Alternate LARP reality

This is where I keep all things L.A.R.P. or Live Action Roleplay. This is not limited to character creation ideas, world maps, artwork, makeup tutorials, photos, props, and some stores that feature LARP gear. This will primarily feature Epoch Toronto related material. This will also heavily feature LARPs native to Southern Ontario, and other Canadian LARPs. International LARPs welcome to submit stuff as well. For more information on Epoch Toronto, Please visit www.epoch-larp.ca

[scarlettears1924]

First shoulder piece done and sewn into the jacket. Nice.

[alternate-larp-reality]

This is such a cool idea!

[the-future-now-deactivated20170]

Net neutrality day of action: 5 websites explain why they’re waging a “battle for the net”

Net neutrality rules could be rolled back in the next few months by the Federal Communications Commission.

Trump-appointed FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai has begun the process to introduce a new policy that would abandon the 2015 rules.

That move would let internet companies charge websites to maintain fast load times. Pai has argued the rules must be reversed to reduce government regulation of the internet.

Much of the internet argues the opposite, begging for the regulations to remain in place. With 80,000 websites participating, Wednesday will mark one of the largest online protests in history.

Facebook, Google, Twitter, Netflix, Mozilla, Amazon, Airbnb and eighty-thousands additional websites will push U.S. internet users to run up the score against reversing the Barack Obama-era free internet rules. Read more (7/12/17)

follow @the-future-now

[alternate-larp-reality]

Slightly blurry elf selfie at game. 

Character: Sil’Lote’Tintallasse

For more information, Please visit Epoch Toronto’s website: www.epoch-larp.ca

[alternate-larp-reality]

a monthly subscription box for LARPers

It’s like loot crate, but targeted for LARPers.  I know a few people who backed their kickstarter program, and so far it’s pretty sweet gear they put in the box.

[theexoticvet-deactivated2022070]

Tick season is already in full swing and it’s going to be one of the worst years for ticks and lyme disease. Make sure your pets are on flea/tick/heartworm prevention and get your dogs vaccinated against lyme!

[zooophagous]

The sun is shining and the grass is green in minnesota today, what a lovely beginning to the impending TICKPOCALYPSE

[caong]

Remember to cover yourselves appropriately if you’re going places with lots of wildlife! Ticks are dangerous for people as well as pets!

[zooophagous]

I’ve always heard to avoid long pants because ticks are easier to notice and remove when they try to climb a bare leg, but I think it’s a matter of preference tbh.

What you really need is to use a good repellant made for use in tick heavy areas. I’m not talking citronella essential oils, I mean a real repellant like Deep woods OFF that uses DDT. Spray it on your shoes and inside your shoes. You would be surprised how many ticks start in your socks and work their way up. I have had waaaaaay fewer guests on me after spraying my shoes as well as my legs.

If you want to get REALLY serious you can treat your hiking gear in permethrin, or get permethrin treated exercise gear. It’s a very potent, effective substance that kills ticks and other parasites on contact. It’s present in some flea and tick treatments for dogs. But the kicker is, permethrin is also VERY toxic to cats, so if you have a cat and you feel like you need permethrin treated gear, you MUST keep the gear where kitty can’t get it.

[wolfforce58205]

Friendly reminder to stock up on tick meds for your pets, and repellent for yourself! This year is going to be a BAD one.

ALWAYS check yourself after a hike, or any trip outside. Wear bright clothes so it’s easier to see ticks on you, and make sure to do a full-body check when you’re done. This includes checking your hair line and under waistbands or underwear (last tick I found on me was on my butt, and I had been hiking with pants and a long shirt on…trust me, check under your underwear).

Remove ticks as soon as you find them, and keep them in a small container or bag (heads completely squished) for identification purposes just in case your bite looks iffy later on. Clean the bite site thoroughly. Be on the look out for any flu-like symptoms, rashes, or red rings around the bite site like a bulls-eye (note: a slight red ring right afterward is normal, see below for what “bad” looks like). Usually if you get a tick off in the first 24 hours you’ll be ok, so long as you didn’t agitate the tick, but if you notice anything abnormal go to the doctor ASAP. If your tick was engorged when removed, be especially on the lookout. It’s always better to be safe than sorry when it comes to the nasty diseases ticks can carry.

Remember: if you’re buying tick preventatives for your pets, make sure you get one that’s meant for them. Don’t use dog-specific medicine on cats, or vice-versa, and make sure you get the correct weight range for your pet. Failure to do so can lead to serious complications for your pets. If you’re not sure what you should use or what’s safe for pets, contact your local veterinarian and ask. If your pet is bitten by a tick and displays any abnormal behaviors or symptoms of sickness get them to your vet as soon as you can and bring the tick with you.

