Feed rec, RP babbling

[thistlechaser]

I'm really loving the dailyreenactor feed. Photos of reenactments of all sorts of periods and wars (people, props, whole scenes).

Sometimes it's like something straight out of a movie. Almost always the people have such character in their faces. Wait, this fellow has more character!



It's so hard to pick just a few images! Don't judge based on the ones I picked, go to dailyreenactor and decide for yourself!

On the RP end of things, I've mentioned before how much I love researching things for RP -- an excuse to learn something new! Stuff I'd never have reason to research otherwise. Tonight? Gunshot wounds to the shoulder in archers. Among other things I found, little_details already had a Gunshot wound to the shoulder? post, which filled details in further.

Even just basic things, like researching the muscles used in archery, was interesting. (PS: Bow side: triceps, deltoid and lats. Drawing side: Trapezius minor and rhomboids.) Yeah, this is all from google, Internet doctors and all, but this isn't for real medical treatment, so I'm fine with it.

Based on the little_details post, poor Thistle is screwed. However, we're not talking about the real world, so I have to take into account all the magical healing done to him.

It's so amazing how much we don't know. Gun shot to the shoulder, who would otherwise think to research that? It makes me really happy to track down this information, plus it makes me feel better about RPing the results of the injury.

Comments

[prettyredeyes.livejournal.com]

I really need to check into that little details community even more. And the research is awesome. :D I love doing that myself. Though I've run into the problem where it gets confusing when your character is dead. :\ Then the only thing that pops up is for vampires. >_>

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Yes! I love that community.

Ha! That would be an issue, yes. Twilight DKs anyone? :P

[awhisperofdusk.livejournal.com]

Little details is the best community ever. <3 I use it a lot too. :B

And those pictures are pretty. *_* I'm probably going to sub to it.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

The feed sometimes sends multiple pictures a day (I haven't seen more than three a day), so if that's an issue, just a heads up.

And agreed! I love that community!

[prettyredeyes.livejournal.com]

Hee. I think we already had more than enough sparkle!Death Knights during that time with the glitter bombs going on, right? 8D

[wow-hazmat.livejournal.com]

My husband used to do reenactment! Tons of fun -- and often very expensive! :) He's done Civil War, WWII (GI, Soviet Army, and late-WWII German civilian recruit), American Revolution, and Vietnam.

I was able to join him for the 'Nam event (which had actual 'Nam vets participating, great guys!) and the WWII one where we all played very ragtag German civilians (we kept surrendering; at one point the guys playing SS responded by shooting us in the back. XD). A good reenactment is like the best kind of LARPing and really immersive.

The only real downside, of course, is finding a place as a woman who wants to do more than play nurse on the sidelines. (BORING. I WANNA BE A SOLDIER, YO.) Some groups will be fine with you as long as you make an effort to pass as a man. (For Civil War, that's even an authentic part of the history, ha!) Others (like the WWI group we checked out years ago) will be stubborn about it breaking immersion, despite being perfectly OK with old and overweight men filling the trenches. :P

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Wow, that sounds so cool and fun! And yeah, I would totally believe it's expensive.

Others (like the WWI group we checked out years ago) will be stubborn about it breaking immersion, despite being perfectly OK with old and overweight men filling the trenches.

Ha! That sounds sadly typical. Hope you find good, fun groups to work with!

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

... HA! Good point!

[blightheart.livejournal.com]

Reenactment is absolutely fascinating, and I have no idea how one actually gets started but it seems like a really amazing hobby... or way of life, as the case may be.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Agreed! I suppose you'd probably go to events and watch a while, then slowly get involved?

I'm loving the photos! So many different costume periods.