Archive for May, 2009

The Calimacil Blog Gets a New Voice

Friday, May 29th, 2009

So I guess it’s about time I got around to introducing myself huh?

Well, as you may have gathered from last weeks guest post, I am LARPing and all things geeky enthusiast Jenna Leder, an American artist & game designer currently employed with a New Jersey-based developer. I own more comic books than there are people in the town I was born in, a home-built computer that would make a NASA engineer weep, and I know just enough Klingon to insult your sister and order a plate of gagh in the same sentence. I’ve changed out the 72-pin connector on my Nintendo more times than you’ve changed your underwear, and when my rogue sneak attacks we need a calculator to add up all the d6’s.

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Steampunk LARP Sword

Thursday, May 28th, 2009

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This metal Steampunk Sword was made from scratch by Richard “Doc” Nagy – a steampunk contraptor.

I wanted to show you this picture because recently our friend Kevin from LARP Source proposed to us the idea of creating a Steampunk sword for LARP.
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Chinese Sword Sculpture

Friday, May 22nd, 2009

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In January we shared with you the creation of  a new sword for martial arts.

Here is a  picture of the work done so far by Vincent from Art du Tao, who is sculpting a new sword hilt to practice Tai chi chuan. As you may know the creation of a Calimacil’s weapon is a long process of research, trials and errors. (more…)

An Action Hero's Personal Growth Through LARP

Thursday, May 21st, 2009

As a general rule, I don’t have much use for action movies, or the heroes who star in them. They’re loud, they’re obnoxious, and – with the guilty exception of Bruce Willis – I don’t find them particularly attractive, no matter how much Hollywood tries to cram the perfect he-man stereotype down my throat. But I’ve got to admit, for years now I’ve been crushing real bad on a gentlemen named Mark Sinclair Vincent – better known to his fans as Vin Diesel, star of Fast and the Furious just for a starter – and it’s got to do with more than his passing resemblance to Bruce Willis: Mister Diesel is an out-and-proud player of Dungeons & Dragons, that nerd staple usually attributed to socially awkward young men prepossessed of sweating disorders and cheeto-stained fingertips. (more…)

"Thanks" from Calimacil While at the Montreal Medieval Exhibition

Friday, May 15th, 2009

We have made a short video to extend our thanks to all of our fans who came to visit us at the Medieval and Historical Passion Exhibition 2009 in Montréal. You may have noticed the new animated introduction which was was a lot of fun to make! :) (more…)

Montreal Medieval Passion Exhibition 2009

Friday, May 8th, 2009

Here is a short video about the salon de la passion médiévale which will take place May 8-10th in Montreal, Canada. (more…)

New Lord of the Ring movie: The Hunt for Gollum

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

the_hunt_for_gollum While we are all waiting for the chance to see the new Bilbo the Hobbit movie in theaters, you can now see the movie : The Hunt for Gollum. This independent movie was created by some Lord of the Rings fans. (more…)

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