This has been your tick safety reminder post for the season.

[why-animals-do-the-thing]

Reblogging for both human tick safety and the note that permethrin is really deadly to cats.

[teacupchimera]

If you do manage to get bitten, or even suspect you might have Lyme after going out in the woods, get tested more than once. The tests for the disease are often unreliable and false negatives are unfortunately common. It’s important that if you do contract the disease, that you get it treated within 3 months of infection or else there’s a strong possibility that it’ll turn into a chronic condition.

[alternate-larp-reality]

Reblogging for signal boost.  Especially with LARP season fast approaching/already here. 

[skylanth]

How to Make Quick and Easy Tattoo Sleeves

Got a cosplay idea but the character has lots of arm (or leg) tattoos? Don’t feel like painting on yourself with body paints or hunting down that horrendously expensive temporary tattoo paper? Here’s a quick tutorial for making tattoo sleeves using nylons and sharpie markers! 

Upsides: 

- Supplies are cheap! You may even have many or all the supplies you need right at home.

- Quick and not very messy! No paint is involved, and sharpie marker dries instantly. 

- Easy! Great artistic skill not required.

- They move with your skin! People have legit thought these were real tattoos. From a distance, yes, but I had guys at cons with actual ink on their arms come over to compliment on my full (fake) sleeves. 

- You get to eat pringles! More on that later. 

Downsides:

- They are delicate. Nylons get holes in them super easy and forearms run into stuff, lean against things, and generally make it hard for the sleeves to survive. But if you only need them for a weekend, that’s ok.

- I haven’t experimented too much, but unfortunately this technique probably doesn’t work for wearers with darker skin tones. Sharpie ink is transparent, so any color it rests on just multiplies and the tattoo won’t show up very well. You’ll want to go the fabric paint or body paint route to get the best bold, bright tats. 

- Can’t do white sections, because sharpie ink is transparent and doesn’t come in white. I leave them blank and they read OK, but the white areas will always be pink, tan, brown, etc. unless you dab in a little fabric paint, which will not be covered in this tutorial.

- Sharpie is supposed to be permanent marker, but on skin…it’s not. The ink will most likely wear off onto adjacent clothes. Not that big of a deal for me, as I tend to wear my tats with white shirts that can be bleached, but other shirts may not survive as well.

OK, let’s go! Here are your supplies: 

You’ll need a pair of nylons, scissors, tape, a set of sharpies, your designs printed out on 8.5 x 11 paper, some bracelets, and a can of Pringles. You can use any design you want, of course, but Here is the link to these fine Newt Kaiju tattoo designs. 

If your nylons have an undies part, cut the legs off and wear the undies on your head for the rest of the tutorial, if desired. Put the legs on your arm like so, and cut the toes off so you can slip your hand through. You can cut some of the top of the sleeve off as well, but don’t cut too much because you can’t put it back on if your sleeves are too short. 

Here are my creepy sleeves. Now for the pringles.

Tape your design template to the Pringles can. It doesn’t reach all the way around but eh. The Pringles can gives you a nice stable surface to draw on that is roughly the shape and size of an arm. It’s a little short, so just roll up the rest of the nylon above the workspace and adjust both template and nylon down when you get to working on that part of the sleeve.

Color with the markers! I recommend doing the colored areas first and then doing the black outlines on top of it, to avoid the black ink contaminating the ink pads of the lighter markers. Remember how that always happens to the yellow ones? Eww. Nylons are thin and slide around a bit, so it’s best to use short strokes and dotting to get the ink on.

Take the template off the Pringles tube, flip the paper to the blank side and put it back on again. The paper collects the extra ink, so it’s hard to see any missed spots. Now you can see any bits you may have missed. Fill them in for completion. Also, the paper doesn’t manage to wrap all the way around the Pringles can, so now is the time to free-hand a bit of the design where the template doesn’t reach. For Newt tattoos, that’s the back of the arm. 

When you’re all done coloring, put them on!

There’s a rough end to the tattoo right at the wrist, of course. Disguise where the sleeve ends and your skin begins with some pretty bracelets:

There we are, much better!

Now…you’re done! Have some Pringles! 

[shinierchrystal]

SLAMS THE REBLOG BUTTON

[lizardtitties]

This is cool, and also a pretty good way to see if a sleeve tattoo idea would look good in real life too. I like this!

