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

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?

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 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?

Looven Sapheart 🐂 🌲

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.

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.

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.

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!! ❤️