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Your First LARP Kit, Whatever the Genre

Every genre has the same skeleton: one signature piece, a base outfit that is not modern street clothes, somewhere to ca...

LARP Weapons Explained: Boffer, Latex, Foam and Props

Weapon rules differ by game, but the families do not. Boffer weapons are thickly padded for full-contact fighting. Latex...

Armor Guide: Mail, Leather, and Padding

Armor is a comfort decision before it is a stats decision: you wear it for ten hours, in weather, while running. Padding...

Renaissance Faire Crossover Gear

Half of a medieval LARP kit is faire garb and the other half is LARP kit at the faire. Buy pieces that work both places:...

Parlor LARP and Murder Mystery Nights

No field, no fighting: parlor games run on costume, props, and nerve. The kit is formal wear, one or two strong props, a...

Makeup, Ears, and Prosthetics

The cheapest transformation budget in LARP lives at the makeup table: ears, scars, dirt, and fangs change a face faster ...

Modern and High-Society LARP: Looking the Part

Playing rich is a tailoring and props game: clean lines, heavy accessories, and table props that signal money. Nobody ne...

Weekend Event Packing Checklist

For campaign weekends: the costume is half the bag. Light for night paths, layers for cold games, a bag that stays in ch...