Its Halloween!!!!!!!

[NeoSpartan]

Yep its that time of year again. Time to dress up like you've wanted all year and go kick it!

And continuing in the tradition of EB impired costumes I stared this thread so the rest of the creazy EB fans can post their costumes: (I know I ain't the only one g**d*** IT!)

this year I chose to be this fella:
https://img234.imageshack.us/img234/8598/lusloricatiicaetratiisd8.th.gif (https://img234.imageshack.us/my.php?image=lusloricatiicaetratiisd8.gif)

using this one's tunic:
http://www.aceros-de-hispania.com/image/iberian-falcata/iberian-falcatas.jpeg

So far the only thing I am missing is the armor plate, I didn't have to finish it today and had go clubbing without it. The only other issue is the helmet, its decent but it didn't come out the way I wanted it to.
(oh since it was so damn cold out I had to wear the cloack I made last year for my Gallic costume).

https://img220.imageshack.us/img220/3525/img0410bt2.th.jpg (https://img220.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0410bt2.jpg)

[Tartaros]

Höhö,
that´s great!!! very nice costume :aquarius:

[General Appo]

As I´ve already said, I´m going as one of these guys.
https://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee276/GeneralAppo/sweboz_skaduganganz.gif

I´d post a pic of myself like this but since I´m going uncensored (no loincloth) I´ve got a feeling some mod would just take it down and ban me. So...meh, you´ll just have to use your fantasy.

[Maion Maroneios]

Nice costume there, NeoSpartan! We don't celebrete Halloween where I come from unfortunately, though :-P

Maion

[Wausser]

Welcome to the club Maion ~D

[machinor]

We don't celebrate it either (FORTUNATELY).

@NeoSpartan: I don't know where you live, but won't you be freezing in that shorty-short costume?

[Gleemonex]

We don't celebrate it either (FORTUNATELY).

Why is it fortunate that you don't celebrate Dress-Like-A-Slut Day Hallowe'en? I take it you've never been to a North American university or dance club on Hallowe'en.

-Glee assuming a 99.993% chance that you're male, because you're here

[machinor]

It is fortunate because I live in Europe. And in Europe, Halloween is not really a tradition like in North America but more of a commercial thing mostly known through 80s-horror-movies. Yes, there are some Halloween parties and stuff but it's really mostly just artificial and if there is anything like a Halloween-feeling of some kind, than it is more a bad feeling due to hype generated by malls/stores/whatever to sell more stuff.

Carneval (or Fasching as it is called in Austria) would be the traditional European equivalent although it's less focused on "spookyness" and more on general dressing-up-stupidly and drinking-excessively. Great fun! :)

[Wausser]

Carnaval as we call it, it's great :juggle2:

It's indeed the less spooky creepy European equivalent of Halloween

[Dodge_272]

It is fortunate because I live in Europe. And in Europe, Halloween is not really a tradition like in North America but more of a commercial thing mostly known through 80s-horror-movies. Yes, there are some Halloween parties and stuff but it's really mostly just artificial and if there is anything like a Halloween-feeling of some kind, than it is more a bad feeling due to hype generated by malls/stores/whatever to sell more stuff.

It's huge in the UK and almost as bad as valentines day in terms of commercial bollocks.

In terms of commercial bollocks, only Christmas gets away with it. :juggle2:

[Maion Maroneios]

Why is it fortunate that you don't celebrate Dress-Like-A-Slut Day Hallowe'en? I take it you've never been to a North American university or dance club on Hallowe'en.

-Glee assuming a 99.993% chance that you're male, because you're here
That's exactly what I mean by saying unfortunately, 'cause I have friends from America:yes:

Maion

[Nobo]

Carneval (or Fasching as it is called in Austria) would be the traditional European equivalent although it's less focused on "spookyness" and more on general dressing-up-stupidly and drinking-excessively. Great fun! :)

Haha, Fasching is awesome! It's basically a drunken 3-day stupor, filled with costumes, parades and copious amounts of alcohol

[Gleemonex]

It is fortunate because I live in Europe. And in Europe, Halloween is not really a tradition like in North America but more of a commercial thing mostly known through 80s-horror-movies. Yes, there are some Halloween parties and stuff but it's really mostly just artificial and if there is anything like a Halloween-feeling of some kind, than it is more a bad feeling due to hype generated by malls/stores/whatever to sell more stuff.

