LARP Battle footage - Swordcraft quest April 2017

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  • Опубліковано 25 кві 2017
  • Some GoPro footage from the final battle at Australia's largest LARP event. There is also a few naughty words from players as the battle goes on (in case a warning is needed).
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  • @quinnthehobbit6680
    @quinnthehobbit6680 7 років тому +77

    If you look like a leader, sound like a leader, and act like a leader, in my experience, people will follow. It's not a bad thing or a good thing thing. It simply unites people and can be either

    • @TheProfessionalHobbyist
      @TheProfessionalHobbyist  7 років тому +3

      I agree, but in this battle I was trying to take a step back from leading (which I have done plenty of over the years).

    • @mohwaf4252
      @mohwaf4252 4 роки тому +1

      just give them theoden speech,and watch the magic

  • @scgs25
    @scgs25 6 років тому +51

    I'd rather this than kids doing drugs.

    • @oddeyes9413
      @oddeyes9413 5 років тому +5

      I'm with you! I wanna get my siblings in on this. They'd have a blast

    • @soultones3580
      @soultones3580 2 роки тому

      Or staying inside on their phones and playing Minecraft.

  • @peybern7924
    @peybern7924 6 років тому +53

    Who else noticed the FREAKING SONG OF HEALING?!

    • @Zemar16
      @Zemar16 6 років тому +1

      Peyton Bernhardt me! Laughed so hard when I noticed it.

    • @Scarletraven87
      @Scarletraven87 6 років тому +2

      Lotr rohan funeral. Can't forget that BelloWAHHH at the end.

    • @ridhoaffandi5644
      @ridhoaffandi5644 5 років тому

      Yes. Epic.

  • @babyeater639
    @babyeater639 7 років тому +56

    this looks fun af

    • @alteredchild
      @alteredchild 7 років тому +2

      Yeah, absolutely is a lot of fun.

    • @cafrin9666
      @cafrin9666 4 роки тому

      I know

    • @ericirwin413
      @ericirwin413 2 місяці тому

      Yeah fun af until a real fight breaks between 2 or more people!!!!
      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @VeggeMight
    @VeggeMight 7 років тому +36

    I never knew this amount of people were into larping in Australia, i think i'd join if it was more organised like the British profounddecisions thing.

    • @TheProfessionalHobbyist
      @TheProfessionalHobbyist  7 років тому +7

      I've been to both Odyssey and Empire run by profound decisions and they are great events. Australia isn't there yet but they are moving in the right direction.

    • @TheGodvszombies
      @TheGodvszombies 6 років тому

      Same dude. I might consider joining just for the lols

  • @louirudy670
    @louirudy670 6 років тому +24

    The healer is my highlight

  • @Hitokage
    @Hitokage 6 років тому +17

    19:16 that death tho

  • @samanthaharriage8010
    @samanthaharriage8010 7 років тому +6

    I like that one of the healers used "Lament for Theodred" as their healing song :D

  • @anthonyjones129
    @anthonyjones129 7 років тому +3

    Thanks for uploading this, it was really good to see how the battle progressed from a different perspective (i spent most of the time healing behind Red and Green's far right flank).

  • @jeezyluizy1661
    @jeezyluizy1661 6 років тому +7

    13:07 WHEN THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIVED

  • @SasuKarinChIdOri
    @SasuKarinChIdOri 6 років тому +8

    This is like level 10 cosplay I love it

  • @wolfman5045
    @wolfman5045 7 років тому +15

    So nerdy
    Yet I love it 😍

  • @oddeyes9413
    @oddeyes9413 5 років тому +3

    I'm in the process of prepping for my first larp next year. I'm really looking forward to it, and this gives me an idea of what to expect.

  • @thevortexmathlaboratory3352
    @thevortexmathlaboratory3352 7 років тому +72

    These LARP battles always seem chaotic with very little leadership or strategy... is there team leaders making battle plans and ordering commands etc? (like you were doing which was good) or is just a free-for-all so to speak? I could imagine that the more planning, organization and tactics employed, the more fun it would be, rather than just swinging swords at each-other haphazardly...

