There are some more cool photos from the Danish Warhammer larp over on Shade’s:
larplist.com/modules.php?name=Fo … pic&t=1732
Couple of samples:
Dirty dirty Marienburg, Empire ftw!
Do they branch in to the non humanoid races?
No they stick with humans.
Brettonians?
Who were the poor buggers that had to play as a horse all weekend?! 
This gear is all amazing!
I wouldn’t think it too hard to mix up the races, i wonder if they ever will…
They obviously buy and make all their gear as units. Looks fantastic.
It just enforced that whole idea that the visual unity of a similarly-dressed group looks so awesome!
Hi
Thought I better make a few comments.
The latest krigslive was number 7. I made the first one back in 2006 and Krigslive V in 2009.
The last 3 have had 400-450 players.
Krigslive is Warhammer fantasy battle as a larp.
So you join the larp as a unit and all fighting in the field is done in formation.
The Empire have bin used at 6/7 of the larps. So its by far the best defined and best looking army.
Last year we used Bretonnia vs. Norsca
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Allso me on the picture Ryan posted btw.
Nonhumans:
Woodelfs have bin used last year.
The norcans had a units of hobgoblins
And much of the staff on the marienburg side this year was made up of elves.
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The problem with fantasy races is that this is not just a combat game. Its still roleplay.
And it is pretty boring to play a Minotaur that can’t talk when you do spend part of the day and the evning in camp.
In the empire camp we have lots of fun with the internal conflicts between the provinces.(we play at a time where the provinces is actually independent states)
Sure that can allso be done with skavens… but wearing a latex mask all day is not funny. And its not a good idea when you have to start your fire or cook you meal… or eat.
And the larp just works best with two sides that can actually talk with each other.
For one thing surrendering is one of the ways to keep this safe. When a units is getting surrounded and it gets problematic in regard to safety, then you are asked to surrender by their enemy or just ordered to by their commander. It makes more since to surrender to other humans than to an ork.
So we do want more fantasy… but there are some problems.
Hi Thomas!
Thanks for your comments. The dedication to costuming you’ve got going is totally inspiring.
How did you get everyone kitted up so consistently? Did you all get together and make the costumes together? And what about those who are’t as good as sewing? What kind of stuff is purchased (armour, weapons) and what’s made by you.
Also, I covet that white fur cape! Gorgeous!
As you can see from the 2007 picture the costume standard have improved year after year.
Armour and weapons are generally brought… The fact that the 5 biggest cities here in DK all have hoppyshops where you can just buy weapons and armour helps a lot.
Polearms are mostly homemade. ( 9th stirland and the Reiklanders use calimacil heads… where you buy the pole yourself)
The larger shields are homemade.
Epic armoury makes a very nice buckler that you see me and a lot of the averland soldiers using (officers and the free company)
Some uniforms are brought but most of it is made by our self.
If I look at the 9th Stirland, I think a 1/3 owns sewing machines them self and our club have a 1-2.
In the 5th averland most use their clubs machines.
Personally I don’t sew so I pay my friends for it or trade favors.
Some simply use a professional Tailor…
The rest of the stuff is a mix. Many make their leather stuff them self… but it can also be brought.
Last year when we played knights our clubhouse was full every weekend in the month up to the larp and the last two weeks every day.
Most helped each other. Some can sew, others made shields and others again made leather stuff.
For the 9th Stirland this was a cheap and easy larp, since most had wool uniforms from the 5th Krigslive back in 2009… so we “just” made 35 new spears.
And many made backpacks.
But its not a cheap hobby. And Krigslive realy have become the larp you go to and show off your new gear…
After the 5th Krigslive we made a survey.
idenmoerkeskov.dk/?p=549 (in danish)
We got a reply from 12,4% of the players. (thats very good since most surveys about politics only ask maybe 0,01% or far less of the population)
But the main point was that average player used 2243 DKK on gear for this larp. Thats about 530 New Zealand $
And the total use of money by the players was more than 350000 $
I think most of us used 1-2000$ on stuff last year for our knights… (offcause armour is the big one and that can be used for other tings)
The stuff Iam wearing on the picture(the one where iam kneeling) would properly cost 2000$ not counting production time.
Hmm, just realized that the only things that I use both when playing a Empire Statetroops officer and when playing a Bretonian knight is:
padding and my leg armour. (and my modern military boots) the rest of it is made more specific.
That was a fascinating survey! Very cool. (Thank you Google translation!)
Tell me more about your “club house”? Is it something you hire where everyone can meet for sewing/crafting sessions?
I’m a female who spends a… stupid amount on my larp stuff. Boots hand-made in Mongolia, custom swords made in the UK. I can’t help myself. BUT, I’ve also learned to sew and enjoy bartering sewing for weapons or what have you, and teaching people to sew as well.
I’m always interested in hearing how other groups raise the bar in costuming and what resources they make available to their members. 
Here in Denmark we are very lucky that we have a law about “clubs” (foreninger)
As long as it members are primarily aged 25 or younger, it is democratic and help prompts democracy, it helps “Enlighten/educate” the public"… then the municipality have to support the club.
And offcause its have to be a “nonprofit” organization. Some of the persons running it can get pay, but most of the work is done by volunteers.
The most important support is that They have to give us access to fitting locals on a school or other public building for free…
Or pay 60% (in Aalborg where I use to live they payed 74%) of the rents if we rent rooms. I think old offices or shops are used mostly.
Depending on where you live they often also give direct money support in one way or another.
(TRoA gets another 12-13000$ in “activity support”)
One club iam a member of, TRoA, have about 300 members.
We rent two floors of a building. (see picture)
we have our battle room. used for bordgames, warhammer, parties, as a cinema and when we make larpgear. (its sort of behind the to other floors)
on the 2.floor: 4 rooms for RPG, 1 room with some counches and a big TV, with a DVDplayer and lots of DVDs and one room for storage.
1.st Floor: a meeting room, a “shop” that sells Cola and other stuff that not good for you,and a big room as a workplace and some storage space.
And we have 3 20foot containers ells where with our “wood houses” for our summer larps.
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It should be noted that its one of the biggest roleplay clubs in denmark… and the one with the best "clubhouse"
But most clubs have some sort of “clubhouse” because of that law.
Wow. That’s really fantastic.
Here we’d be eligible to apply for government funding, just as any-other registered non-profit group would be. But these would be one-off grants and we’d be competing with sports clubs and the like, and the bulk of the funding money comes from the gambling industry which some people feel uncomfortable about (a percentage of money earned through casinos/slot machines has to be turned back to the community in the form of grants for “clubs” as it were).
But you’ve got a pretty sweet deal there - and an awesome clubhouse!