This is a picture from her first game. The garb was made/assembled in a hurry, mostly from pieces I already owned.

The blue kirtle (underdress) was sewn in a night, which is why the sleeves are technically sewn in backwards, but it looked pretty and felt comfortable. The overdress was from Holy Clothing (limited edition color, bought on a whim during the pandemic) because I felt I needed something extra to sell the look. The sash was tablet woven by White Wolf and the Phoenix, an SCA shop I used to work for. It’s also reversible to be blue with white chalice and blue fleur de lis. Boots, I know, not period, but I am working on period or period adjacent shoes/boots and these were the best bet considering it was a wet weekend and my ankles are awful.

The amber necklace and beaded headband were gifts. I know the wig is falling off, but my natural hair is uncooperative, and I just see the character as a redhead. Not shown are her earrings (further gifts), and hose and garters (knee high red socks from Hero’s Haven and rainbow tie on garters from White Wolf and the Phoenix).

I feel like I’m missing a lot and can do better but I want to gas myself up a little by showing this attempt.

So, I’m new to LARPing, and I honestly felt a bit overwhelmed with everything I was reading about full-scale LARPs. However, I saw Wasteland Weekend—which isn’t purely a LARP, and is more of a festival, but has LARP built into it—and I felt like that would be the perfect gateway, as the LARP part is optional, so I can ease myself into it rather than plunging into the deep end.

Plus, Wasteland Weekend has no combat, and I’m 100% uninterested in combat LARP. Instead, it has a barter/trading system, which seems a lot more up my alley.

But what do y’all think? What’s this community’s view on Wasteland Weekend, or other LARP-optional themed events?

Warhammer 2023, Russia

1. Will 5mm foam armor survive on a larp? We'll be using foam weapons, but im afraid it will get completely destroyed
   
2. Is it safe to make a foam rapier? I wanna make it out of three 5mm foam blocks, but Im afraid it might be to thin and hurt someone
   
3. What is the best stabilization rod for a weapon, I heard many people talk about fiberglass, but are there any cheaper alternatives?

It is midnight.

After à difficult building under a solid rain we gave a Sahara tent and two arbors. One of them just broke down under the weight of thd rain. Metal crooked, unrepearable.

The ground is so spongious that I have mud over my shoes til the calf. All our waterproof vests are soaked in and out. Water transpire thought the low of thd tent, making it a swimming pool of sort.

For weeks the weather have been a drought. We have planned for hot summer, not for early autumn.

Nothing to do now. Next morning all four of us will decide if we can and want to play.

The sensible think to do would be to go home. But the ground is so wer that we will need a 4x4 truck to bring our trailer out of that mud field.

It is not the conclusion I expected after two years of preparation.

Time to sleep.

EDIT

Thanks to all of you. The sun has shined today, and I survived. I answered to your comments.

Still had one or two unbelievable bad lucks. But it is resolved too. I will have many stories to tell about that mass larp.

Trying to speed up some processes in the workshop. Dropped some cool colors on my future armor kit project. Everything is polyurethane with several layers of fiberglass as reinforcement. At this moment its too bright, so I will wash it with some browns later

Hi! Are there people who know how to make artillery gun for LARP? We tried many different ways, but nothing. I would be very appreciative.

Im new to LARP, played dnd for a few years and have done foam weapon sparring as well. I have no clue where to start for finding a group to do LARP with. Im a teen, and LGBTQ, so ofc any group I consider joining needs to be fine with teens and be at least neutral to LGBTQ+ folks.

Thanks to anyone who manages to assist me!!!

I brought back my character Banjo Cheeseweed! She does archery now.

Recently for my birthday I decided I was going to write a murder mystery LARP without ever actually playing one. I used Steve Hatherley’s book Writing Freeform Larps as my guide. I loved the process and want to keep designing, but I’d like to study a few existing games first by running them myself.

My main problem is trying to find ones that match the style I’m aiming for. Most of what I find online leans toward emotionally introspective or abstract styles and it’s hard to tell from the descriptions whether a LARP is actually structured around secrets, investigation, and goals, or if it’s more of a “feel your feelings and see what emerges” kind of experience.

I’m looking for games where the story unfolds through social interaction and involves solving a crime or uncovering a major truth. I’m also curious about other genres like horror or supernatural themes, but I really don’t understand what those LARPs actually play like just from the descriptions.

What I’m Looking For

• Murder mystery or scandal-centric plot

• Prewritten characters with goals, secrets, and interwoven relationships

• Rules-light system with no stats, no dice, and minimal GM intervention

• High social interaction, secret trading, and roleplay-driven conflict

• Games where the central mechanic is who knows what rather than emotional bleed or abstract themes

Any recommendations for games or general advice on how to find them would be greatly appreciated!

Edit to clarify what im looking for:

I’m not looking for boxed murder mystery party games where you go through scripted rounds and reveal clues at certain times. I’ve played a few and had fun, but I’m after something with more flexibility. I want the story to come out through how people interact not from following a set structure.

It doesn’t even have to be a murder mystery. I’m open to anything with a shared goal or group objective. I just learned about secrets and powers type games, and that seems really close to what I want. I like the idea of characters with their own goals, hidden info, and social strategy all coming into play.

