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LARP weapons in Seattle
Peter Principle
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Are there any places in Seattle (& surrounding areas) that stock LARP weapons?
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Funny you should mention that, because I heard that your mom on 2nd & Pike will drain my mana for $20.
http://www.medievalcollectibles.com/default.aspx?aspxerrorpath=/LARP.aspx
are two that I've looked through.
If nothing else, I imagine a well stocked theatre/special effects/costume shop might have some gear. Not anything you could really abuse much, as it'd likely be fairly cheap/flimsy plastic, but in a pinch it'd be better than nothing.
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I think you mean $d20.
Seriously, I know nothing about LARPing but I would check costume shops or if there's a Ren Fair, there might a more appropriate selection at any costume shops near that.
Q2. If so, have you considered asking some of the guys you LARP with where they get their stuff? The thing about some of the more-fringe entertainment passtimes is that you're probably not going to get a specific answer throwing questions out to the general populace -- but the people who live within that fringe are all over it.
R1. I'm going to chop my kids with them, and they're going to return the favor. They're ages 12, 9 and 6. The oldest might be a bit old for it, but the two younger kids are going to eat it up.
R2. I don't LARP, nor do I plan to.
Or you could do like we did when I was a kid and just use sticks/branches/random wood scraps that vaguely resemble swords.
I see. In that case, I'd suggest expanding your search to include martial arts suppliers. I prefered the traditional bamboo shinai when I learned kenjutsu, but you can probably find someone who makes foam katanas/wakizashi.
edit: searching for the words "foam katana" caused me to find this site. Plenty of LARP stuff there for you to order.
Cut large blocks of foam with an electric knife.
Word of warning if you do have a pool; once they get good and water logged, they become a little more worthy of respect; with enough momentum built up, you can really clock someone with one. Also, use them roughly enough and the foam starts coming apart. But they're cheap and might/should be available at your local Walmart.
One of them might stock them or have nerdy enough staff/customers to know where to get them.
They probably won't actually stock them, but they might know somewhere that does or know someone who knows someone. The only place I've ever seen them being sold was in a comic shop, but that was in Germany where I believe LARPing is a lot more popular than other countries.
And if you leave them out in the sun for a year, they develop the texture of sand-paper, so when you smack your friend across the back next summer, not only do you leave a bruise, but you take of skin, and ingrain thousands of little pieces of lime green foam into his back.
I was the friend.
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Contact some LARP groups, the last (and only one) I played with had some guys running a company who provided the players with pretty much anything they wanted.
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The mental image of someone LARPing with a pool noodle makes me giggle uncontrollably.