Costume Questions

[Jacob]

I'd like to support Coco's comment on the collars--we want something that screams "Mezoamerican Slave Warrior" or "Dark Ages Terror from Beyond the Realms of Man." It just lessens the effect if you wear something that looks modern.

[Madrigus]

Here's a website that has some really useful stuff for making non-human costuming, including (short) digitigrade stilts. They have a link to a free pdf of a booklet on how to make the stilts, and a lot on other useful things.

My Bound Costuming Question: I saw that one of the sample suggestions about a third shackle could be something like armor. If I'm playing a caster-bound, is it possible for a robelike jacket with a magic circle on it an appropriate third shackle?

Also, I intended to wear black makeup around my eyes to signify a lack of sleep (he suffers from nightmares), but would this cause people to assume I'm Ridden and I shouldn't do it, or should I do it because that's funny?

[Eden Jones]

[quote="Madrigus"]
Also, I intended to wear black makeup around my eyes to signify a lack of sleep (he suffers from nightmares), but would this cause people to assume I'm Ridden and I shouldn't do it, or should I do it because that's funny?[/quote]

Instead of black makeup, try smudging some dark purple eyeshadow under your eyes. Use your fingers instead of a brush. Keep it faint and subtle and you'll just look tired instead of like you're wearing larp makeup.

[Merana33]

Out of curiosity, for us corporate types is there an ETA when we can expect information regarding what we'll need for 'corporate uniforms'?

Remember that the longer the lead time the more epic the costuming gets.

[Molly]

[quote="Madrigus"]
Also, I intended to wear black makeup around my eyes to signify a lack of sleep (he suffers from nightmares), but would this cause people to assume I'm Ridden and I shouldn't do it, or should I do it because that's funny?[/quote]

[quote="Eden Jones"]
Instead of black makeup, try smudging some dark purple eyeshadow under your eyes. Use your fingers instead of a brush. Keep it faint and subtle and you'll just look tired instead of like you're wearing larp makeup.[/quote]

I find that eyeshadow tends to be very or faintly glittery these days. And I wouldn't know where to find non-glittery eyeshadow. So another alternative could be using eyebrow makeup (the powdery kind not the pencil kind) I tend to use it when I dress up as a man [url]http://i50.tinypic.com/w9a051.jpg[/url]

[Eden Jones]

[quote="Molly"]
I find that eyeshadow tends to be very or faintly glittery these days. And I wouldn't know where to find non-glittery eyeshadow. So another alternative could be using eyebrow makeup (the powdery kind not the pencil kind) I tend to use it when I dress up as a man [url]http://i50.tinypic.com/w9a051.jpg[/url][/quote]

If you're a makeup whore, er, aficionado like I am (even though I don't wear it all that often), you might have good luck at [url=http://www.sephora.com/eyes-makeup]Sephora[/url]. It's pricey, but they have some really great stuff that lasts a long damn time. The eyeshadow I used to make myself look overtired and underfed was from [url=http://www.sephora.com/photo-op-eye-shadow-trio-P292408?skuId=1349737]Smashbox[/url] in the Megapixil color set.. Incidentally, this is the exact same eyeshadow set I wore when I was a bridesmaid a couple years ago.

[Madrigus]

[quote="Molly"][quote="Madrigus"]
Also, I intended to wear black makeup around my eyes to signify a lack of sleep (he suffers from nightmares), but would this cause people to assume I'm Ridden and I shouldn't do it, or should I do it because that's funny?[/quote]

[quote="Eden Jones"]
Instead of black makeup, try smudging some dark purple eyeshadow under your eyes. Use your fingers instead of a brush. Keep it faint and subtle and you'll just look tired instead of like you're wearing larp makeup.[/quote]

I find that eyeshadow tends to be very or faintly glittery these days. And I wouldn't know where to find non-glittery eyeshadow. So another alternative could be using eyebrow makeup (the powdery kind not the pencil kind) I tend to use it when I dress up as a man [url]http://i50.tinypic.com/w9a051.jpg[/url][/quote]

Thank you both! I will look into this further.

[illuminatisvie]

Is there any reason why a Human can not wear sparkly make-up and look like a Changeling? In many books, RPGs, and even the modern world, there are groups of people who become obsessed with looking like some other race. I can see it being an amusing roleplaying element for a character, especially when they have to deal with being looked down upon by real Changelings and their fellow humans. (I'm sure any anti-Changeling groups would be especially harsh to them.) Of course the Human should probably over-make up themselves to look blatantly iridescent rather than subtly.

[Merana33]

[quote="illuminatisvie"]Is there any reason why a Human can not wear sparkly make-up and look like a Changeling? In many books, RPGs, and even the modern world, there are groups of people who become obsessed with looking like some other race. I can see it being an amusing roleplaying element for a character, especially when they have to deal with being looked down upon by real Changelings and their fellow humans. (I'm sure any anti-Changeling groups would be especially harsh to them.) Of course the Human should probably over-make up themselves to look blatantly iridescent rather than subtly.[/quote]

The trouble that I see with this is that 99.9% of the world population is completely unaware that humans are not the only sentient species on the planet. Things like 'Changelings' and Zombies and Demons are the things of horror movies and fantasy books. Insisting otherwise is a great way to get a visit from the nice folks in the white coats.

Now, wearing sparkly make up because it's fashonable is another story entirely, but that gets into a grey area for OOG reasons. I think that a good compromise would be that it's okay to wear sparkly makeup as long as you make sure you wont be mistaken for a race you're not.

[Madrigus]

Yeah, like the fact that I should be sticking to purple makeup around my eyes instead of black so I just look tired and not like a Ridden.