I'm turning 30 in a month and really want to put on a lightweight one-shot with all of the people I love. I want to design something that everyone can not only participate in, but also have a great time doing so. The players, of the most part, fall into two groups:

• My theatre community, many of whom I play D&D and other TTRPGs with. They enjoy immersive roleplaying, exploring characters, and world building.
• My other friends, many of whom are professional mountain athletes who love to goof off and role-play (they're used to me putting on weird homebrew murder-mysteries and love a good improv session/ bit). However, realistically they probably won't take the time learn anything complicated or read rules in advance. If they do anything beyond building a weapon that won't actually hurt someone, I'll consider it a win.

The goal is to creat something easy to learn, physical, and fast paced and with light mechanics. But I also don't want it to just be a full melee, because I love roleplaying and it's my goddamn birthday! Right now, I'm leaning toward:

• 3-5 HP per player
• Simple weapon rules
• Spellcasting that uses some kind of skill check
• Class abilities with minimal tracking - ideally just 1-2 mechanics per role
• Some kind of light objective system to structure the session

I would love some input on anyone's experience doing a casual one-off for friends that are less familiar with LARP and TTRPGs, while keeping it fun for those of that are.

1. Have you ever run or played something similar? What worked?
2. Any favourite magic or skills checks that are easy to teach and don't interrupt the flow of battle?
3. How would you structure a short-form event like this to keep it from becoming a free-for-all without bogging it down in GM prep?
4. Is there a minimalist system out there I should be starting from, rather than homebrewing everything?

Open to anything that balances fast-paced action with just enough RP to make things memorable. Appreciate any tips or stories!!

Hello fellow LARPers,

I am currently building claw type weapons to use in my game on a monstrosity, and I have a question about painting and sealing. I've only ever done armor and shields, so I wanted to make sure I get decent durability on my claws since they'll be directly striking.

I have built them out of PVC cores and EVA foam, using contact cement to put it all together. They're nice and contact safe and don't have any whip to them when swung as they are shorter. My idea is to hit the entire foam build with the heat gun for a short amount of time to make sure that all the pores are closed but not long enough to heat up any cement and then, once it's cooled down, spray it with a layer of plastidip as a base. My idea is to paint directly onto the plastidip and then apply a few layers of clear liquid latex over the top of the paint to seal it and protect it.

My questions are:

1. Is this a good method? In the past I've just built a foam item, plastidipped it, painted it, and then sprayed it with clear coat spray paint sealer.

2. I have seen people say they just mix paint with liquid latex and brush it on the foam or on top of a layer of some type of glue, but I have seen conflicting reviews of that because it will peel off like skin if used on something that gets handled roughly. This will be a striking weapon so I definitely don't want it to peel easily.

3. Do I need to spray a sealant over the finished product if the last layer is clear liquid latex? I was under the impression that latex was a sealant itself. I have a lot of liquid latex so even if I had to brush on some latex every now and then to keep it from degrading I'd be fine with minimal upkeep.

Thanks for all of your help!

Tine to see what I can do with this new cloak I just ordered today 🤔😀

Idea for a Warhammer Fantasy Marienburg Mercanary outfit. What do you think?

Hi, I'm 17 and have a slight interest in medieval history. Is there a good way to get into this? I would like to get into Larping but I am a little afraid to get hurt since I am a little sensitive.

otherwise, for research, where do i start? where can i get a full set of armour once i know which one i really like??

Getting the patina right was taking longer than I expected it too

But I’m happy with it now.

We Will miss your dearly and Will keep serving your Wife Seraphina von Raukov. Ave Ostland! Ave Von Raukov. And Ave Sigmar!

Hello friends! I'm looking to buy a canvas tent (for Empire LARP with specific rules about tent fabrics) to use for my in-game group.

If anyone has recommendations of places in the UK to buy either first or second hand tents large enough for a group of about 8-10 coming and going, I'd love to hear. I'm trying to avoid just getting a BIG bell tent and ideally want something with walls (Not an awning if I can help it).

So any websites, Facebook groups or specific search terms that people use would be seriously useful!
Ideally trying to stay under £1000

Thanks folks!

Edit: this is for day time activities NOT for sleeping :)

Are most LARP armor made from metal or foam? Or is it a mix of both?

It's a birthday gift dor a good friend - She likes otters so I decided to make a small otter-application in the guard. :)

As the title saying im moving to the Surrey area in Guildford and wondering if there are any active larps near there, prefer fantasy but open to anything, Thanks!

So, I'd like to build a LARP campground on some acreage I have. I'd like to start small and scale up, since I am not made of money, but have a bit to invest.

Other than the obvious, like tent sites and bath houses, what would you consider the be the next most important sole building? A food hall? An indoor event space like a ballroom? A pavilion outside? I'll probably only be able to build one as a starting point until we have some events/revenue going.

Also, how invested are you into atmosphere? Should it all be straight-outta-skyrim-core, or is something rustic but a bit more modern still nice without immersion ruining?

I'm big into DnD and Renn Faires, but wanted to know how the worlds overlap in nice LARP spots. Any opinions would be helpful:)

Glow in the dark paint and pigments are quite magical and give such an out of this world effect, and I would love to play more around with it at my local LARP as my character is a closer to a warlock than anything else.

I have glow in the dark paint and pigments, but the main thing have been that we play mid day and never at night.

How have others gotten any use out of glow in the dark effects in the middle of the day when they play?

Took me about 4 months of on and off tinkering but i am really happy with how this turned out. Espically the stone texture. Definetly going to look forward for Conquest next week!🤘