mythos. Research, create, build and improve your costumes in a place where costumers with similar passions share skills, tips and ideas. Jedi, Rebel Pilots, Troopers, Princesses and even Wookiees…. we’ve got them all….and we’re always looking for more.

https://larpcraft.com/threads/season-5-larpcasts.69/post-383 In this episode we talk with The Master A.K.A Lord Rose A.K.A David about their stunning leather work, history, types of leather armor and their awesome Rose & Thorn Armory's 100 Year Warranty. About Rose & Thorn Armory We are leatherworkers who specialize in Combat-Ready Leather Armor. Our Armor is great for whatever activity you want, such as: LARPing, Steampunk, Cosplay, or Good Ole Fashioned Theatrical costuming. All our armor is combat ready. Unless otherwise stated, we use 13oz to 16oz leather for all of our armor. We also offer a range of services for Leather Maintenance and Repair. Rose & Thorn Armory began making leather armor in Salt Lake City from the combined efforts of David and Meredith Entrikin. The company has expanded in a very short time to include a slew of friendly faces. Rose & Thorn Armory is focused on making the highest quality functional leather armor that can possibly be made. That means making it combat ready whether it is intended to be worn for fighting or it just so happens that it is needed. Rose & Thorn is also committed to meet all leather needs including costuming, and leather repair for whatever occasions might arrive, even the more ornate ones.

https://larpcraft.com/threads/season-5-larpcasts.69/post-381 In this episode, we interview Kim Fenger, who Co-founded Palnatoke. Palnatoke makes high quality LARP weapons and leather and we take time to examine the process they use, how they are different and where they are going in the future! Like em on facebook at - https://www.facebook.com/PalnatokeDK

https://larpcraft.com/threads/parts-of-a-european-sword.72/ Aaron and Katy of the Wisconsin Historical Fencing Association (WHFA) instruct on the basics of the European Long Sword. This was designed to be a basic introduction to basic parts of a sword so larpers can use this info to know more about the swords they use in game.

More at https://larpcraft.com/media In this episode: LOTH Hoodie Review Wisconsin Historical Fencing Association - https://www.appletonwhfa.com/ Master Sword Cuts Live Action Products Throwing Star Review This one is must better to watch vs listen to -https://larpcraft.com/threads/season-5-larpcasts.69/post-367

Recently realized we never edited up Season 3 Episode 2 so here it is haha. Drinking in front of the tavern, fat Artenen (back in the earlier 2012/13 seasons) and Ronan discuss the following: Timecodes 0:00 - Larp Intro 0:23 - Urns Ash Tree Drinking Horns - https://amzn.to/3F7vqy2 1:00 - Racial Abilities Larp Rules Update 1:35 - LarpCraft Forums Group 2:00 - Larp Gameset Overall Updates 4:30 - Euro Larp Comments On LarpCraft New Larpers 6:22 - Running Out Of Stuff To Do In A Larp 9:00 - Larping As A Sport 10:15 - Wearing Protection During Battle 10:40 - Charging A Fee For LARP? 11:15 - Building Larp Props For Games 14:00 - Tracking Other Game Systems 15:00 - Building Forum and Larp Roleplay Blend 17:50 - Deleting Negative LARP Community Comments 17:55 - Sociable! 19:00 - Larping For Hire And Fundraising Ideas 20:00 - LARP Acting & Staying In Character 21:45 - Larp Radios For Admins and Safety 22:40 - New Calimacil Swords 24:00 - Larp Weapon Maintenance 27:00 - 50 LARP Spells Too Much? 29:00 - Using LARP Character Bios In Game Design 30:30 - LarpCast Outro Because this was edited recently, you'll notice far more detail in chapter design and things like that. You can expect greater detail like this in the newly recorded LarpCasts that are slated to be recorded this Winter for the new Broken Thrones Larp game we're creating.

Keeping a realm clean will help save face with landowners. We award extra XP for helping keep a realm clean. It really helps encourage players to act responsibly. https://larpcraft.com/threads/larptrash-keep-your-realm-larp-ready-and-growing.54/

Help save your hips and legs with a Pourpoint! This video was shot in 2015 and was lost in the archives until now. Few people make these - https://revivalclothing.com/product/linen-pourpoint/ https://medieval-market.com/details.php?id_towar=884&s=1 YouTube Link - https://youtu.be/dnHV8SiPLyQ Forum Link -

https://larpcraft.com/Shields/ Keldor is a great craftsman. Following how he makes his items can help you stand out in the game and make things easier while also keeping your items ultra unique. This is an example of how you can make a duct tape shield look pretty darn awesome. Search Larp Shields On Amazon - https://amzn.to/3P4gdSW YouTube - https://youtu.be/wehaRuWjVNA Direct forum post - https://larpcraft.com/threads/he-man-shield-overview-keldor-builds.52/