[boogiewoogiebuglegal]

Clever people!

[alternate-larp-reality]

Sapphire and Dreamsnatcher selfies

@chinburd as Dreamsnatcher

@kieraoona as Sapphire

Taken at Epoch Toronto

[cicadascreaming]

Dreamsnatcher! ✨🌌💀🖤

[alternate-larp-reality]

Taken at Epoch Toronto - March event: Guardian

Modified Earth kin.  Her name was Sapphire. 

[alternate-larp-reality]

Makeup tests and costume check for an up and coming LARP event.

Meet Sapphire!  The cracked gem earth kin

The Guardians - Epoch Toronto.

[ofmonstrousgods]

I’ve been in a real funk with my art lately :/ So I glued seashells and pearls to my face last night to make a seawitch kinda look. I was extremely sick a couple of days ago, so my nose kept running and ruining my nose makeup. I dunno why I decided to do makeup around my nose knowing this, but whatevs.

[alternate-larp-reality]

makeup inspiration!

[mamoru]

I had a dream a group of expert investigators were called in to dismantle a crime ring. Only, the investigators were actually a LARP group who thought the assignment was a roleplay.

My job was to prevent the LARPers from finding out it was for real, and to prevent law enforcement from finding out they were a LARP group.

[thesabbit]

I would watch the shit out if this movie

[asgardreid-deactivated20180407]

seconded

[leafwin]

A LARPer is a person who has lived many lifetimes and died many deaths yet can march strongly on into a new day.

[cicadascreaming]

My celestial Faun NPC, Lord Ephemere, from Epoch Toronto’s winter masquerade!

Stellar photos taken by @valloir - who also painted my horns. They’re out of this world!

[kieraoonacraftsandart]

Red and black scale knitted glove  - this was a progress shot

[willowmoon-92]

[i-see-light-blog]

Character Development Questions: Hard Mode

Does your character have siblings or family members in their age group? Which one are they closest with?

What is/was your character’s relationship with their mother like?

What is/was your character’s relationship with their father like?

Has your character ever witnessed something that fundamentally changed them? If so, does anyone else know?

On an average day, what can be found in your character’s pockets?

Does your character have recurring themes in their dreams?

Does your character have recurring themes in their nightmares?

Has your character ever fired a gun? If so, what was their first target?

Is your character’s current socioeconomic status different than it was when they were growing up?

Does your character feel more comfortable with more clothing, or with less clothing?

In what situation was your character the most afraid they’ve ever been?

In what situation was your character the most calm they’ve ever been?

Is your character bothered by the sight of blood? If so, in what way?

Does your character remember names or faces easier?

Is your character preoccupied with money or material possession? Why or why not?

Which does your character idealize most: happiness or success?

What was your character’s favorite toy as a child?

Is your character more likely to admire wisdom, or ambition in others?

What is your character’s biggest relationship flaw? Has this flaw destroyed relationships for them before?

In what ways does your character compare themselves to others? Do they do this for the sake of self-validation, or self-criticism?

If something tragic or negative happens to your character, do they believe they may have caused or deserved it, or are they quick to blame others?

What does your character like in other people?

What does your character dislike in other people?

How quick is your character to trust someone else?

How quick is your character to suspect someone else? Does this change if they are close with that person?

How does your character behave around children?

How does your character normally deal with confrontation?

How quick or slow is your character to resort to physical violence in a confrontation?

What did your character dream of being or doing as a child? Did that dream come true?

What does your character find repulsive or disgusting?

Describe a scenario in which your character feels most comfortable.

Describe a scenario in which your character feels most uncomfortable.

In the face of criticism, is your character defensive, self-deprecating, or willing to improve?

Is your character more likely to keep trying a solution/method that didn’t work the first time, or immediately move on to a different solution/method?

How does your character behave around people they like?

How does your character behave around people they dislike?

Is your character more concerned with defending their honor, or protecting their status?

Is your character more likely to remove a problem/threat, or remove themselves from a problem/threat?

Has your character ever been bitten by an animal? How were they affected (or unaffected)?

How does your character treat people in service jobs?

Does your character feel that they deserve to have what they want, whether it be material or abstract, or do they feel they must earn it first?

Has your character ever had a parental figure who was not related to them?

Has your character ever had a dependent figure who was not related to them?

How easy or difficult is it for your character to say “I love you?” Can they say it without meaning it?

What does your character believe will happen to them after they die? Does this belief scare them?

[stephanieratt]

go ahead and send me a number!

[alternate-larp-reality]

this might be a good reference to use when coming up with backstories for characters