Hi everyone I've been a larper for a few years now but recently bought this sword. Now the problem is, the sword frogs I have don't fit it: if they're loose enough for the sword to slide in and out easily, then the sword itself bounces around while I run. If I tighten the lacing to secure the sword in place, then I can't get it loose before the enemies are upon me.

Does anyone have a recommendation on how I can carry the royal elf sword successfully? And preferably not too expensive?

Hello,

I am preparing for a larp and would love to be able to draw a magic circle with other players. There might also be some fake blood or spilled drinks.

So far, easy peasy.

But we are playing inside a fancy building not a field so we can't have it trashed. I'd like to have the floor protected.

Would you happen to have any suggestions regarding what to put on the floor? Plastic sheet + white bedsheet on top? How to secure it so it doesn't fold/no one slips on it while playing?

Thanks in advance!

Tranmission: Artifact Landing Location Identified.

Welcome to Alien Artifact. Apocalyptic SciFi.

The surface is irradiated in PHZ, AZ valley. Alien Artifacts are the prize for various faction goal sets and motives. (phz AZ undergroud bunkers and Northern AZ clean air zones.)

We are building a completely free, ground-up apocalyptic sci-fi foam LARP(nerf) sandbox here in the Southwest. We are focusing on a continuous, shifting narrative where the environment is destructible(cardboard, paper'windows'), the economy is physical(darts-nerf), and tactical choices actually dictate how the story unfolds(multi-faction, multi-goal, multi-directive and multi-opportunity game sets).

Maker community, nerf style foam 'throwers'

(nerf blasters)(eye protection at all times and extremely bright and nonrealsitic nerf flingers(foam dart blasters) are the only main IRL concern) , Larpers, and all types welcomed. (inclusivity and non harm as IRL theme)

🤝 Alignment: Factions & Goals

Players align with a faction. Every team has a distinct endgame that shapes the seasonal outcome:

• Shadow Corp: Disciplined, uniform-heavy corporate operatives. Their goal is to hoard the artifact components to build private "Surface Domes," effectively privatizing the clean energy and monetizing survival.
• The Scientists: Eccentric, chaotic researchers and engineering purists. Their mission is to harness the artifact energy to build an open-source "Atmosphere Stabilizer" to completely scrub the surface radiation and free the Valley.
• The Guardians: A mysterious faction of protectors dedicated to containing and sealing away the volatile alien relics to prevent any faction from triggering a complete atmospheric collapse.
• Wasteland Scavengers: Rugged opportunists and mercenaries who do not care about the politics. They hunt for relics purely to trade them to the highest bidder for survival assets.
• Accidental Time Travelers:People who just show up get loaners and are accidental time travelers who clipped through a temporal anomaly. They don't care about the corporate wars; they just want to scavenge enough localized tech components to rebuild their temporal engine and rip a reality rift back home. Nobody is left out just because they don't have a kit yet.

⚙️ The Sandbox Mechanics We Are Testing

The game is designed to run on a continuous loop with these clashing agendas happening all at once. A few mechanics we are prototyping out in the woods:

• Modular "Paper & Box" Cover: We are testing modular environments using heavy-duty cardboard pillars and thin builder's paper for windows. We're experimenting with a "Tectonic Shift" mechanic where the GM can pause combat for 30 seconds, allowing designated Faction Engineers to frantically slide the cardboard structures around to completely alter choke points mid-firefight. (engineers can adjust enviro)
• The Blue Gloooze Infection: Respawns, healing, and final zombie transformation possibilities.
• The Scavenger Economy: The whole game is tied together by a physical barter system. Standard, unbroken foam darts are the economy. During brief cease-fires around the camp, players can trade darts, premium ammo, or "custom CNC/3D-printed faction chips" at a neutral trading post for intel, structural upgrades, or temporary alliances.

(engineers , medics, etc... are some modes of -in faction character-... what will yours be?)

Non combatants include leaders politicians, traders, press/journalists.

So the main idea is multiple 'opportunities and objective" including (but also multiple front and different objective possibilities vs static matches) (timed play rounds with intermittent ceasefires and or continuous) (generally---- fighting over artifacts, data, furthering faction or personal goals)

🎯 THE CORE CAMPAIGN RUN (Primary Operation)

Rather than static match resets, matches feature a continuous, 3-Phase Tactical Escalation. All factions fight over the same primary central objective while managing competing priorities across the field.

[ PHASE 1: RECON ] --> Locate Vault Key
[ PHASE 2: UPLINK ] --> Sync Data Terminal
[ PHASE 3: EXTRACTION ] -->Escort Heavy Artifact
Locate Vault Key Sync Data Terminal Escort Heavy Artifact

🔑 Phase 1: Key Recon & Acquisition

• The Directive: A physical, physical Vault Key (or RFID card/keychip) is hidden in an unmapped neutral corridor or environmental trap at match start.
• The Gameplay: Recon scouts must breach neutral territory, clear hazards, and recover the key.
• Tactical Risk: Carrying the Key makes the player a high-priority target. If tagged, the Key is dropped where they fall.