Besides candy, and I can't see myself eating more than maybe 40 euros of candy in one day, how can Hallowe'en possibly be commercialised? [1] As a Canadian, one of the reasons I love Hallowe'en (besides the fact that its origins predate fabricated Christian holidays) is because there are no mascots or events or obligations to be commercialised. Anyone can make a crappy vampire costume out of construction paper and ketchup, and you can hold a Hallowe'en party in your home if you don't want to pay cover to be squished against drunken hotties in a nightclub. And there's no insipid music that drones on all October (besides perhaps "Monster Mash").

Now, the commercial thing is exactly what I hate about Christmas and, to a lesser extent, Valentine's Day. It's obvious that a holiday where the main activity is buying crap can be commercialised.


Carneval (or Fasching as it is called in Austria) would be the traditional European equivalent although it's less focused on "spookyness" and more on general dressing-up-stupidly and drinking-excessively. Great fun! :)

I don't know about the USA, but Hallowe'en isn't very spooky in Canada anymore. Costumes tend to be either elaborate or funny, and the only vestiges of spookiness are those that are indelibly associated with night (which is another reason I love Hallowe'en -- it's a late-night holiday) or goth chicks.

When is this Fasching thing?

-Glee

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[1] I'm not accusing you -- I honestly don't get it.

[machinor]

Don't worry, I wasn't going to take that as an accusation. Well here, whenever you see something Halloween-related then it's a commercial or ad telling you about some special Halloween offer you shouldn't miss. So it's really mainly connected to selling stuff (that is not even related to Halloween per se).

Fasching or Carneval comes from old pagan and later Catholic tradition. It takes place around February. In pagan times it was part of the Spring festivities to party hard and make a lot of noise to scare evil spirits away. In Catholic times this tradition transformed and focused more on the feast element. It's basically one large demonstration of gluttony before the Lent starts with Ash Wednseday. Thus the name Carnival (ger. "Karneval" and ital. "carnevale") from lat. "carne vale" meaning "good bye, meat" as in Catholicism one would not eat meat during the Lent. The exact character and elements of Carnival from region to region. In Germany for example Carnival does not only span over a few days but over weeks. In the Rhine regions Carneval was turned into a mockery of militarism from the 18th century on since that region was a major battlefield in the wars between France and Prussia. So in Cologne you would encounter so called Carneval Clubs who parade in uniforms caricaturing 18th century military uniforms etc.
Also the Carneval in Venice is quite famous. I must say that Venitian Carneval has always had a very eerie and sinister feeling to it... just look at those costumes and masks. They are quite spooky.

[Wausser]

Here some movies of carnaval in my town

We always start at the 11th of November with the elections of dukes, counts etc for all the carnaval "clubs", and the actual carnaval starts the Friday before Ash Wednesday, with a big parade on Sunday. The parade is the biggest parade above the big Rivers(The Rhine and Waal).
http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=cFcBqaQyrC0
http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=2daH4qK5RMA





@machinor

Here in the Netherlands carnaval only gets celebrated in the Catholic regions(the south and parts of the east) The Protestant regions don't really celebrate carnaval.

[General Appo]

Meh, we don´t "celebrate" Halloween either, we just recognise it. Maybe use it as an excuse to throw a little part or two, but certainly not buy a lot of crap.

[machinor]

@machinor

Here in the Netherlands carnaval only gets celebrated in the Catholic regions(the south and parts of the east) The Protestant regions don't really celebrate carnaval.
I'd think so since it is basically quite Catholic in character (especially the gluttony part :D).

Talking about Lent.... I remember a friend once telling me that in some areas of Turkey during the Ramadan they have a similar tradition to Catholic Carneval more or less. Since during Ramadan, Moslems should fast all day, as soon as the sun goes down there is a large banquet. Not quite the same but kind of a feast related to a period of fast...

[Nobo]

Here in the Netherlands carnaval only gets celebrated in the Catholic regions(the south and parts of the east) The Protestant regions don't really celebrate carnaval.

