Okay well hear goes. During my first LARP Alliance meet-up it was suggested that I might use my love of prop building to help others with their games. I am a long time theatre tech, so am use to building sets, sewing costumes, and applying makeup. But my real talent lies in the special effects and prop department.
The LARPs I have been in have been prop heavy and weapons light, so I will not be cutting into Iron Liege territory. Nor will I build armor or combat shields. If you need twelve Arthurian shields to decorated your round table, okay. I am not limited to medieval or fantasy. If you want anything from an ancient artifact, to modern lab equipment or even an alien device from the future all are possible. Need a special effect ? How about that certain a sound or some theme music. What about lights, non-burning flames or black light? Buying this stuff could cost you more than you take in but what if there was a place that would help you set it all up?
‘We buy it, you use it,' that's the idea behind the Artificer's Guild. We love to build props/you use them. Now if I did this alone I'd need lot's of advanced warning, but if there is anyone else out the who's into prop building or would be interested in learning drop on by. I plan to have monthly gatherings where you can practice making all sorts of things, like giants and floating ghosts or newspaper clippings from turn of the century London. Interested? just comment to this blog or email me at kidzero2525@yahoo.com