It was either The Beatles or an Austin Powers wig. All in all, I think I made an excellent call.

[akeyoftime]

I bought a wig today. It is sort of in the style of The Beatles and it is black.

I worried that it might be too feminine, but the fact that it's disconcerting as all hell to look at me when I'm wearing it is a great sign that it's sending on the gender signals I want it to. Yeeeeeeeeees. I probably won't be larping for a few weeks yet, but call this incentive to work harder. The rest of the costume will be important, but I am glad I decided to go purchase a wig instead of simply tying back my hair. Now I just need a pair of men's (boy's?) dress shoes, dress pants, a dress shirt, and some eyeliner. And something to bind my breasts.

For those of you were are newer to my friends list, I participate in a Vampire: The Masquerade LARP in the summer months. Costuming is one of my favourite parts of the game.

I also need to nail down some details about the backstory and exactly how I am going to de-uselessfy Damian. theclevermonkey had some fantastic suggestions, I am just not sure I can convincingly roleplay the best one. I must also practice various other gender indicators - I cannot smile so much when I am in character!

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[akeyoftime.livejournal.com]

I am a flaky kid - I'd forgotten. Yay for pants! Thank you :)

[rufas.livejournal.com]

remember to get a blokes shirt as the buttons go the other way to a blouse.

[akeyoftime.livejournal.com]

Definitely a men's shirt. I knew the cut would be different (helps to hide the curves too!), but I did not realise the buttons went the other way. It's so neat how many subtle ways we communicate gender!

[theclevermonkey.livejournal.com]

Which one was the best one?


You need to post a picture of you when your costume is complete. :D

Character creation went well. I've switched from being a Daeva to a Mehket with my concept. Sneaky sneaky ninja vampire.

[akeyoftime.livejournal.com]

The Austin Powers wig was probably a little more masculine, but it looked terrible on me. I am not out to win any fashion contests... but it was just wrong. Beatles was best, is clearly sending out some confusing signals and was ten dollars cheaper. Win!

I want to do a photo journey kind of thing of all my larp characters. I still have all the costume pieces, so it's not hard to re-assemble my previous characters, Becky and Elli.

Sneaky ninja? Sounds like your character is right up Mitchell's alley! (Or perhaps he is not broken enough :P)

[theclevermonkey.livejournal.com]

So the good idea was the hippy-esuqe vampire? This sounds fun, I look forward to pictures!

Sneaky ninjas are fun. The architype I'm playing into is essentially Kerrick-esque (Though I've had characters even further back who were similar), but a little refined and with more backstory. Kerrick didn't have much of a backstory, if you recall. He was defined by his actions, not by his history. In any case, he'll be the impulsive, eternally tempted vampire thief! Woo!

It's much easier to play a character type that I'm very familiar with when I'm learning the game mechanics and world, than try to figure out something totally new while learning the game.

[akeyoftime.livejournal.com]

I don't really know. I really liked the idea of him being a propaganda machine (or at least, an attempted one), but I don't know if I can roleplay it convincingly. Those are not skill sets I possess, you know? The back-up plan is giving him a dot or two in demolitions or firearms and hoping it can be useful.

That's a good plan, for getting used to a new system.

[briseis09ii.livejournal.com]

I use to play Vampire: The Masquerade with my EX. a long time ago. I also use to play the card game too. I think I still have some dice lying around somewhere.

We never use to dress up though. We would kinda just situate ourselves in a hovel and play with our imagination and dice. I would kick ass sometimes. It was pretty cool.

But, then I started getting a bit scared of my EX. (part of why I broke up with him) because he started to get into Satanism and such. He started lugging around The Satanic Bible and living by it.

Too weird for me. So, I went my own way.

Anyway, that is sooo cool. I love Vampire: The Masquerade. It's fun to pretend your a Vampire ~ I love Vampires ~ They are sooo romantic.

Take Care and Have a Good One!

Much Love Always,
Arlene (Briseis09)

[akeyoftime.livejournal.com]

I've never played Vampire tabletop. Maybe one day. Maybe not. It's not my favourite setting and there are still so many more to explore.

No one I know has really gotten into Satanism, so far as I'm aware. The extremists of the gaming community XD