This was easily one of the most intense, fun and exciting experiences I've ever had! Incredible story, amazing costuming, immersive characterizations, epic battles, unbeatable friendship, the chance to write the story you're living; I can't wait for the next one!
I'm really happy to have found channels that found this larp. I thought I wouldn't be able to find one that fits my wants but so far the Reckoning LARP sounds great and it's so close to me. A state away is not bad at all considering I have family that lives in that state that I visit. It's pretty much right next door and like a few hours drive. I'll be gearing up for it hopefully next year.
As a new(ish) LARPer I love to hear about a more immersive roleplay (that’s actually close to my hometown!) I currently do some medieval combat LARPS that I am yearning for more immersion on! I will definitely have to try to make it out next year!!!
Ive larped for damn near 20 years and I love supporting new players. In the larp I was involved with we tried to focus a lot on "spotlighting" and "telling your story by helping others tell theirs" ill have to check out Reckoning larp
Been curious about larping for a few years after getting into dnd almost a decade ago. I think I'm going next year if the apocalypse doesn't happen first 😁
I just missed your event and I guess if it's annual for now hopefully I will see you all next year. Though I would love for a fall event so I don't have to wait a whole year 😭 regardless myself and a fellow dnd party member are looking to attend the next event whenever it will be and have already started thinking of characters and travel
Would love for you to join us next year! I think the plan in the future is to increase the number of events if the interest is there but I don’t think that would be until next year. The waiting is killer but more time to plan, I guess! :)
Looks fun, a bit far for me though. I’m hoping one pops up in or near Arizona. I’m working on a faun healer/spell castor. We have the Renn fest here. That’s where I get my role playing fix.
even having garb of my own the ticket and costs of travel and the pricey weapons i would have to buy just to go is close to the $400 range and thats not even including the period tent ill need to get to camp at the event and meal plan is separate from the already $170 ticket... i want to go to this badly but the weapons and entry ticket are pricey to me, i cant even find videos showing footage of the larp in action or the camping areas.... theres so much stuff id like to see before i decide to buy all this stuff
Out of curiosity, what were the factions that needed more players from the event in May? I’m trying to focus my ideas for crafting a costume, but I love the style for all of them!
I really want to come do this with the family, but I have two questions. 1. Is it family friendly for 15 year old? 2. Do I have to speak old English the whole time we're there? This is the part that worries my family. Thanks!
Glad you’re interested! First, speaking in old English is definitely not a requirement. While some folks speak a bit more formally/dramatically than they would in real life, almost no one is throwing around “thees” and “thous” and “ye oldes” :)
“All attendees of the RECKONING must be at least 16 years of age. Any attendees under the age of 18 must be accompanied with an adult guardian who is also attending the event. No guardian can be responsible for more than two minors in attendance.”
Curious about the Artisan class. As noncombatants, what would they be expected to do if/when combat were to break out near them? Just running for cover and letting others do all of the fighting seems like it might not be all that satisfying, but I'm not sure what a spellscribe for example would be able to do. And by extension, which of the artisans were more or less common during this past event?
Great question! Non-combatants were usually fairly active on the outskirts of battles healing people or selling items but they are encouraged not to be right in the middle of the fray so they don’t accidentally get attacked. I think generally there were a lot of bone-knitters, not as many potions smiths, and fairly few spell scribes.
We had a lot of people traveling from across the country at this past event. If you join the Facebook group you could always check to see if anyone else is coming from your area and travel together. I know that’s a far trip though!
@@LarpShire that’s awesome, thanks for the feedback. When we got married 20+years ago, we honeymooned at a B&B in MacArthur Ohio called Raven Wood Castle. We had such an amazing time there sticking in character in garb the whole week. This would be much the same. Maybe even rekindling fond memories of when we first got married.
I've never done larp before, but I've been to Ren Faires and done plenty of TTRPGs with people. I saw this as a random YT recommendation and this piqued my interest. What are good places to start looking for info on larp costumes and safe equipment/gear for the hobby?
Glad to hear you’re interested in the hobby! There are a lot of great resources on TH-cam. The channels Living Anachronism and Skill Tree are friends of mine and they have a lot of great content. Living Anachronism has a video called “Medieval Costume DIY | Starter LARP/Fair Outfit for $0” which would be a good place to start. Skill Tree has a ton of crafting videos if your into making your own armor/accessories. Medieval Collectibles and Calimacil are the two online stores I buy most of my equipment from. Here on our channel we are going to start pumping out a lot of new content for new LARPers as well as for people wanting to start a local LARP so stay tuned for that. I’m always happy to answer questions if you have any!
@@LarpShire Thank you for the quick reply. I'll take a look at those channels and I recognize Calimacil from Shadiversity. I'm looking forward to your future content and maybe I'll get a handle on all of it enough for next year's event. As I saw your tickets for it was just a week or so ago. Hopefully it went well.
