[weird-science-goblin]

Pro goblin tip:

Add a little-guy-holding-a-shiny-thing patch to an item of clothing. You will not regret this. Bonus points if the little guy has a whole nest of shinies.

[deutsche-bahn]

Yknow what maybe the lobster memorial patch needs a sword

[klabauters]

@shvr I'm replying on my side blog here fiy, but abt that question:

Since the coat's made of wool I couldn't throw it in the washer anyways, so in this case: it's hand-wash only either way :,) But you're not gonna wash your winter coat that often anyways I reckon

If you're upgrading other clothing items and want them to be washable, stick to, well, trinkets that'll survive the ride in the wash. And patches that won't get washed out! Mine are waterproof, but not washer-proof since the temperatures and detergents would be enough to strip the waterproof ink out of the fabric. Rain is fine, sun and uv exposure are more of an issue and will make you curse yourself for not photographing your patches before they fade

[oldjewelryfeed]

Antique Sterling Wiggle Fish Pendant Charm, Articulated

[burningvelvet]

historical costume appreciation: captain flint's dark coat in season one of black sails

[werewolfetone]

It's mad how midshipmen in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries used to be literal children. like can you imagine being an ordinary seaman in the royal navy having been at sea your entire adult life surviving countless dangers and living through countless battles on a diet of lemon juice and salt pork getting beaten with a cat o'nine tails for various misdemeanors and shot at with cannon by whatever european power your king is currently beefing with for no reason every day and also your boss (the future sir john ross) is nine years old

[clove-pinks]

Details from Arctic Expedition, in search of Sir John Franklin, 1848-49 published 31 Jan 1850, lithograph after W.H. Browne.

[klabauters]

One time another player from my larp group made me a lunchbox to take to an event. They even re-packaged everything into neutral or historically accurate packaging so I could carry it around in character.

Now, I ofc had to point out that I had the best lunch out of everyone, which, given the fact that all my larp friends are reasonable adults, had vast consequences and started what I'd call the snackbox war of 2024/25.

Since I'm not picky with making friends as Lutz, this character has friends in all sorts of different factions. So half of his friends can't stand each other.

For context: this is the character for whom I just really lean into my natural talent for looking young and being a pest. I keep getting snack packs in the fucking post, from people with handwritten letters in-character, letting Lutz know that whoever sent this particular lunchpack is his best friend after all. I'm not even complaining, but today I found a linen bag full of potatoes and a letter in cursive in my mailbox. My roommate is, by all means, intrigued.

In short: send help, my adult friends are having a fight over who can made me, another adult, the best lunchbox.

[klabauters]

I don't have pics of the actual lunchpacks, except for this picture of one of the small wine bottles that was in the original lunchbox. The player removed the brand label, made a new label and added a fake wax seal:

Shitty picture because I took it in bed at the event.

[klabauters]

I've already talked abt this on my other blog, but here's a little update:

The newest iteration of the lunchbox weighed several kgs, featured assorted fruits and (raw) vegetables, cupcakes, and jars and paper bags with various snacks. I took the pictures after about half of the contents had already been consumed, I cant stress enough how big this thing was. Thanks for the lunchbox lads but whys it gotta be as big as my torso

[klabauters]

Honestly at this point the character concept for that guy is less "historically accurate cabin boy" and more "child poltergeist terrorizing local crew of smugglers with his napoleon complex"

[klabauters]

One time another player from my larp group made me a lunchbox to take to an event. They even re-packaged everything into neutral or historically accurate packaging so I could carry it around in character.

Now, I ofc had to point out that I had the best lunch out of everyone, which, given the fact that all my larp friends are reasonable adults, had vast consequences and started what I'd call the snackbox war of 2024/25.

Since I'm not picky with making friends as Lutz, this character has friends in all sorts of different factions. So half of his friends can't stand each other.

For context: this is the character for whom I just really lean into my natural talent for looking young and being a pest. I keep getting snack packs in the fucking post, from people with handwritten letters in-character, letting Lutz know that whoever sent this particular lunchpack is his best friend after all. I'm not even complaining, but today I found a linen bag full of potatoes and a letter in cursive in my mailbox. My roommate is, by all means, intrigued.

