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<blockquote data-quote="dr jekyll" data-source="post: 328110" data-attributes="member: 6553">I've seen pictures of the latex weapons, from various web sites.&nbsp; They really look very nice.&nbsp; Much much cooler than our round foam weapons.&nbsp; I've also seen some nice looking pvc pipe weapons, but there are questions as to weapon safety.The game I've looked at near Seattle has a lot of Amtgaard players, and they use a very small-diameter kite-pole wrapped with shipping foam and covered with cloth instead of duct tape.The cloth covering can be cool, but I find they really go for the super-light-weight weapons, and the machine-gunning is excessive, in my not-so-humble opinion.&nbsp; I prefer a slower, more cinematic feel, with perhaps a little time for threats and oaths and battlecries.The biggest problem with US-style weapons is rain.&nbsp; Duct tape isn't completely water-proof, and on a rainy weekend, they can get heavy.I like being in the thick of the battle, and sword and board or a Greatsword is really what I like.&nbsp; For arrows, the best I've seen here is either the Nerf variety, or a cool variant using packets.&nbsp; If you heat PVC pipe, you can curve it.&nbsp; Then pad it out like a weapon, so it looks like, well, a bow.&nbsp; No string.&nbsp; Then tie a tail to your arrow packets.&nbsp; When you 'shoot' you make a bow-drawing motion and then toss the packet.&nbsp; It's safe, it's effective, and it looks pretty cool.I've never played a statless boffer larp game.&nbsp; Tho really the only stats you need are hit-points and magic-points.&nbsp; I have noticed that in most of the Euro games I've looked at death is final.&nbsp; This whole concept of multiple resurrections and &quot;taking a death&quot; really seems to be a US thing.There are US Larps that don't have a linked plot, I try to avoid them.&nbsp; Part of the appeal of the Larp for me is role-playing through the campaign, seeing the character develop and affect and be changed by the story-line over a multi-year period.&nbsp; That said, some of the newer games have a 5-year plan (like Babylon 5) that they stick to and once it's done it's over.&nbsp; It's a feel that I think I like.I saw guy take his 'final death' on the second day of the very last event of a campaign.&nbsp; And he created a new character on the spot and played him for the remaining hours that were left.&nbsp; Pretty cool.dr jekyll</blockquote>

[QUOTE="dr jekyll, post: 328110, member: 6553"] I've seen pictures of the latex weapons, from various web sites. They really look very nice. Much much cooler than our round foam weapons. I've also seen some nice looking pvc pipe weapons, but there are questions as to weapon safety. The game I've looked at near Seattle has a lot of Amtgaard players, and they use a very small-diameter kite-pole wrapped with shipping foam and covered with cloth instead of duct tape. The cloth covering can be cool, but I find they really go for the super-light-weight weapons, and the machine-gunning is excessive, in my not-so-humble opinion. I prefer a slower, more cinematic feel, with perhaps a little time for threats and oaths and battlecries. The biggest problem with US-style weapons is rain. Duct tape isn't completely water-proof, and on a rainy weekend, they can get heavy. I like being in the thick of the battle, and sword and board or a Greatsword is really what I like. For arrows, the best I've seen here is either the Nerf variety, or a cool variant using packets. If you heat PVC pipe, you can curve it. Then pad it out like a weapon, so it looks like, well, a bow. No string. Then tie a tail to your arrow packets. When you 'shoot' you make a bow-drawing motion and then toss the packet. It's safe, it's effective, and it looks pretty cool. I've never played a statless boffer larp game. Tho really the only stats you need are hit-points and magic-points. I have noticed that in most of the Euro games I've looked at death is final. This whole concept of multiple resurrections and "taking a death" really seems to be a US thing. There are US Larps that don't have a linked plot, I try to avoid them. Part of the appeal of the Larp for me is role-playing through the campaign, seeing the character develop and affect and be changed by the story-line over a multi-year period. That said, some of the newer games have a 5-year plan (like Babylon 5) that they stick to and once it's done it's over. It's a feel that I think I like. I saw guy take his 'final death' on the second day of the very last event of a campaign. And he created a new character on the spot and played him for the remaining hours that were left. Pretty cool. dr jekyll [/QUOTE]

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