An Epic Greek LARP

Exactly what I had in mind.

Good, that way it’s all consistent.

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No, Brin (Tim) mentioned it in a thread on the mordavia list

Greek clothing is easier than Roman clothing anyway. Especially if you’re only armed with a bed sheet.

Greek Clothing Link Here

Some thoughts of easy Greek armour:

Bronze and silver coloured anatomically correct torsos used in shop displays are available on trademe, for example:

which could be converted with little work into:

do you ever think that perhaps YOUR idea of little work and some other people’s may be slightly different?

but it is a good idea, methinks. if I had a whole lotta help, anyway

…and money. :unamused: damn

Oh, I’m fully aware that some people have trouble starting working. :smiley:

I just made up a hoplite style helm. It’s made from 1/3 of a camp mat from the Warehouse that cost $7.99 and some glue and paint I already had

I figure a hoplite helm, greaves, vambraces, spear, sword and shield can be made from a single campmat, a cardboard tube you get from a fabric shop and a cardboard box.

I intend making the patterns available.

EDIT: and a piece of plastic pipe for the sword and you may as well have a bed sheet for a chiton (robe)

Actually, for the financially challenged amoungst us, you could outfit two hoplites from a single $7.99 campmat. It would not have been unusual to see a hoplite armoured only with a helm and single greave on the left leg.

Mars (the Roman version of Ares - the Greek god of war) is sometimes shown with a helm, left greave and right vambrace. For an experienced warrior (and you’d hope Ares would be considered one) this is actually pefect armour for use with a large shield.

Greek battles were all about pike blocks. To get the feel of a phalanx, we’re going to need lots of spears…

You can make acceptable LARP spears from the cardboard tubes that they use in fabric shops to wrap fabric around. I dropped into spotlight the other day to see what they had and they gave me a free cardboard tube :smiley:

We’d probably need at least 50 of them…

Cardboard Tubes for sale on trademe

Okay, I’m thinking about possible player breakdowns…

Gods:
Four or five god would seem ideal. Plotwise, I’m thinking Bacchus is having a feast for some of the gods and has suggested a competition. All the gods have to present to the rest of the gods “the most valuable thing in the world”. They will sit in the feast, drinking wine and eating figs, olives and grapes while their minions search the world for it. They may nip out and see what’s happening from time to time. There is a prize, an amphora of “the wine of joy” and all the gods want it!

Bacchus (Raoul) - wine/intoxication (sleep/memory)
Hades (Ryan ???) - life/death

We need at least two godesses as well:

Aphrodite (???) - grants beauty (charm)
Athena (???) - grants skill in combat (power!!!)

Nationalities:
I’m thinking of nationalities now. Everyone who isn’t a god or a creature should have one! They’re free even: The Spartans, Macadonians, Trojans and Amazons spring to mind. I think we need a hero from each of these nations and some matching shields…

Heros:
Achilles (Matt ???) - huge advantage - but I have a cool disadvantage to even this out! Should make the character fun to play.

(Matt, I would have cast you as Heracules myself - but there you go.)

Heracules (someone big) - huge advantage and disadvantage

Creatures:

Centaur (I might use this or I may lend it to someone)
Satyr (Ryan ???)

I’m thinking we’ll also need a minotaur and a medusa at the very least.

Medusa (???) My wife (Kelsie) did an excellent medusa costume some years back. We put her hair in lots of thin plaits with little snakes heads made from green beads (with tongues of ribbon). We plaited thin wire (hat wire?) into her hair so it was able to be positioned really well.

Come on everyone, there must be some Greek hero you want to play!
Perhaps some of the classics nuts can start suggesting things…

I agree Matt would be much better as Heracles.

I’d be up for just being a Spartan minion.

Derek, because I’m almost as bad a classics geek as Anna… Athene, not Athena. First thing I noticed when I read through your post. Athena is the Roman version of her name… even though they had Minerva, they had to change Athene’s name too.

yeah, yeah, nitpicky. but my Classics teacher would kill you. just ask Anna, she’ll say the same.

As for suggestions… we must have an Odysseus. unfortunately, Odysseus is a character such that you have to be very smart and witty to play him properly, but it wouldn’t be a classic greek game without him.

So long as we don’t let any stray Roman names in, I’m not overly fussed. I said “Athena” for years before I met our Classics teacher.

I second the nomination of Odysseus. If we decide to have Jason (as in, of the Golden Fleece), we have to have Medea as well. Incidently, will this be pre- or post- Trojan War? This is only really important if we want any figures from the war running around - i.e. Agamemnon, Helen, Paris, Hector etc.

For costuming of the well known folks, such as the gods and more notable heroes like Heracles, I assume we’ll be using the classical icongraphy for each one? For example, Heracles will have a giant club and a lionskin, Athene will have a Corinthian helmet, a peplos with the belt on the outside, a pike, an aegis, and so forth?

I’m cool with being Herc. So long as I get a side kick. It can be lonely being the strongest man alive.

Heracles had a sidekick in mythology. His name escapes me, but he was some distant relation - nephew, I think.

He shows up in a bunch of vase paintings. I think even the Disney movie incorporated him.

And here was I thinking spelling wasn’t formalized until the 17th century :slight_smile:

Excellent! Violent Classics Teachers, just what we need. Invite them along and give them a role to play!

I’m surprised nobody has stepped forward to play Odysseus. He’s a cunning chap, well spoken and a leader. You’re right, we need one.

I leave it in your hands to pick an appropriate year. As long as it’s an appropriate time for centaurs and minotaurs to be running around, I don’t mind.

It’d be nice to have them running around, however, they do come with lots of baggage.

Absolutely. Yes. Not negotiable. Do not pass go. Do not collect $200.00

Anybody playing a “named” character will have to have an appropriate costume with all the appropriate paraphernalia. I’d like to suggest everyone play a “named” character.

Winged sandles, mirror shields, bronze bows, golden fleeces, magic apples… it’s all good!

[quote=“Exquire”]I agree Matt would be much better as Heracles.
I’d be up for just being a Spartan minion.[/quote]

It looked like you said Spartan minion, but it sounded like you said side kick.

Wrestling - must have some as part of the feasting and entertainment.

Do we have to wrestle in the raw?

R

sigh where is your commitment Raoul?

No, you don’t, I believe traditionally one could wear olive oil :open_mouth:

Tip: DO NOT google for images using the keywords “oiled wrestlers”