I have been diving into the world of LARP and would love to try going to my very first. but I have high anxiety in large groups. So I was thinking a concept of a cook and food providing type character so I could bring something i love to the game while having a cannon reason for staying near my tent. Costly but I would bring a mini camp kitchen, meats, eggs, fruits, dry fruit and meats, cheese, oats, energy drink powders, and toooons of water. Would there any place for a character like mine at a LARP? or should I still to regular festivals?
I always wanted a eccentric billionaire to buy 50,000 acres of land and create a low fantasy larp amusement park with full time NPC employees that live and work there. Creating jewelery, real functional armor, and crafts to export out. Living in medieval houses (with some modern conveniences) And you must be fit, know how to fight, and sign a waiver if you want to enter as an adventurer. Bandits and people dressed like monsters would be out in the wilds and will attack you with the intent to bruise, the danger will be real and it will hurt.. Literally westworld but for medieval. Instead of some campgrounds with huts thats as a event area, it will be dedicated medieval city with 100+ buildings, a smaller town, and several villages. All the houses can be broken into, using inworld old style lock picking or burglary techniques, into a dedicated larp area of the house while NPC employees live in a high security safe part of the house where visitors cannot enter or break into.
Hey, I was wondering what's currently going on with this. I tried messaging the FB page with some questions on Sunday and haven't gotten any replies. Is it still moving forward, and is there a better way to contact the organizers?
Hadrians must totally not be based off of the Romans, red-clad invaders from the south prying into Scottish barbarian and English-style woodsmen's lands... no totally not the same Hadrian as the emperor who's name commemorates the wall so famous from these days lol
What a cool concept! I loved hearing about how the idea for this event came to be. And the aesthetics for all four cultural groups are amazing 🙌🏻
love how colourful each of the factions are. very distinct.
This was easily one of the most intense, fun and exciting experiences I've ever had! Incredible story, amazing costuming, immersive characterizations, epic battles, unbeatable friendship, the chance to write the story you're living; I can't wait for the next one!
I'm really happy to have found channels that found this larp. I thought I wouldn't be able to find one that fits my wants but so far the Reckoning LARP sounds great and it's so close to me. A state away is not bad at all considering I have family that lives in that state that I visit.
It's pretty much right next door and like a few hours drive. I'll be gearing up for it hopefully next year.
That’s awesome! Would love to see you there!
For the Empire!
As a new(ish) LARPer I love to hear about a more immersive roleplay (that’s actually close to my hometown!)
I currently do some medieval combat LARPS that I am yearning for more immersion on! I will definitely have to try to make it out next year!!!
That’s awesome! Would love to see you there next spring!
Ive larped for damn near 20 years and I love supporting new players. In the larp I was involved with we tried to focus a lot on "spotlighting" and "telling your story by helping others tell theirs" ill have to check out Reckoning larp
This sounds irresistable
Been curious about larping for a few years after getting into dnd almost a decade ago. I think I'm going next year if the apocalypse doesn't happen first 😁
That’s awesome!!
I just missed your event and I guess if it's annual for now hopefully I will see you all next year. Though I would love for a fall event so I don't have to wait a whole year 😭 regardless myself and a fellow dnd party member are looking to attend the next event whenever it will be and have already started thinking of characters and travel
Would love for you to join us next year! I think the plan in the future is to increase the number of events if the interest is there but I don’t think that would be until next year. The waiting is killer but more time to plan, I guess! :)
@@LarpShire I'll take what I can get lol. Thanks and I'm looking forward to it!
Gonna try and fit this into my schedule for next year
I bleed green!
FOR THE MARCH!
FOR THE MARCH!!!
I live in NorthWest Indiana, I wanna check this out.
You should!!
that looks like an incredible event, I wish I was there
Yes it was awesome!! Hope you can make it next year!
@@LarpShire I'm in the UK so probably not, but still, it's a thought... ;)
That is pretty far lol. We did have some people come from overseas though so it’s always a possibility 😄
@@LarpShire yep, maybe 😆
Looks fun, a bit far for me though. I’m hoping one pops up in or near Arizona. I’m working on a faun healer/spell castor. We have the Renn fest here. That’s where I get my role playing fix.
Rivlan gang
even having garb of my own the ticket and costs of travel and the pricey weapons i would have to buy just to go is close to the $400 range and thats not even including the period tent ill need to get to camp at the event and meal plan is separate from the already $170 ticket... i want to go to this badly but the weapons and entry ticket are pricey to me, i cant even find videos showing footage of the larp in action or the camping areas.... theres so much stuff id like to see before i decide to buy all this stuff
Out of curiosity, what were the factions that needed more players from the event in May? I’m trying to focus my ideas for crafting a costume, but I love the style for all of them!
Hadrians (red) and Suzak-Mar (yellow) were the smaller factions. Would love to hear how your crafting comes along!
If i had the time, the money and a car I'd love to join you guys
Okay, it's a resolution...next year I'm not missing this.
We’d love to see you there!
That's only... 5 1/2 hours away from me, damn.
We have folks come from all over! That’s not toooo far
I really want to come do this with the family, but I have two questions.
1. Is it family friendly for 15 year old?
2. Do I have to speak old English the whole time we're there? This is the part that worries my family.
Thanks!