    • @thevortexmathlaboratory3352
      @thevortexmathlaboratory3352 7 років тому +8

      I think I would want a main commander for each sides army with secondary battle commanders working with smaller groups of fighters. I would want flags for flag signalling and horns or drums to initiate specific tactics to the groups etc Sort the soldiers into weapon groupings or specific fighting teams with mixes of weapons for certain operations etc... The strategies and commands would have to be well learned and understood by every participant and a clear hierarchy of command should be in place and well understood.... I think all this would be fun itself and would lead to much more authentic battles and much more fun than just chaos and people casually walking in and out of battle lines etc...

    • @TheProfessionalHobbyist
      @TheProfessionalHobbyist  7 років тому +15

      +The Vortex Math Laboratory yes the are people that give orders and apply strategy. The players are all members of warbands, these become the default military units. The warband leaders act as officers and one person will be chosen as a general.

    • @thevortexmathlaboratory3352
      @thevortexmathlaboratory3352 7 років тому +3

      Oh, cool, thanks for the reply. I just don't know enough about it all yet... I like it though. :) I wish we had something happening up here in Cairns so I could learn more about it but it seems pretty well non-existent around these parts. I would be most interested in the behind the scenes side of it - the "dungeon master" side of it so to speak... I could imagine it eventually evolving into something very cool, not that it isn't, but it could always be better.... more elaborate etc, which I know is mostly done for no money and by volunteers so it's easier said than done.

    • @gawni1612
      @gawni1612 7 років тому +2

      Yeah you need to have a chain of command, basic military organization.

    • @theactish
      @theactish 7 років тому

      You might look at this as an example of a type of military evolution. Sure it would work better with a centralised command structure but the armies are made up of various military alliances (beaten out in the week before the final battle) with many different levels of skill and coordination. Whether or not you can rely on or expect a group to follow the overall commander comes into the pre battle plan and a good generals plan on how you will use those groups.
      I agree Banners and signals would help but only if you had trained armies that knew how to follow them.

  • @gulle8536
    @gulle8536 7 років тому +12

    0:00 *No*

  • @vlohnes07
    @vlohnes07 5 років тому +2

    Some of those healers have actual good voices

  • @gawni1612
    @gawni1612 7 років тому +9

    Omg this looks so fun

  • @jimwalsh5151
    @jimwalsh5151 3 роки тому

    Love this!
    So many good memories

  • @codyrogers9582
    @codyrogers9582 6 років тому

    i also like how at 7:20 some of the other warriors from your warband dragged you out of the line of fire to a healer, love it

  • @choruppted
    @choruppted 7 років тому

    Wish I was there man. No large scale larp groups where I'm from and I don't have the means to travel the distance to get to em. Looks super fun man, very envious of you.

  • @Mikallein
    @Mikallein 6 років тому +2

    Something about the healers praying or singing in the midst of all this chaos seems oddly baddass to me, lol.

  • @danajones6699
    @danajones6699 7 років тому +11

    i love Larpers

  • @TitsMaghee88
    @TitsMaghee88 4 роки тому

    That was awesome... Bravo every single one of ya. Looks great craic

  • @secretsecret9164
    @secretsecret9164 6 років тому

    Hey, this was really neat to watch! I appreciated all the commentary you added to the video, I was actually able to follow along with the strategy and all that, which is more than what I usually get from these kinds of videos. Good job on this, and I'm sorry for all the shitty comments you're getting from people who think they're too cool for larp

  • @TheNicholasRennerShow
    @TheNicholasRennerShow 7 років тому +31

    16:34 that one roman

    • @gawni1612
      @gawni1612 7 років тому +1

      lol

    • @tylercox6636
      @tylercox6636 6 років тому +5

      This is what nerds do when they actully go outside ?

    • @ItsLerez
      @ItsLerez 6 років тому +3

      Tyler Cox
      I wanna join them

    • @tylercox6636
      @tylercox6636 6 років тому

      LeRezwarrior in today's world , you can only put your trust in steel. Not foam swords. There's larp groups that use more authentic weapons (non blade swords) made of steal and they use more authentic armor . join those people not these guys in the video.

    • @darthclone7
      @darthclone7 6 років тому

      sounds like alot of money and more dangrous.. are you talkiong about joining hema groups??

  • @leithafae
    @leithafae 7 років тому +4

    why is the one healer using a mourning song for his healing lyrics?