https://larpcraft.com/ Making your own armor/armour can be a fun and rewarding experience. Don't miss our entire how-to video series on this and many other types of things you can make yourself. This is an older tutorial shot over 10 years ago so it's in standard definition (sorry). The zooming is annoying. Search Chainmail on Amazon https://amzn.to/3F5Yg1F Timecode 0:00 - Intro 0:15 - 4 in 1 Chainmail example 0:55 - Dragonscale pattern example 1:35 - Box Chain Example Great XP Band Example 2:15 - How to do 4 in 1 chainmail pattern 7:20 - Outro YouTube Link - https://youtu.be/PSf7a9x7P_Y Forum Post - https://larpcraft.com/threads/how-to-make-chainmail-chainmaille-scalemaille-dragonscale-larpcraft-how-to-series.51/

https://larpcraft.com/ Older video on how to Larp. Please be sure to watch all our videos on how to LARP. This will help players, groups and promoters get a better understanding on how to LARP the right way. This will also help you get and keep players. Timecodes: 0:00 - Intro 0:12 - Bushwhacking Larping Off-Trail 0:46 - Larp Graveyards 1:39 - Larp Muggles (non-playing folks in the realm) 3:10 - Property and Prop Respect 3:34 - Acting Dead In Larp 4:29 - Ronan Outro These videos were made during games over 10 years ago. Newer versions of these topics are at https://larpcraft.com/forums/HowToLarp/ YouTube - https://youtu.be/zsKbMOzrYeg

https://larpcraft.com/ An older instructional video showing some different types of LARP quests groups and promoters can do to help make the game more interesting. This isn't the only types of quests, but helps new hosts or players come up with neat quest ideas. Having more story and more quests drastically increases the games change of being successful.

https://larpcraft.com/forums/HowToLarp/ Larpcraft LARP Guide Series Permission To Touch. This is a great idea for non-immersive larps or new hosts who are not comfortable with who may join at a game. For 2016 and beyond, permission to touch is granted for most of our games unless someone refuses. Back in the day, it was the opposite which caused a lot of delays in game. We'd suggest going over these things during new player orientation.

A great way to start a LARP with your friends. https://larpcraft.com/forums/HowToLarp/ Questing is a great way to do more than just battle. You can increase your player count by nearly 100% by offering quests on top of regular gameplay. This is a low-immersion example of when we first got started years ago. We didn't have much but hopes and dreams to start a LARP. By concentrating on story, we were able to attract gamers to our LARPS.

https://larpcraft.comThis is one of the most sturdy 2 handed weapons from Windlass that we have ever seen! The Anduril Sword was wielded by Aragon in the epic movie trilogy The Lord of the Rings and forged from the shards of Narsil, Anduril is a powerful and mythical blade. Originally worthy only of a descendent of the king of Gondor, we bring you this beautiful replica made out of high-quality latex with a carbon fiber core for strength. Create history as you wield the blade Anduril. Please Note: This is not a metal weapon; it is a quality latex weapon for LARP and other forms of action play. The tough layered foam, high quality latex and the specially developed paint we utilize for our latex weapons have been researched for long lasting play and a non-cracking finish. Police-grade Kevlar is used in our sword tips for a non-tearing thrust. Though the fiber cores of our weapons are lightweight, they command the strength to withstand excessive pounds of stress. All of the chemicals and compounds used in our weapons have been proven OSHA safe. Overall: 53" Wt: 14 oz View more items from The Lord of the Rings © 2011 New Line Productions, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Lord of the Rings and the names of the characters, items, events and places therein are trademarks of The Saul Zaentz Company d/b/a Middle-earth Enterprises under license to New Line Productions, Inc.

https://larpcraft.com/threads/uruk-hai-larp-sword-review.34/ Uruk Hai Sword Made famous by the notorious Uruk-Hai from the epic motion picture trilogy The Lord of the Rings, this wicked looking blade is a menacing and dangerous weapon on any battlefield. Made using a more simple design, it was the strength of the Uruk-Hai that gave this weapon its power. Now, replicated in high-quality latex with a suede wrapped grip, any human can wield this blade and unleash the orc within. Overall: 31" Wt: 8 oz View more items from The Lord of the Rings Please Note: This is not a metal weapon; it is a quality latex weapon for LARP and other forms of action play. Please Note: This is not a metal weapon; it is a quality latex weapon for LARP and other forms of action play. The tough layered foam, high quality latex and the specially developed paint we utilize for our latex weapons have been researched for long lasting play and a non-cracking finish. Police-grade Kevlar is used in our sword tips for a non-tearing thrust. Though the fiber cores of our weapons are lightweight, they command the strength to withstand excessive pounds of stress. All of the chemicals and compounds used in our weapons have been proven OSHA safe. © 2011 New Line Productions, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Lord of the Rings and the names of the characters, items, events and places therein are trademarks of The Saul Zaentz Company d/b/a Middle-earth Enterprises under license to New Line Productions, Inc.

A great sword from Calimacil. This was our first product review. https://larpcraft.com/threads/calimacil-knight-of-emerald-sword-review.25/

https://www.forgedfoam.com/?product=knights-two-handed-sword Good build for a lightweight sword!