I will probably be in Maastricht on the 11th :clown:

[Tellos Athenaios]

Carnaval as we call it, it's great :juggle2:

It's indeed the less spooky creepy European equivalent of Halloween

Not really, and in fact Europe does have a Hallowe'en (like) tradition. It's Catholic, and it's one of the two days that are there to ensure coverage of everybody in the Catholic faith.

Ever heard of All Souls' Day (2nd of November)? Following All Saints' Day (1st of November)? In Mexico these two are also known as Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead).

[Tellos Athenaios]

the 11th of November

Which is the one that gets closest to the "trick or treat" aspect: St. Martin's Day.

[Wausser]

Not really, and in fact Europe does have a Hallowe'en (like) tradition. It's Catholic, and it's one of the two days that are there to ensure coverage of everybody in the Catholic faith.

Ever heard of All Souls' Day (2nd of November)? Following All Saints' Day (1st of November)? In Mexico these two are also known as Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead).


I mean in forms of costumes etc, not the religious background :beam:

[mlc82]

I had a single day to improvise a costume for a HW party with my girlfriend last night, and figured some bizarre meshing of celtic warriors from EB would be more fun than cutting eyeholes in a sheet and going as a ghost (probably the easiest emergency costume).

This is like the "300" version of celtic anything, I know it's awful and all, but I only had about 4 hrs to get it together! I have a sledgehammer, so tried to go with the Ordmalica look, but didn't have anything to make the armor/chest plate with, or the long shirt, so kind of combined the weapon, as I didn't have time to make a shield (unfortunately my hammer is obviously from the present day, and looks nothing like the Ordmalica's 2 handed hammer, but it's the idea that counts right?), with whatever I could find that looked slightly like what some of the EB Celtic levies or spearmen wear. Then of course, the "woad paint" :laugh4:


https://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg213/mlc82/Picture004.jpg

Of course, no one had a clue of what I was supposed to be- I'm shocked at how many people don't even know what a "Celt" is! That sounds to me like someone saying "Japanese people? What are those?", or whatever.

The worst guess at what my costume was supposed to be, was "Are you the Incredible Hulk?" WTF? Does that look remotely like the Incredible Hulk? I should have replied with something equally stupid, like "No, I'm a horse", but the look of confusion I was getting from "I'm an ancient Celtic warrior. This is woad paint" was just too much fun.

[Nobo]

Which is the one that gets closest to the "trick or treat" aspect: St. Martin's Day.

yea, but st. martin isn't actually related to it. It just happens to be on the 11th. I think the 11th of November is part of carnaval, because there used to be a meat-free time before christmas, too

[mlc82]

Yep its that time of year again. Time to dress up like you've wanted all year and go kick it!



VERY cool! I like the shield and Falcata!!

[machinor]

I had a single day to improvise a costume for a HW party with my girlfriend last night, and figured some bizarre meshing of celtic warriors from EB would be more fun than cutting eyeholes in a sheet and going as a ghost (probably the easiest emergency costume).

This is like the "300" version of celtic anything, I know it's awful and all, but I only had about 4 hrs to get it together! I have a sledgehammer, so tried to go with the Ordmalica look, but didn't have anything to make the armor/chest plate with, or the long shirt, so kind of combined the weapon, as I didn't have time to make a shield (unfortunately my hammer is obviously from the present day, and looks nothing like the Ordmalica's 2 handed hammer, but it's the idea that counts right?), with whatever I could find that looked slightly like what some of the EB Celtic levies or spearmen wear. Then of course, the "woad paint" :laugh4:


Of course, no one had a clue of what I was supposed to be- I'm shocked at how many people don't even know what a "Celt" is! That sounds to me like someone saying "Japanese people? What are those?", or whatever.

The worst guess at what my costume was supposed to be, was "Are you the Incredible Hulk?" WTF? Does that look remotely like the Incredible Hulk? I should have replied with something equally stupid, like "No, I'm a horse", but the look of confusion I was getting from "I'm an ancient Celtic warrior. This is woad paint" was just too much fun.
Absolutely fantastic! :laugh4: Here's your tread for that marvellous costume: :balloon2:

You should have simply said: "I'm Mel Gibson... FREEEEEEEEEEEEDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!"
That's as 300-style-Celt as you can get. :laugh4:

[desert]

We always start at the 11th of November...