  • @Algernon7
    @Algernon7 3 роки тому

    Always thank your healer!

  • @razorbackfan2011
    @razorbackfan2011 6 років тому +6

    What's up with the lion woman? How many times do you have hit her for her to say yep I am down?

    • @Skorpxau
      @Skorpxau 5 років тому +4

      10 times to the chest from runewarriors only. Limb shots don't count.

  • @kpando4952
    @kpando4952 6 років тому +1

    That furry without mask, i mean giant lion killed me

  • @wokeeye6441
    @wokeeye6441 6 років тому +1

    I feel like I am in medieval Australia and all I can say is:
    Rune Warrior

  • @pandora2734
    @pandora2734 7 років тому +6

    something I wondered does a larp battle go on until everyone on one side is "dead" or until a certain point?

    • @TheProfessionalHobbyist
      @TheProfessionalHobbyist  7 років тому +2

      This battle was until the last banner was remaining. At the regular weekly games there are various objectives.

  • @thetruth9807
    @thetruth9807 5 років тому

    Thin line between creativity and insanity.

  • @connorperkins2686
    @connorperkins2686 5 років тому +1

    i think that if an irl war were to happen they should just do LARP wars and the winners get what they want.

  • @spritetrapberry19
    @spritetrapberry19 6 років тому +1

    what would it look like from a top down view?

  • @Oracle_
    @Oracle_ 7 років тому

    This was very interesting! You know, looking at this from the outside it doesn't seem as frenetic and fast as it actually is - talking from experience, I remember all of my fights very quick, violent and frenetic, but maybe that was because my larp is small. I was wondering a couple of things, anyway: does your rule system forbid charging against someone else? Because I don't think I've seen anyone do a charge in this video. Second: what kind of equipment are you wearing? I'm asking because I'm just curious and I like to see what people from other parts of the world in other rule systems wear

    • @TheProfessionalHobbyist
      @TheProfessionalHobbyist  7 років тому +1

      +VioletHaynsworth the rules do in fact forbid charging other players. The game probably sits in the middle of the 'hardcore' spectrum. More restrictive than some but harder than a lot of other games.
      In terms of gear I was using a calimacil naginata and had some leather lamellar with a full faced helm. I was going fairly light because I wanted to be mobile and respond as the battlefield changed.

    • @Oracle_
      @Oracle_ 7 років тому

      Yeah I understand your need for being mobile. I've tried chainmail and leather and while chainmail offers more "protection", nothing beats being light and mobile, and being able to go to any point in the battlefield quickly. Thanks for your reply, anyway ^^

  • @yeetyote3210
    @yeetyote3210 4 роки тому

    That was awesome!!!!!! I'm new to this stuff but it looks fun! :0

  • @floridabeachbum6460
    @floridabeachbum6460 7 років тому +36

    Take a few bongs rips and drink some beers and this might be kinda entertaining

    • @Reedemedknight
      @Reedemedknight 6 років тому +1

      2nd bowl here. Pretty fucking fun to watch.

    • @maxlock434
      @maxlock434 6 років тому

      way ahead of you.

  • @a80634
    @a80634 Рік тому

    what's the gun the samurai at the beginning using and where can I get one

  • @raven3-184
    @raven3-184 7 років тому +5

    lol looks like you're leadership(official or not) benefited them a lot.

  • @theinquisitor8112
    @theinquisitor8112 7 років тому +1

    Who were the gray people with the gray-ish shields? I liked the shield wall tactics they had going in, very well coordinated.

    • @TheProfessionalHobbyist
      @TheProfessionalHobbyist  7 років тому +2

      Grey could be the colours of the "Blades of the North" who are a viking raider themed group. If the shields were more teal then it could be "The Venators" a Polish hussar themed group.

    • @alteredchild
      @alteredchild 7 років тому

      I haven't seen the part he's referring to, but he could also mean the Eldar, who are extremely regimented and coordinated.

  • @alteredchild
    @alteredchild 7 років тому

    Just for your future reference, hits to limbs from Rune warriors deal 0 damage to Epic creatures, only hits to their torso deal 1 damage. You were hitting her arm and expecting her to take damage.

