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. There's also the scenario of canvas tents,alcohol and man's red fire.

In the past we sold, we sold battery powered candles, and while they create good atmospherics you can't exactly see to read. The various solar power little lights out there are also good but again limited to atmospherics.

These days we have access to powerful small battery powered led lights which have changed all that. White Rose Apparel made resin cast crystal clusters with led lights set into them. I've also seen wands with decent light built into them (in the knob on the end naturally)

As we work in leather I’ve taken to hiding the lights in leather cases, the larp light is a light bulb shape in a tube which is bright enough to read a book by and illuminate your tent. The Emberlight is actually a key fob with a coloured film over the led strip, inside a sleeve. There’s a double poppered clip so you can attach it to anything. It’s a very directional light so you can look at things without broadcasting your location to all and sundry. It also make a good ‘loo light’

The last one isn’t that bright, it’s an led string inside one of out plastic chemispheres but is great for atmospherics and keeping track of small people.

No doubt there’ll be more variations in the future as new led configurations come onto the market.