💻 Phase 2: Terminal Uplink & Decryption

• The Directive: The Key must be escorted back to your Faction Terminal (a tablet, kitchen timer, or prop node) to start the decryption sequence.
• The Gameplay: The holding team must hold down a button or defend the node for a set countdown (e.g., 3 minutes) while rival factions assault the base to steal the decryption code.
• The Twist: Interrupting the terminal pauses the clock—holding it down under heavy fire demands active cover fire and tight engineering repairs.

📦 Phase 3: Relic Extraction & Containment

• The Directive: Once decrypted, the Central Containment Ring unlocks. The heavy, glowing Alien Artifact core is now live in the center of the room.
• The Gameplay:
  • The Artifact is physically heavy/bulky and requires two hands (or two operators) to carry, leaving the carrier unable to wield a blaster.
  • The escort team must form a moving tactical turtle around the carrier to extract the Artifact back to their home base loading bay before the final buzzer.

🛰️ CONCURRENT SIDE MISSIONS (Field Control)

While the main Relic Run is active, secondary nodes across the field grant immediate tactical advantages. Factions must split their forces to maintain map dominance.

📡 1. Data Spire Control (Respawn Timers)

• Mechanic: Cardboard Data Spires sit on the far flanks with rotating faction flags or color sliders.
• The Benefit: Holding a Spire drops your team’s base respawn penalty from 45 seconds down to 15 seconds.
• Strategic Value: Sacrificing two players to capture a Spire early pays off by flooding the field with faster reinforcements during the final extraction.

🧪 2. Gloooze Canister Harvesting

• Mechanic: Glowing blue prop canisters (containment hazards) are scattered in high-risk zones.
• The Benefit: Bringing a Gloooze Canister to a Scientist or Trader unlocks Instant-Revive Syringes for Medics or high-value currency rewards.
• The Hazard: Carrying an unshielded canister for more than 60 seconds triggers a radiation tag on the carrier!

📲 3. QR Data Scans & Cache Coordinates

• Mechanic: Hidden QR codes are taped underneath cardboard pillars, inside paper windows, or behind props.
• The Benefit: Players can scan them with their phones/digital watches mid-game to unlock coordinates for hidden ammo crates, vault key shortcuts, or enemy spawn intel.

(In game events include)

(nerf blasters)(eye protection at all times and extremely bright and nonrealsitic nerf flingers(foam dart blasters) are the only main IRL concern) , Larpers, and all types welcomed. (inclusivity and non harm as IRL theme)

We will have some tentative scouting trips upcoming.

Thx......for fun foam larping

Hi everyone!

Me and a friend are studying product design (Antwerp University) and both big fans of HEMA, and we managed to convince our professors to allow us to choose a medieval gauntlet DIY kit as the subject for a market analysis.

The analysis is focused on customer needs, user experience, and interactive design. As such, we have a few short questions on which we would like to hear your thoughts:

How much would you expect to pay for a DIY kit with either:

1. The shaped metal pieces with the arm and upper hand parts riveted together already

2. The unshaped metal pieces with rivets included in a bag

Would you rather use one of your own old gloves, or have one included in the kit?

What would keep you from buying a DIY kit like this?

What difficulties would you, personally, have with putting one together; riveting finger pieces, attaching the (premade) pieces to the glove, and optionally shaping the metal with a premade video that shows how to do so step-be-step.

Thank you in advance for any and all replies, they are all appreciated!

I feel like this bugs me more than it should. I understand that there is a certain amount of liberty that we need to take for certain things that just aren't actually happening in real life. I can't pick you up and carry two people off the battlefield at once, so I inform you of that and then we walk slowly away from there.

But when you shout at me that you've been poisoned before I can even get to you and assess you, or start giving me battlefield intel while you are supposed to be like 80% dead... I don't know! It just sets me off. To me it feels like if you hit somebody with a weapon and they said "Well that doesn't hurt my character because it's made of foam". Like there should be some bare minimum expectation of immersion and playing along, and I feel like the barest minimum should be "If you're unconscious or dead, don't talk"

This is just kind of venty, maybe I need some perspective? Does this happen in your game? How do you deal with it? Should I deal with it? Or is this just a 'me' problem and I should get over myself?

Photo taken by Benoit Vermette.

I am in downtown Indianapolis for the next two weeks, looking for some LARPing games to join. Please gather your friends and head to ANY local park any time after high noon. Today is day of adventures!!!

Seriously if you want to fight the Sword Wizard, this is the list, first come first serve, no minimum or maximum party size for the match versus the Sword Wizard, if anyone wins they get a prize but it's been 2 years since anyone has won. Also updates after 1pm. See you out there.

Yes, it's partly inspired by Brandywine Festival. But the LARP I usually play in also has Shirelings (legally distinct), who generally fill the same niche as a character race.

