(Context: In what is universally accepted by all parties as an accident, someone got stabbed in the eye socket, driving their contact lens into their eye and leaving the eye requiring hospital attention and a course of medical treatment. We're not sure if longer term damage has been done yet. There has been a marked increase in the number of similar incidents in the past 18 months.)
I think you make excellent points.
I'd like to think that terrain training might alleviate the worry about losing the pretty settings? Our site is a nightmare and no mistake - if we could be suitably trained on that, I feel it might allow us to become the epitome of ground awareness, rather than the laughing stock of it.
There's a movement afoot to do workshops, and I think that increasing sure-footedness along with spatial (and peripheral) awareness would constitute an excellent start and address at least some of the issues you raise, beyond simply improving weapon safety technique which is an ongoing issue. Incidentally, it might also get away from the horrible idea of anyone who wants to LARP being forced to wear protective headgear. I agree that armour is there for more than just the hitpoints, but if it ever got as far as that, I may accept that the pastime is too dangerous for my liking and back out.
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Date: 2013-04-16 12:58 pm (UTC)I think you make excellent points.
I'd like to think that terrain training might alleviate the worry about losing the pretty settings? Our site is a nightmare and no mistake - if we could be suitably trained on that, I feel it might allow us to become the epitome of ground awareness, rather than the laughing stock of it.
There's a movement afoot to do workshops, and I think that increasing sure-footedness along with spatial (and peripheral) awareness would constitute an excellent start and address at least some of the issues you raise, beyond simply improving weapon safety technique which is an ongoing issue. Incidentally, it might also get away from the horrible idea of anyone who wants to LARP being forced to wear protective headgear. I agree that armour is there for more than just the hitpoints, but if it ever got as far as that, I may accept that the pastime is too dangerous for my liking and back out.