u/AwayGovernment395

Made the coat and helmet in two days.

Hi, I am about to run the game in 5.5e, but I don't really understand the intent of the Court section for each year. Are the player knights expected to be present in that particular region, even if it's far from Salisbury? Are they there with their Earl?

Not really for the SCA, but a somewhat more reasonable ruleset we have in my country.

Professional gun blue is really black.

I recommend the Coat of Plates especially, it's the ideal first project.

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Induction really is the future of armoring.

Made this a while ago, was fun.

Mostly 1,5 and 1mm mild steel and wool.

Finally got to make an adaptation of one of my favourite artifacts - the CHS37 munitions cuirass.

In keeping with the original, it was very much a rushed job, but it fits correctly and is just as crooked as the period piece. That one definitely had at least one more lame, but I didn't have the time. Maybe I'll add it eventually, if the friend brings it next time they visit.

I was also once again coerced to start another reenactment period. Yaay.

It's my armor, so I am pretty curious how you'd run it.

Can't wait to hunt some orcs again.

Can't wait to go hunting orcs again.

Did it as commission, pretty happy with how it went.

Relatively recent, Bronze age inspired piece.

Doing an ancient fantasy larp in a few weeks, and toilet paper is expensive. If you know, you know.

The first and only one I got. Relatively light wool.

At some point everyone who uses cloaks in terrain realizes it better to get a good coat/kaftan/cotte/huppe. And if you need it for sleeping, it's better to wear a square blanket.

To follow up on my Zweihander post, here's a larp version of a mid 16th century greatsword.

The typical example with blade lugs, large guard and siderings, which you usually see associated with the landsknecht only appears very late into the 16th century, at which point the fashion looks completely different, with longer, simpler doublets and loose plunderhosen.

Bought it off the director and main actor a decade ago for around 200€, apart from the fantasy hilt wrapping, it's not an awful representation of late 16th century examples.

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Fun fact, this style of greatsword is often associated with the landsknecht, but it's anachronistic for their typical fashion (which is 1520-1550ish), the correct style is either a huge but simple longsword, or a huge katzbalger. They often feature a covered ricasso, but no blade lugs or complex hilts, like my example.

Dunmer in bonemold armor made by coating steel plates in bonemeal suspended in glue.

Made this ages ago and didn't take any good photos. It's steel coated in real bonemeal suspended in glue. Making it smelled as bad as it sounds.