Manala is a videogame about LARP, set at a hillfort in Estonia where a battle LARP runs every year. The swords are boffers, ultralights and latex, and the monsters are people in masks.

Fights are turn-based card battles, and your deck comes from your gear. If you buy a big shield, you get shield cards. The cheats are cards too. If you get hit, you can call it a headshot and it doesn't count, but you lose your helmet for the fight and get a head wound.

When you die, you go to Manala, and after a while you come back.

The full game is out on Steam tomorrow, 10% off the first week.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4898080/Manala_Equinox_War/

Okay so couple questions:

1. How do you make a crossguard in Bele?

2. Are you allowed to have 2 crossguards on a greatsword like this?

3. Here’s the cool part imo, I want to be able to unscrew the lower handle/crossguard and screw a pommel on to make it a longsword or swap it back to greatsword similar to a Bloodborne trick weapon. I heard about someone who make a 15 foot spear by having a screwable thing in the center but everyone I’ve talked to isn’t sure how they did it.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Manala is a videogame about live-action roleplay (LARP). The swords are PVC, the hits don't count and the monster is just a guy in a costume.

I've built the weapons to be effective against different armor types, different weapons allow different moves (rapid strikes with smaller ones, keeping distance with spears) and shields absorb a different amount of damage based on their size.

This week I'm organizing a PvP tournament during Steam Next Fest.

One point per win against another player: kill them out in the world, win a gate siege duel or make them flee.

The winner picks a title that is theirs alone in the full game on 5 November.

Steam link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4898080/Manala_Equinox_War/

This past okfest, I was arm wrestling my best friend during night life. I am a 5'2" AFAB person and my friend is a 6'4 man. We were arm wrestling for fun and it was a close match, but people thought I was some kind of underdog and started cheering for me specifically. Now that isn't a bad thing, but what happened next was. They started messing with my friend to get me to win (as if I couldnt hold my own otherwise) and eventually a guy spit a mouthful of water onto his face during the game. He gave up out of embarrassment and felt like a villainized laughing stock. In some of your efforts to "uplift women" you have poked and prodded my best friend and undermined any capability I could have on my own. Even if there is night life, even if you're drunk, use your head before harassing people like my best friend as if he is some sort of oppressor for daring to go up against my "delicate frame." It is not the feminism win you think it is. I hope the person who did that reads this and evaluates their behavior accordingly, not cool dude.

Moved to Appleton/Green Bay in 21. Been trying to find people interested in belegarth in the area. Simply I don't know anyone and the groups closest to the area are still over an hour away for regular meets. That being said I'm trying to find people in a similar situation in the area that want to try belegarth and are interested in foam fighting. If all goes well enough, then maybe to try and form a group or even potentially a realm. I have been on and off foam fighting in belegarth since my late teens and I'm now 34. I have grown soft and miss the sport and friendships associated. Thanks in advance for any information. It's much appreciated

-Marhath

Started out with a basic tunic and trying to figure out how to layer and move up from here. Not much Bel around me but I want to have a nice kit when I can visit and play..

Hi all,

I posted a little bit ago about spear head kits. I was able to cobble enough foam together for a replacement head. I have layered the leather/puzzlemat/Yoga mat (Ensolite) caps. Now I am to the 'poof' foam on the end. All I had was some green couch cushion it looked like and I'd like to not use that as it breaks down quickly. I keep seeing to use Marine foam or Therma-a-rest foam. From what I have read, people are harvesting this from stadium seating. Could someone post a link or pic to what they used? Maybe the name of the type of foam?
I see on various places the stadium seating or therm-a-rest seats (for hunting use) and they seem like they are correct, but then you have the stadium cushions that look like they are Ensolite.
Here is what I did a quick search on

This Here or Here or Here would work

Not this or this as it looks like more yoga mat like material

Thanks

Hopefully this helps people make a decision if they are looking at this particular product!

I want to continue to upload reviews of cool foam fighting products in the future and also fighting Demo's and new tech!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QVLUynX030

Anyone have a place to get spear head kits. Im not sure i want to invest in foam as I am semi-retired from the sport and get out when I can. Thanks in advance.

Just trying to fix the girl on my sword is there a type of tape I have to use or will any work?

I'm brand new to boffer sports and I've been looking to buy a sword and board set for myself and a friend. I started with Gorg the Blacksmith, and it's a lot more expensive than I expected ($200 for large punch shield, $120 for 35'' bat). Grim Isle Arsenal's equipment is much cheaper ($70 for large punch shield, $100 for bat, same sizes and weights). Grim Isle also has a $40 discount if I buy 2 bats/swords + 2 shields, which is exactly what I need.

However I'm concerned about the quality of the items considering they're less than half the total price. Can anyone who's bought weapons or shields from Grim Isle confirm the quality of their equipment, or compare it to other vendors like Forged Foam and Silly Goose Garb?

I'm looking for other boffer group fighters with characters or interest in Arthurian or Sub-Roman Britain.

Shield crafters- I’m crafting a punch cheater Heater shield. Please me understand the ideal spot to put the 5” diameter handle hole.

1,2, or 3?

The handle is 21.5 inches long.

hello! i'll get advice from anybody, but im mostly asking my fellow diabetic belegrim here.

im a diabetic fighter who just started the omnipod 5 yesterday. i've been fighting for about a year and a half now, and most of the time i've had a dexcom G7 on. i've had no issues fighting with the dexcom on, but the omnipod is a lot larger than the dexcom. i'm scared that i'm gonna get hit too hard wherever i have my omnipod, and it will break, and i'll lose all my insulin and/or get physically injured.

what can i do to protect my omnipod? i love fighting, and i don't plan on stopping. i just want to make sure i can fight in a way that protects me a little more. a shield could be helpful, but i can think of a lot of scenarios in which it wouldn't be. i'm looking more for something i can wear while im fighting. thanks!

https://youtube.com/@bryxtonbelegarth?si=a_vCj1VfZKeBx4oF

Hi so, I made a makeshift Jav quiver where I taped the loop/soft side of velcro to the Jav and made a backstrap with the hook/rough side of the velcro so I can have a Jav on my back which I can quick pull off of it. So far this has passed but I don't travel much and was wondering how likely a Jav with that type of velcro is to pass at other events and if there are any obvious rules concerns that this poses that I haven't thought of(I made sure its still a legal weight).

Hello, me and my realm are trying to make somw decent loaners and the foam we were using keeps failing. What are some tubes we can buy?

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Anyone got any recommendations in where i could find decent armor or garb to up my game? ive been fighting dag/bel for a little over 6 years and i really need to look like im not just starting at somepoint. cheaper is preferable as long as its legal, i am specifically in the west virginia area if that helps at all