Bill McCall of Utopia Armoury has turned his childhood hobby of working with chainmail into a job. Incredibly, when he was just 17 he built his own shop at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire and dived feet first into chainmail commerce. You don’t need to travel all the way to Pennsylvania to buy Bill or Utopia […]
Trying to use the loo at a LARP
Meanwhile at a LARP convention This clip was posted by Imgur user Chrisini. It seems to come from a larger video but the origin wasn’t shared. Do you know? If you’ve been to a large LARP before, the sort of thing that results in a bunch of gamers being locked away in a field, with […]
Become the Tokyo Ghoul!
[This is me!] Fed up with tragically hip romantic angst of vampire stories? You might well go for the zombie alterntive with the anime of Tokyo Ghoul. Ripping chunks of flesh off people is far less poetic. One of the iconic images from the show is that of Ken Kaneki’s zipper mask. It covers an […]
5 incredible LARP costumes from Monster Bau
The German site LARP-Monster Bau has an impressive collection of LARP costumes on display. It’s possible to see how most of these Hollywood-level costumes were made too and that’s a lovely touch. As someone who’s tried to creep through a dark wood while in full LARP mode I can promise you none of these horrors are […]
Out of my way! D20 warrior coming through!
This impressive if rather dangerous looking d20 is the work of Maverick’s Custom Monsters. Maverick makes props for movies, shows and LARPs. This d20 mace has a name. It’s Mjölnerd!
The amazing wooden art of Thomas Dambo would transform your LARP
Based in Copenhagen, Denmark, Thomas Dambo is an artist and designer who makes sculptures out of trash and recycled materials. Dambo and team will make minor designs like furniture but I reckon he’s best known for his large wooden constructions. Projects like Olav the Wolf seem to be commissioned by fairs and music festivals. I […]
When the stats are too good to pass on…
When a piece of armour doesn’t match your current set… … but its stats are too good to pass up. We’ve all been there. Right? Via Imgur
Tentacle horns turn you into an Elder goddess
[I need these] This is a neat idea from Etsy boutique idolatre. Colourful, tentacle patterned, curling goat-like horns that fit to your head and make you look like some Elder God Succubus. They’re not cheap, though, but are made by hand from plastic resin. On the product page you can pick the colour scheme and […]
Chainmail satchel for wicked GMs and larpers
Get me this This Knight’s satchel from Think Geek might be exactly what you need. I don’t think it stops there though. As shown in the image; I think this bag makes for a great book solution. Got a bag set aside just to bring your books, dice and notepad to the gaming session? Help […]
TradeCraft Bonus: The aLexLibris journal collection
The TradeCraft Bonus column last looked at in character notebooks back in 2013. It’s time to circle back and see what other great notepads and journals you can find for LARP, to document your RPG or even as NPC handouts. Step forward aLexLibris and their bookart. There’s some bold designs in here! Cthulhu leather journal […]
