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@northerner We have a similar game called LARP (Live action role playing) We try to bash everyone one up and be the last to survive. We work on our own clans and it is helps of fun as long as no one gets hurt. I have been whacked on the nose by a sword (it’s fiber glass inside foam) It was painful, but it soon helped.
@bluejay Like Nerf war? I’ve been hit multiple times with a Nerf sword before, and I’ve also played Nerf capture the flag with friends before. So fun!
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@dragon-snapper They aren’t Nerf swords. And I’m not really sure what a Nerf war is???
@bluejay Nerf war is where you get together all of your Nerf weapons (guns, axes, machines, swords, all the stuff) and fight. Everything is foam, so it’s really fun and doesn’t really hurt. The best ones are the unplanned ones… heh heh heh. Do you have Nerf in Australia?
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Ah yes. Nerf. Now I know what you’re talking about. We do have Nerf. But the weapons that we have at LARP have fiber glass as well as foam. I’m guessing a little bit more painful. @dragon-snapper
@bluejay Well, the swords have some plastic in them, which really hurts on the head, especially when the foam falls off. Ouch. But yeah, if you only use those, then ouch. ouch ouch. More ouch than melted chairs. Which I did not do. 😛
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@northerner So glad you’ve come out into the open from stalking us!!! Welcome, welcome! We’re glad to have you here. 🙂
@bluejay Ooo I’ve been LARP-ing before. We did not use anything with fiber glass in them though. Just still pool noodles. I was very excited but my “clan” always seemed to loose. (probably cause I’m not a very aggressive fighter, no matter how competitive I may be :p)https://rolenahatfield.com/
@northerner Alfred the Great and the very beginning of Christianity in England are probably the two things I am most interested in. I like the Saxon language; we have a 1828 Webster’s dictionary, and it goes into the origins of words and names, and so from there I’ve had a peek into old Saxon. Oh, I also enjoyed reading about the way England was at the time of the Battle of Hastings. And this did affect England a little, so maybe it counts; I am very interested in the Vikings. What about you? What is your favorite thing/ event in the Anglo-Saxon period?
@PerfectFifths, the SCA is worldwide. Australia is the Kingdom of Lochac (don’t ask me how to pronounce it). Yes, music is one of the things we do a lot of. That’s where my sister first played a harp, actually. You can dive into authenticity as deep as you like, and there are people who do period instruments. I don’t happen to know any personally, because that’s not really my interest, but if you contact your Kingdom Chatelaine, you’ll probably get a list of names.
I like magic in Christian fantasy. Well, mostly. I prefer magic as magic to magic as something quasi-scientific. Part of the appeal of magic is its mystery, and when you can explain magic away with naturalistic facts and whatnot, it loses that. I grew up on Tolkien and Lewis too :).We do have wars, though, where people try to kill their friends without hurting them.
Erm… You do mean “pretend” killing, right???
Yeah, I probably should have specified. @bluejay, it’s not really like a LARP, though a lot of people compare the SCA to it if they don’t actually know. We can’t actually fight with real weapons (though in Court, the retainers will carry real weapons), because we’re not trying to injure people. The swords and spears and whatnot that they fight with are made of rattan and duct tape. The armour, however, is real. People get real bruises from blows. It’s less like dressing up in costumes, as I’ve heard LARP is, than re-creating the culture and time period we’ve chosen. It’s more like re-enactment in that way, except that we don’t re-enact battles or reigns or anything. No Hastings or Queen Elizabeth; but Saxons, Normans, and people who lived in England during the late fifteenth century.LOL, I was confused by how you mentioned this, because I never mentioned being a musician (then I realise it was my username and pic 😉 ) As you can probably guess from that, I play violin as well, for about 18 months. How long has your sister been playing (and is there any chance she’ll be joining us in the Kingdom of Pen? 😀 )
Well, actually, I found out by reading the thread where you introduced yourself. My sister’s been playing since she was six, and she’s fifteen now, so that’s nine years, I think? (I’m no good at math.) She’s not a writer, in fact she thinks me crazy (no idea why. . .), but she does help a lot when I get stuck on an idea and need to talk about it to someone who can respond. She also designs and makes all my covers.
