Back in the days before everything was bought on the internet the most important event for us to attend was the Gathering run by Lorien Trust. This ran over the August bank holiday weekend and doing well at that made the difference between having a good Christmas or eating beans…
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Vambraces are one of the first bits of Larp kit that many people buy. They can change a charity shop shirt with the collar cut off into a sturdy adventurers tunic. They can also keep your arms functioning in a fight, always a useful feature, as the bits that wave…
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Our range of Larp leather leg armour is divided that covering the upper leg and that for the lower leg.The upper leg protection is not fixed to the upper leg but is attached to the belt. One example is provided by Scale Tassets with heavy leather scales on a soft…
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It's always been a problem, how to provide a light that looks the part in a fantasy setting without the inherent dangers of naked flames and combat. Having been next to someone who set fire to themselves during a time freeze it doesn't even have to be during a fight.…
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FANTASTIC! You’ve started LARPing! This is great news. But understandably, you’re feeling a *bit* wobbly about how to actually, y’know, put it all together.But hey, don’t worry! Your buddies at Darkblade are here with some tips. SORT YOUR BASE LAYER What the flip is a “base layer”?A base layer is the stuff…
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Before you choose your armour it's worth thinking about two things that you need to consider, armour class and coverage.Most of the games in UK larp split leather armour into two classes, light armour and medium armour. Light armour is usually made from leather which is about 2mm thick, medium…
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