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Hi! Can people try and answer the following questions for me, either in a paragraph or individually? Extra info welcome (I'm writing an article on costume and larp):
Do you feel costume is one of the more important elements of a character?
When you think "I need new kit", how do you feel?
How do you choose your kit for a character?
Do you make your own kit?
How do your costume ideas develop with your character, if at all?
Does your approach vary from system to system?
Care to share any tips? Many thanks 
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Do you feel costume is one of the more important elements of a character? yes especialy if youre character is high rank and needs to stand out also it helps with the suspension of belief if your dressed properly
When you think "I need new kit", how do you feel? excietd at the chance to make more
How do you choose your kit for a character? i use basic then alter accesories, baring in mind who character is ie no bllgowns for rangers etc
Do you make your own kit? yes some of it
How do your costume ideas develop with your character, if at all? not at all really not so far
Does your approach vary from system to system? um....not so far, kit is fairly generic at mo
Care to share any tips? Primark for cheap belts and PJ trousers or plain tunics which can be dyed also i've cut down several coats and glued fur to them for medum armour that i got from charity shops also old bedsheets make good tunic material you can get a large tunic out of one sheet. for warmth i take layers of kit like several tunics as weather can change over the course of one weekend and i don't want to freeze my tits off in just a thin tunic, or boil in thick fur
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Champion
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| Do you feel costume is one of the more important elements of a character? Yes I do. Poor costume can spoil even the best played character.
When you think "I need new kit", how do you feel?
Excited at the prospect of doing the only type of clothes shopping I actually enjoy.
How do you choose your kit for a character?
I generally start from looking at what would have been worn/used by the character's real-world equivalent (and if no equivalent is available I turn to Hollywood). I then compare this to the style of costume typical to the setting and adapt accordingly. Accessories are chosen according to a combination of how they go with the rest of the kit and whether the character is likely to own such things.
Do you make your own kit?
No, though I'd like to learn how someday.
How do your costume ideas develop with your character, if at all?
Depends on the character, but the initial costume is only ever a reflection of the basic concept... as the character grows and changes the costume will be adapted to fit.
Does your approach vary from system to system?
Only in terms of style.
Care to share any tips?
Charity shops are a great starting point if you're on a budget or are just starting LRP. If you're not on a budget or are willing to save up buy re-enactment grade clothing... it's often more expensive than much of the clothing aimed specifically at LRPers, but is generally much better made and will last longer than most (a notable exception to this in my experience is Velvet Glove who while aimed at LRPers will use natural fibres and decent patterns. I've got a tunic from them that's lasted through two years of very rough treatment without the slightest bit of damage)... I once made the mistake of buying from a certain online trader who was passing off goth clubwear as LRP clothing. Guess what? It was poorly made, badly cut and only lasted a couple of events before getting damaged. Re-enactment suppliers are your friends.
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Initiate
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| on that note why are the only things you can buy for female lrpers is trashy goth babe rubbish ?? i do not want shitty velevet ballgowns when i am playing wild elf ranger !  tips: if buying re-enactment grade stuff, stick to basics unless youre loaded because then when your character dies you can mix and match it with new kit, like i said it's the acceessores i use that make my charcter strand out not the basic kit items though there are a few -what i got told is if you make a plain white cotton tunic or two then dye it, when your character is dead you can strip colour and re-dye and re-trim ( ok i know cotton isn't dear but waste not want not 0
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| Do you feel costume is one of the more important elements of a character? yes good costume helps set the players in the right frame of mind for their characters When you think "I need new kit", how do you feel? oh crap more sewing
How do you choose your kit for a character?
i look at different costume styles from films, comics, and T.V. shows. then start to design around the ideas i like and the character concept
Do you make your own kit? yes and i have the blisters from sewing to prove it
How do your costume ideas develop with your character, if at all?
it depends on the character, with one character the costume has changed every game
Does your approach vary from system to system?
only if the system has a different genre than others i go to
Care to share any tips?
charity shops and carboot sales are among the best places to get stuff
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Do you feel costume is one of the more important elements of a character?
Yes, each individual character has it's own sense of dress even those in the same genre
When you think "I need new kit", how do you feel?
Brilliant, gathering the costume together is one of my favourite parts of a game.
How do you choose your kit for a character?
I think as them and work out what they would wear under their circumstances
Do you make your own kit?
Yes I make all my own costume..
How do your costume ideas develop with your character, if at all?
Actually they do, once i've played the character once i have more of an idea how she thinks and what she would like to wear and slowely gather the costume together for her. Somtimes it means she has lost items of things become more beaten up sometimes they become fancier depending on what has happened on the event.
Does your approach vary from system to system?
No not really, not beyojnd the genre requirements though some systems require more input that others and I willa dmit to feeling the pressure a little.
Care to share any tips?
The only person who knows what your character is meant to wear is you.
texute and layers make all the difference.
Car boots are a gold mine
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Initiate
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Thanks all! Any more?
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Do you feel costume is one of the more important elements of a character?
- Yes, often it is. If I've got together a cool/appropriate costume specifically for a character, it helps me get into the 'zone', probably cos the time spent thinking about the costume is also time spent thinking about the character itself.
When you think "I need new kit", how do you feel?
- It's fun to spend money
How do you choose your kit for a character?
- Sometimes I have a solid idea about what sort of thing I want, sometimes I base a character around a bit of cossie I've found, sometimes it's dictated by the character's background etc. Sometimes I just decide that the character has a favourite colour.
Do you make your own kit?
- Nooooooo. I avoid arts and crafts wherever possible.
How do your costume ideas develop with your character, if at all?
- I find it helps to have one identifiable costume (cos all my characters look like me...) but obviously sometimes a character's cicumstances change.
Does your approach vary from system to system?
- Nope.
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