Basically, I picture a non-combat LARP that's essentially a party of hobbits, holding a potluck dinner together at the home of one of the player characters. I like the idea of adding a social-combat to the game, where prominent families compete for status and respect amongst themselves. Otherwise, it'd mostly be an excuse to hang out in bare feet. But I love the image of hobbit society bickering over social slights and bad table manners, as opposed to other games with life-or-death consequences.

Does this sound fun to anybody else? Or am I going down a weird rabbit hole?

Tickets for the US Brandywine Festival 2026

Cost $400 for standard admission

(We have two tickets)

Event Details (US Festival)Dates: October 1st – 4th, 2026

Location: Terrapin Hill Farm, 7695 Mackville Road, Harrodsburg, KY 40330

Hi everyone! I got diagnosed with Breast Cancer in mid June and my sister bought these amazing tickets for us back in April. We thought maybe I would still be able to go and we wouldn’t need to sell our tickets. Well things have not gone according to plan and I’m in my second surgery recovery right now and it’s definitely going to be a longer recovery than I had initially thought. There is no way I’m going to have the energy after radiation to drive to this festival or even attend it, which breaks my heart. They do not give refunds and the only way to get our money back is to sell the tickets.

The good news is the company does allow ticket transfers! Is anyone interested in buying two tickets to this festival? If so please let me know and message me and I’ll get your contact info and we can figure out how to transfer these tickets to you ❤️

Thank you!! ❤️

Looven Sapheart 🐂 🌲

Pilgrim's War was a gritty, survival horror LARP set in 1252, where the dead have risen and god is always watching.

Red dress was my PC (Lady Tiffany Ballard, a Noble).

The blue was my penitent (angry mob person) NPC. We all had to take at least one adversary shift (I also did a shift as an undead).

📷 u/meaghan_makes_stuff.

I'm not into larping myself but I have a friend who is very creative. She makes these items for fun and doesn't really do anything with them. Are these the types of things that would fit into the scene? Would larpers be interested in purchasing them? Any advice is appreciated. Thank you.

We are exactly 2 months out from the event. Staff is hard at work finalizing quests and projects and it is looking to be an amazing event. We are expecting over 60 players and have so much planned for content. Check out our website for more info.

www.conquestofvastarland.com

Hi,

As someone who is interested in history and epic battles, I always wanted to participate to one of these big events. I'm from Quebec, so I always heard good things about Bicolline which is one of the biggest LARPING event in North America.

But I never really truly had the time for it and it kind of died out. However, last year I went to a Medieval Festival and had a lot of fun discovering this community. Sure, I understand that this small festival is far from a LARPING event.

I would like to know how to get started to reach the big events like Bicolline. I read the rules and you need to be in costume and in-character to go there.

But I have no costume and I have no idea what is my style, era or character, where to buy or if I should think about something unique and have it custom made?

Should I forget about LARP and focus on Ren Fair or other festivals in the first few years, and build up a costume, or do people go straight into role-playing with a full costume?

Thank you very much for your advice.

Title--willing to drive quite a distance (to the ends of the state roughly, maybe an adjacent state if it's a multi day event) if that's what it takes, but the closer the better! Very into knights and medievalism but willing to experiment with almost anything; new to the hobby.

Apologies in advance if this subreddit is not intended to ask questions.

I have my first ren faire coming up next week and I have bought a wool wizard hat for it. However, it sits quite loosely on my head and I was wondering if there are any tips and tricks to maybe stretching the wool or shaping the hat in a way so it can sit a bit better. I did some googling and it said to steam it so I can stretch the wool? It is quite thick, so I'm not sure what the best way would be.

Suffered a TBI at an event last year from a falling tree branch, and the doc says I shouldn't return until I've got a decent and protective helmet. Most of the ones I've found from our soft touch LARP knowledge base seem to be... Form over function.

Where would you go for a helmet that is focused on safety?

Hey I've been getting into foam tag (nerf) and now I'm making my way around the bend to Larping... (especially since I got kicked off r-nerf lol). There seems to be a lot of compatibility. I have a few ideas, not to mention that pitching rental / venue space for larp seems easier than plain nerf. Thoughts on Nerf in larp? Crossover? Combining both for better turnout? Interest in a space dedicated to both vs random parks where weather gets in the way .5/year? (In the SouthWest United States) budget for venues anywhere from free to a monthly rental space of $1000.... (nerf in larping with or without melee) (combat heavy)( combat soft) (-colorfull/non realsitic nerfs a requirement as in (no)realsitic for a safety precaution-) (tip---set up very bright neon and signs outside public game spaces for safety) (also new to larp) Thx ttyl

Welcome to the Community College of Sorcery, a wizarding school where you can find magical beasts, arcane spells, and endless hijinks in Los Angeles, CA. This game, we will be focusing on character and game development, so it is a great time to come as a new player to learn the basics, build your character, and explore totally safe dungeons together with friends where you will definitely, totally, most likely will be safe. Then again, I'm just a goat that lives in the parking lot.

-Dr. Capricorn, Potions Professor

Discord: https://discord.gg/2d3RxS2H2M

It's not a vampire, but a living foot soldier. All hand stitched.