Last weekend I was on staff for a Witcher themed LARP. Setup and teardown went smoothly, which already feels like a small miracle. Around 200 players, a great location, and a lot of work behind the scenes. Next weekend, for once, I actually get to play. We’ll see how that goes.

Yes, I disappeared. No dramatic reason, just the beautiful chaos of real life: a complicated move (or two), a new job, and the general feeling that the universe decided to rearrange everything at once. But here's the thing about being buried under boxes and life changes, maker still make stuff. Experiment. Get weird ideas at 11pm and somehow end up with a half-finished latex mask and no clear memory of how it started. So here I am. Back. And the backlog of things I want to share with you is genuinely embarrassing. Coming up, and I mean soon, I'll be posting about: 🎭 Latex masks ---> how I make them, what works, what absolutely doesn't 🔒 Building a prop prison ---> set design, materials, the whole thing 🌫️ Creating atmosphere ---> how to make a space feel like somewhere else 🖼️ Theatrical frames ---> prop construction for live roleplay environments This community has been quiet for a month. Time to change that, I'm back, and I'm writing again. Let's build something

Working on something I can’t fully show yet. We’ve built several props for an upcoming event (still under wraps), but i like one in particular way, a proper cage! Solid, atmospheric, rusty and just uncomfortable enough to do its job. It also gave me the chance to test a more practical way of documenting the process. Less theory, more workshop logic. If that sounds useful, I might turn it into a short breakdown soon. Have you ever built something knowing it would be heavily used or abused? Did you overbuild it, simplify it, or accept future repairs as part of the plan?

I’m usually more of a grumpy craftsman than a cheerful social media manager, but I wanted to create a space specifically for discussion around things I care about — LARP scenography and production design within the live environment. Over the years, moving between different associations, I’ve discovered that there are far more craftsmen and passionate builders in LARP than people might imagine. This space is for them too. My hope is that this becomes a place where people who enjoy sharing experiences and exchanging ideas can find some meaningful conversation. So this thread is for introductions. Say whatever you like (within reason 😄). I’ll start. I’m Marcello, usually called Mars. I’ve been doing LARP for about nine years and have worked as a prop maker, SFX makeup artist, and set dresser in film industry. I tend to take a lot of notes about my work because my memory is terrible, and for a while I’ve wanted to turn those notes into something readable. So… here we are.

Working on Jackalope right now also means revision. After the first guides, written instinctively and over long stretches of time. I’m focusing on refining the writing so ideas are clearer and easier to read. This phase is about improving flow, structure, and clarity, making the content easier to read and easier to understand, while I keep annoying my friends by asking for opinions and feedback.