    • @TheProfessionalHobbyist
      @TheProfessionalHobbyist  7 років тому

      +alteredchild yep that was my bad. I only decided to fight in the final battle that morning so I wasn't up to date on the rules.

  • @connorperkins2686
    @connorperkins2686 5 років тому

    IM WANTING TO KNOW ABOUT PERMANENT DEATH... is it just in that game... in that round... or do i have to get rid of the entire character. :(

  • @richardlamarre3610
    @richardlamarre3610 3 роки тому

    what was the answer to the riddle?

  • @connorperkins2686
    @connorperkins2686 5 років тому

    what was the answer to the riddle

  • @Just_som_Ottur
    @Just_som_Ottur 6 років тому +1

    Where are the assassins and rogues?

  • @masterholmes6269
    @masterholmes6269 6 років тому

    when's the next one?

  • @foxin5619
    @foxin5619 3 роки тому

    Your healers are really talented singers.

  • @Hordil
    @Hordil 7 років тому +1

    Greetings from Germany, keep it up! :-)

    • @TheProfessionalHobbyist
      @TheProfessionalHobbyist  7 років тому

      +Hordil thanks, I hope to get back to Germany sometime. I miss the food, beer and wonderful people.

  • @darkspire91
    @darkspire91 5 років тому +3

    19:29
    That SUV seems rather out of place.

  • @freshprince69
    @freshprince69 3 роки тому

    I love healers' singing.

  • @RussNo1
    @RussNo1 6 років тому

    If every one can be healed how do you know who wins?

  • @joshuaroos5833
    @joshuaroos5833 7 років тому

    Who old do you have to be to take part in that larp??

    • @TheProfessionalHobbyist
      @TheProfessionalHobbyist  7 років тому

      +Joshua Roos this game had a minimum age of 16 to take part in the fighting.

  • @lloydchristmas4547
    @lloydchristmas4547 3 роки тому +1

    RIP Monkey King.

  • @maryanncampbellakashyannew2122
    @maryanncampbellakashyannew2122 4 роки тому

    I'm working on a new larping experience

  • @komisches3042
    @komisches3042 7 років тому

    I begin to see the problem from the other side. Your alliance of two had some better generalship, or more from the back at least. Most of black/gold/blue was in the thick of it and didn't have much overall perspective.

  • @SasuKarinChIdOri
    @SasuKarinChIdOri 6 років тому

    How do they keep track of health seems so hard to keep track

    • @acetonefree111
      @acetonefree111 6 років тому +1

      You keep track of your own health by knowing how many HP you're on (start off with 3 and add on with what armour you have dependant on whether it's leather/steel and what it covers) and keep track of what weapons hit you where. EG a one hander to the chest is -3, on the limbs is -1 and a 2 hander or arrow anywhere is -3

    • @SasuKarinChIdOri
      @SasuKarinChIdOri 6 років тому

      acetonefree111 woah alot harder than it looks then.Gotta keep calculating

  • @creativename5060
    @creativename5060 6 років тому

    New to LARP, I’m a kid looking for a larp near Atlanta Georgia. Anybody got one?

  • @codyrogers9582
    @codyrogers9582 6 років тому

    Lol, i'm watching this seeing if i can spot any friends/anyone from my town that was there haha

  • @LnPPersonified
    @LnPPersonified 6 років тому +1

    Looks like a lot of fun, though I'm not sure how people know when they're dead. Who keeps track of HP? I didn't see any offensive spell casters, what are the rules for that?
    For the first time I wish I lived in Australia.

    • @Gruber122
      @Gruber122 6 років тому

      Pokerface keep track of your own health and how much damage ypu have taken

  • @kevinstanley9024
    @kevinstanley9024 2 роки тому

    Arent yall suspose to fall and play dead when yall get killed but instead yall fall back and be healed,its just weird thats all,but anyways i can respect yall bringing back the history and acting it out

    • @TheProfessionalHobbyist
      @TheProfessionalHobbyist  2 роки тому

      Different games have different rules about damage and healing. But thanks for watching.

  • @alexandrfolomkin9380
    @alexandrfolomkin9380 7 років тому +1

    Where is it?

