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Brawler Skill


The Cutter
Buy at Badger's Den
For characters with the Brawler Skill, a brawler weapon is represented by a foam boffer that must meet the following specifications:
  • Color must be BLACK
  • Boffer must have a core
  • 'Blade' length 12 - 16 inches
  • Overall length 16 - 20 inches
  • 'Blade' tip must be padded with at least 2 inches of foam
Foam latex weapons are preferred, but duct tape boffers are allowed upon approval. Store bought latex weapons are pre-approved, while ALL homemade weapons must be checked by Logistics.

If your Brawler boffer does not meet the above specifications, you will be asked not to use that weapon and may be loaned a Brawler boffer from the Biomechine Inventory, when available, to use for the event.


Firearms & Bow/Arrow


Steampunked Nerf Maverick
Buy stock Nerf at Target

Straight Bow
Buy at Badger's Den

Boffer Arrow
Buy at Badger's Den
Any character can use one firearm at a time represented by a foam shooter that must meet the following specifications using the Nerf Maverick as a base example of what's accepted in firing rate and function:
  • Must be painted realistic / steampunk colors. Parts may be added for looks only.
  • Shoot up to two foam darts per trigger reset, such as the Buzz Bee Double Shot.
  • No part of the original function can be modified in any way *. Stock out-of-the-box ONLY.
  • Firing cannot be battery or compressed air operated (no Vulcan, Stampede, etc).
  • Clips / loaded gun cannot hold more then 8 darts.
  • Do not attach multiple guns together.
In short, we want foam shooters that shoot one dart at a time using a single pump or spring action with a limited supply of darts. Battery/compressed air operated and modified functionality not only gives an unfair advantage in combat, but also become safety risks in a game meant to be safe and fun for all.

If your foam shooter does not meet the above specifications, you will be asked not to use that weapon and may be loaned a Maverick from the Biomechine Inventory, when available, to use for the event.

* The Nerf Maverick's barrel can be modified to open out all the way. This is the only modification to the stock function of a foam shooter allowed.

Pre-approved foam shooters:
  • Air Zone Compound Bow
  • Air Zone Crossbow
  • Buzz Bee Double Shot
  • Buzz Bee Rapid Fire
  • Nerf Compound Bow
  • Nerf Crossbow
  • Nerf Firefly
  • Nerf Key Chain Shooter
  • Nerf Long Shot
  • Nerf Long Strike
  • Nerf N-Strike Maverick (pictured)
  • Nerf N-Strike Nite Finder
  • Nerf N-Strike Raider
  • Nerf N-Strike Secret Strike
  • 35lb or less pull Straight bow w/boffer arrow (pictured)


Melee


Lead Pipe
Buy at Full Moon Masks

Hand Axe
Buy at Badger's Den
Any character can use one melee weapon at a time represented by a foam boffer that must meet the following specifications:
  • Must be realistic/steampunk colors by your second event, but cannot be black
  • Boffer must have a core
  • 'Blade' length 12 - 32 inches
  • Overall length 16 - 36 inches
  • 'Blade' tip must be padded with at least 2 inches of foam
Foam latex weapons are preferred, but duct tape boffers are allowed upon approval. Store bought latex weapons are pre-approved, while ALL homemade weapons must be checked by Logistics.

The Nerf Warlock Axe is allowed (please color over the yellow).

The Nerf Long Sword is NOT allowed because it exceeds the 36-inch overall length limit.

If your melee boffer does not meet the above specifications, you will be asked not to use that weapon and may be loaned a melee boffer from the Biomechine Inventory, when available, to use for the event.

NOTE: most people in the Wild West used hand weapons no larger then a knife. The U.S. Cavalry did carry swords, but used a gun most often. Native Americans used axes and clubs. Melee weapons were not the norm as everyone carried a gun.


Throwing Weapons


Wrench
Buy at Medieval Collectibles
Any character can throw one weapon at a time represented by a foam coreless boffer that must meet the following specifications:
  • Must be realistic/steampunk colors by your second event, but cannot be black
  • Boffer CANNOT have a core
  • Overall length 6 - 20 inches
Foam latex weapons are preferred, but duct tape boffers are allowed upon approval. Store bought latex weapons are pre-approved, while ALL homemade weapons must be checked by Logistics.

If your throwing boffer does not meet the above specifications, you will be asked not to use that weapon and may be loaned a throwing boffer from the Biomechine Inventory, when available, to use for the event.


Duct Tape Boffers


Duct tape boffers are inexpensive, usually homemade, weapons made of kite spar, foam and duct tape and used to represent Brawler, melee and throwing weapons.

A How To Make a Boffer is not provided because to be honest, the Organizer would like to discourage the use of these kinds of weapons. Why? They don't look good. Latex weapons look very realistic and contribute to the visual atmosphere of the game.

If you know how to make a duct tape boffer and really can't afford a latex weapon, you are welcome to do so as long as the finished product meets the requirements listed above.

ALL duct tape boffers must be checked at Logistics before use.


Duct tape boffers accepted at other LARPs in the Pacific Northwest region are accepted at Frontiers as long as they meet the requirements listed above.



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