In short: send help, my adult friends are having a fight over who can made me, another adult, the best lunchbox.

[klabauters]

I don't have pics of the actual lunchpacks, except for this picture of one of the small wine bottles that was in the original lunchbox. The player removed the brand label, made a new label and added a fake wax seal:

Shitty picture because I took it in bed at the event.

[klabauters]

One time another player from my larp group made me a lunchbox to take to an event. They even re-packaged everything into neutral or historically accurate packaging so I could carry it around in character.

Now, I ofc had to point out that I had the best lunch out of everyone, which, given the fact that all my larp friends are reasonable adults, had vast consequences and started what I'd call the snackbox war of 2024/25.

Since I'm not picky with making friends as Lutz, this character has friends in all sorts of different factions. So half of his friends can't stand each other.

For context: this is the character for whom I just really lean into my natural talent for looking young and being a pest. I keep getting snack packs in the fucking post, from people with handwritten letters in-character, letting Lutz know that whoever sent this particular lunchpack is his best friend after all. I'm not even complaining, but today I found a linen bag full of potatoes and a letter in cursive in my mailbox. My roommate is, by all means, intrigued.

In short: send help, my adult friends are having a fight over who can made me, another adult, the best lunchbox.

[klabauters]

"What time period is that outfit based on?" uhhhh well I imagined what the artful Dodger would look like if he went to sea, and also had the hoarding habits of an adult crow. Isn't that obvious??

[tigrensis]

Mushroom crowns version 1 (below) vs version 2 (above)

The first one was made 48 hours before the event I needed it for so the design is a lot simpler and I wasn’t able to spend a lot of time sculpting the mushrooms. The mushrooms are sculpted from milliput which meant the crown was really hard and it got sore after a few hours. I like parts of the paint job on the first version especially the top of the mushrooms but overall it isn’t quite what I wanted it to be. Also a few of the mushrooms broke off at some point which was not ideal.

The new version is a massive improvement I think. I used a super lightweight foam clay to sculpt the mushrooms the original crown weighs about 200g and the new version is about 100g this makes a massive difference. The clay still has give when it’s dry so it is a lot more comfortable to wear as well.

The colours have also changed I initially went with a more natural colour for the mushrooms but given developments in game gold became a much more appropriate colour. The lilac colour was a complete accident but also worked for the character. I’ve been aiming to remove all purple from my costume so having a very subtle faded purple works as a good homage to that removal. Over the next few events I’m going to be repainting the crown in response to what happens in game

[ltwilliammowett]

Needle case made from two sea lion teeth, late 19th century

Engraved with geometric designs, an American shield and "From the Native Island Sea Lion Teeth 1895 March 7th".

[deutsche-bahn]

And while we're even vaguely on the topic of showing off larp outfits:

Everyone's least favourite cabin boy got a new look recently, consisting almost entirely of actual hand-me-downs from his crew members. All that's left to do is replacing the buttons on the coat with less modern ones

[klabauters]

Even tho i've ruined that vest in the washing machine, and broken that belt, at least the coat got an upgrade:

Dreadfully poor picture but you get what's going on. It's all random, shiny trinkets people gave me, or that I "stole", or actually just bought in-game. Also, that gold chain on the left is attached to some brass knuckles in one of the coat pockets.

[klabauters]

Took my camera along to get some pictures of my larp group's tavern. We were celebrating sth that night, so everything was extra fancy.

[thesilicontribesman]

Bryn Eryr Recreated Iron Age Roundhouses, St. Fagans National Museum of History, Cardiff, Wales

[klabauters]

A friend forged me a pair of iron dice. One's normal, the other one only rolls 6.

[klabauters]

If you're wondering how the "trick" works, look at the die up front. The sides are all 6s. It's the cheapest trick in the book

[klabauters]

It's always a toss-up of whether or not you'll end up in pictures at Conquest. It's an event with 10k players and a handful of photographers, after all. So it's even better that the one official picture of me is from when I was selling newspapers

larping means you can be anything you want. so I chose to become a newspaper boy selling the most poorly researched in-game newspaper on the market