    • @pbd7168
      @pbd7168 7 років тому

      Melbourne

    • @alexandrfolomkin9380
      @alexandrfolomkin9380 7 років тому +1

      thanks, in Russia LARP is more different... but many common things too

    • @pbd7168
      @pbd7168 7 років тому

      This is a week long LARP event. I have never been to it but I know it is in Melbourne Austalia

    • @alteredchild
      @alteredchild 7 років тому +1

      Actually only the Friday nights are in Melbourne, this is currently held bi-annually in Mafeking Rover Park.
      Which is about 2 hours North of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
      Friday nights are a "smaller" game that lasts usually around 2-3 hours, and attracts around 200-300 people, every week.

    • @TheGodvszombies
      @TheGodvszombies 6 років тому

      alteredchild How did I not hear about this? I’ve lived Melbourne nearly all my life and never heard of this.

  • @AngloSaxonWheatFarmer
    @AngloSaxonWheatFarmer 4 роки тому

    That one Roman looks very lost.

  • @ThaGoblin
    @ThaGoblin 6 років тому +2

    for a battle there is an awful lot of standing around and wandering back and forth aimlesly.. but hey AT LEAST THE RED LIGHT ON THE GOPRO IS STILL BLINKING! AND MONKEY KING RIDDLES: DON'T FORGET THAT!!

  • @kanyesto9982
    @kanyesto9982 5 років тому

    YEEET!

  • @dravynsonofhelium6005
    @dravynsonofhelium6005 6 років тому

    WLL WHAT WAS THE ANSWER TO THE RIDDLE?

  • @akybosule
    @akybosule 5 років тому

    "Rune warrior,rune warrior!" :)))

  • @gagehollingsworth7725
    @gagehollingsworth7725 6 років тому

    I would be interested if rules were a little less strict

  • @Glace1221
    @Glace1221 6 років тому

    Damn near ate it like Dark Souls at 16:44

    • @Glace1221
      @Glace1221 6 років тому

      Also that's a cute whatever that red head is. She cute.

  • @TheDefinitelySafeLab
    @TheDefinitelySafeLab 7 років тому

    So many people have a Treville sword in this video xD I don't see that sword at all in European or American LARPS. Only see it in Australian, lol

    • @TheProfessionalHobbyist
      @TheProfessionalHobbyist  7 років тому

      It is partly due to having a large renaissance group in this part of the battle. Many of them have the Treville or the Agrippa. We also have an upcoming new game system called Blackpowder and Bloodlines where rapiers as super appropriate.

    • @TheDefinitelySafeLab
      @TheDefinitelySafeLab 7 років тому

      That would certainly explain it! I personally love the rapier, and I'll have to check out the Blackpowder and Bloodline game systems out online. Also, thank you for your great haste to respond!

  • @wokeeye6441
    @wokeeye6441 6 років тому

    Why no cavalry?

  • @Rachiuwu
    @Rachiuwu 5 років тому +1

    Lmao those polish guys.

  • @quickstep2408
    @quickstep2408 4 роки тому

    does anyone actually get hurt in these things?

  • @connorperkins2686
    @connorperkins2686 5 років тому

    if i made my boffer weapons... i would make them more aerodynamic

  • @Andreas-wv5px
    @Andreas-wv5px 6 років тому

    You have strange weapons... and why is nobody wearing a helmet? looks very different from the larp i know from germany...

  • @zacharymcdonald6323
    @zacharymcdonald6323 6 років тому

    Push the attack damnit. Form a cohisive unit and keep advancing

  • @knightboulegard5483
    @knightboulegard5483 6 років тому

    Gotta say, this ain’t my favourite larp event.

  • @jameswhittington563
    @jameswhittington563 6 років тому +1

    Lol wtf. This is what a lack of communication looks like.

    • @gabrielegenota1480
      @gabrielegenota1480 5 років тому

      James Whittington pretty damn hard to communicate without radios

  • @altnarrative
    @altnarrative 6 років тому +2

    OMG these aren't foam weapons!

    • @tomasmckenzie8351
      @tomasmckenzie8351 6 років тому

      Carbon fibre core with injection moulded foam and a latex coating is what most of them are. The armour and a lot of the shields are very real though

    • @acetonefree111
      @acetonefree111 6 років тому

      they're just not using offers, and thank god

  • @FLUFFMANDUFF
    @FLUFFMANDUFF 6 років тому +1

    17:53
    Lmfaooo

  • @Unknown-dq2cj
    @Unknown-dq2cj 6 років тому

    Asians,Elves,English,German,French,Wizards,and Vikings? WTF IS THIS?!