@sarah-h The Vikings did have a lot of influence on England, especially in the 8th and 9th centuries. I don’t know that I have a single favourite thing. Learning how to make garb, researching, getting fabric, handsewing, that is a lot of fun; and wearing garb, going to events, thinking like a medieval woman, that is good too. Learning about not just the politics but the daily life that was being affected by the events of 1066 is fascinating. It’s not as simple as the history books make it out to be. It’s not just “Harold was right and William was wrong”. And as a writer I like complicated situations with flawed heroes and almost-decent villains. But the seventh century is fun too, with Christianity coming in. I can’t really pick a favourite.You will draw water joyfully from the springs of salvation. (Isaiah 12:3)
Well, mostly. I prefer magic as magic to magic as something quasi-scientific. Part of the appeal of magic is its mystery
I absolutely agree with that – but it also depends on the genre of your story, so in some cases magic may seem like magic, but actually be scientific. For me personally, though, I have been wondering whether or not I should include magic in my own fantasy, like, whether or not I could pull it off to still be seen as fiction and not get to in-depth or “religious” about it, for lack of a better way to describe it. Ultimately, I want my fiction to bring glory to God, and I’m not sure if I can go that (at this point at least) when I add all these things that some may see as evil, even in literature.Well, actually, I found out by reading the thread where you introduced yourself
*facepalm* lol, I forgot about that topic. 😀Without copying and pasting everything you’ve said about SCA, I want to comment that all of it sounds amazing! It also sounds like it takes up a lot of your time, and that the… what do you call them, players, re-enacters, citizens? Well, they sound like they’re really dedicated to it. Once this is posted, I’ll be looking at the site of the Kingdom of Lochac (perhaps it’s pronounced Lock-ak, if we want to bring Latin into it?) to see what’s what. 🙂 I have no idea if I’d ever get involved with it, to be honest, but it sounds really interesting and I’m wanting to learn more. 🙂
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@PerfectFifths, there are lots of things Christians object to in stories, but that doesn’t mean you should leave them out. Trying to please everybody ends two ways: pleasing nobody, or writing something so bland and artificial that though people may like it, it’s no good. So if a story would be better, as far as the art of it goes, with magic, then by all means let the magic in. In some worlds, magic is something that only the bad side has; in some, it’s sort of a tool, like writing itself, that can be used for good or ill depending on the motives of the person using it. In others, it’s as natural as water or fire — it can be safe, or dangerous, depending on the amount and the circumstances and whatnot.
We usually call ourselves SCAdians, though that can be really hard to spell if you’re in a hurry. I looked at Lochac’s website and they have hardly any resources for newcomers. Northshield.org is my kingdom’s website, and I happen to know from experience that it has some handy newcomer’s information. Sca.org has some too. And it does take up a lot of my time, but partly because my research for it does double duty for some of my stories. It doesn’t have to; there’s no rule that I had to hand-sew my first garb, but I was an overachiever and tried. I discovered that it was home, what I’d been looking for since first reading Tolkien, and jumped in at the deep end.
You will draw water joyfully from the springs of salvation. (Isaiah 12:3)
@northerner Yes, I agree that sometimes magic is a necessity in the fictional universe, and as I go on and think of more stories, I’m considering more and more about adding it in – but I’m still unsure, and until I am, I am taking that as a sign from God that I shouldn’t be including magic (and I may never in the end)
Yes, the Lochac site didn’t have a lot of resources, but I did find a site even more specific to my area (some Shire, I can’t remember the name 😉 ) and that had a lot more resources and information and was very interesting to look through. I doubt I’d get involved myself, but the idea is great for those who want to do this sort of thing. 😀 As I was reading, I was thinking that being involved in things like this would be a wonderful way to get research and knowledge about one’s writing (but it would limit your historical fiction to that period, unless you also researched other times on top of that) It sounds like a wonderful was for a community to get together and have a good time as well. 🙂
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