Glad you’re interested! First, speaking in old English is definitely not a requirement. While some folks speak a bit more formally/dramatically than they would in real life, almost no one is throwing around “thees” and “thous” and “ye oldes” :)
Secondly, the statement below regarding age is straight from Reckoning’s website
“All attendees of the RECKONING must be at least 16 years of age. Any attendees under the age of 18 must be accompanied with an adult guardian who is also attending the event. No guardian can be responsible for more than two minors in attendance.”
Curious about the Artisan class. As noncombatants, what would they be expected to do if/when combat were to break out near them? Just running for cover and letting others do all of the fighting seems like it might not be all that satisfying, but I'm not sure what a spellscribe for example would be able to do.
And by extension, which of the artisans were more or less common during this past event?
Great question! Non-combatants were usually fairly active on the outskirts of battles healing people or selling items but they are encouraged not to be right in the middle of the fray so they don’t accidentally get attacked. I think generally there were a lot of bone-knitters, not as many potions smiths, and fairly few spell scribes.
Man I wanna try this but I live in Texas
We had a lot of people traveling from across the country at this past event. If you join the Facebook group you could always check to see if anyone else is coming from your area and travel together. I know that’s a far trip though!
My wife and I are in our 50’s, but ibis sounds like something fun we could try out. Is Reconning age specific?
The only age restraint is 16 and above! We have several folks in their 50s who attend and have a blast
@@LarpShire that’s awesome, thanks for the feedback. When we got married 20+years ago, we honeymooned at a B&B in MacArthur Ohio called Raven Wood Castle. We had such an amazing time there sticking in character in garb the whole week. This would be much the same. Maybe even rekindling fond memories of when we first got married.
That’s awesome! I have stayed at Ravenwood castle myself. Love it there!
Wish I could do stuff like this.
you should try it! It was awesome, and not as expensive as you'd think
I've never done larp before, but I've been to Ren Faires and done plenty of TTRPGs with people. I saw this as a random YT recommendation and this piqued my interest. What are good places to start looking for info on larp costumes and safe equipment/gear for the hobby?
Glad to hear you’re interested in the hobby! There are a lot of great resources on TH-cam. The channels Living Anachronism and Skill Tree are friends of mine and they have a lot of great content. Living Anachronism has a video called “Medieval Costume DIY | Starter LARP/Fair Outfit for $0” which would be a good place to start. Skill Tree has a ton of crafting videos if your into making your own armor/accessories. Medieval Collectibles and Calimacil are the two online stores I buy most of my equipment from. Here on our channel we are going to start pumping out a lot of new content for new LARPers as well as for people wanting to start a local LARP so stay tuned for that. I’m always happy to answer questions if you have any!
@@LarpShire Thank you for the quick reply. I'll take a look at those channels and I recognize Calimacil from Shadiversity. I'm looking forward to your future content and maybe I'll get a handle on all of it enough for next year's event. As I saw your tickets for it was just a week or so ago. Hopefully it went well.
Awesome! Yeah the event went super well and we’re really looking forward to next year. Would love for you to join!
I have been diving into the world of LARP and would love to try going to my very first. but I have high anxiety in large groups. So I was thinking a concept of a cook and food providing type character so I could bring something i love to the game while having a cannon reason for staying near my tent. Costly but I would bring a mini camp kitchen, meats, eggs, fruits, dry fruit and meats, cheese, oats, energy drink powders, and toooons of water. Would there any place for a character like mine at a LARP? or should I still to regular festivals?
That sounds like a great idea! I definitely think there’s a place for a character like that at most LARPs
I always wanted a eccentric billionaire to buy 50,000 acres of land and create a low fantasy larp amusement park with full time NPC employees that live and work there. Creating jewelery, real functional armor, and crafts to export out. Living in medieval houses (with some modern conveniences) And you must be fit, know how to fight, and sign a waiver if you want to enter as an adventurer. Bandits and people dressed like monsters would be out in the wilds and will attack you with the intent to bruise, the danger will be real and it will hurt.. Literally westworld but for medieval. Instead of some campgrounds with huts thats as a event area, it will be dedicated medieval city with 100+ buildings, a smaller town, and several villages. All the houses can be broken into, using inworld old style lock picking or burglary techniques, into a dedicated larp area of the house while NPC employees live in a high security safe part of the house where visitors cannot enter or break into.
Is there any money in making Leather Gear for people that Larp? Is there a market?
Absolutely! Create an Instagram to show off your products with a link to your Etsy and you’re in business
@@LarpShire Sweet Thank you an
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Were is reconning held?
Southern Indiana!
Hey, I was wondering what's currently going on with this. I tried messaging the FB page with some questions on Sunday and haven't gotten any replies. Is it still moving forward, and is there a better way to contact the organizers?
Hey! The best way to contact them is email. The address is (staff@reckoninglarp.com)
@@LarpShire thanks!
Where are you located?
Hadrians must totally not be based off of the Romans, red-clad invaders from the south prying into Scottish barbarian and English-style woodsmen's lands... no totally not the same Hadrian as the emperor who's name commemorates the wall so famous from these days lol