  • @googleuser6592
    @googleuser6592 6 років тому +1

    seems so painfully slow

    • @oddeyes9413
      @oddeyes9413 5 років тому +1

      Well, movies make everything appear instantaneous, but remember certain battles in The Lord of the Rings and the Chronicles of Narnia had still periods, and if there's smaller factions in large multiples, that means they'll try to pick one another off from weakest to strongest. So, waiting around and breaking off to make strategies is pretty normal

  • @_MrEight1
    @_MrEight1 Рік тому

    monkey king best avatar

  • @DJLite4011
    @DJLite4011 6 років тому

    Much faster fight than this one just gone...

    • @TheProfessionalHobbyist
      @TheProfessionalHobbyist  6 років тому +1

      Yeah, I have about 2 hours of footage to go through from the recent final battle.

  • @tuff9486
    @tuff9486 5 років тому

    We die for sigmar!!!

  • @queencannabis2960
    @queencannabis2960 7 років тому +1

    Great, I'm in that part of UA-cam again.........

    • @tomasmckenzie8351
      @tomasmckenzie8351 6 років тому +1

      The freaking awesome part?

    • @robertcornelius3514
      @robertcornelius3514 6 років тому +1

      Lunatic- Come with thee, for I shall protect yee.

    • @oddeyes9413
      @oddeyes9413 5 років тому

      @@robertcornelius3514 I believe that the proper term is nave good sir. But I shall accompany you in sheltering this wee lamb.

  • @stephenqueen6946
    @stephenqueen6946 7 років тому

    The Rohirric elegy is quite nice though I'm not sure it's a healing song lol

  • @connorperkins2686
    @connorperkins2686 5 років тому

    my mom thinks that if i LARP then it will lead to me wanting to kill people irl...
    i am very sensitive... idk why they would think that.

  • @Arathor82
    @Arathor82 6 років тому

    13:40 Do I see a jedi ?

  • @Scarletraven87
    @Scarletraven87 6 років тому

    17:00 what an elf!

  • @cornman9155
    @cornman9155 6 років тому

    So Nerdy

  • @CATGPlbCapacityPneumaticTireFo
    @CATGPlbCapacityPneumaticTireFo 7 років тому +8

    I go from watching real footage of extremely close battle and death,
    to this...

    • @wokeeye6441
      @wokeeye6441 6 років тому

      Pug Scorpion Cow modern battle? With projectiles?

    • @MrB16M4C
      @MrB16M4C 6 років тому

      Same here, I have lost all sense of reality

    • @kpando4952
      @kpando4952 6 років тому

      Pug Scorpion Cow have you ever been hit by a plastic cane? Dat shit hurts

    • @MrB16M4C
      @MrB16M4C 6 років тому +1

      my mom I've been in many fights and hit with many objects. I just wish I had a magic healer to heal me mid brawl

  • @brad9336
    @brad9336 6 років тому

    Man I want to get into this BUT seems very disorganised

  • @THE_CHOAS_ENGINE
    @THE_CHOAS_ENGINE 5 років тому

    very odd.

  • @dhanemckay1884
    @dhanemckay1884 6 років тому

    18:03 Hmm This man is getting beaten

  • @Noise-fe6dp
    @Noise-fe6dp 5 років тому

    Surprisingly more women larping than I first thought

  • @Cokedlr
    @Cokedlr 6 років тому

    I like this version is slower and more tactical than a 30 second battle Americans do, but at points this is also kinda wayyyy boring

  • @abbepancake8079
    @abbepancake8079 2 роки тому

    19:25 😭😰

  • @friendlyneighbourhoodgarde8097
    @friendlyneighbourhoodgarde8097 6 років тому

    That lion was cheating

  • @kippetjes4
    @kippetjes4 4 роки тому

    The monkey king is a great RPer, bet it was fun putting him down.

  • @alb3457
    @alb3457 6 років тому

    This is what battle would look like if you take everybody athletic out of combat.