My birthday is on the 11th.

Hooray for Armistice Day!:2thumbsup:

[Wausser]

11-11-1918 :balloon2:



My birthday is the 12th :beam:

[Pontius Pilate]

I was going to dress up as a Roman legionary, but real chain mail, and authentic helmet and swords are really expensive and I didn't want to just buy one of those cheap stereotipical Roman customes you can get at your local store. Anyway, Halloween is one of the best holidays here in America. You get to dress up as anything you want and get lots of candy. This whole Carnaval thing you guys are talking about doesn't seem too good to me. You Europeans are surely missing out on alot of stuff. Hey I never realized how many people there are, on these forums that aren't from U.S.

[Nobo]

I used to live in the US for a while, so I've seen both halloween and carnaval. I wasn't too big a fan of halloween... it just seemed like everything was the same as always. You went to the same parties, people were doing the exact same things, except they were dressed up... Maybe I just don't really get it, cuz I didn't grow up with it. I'm sure you have a completely different relationship to the holiday, if you went trick or treating as a kid...

[Maeran]

I'm liking the carnival idea actually. I especially like the fact that it does not coincide with anything else and so gives me another excuse to have a party.

[Pontius Pilate]

I especially like the fact that it does not coincide with anything else and so gives me another excuse to have a party.

That's the point. It has no point. Just another excuse to "party"

Well maybe it's just me, but I don't like to "party", just seems so uncivilized.

[General Appo]

Well maybe it's just me, but I don't like to "party", just seems so uncivilized.

The problem being?

Seriously, what is your definition of fun? Sitting quietly in a library reading about quantum physics?

[desert]

I was going to dress up as a Roman legionary, but real chain mail, and authentic helmet and swords are really expensive and I didn't want to just buy one of those cheap stereotipical Roman customes you can get at your local store.

So is a full Darth Vader suit with Force FX saber, but that doesn't stop people.

I've seen fiberglass costumes that cost up to $5,000. So whose fanaticism is stronger? Yours or theirs?

PS: Partying isn't fun. All it is is a bunch of people dancing or whatever.

[General Appo]

Partying isn't fun. All it is is a bunch of people dancing or whatever.


A party can be anything you make it. A party can be 3 über-nerds discussing Star Wars vs. Star Trek while listening to the masterpieces of John Williams and drinking root beer.
A party can be 200 people getting totaly wasted and smashing up the place and each other.

You don´t need to dance to have a party. You don´t even need music. Besides, what is this, are you people telling me that only sociopathic bookworms play EB? Surely not.
Neo-conservative catholics the bunch of you. No wait, that was...that other Roman guy who dislikes partying and all music in general. Well, I bet you people are too.

[desert]

Ah! But you just said that a party can be anything you make it to be. So if a party can have three people in it(worst party ever), then surely I can have a party by myself! Therefore I am not antisocial, since I am interacting with myself.

[jabarto]

Besides, what is this, are you people telling me that only sociopathic bookworms play EB? Surely not.

Ah, parties. Perhaps someday I'll have friends and can throw/attend one. For now I'll just settle for playing EB into the night. :book:

Sorry, I just had to reinforce the negative stereotype.

[General Appo]

No no no, if you party by yourself you´re having a 1-man party, which is completely different from a party. Don´t ask me why.
So you´re still an antisocial sociopath. Well, listen to some good, yet half-melancholy music. It would seem to suit you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhnsuIWQedk&feature=related

[Zeibek]

I actually thought that most people here had lives before reading this thread. Now I'm not that sure anymore...

Mind you, I haven't played EB in 3 weeks, which would probably drive most of the people here crazy.

[General Appo]

Ah, parties. Perhaps someday I'll have friends and can throw attend one. For now I'll just settle for playing EB into the night. :book:




Ah, but why don´t you attend one of my EB parties? 10-20 people in a cellar full with computers all playing LAN, taking a drink, listening to some good music and just generally having a good time.
I usually hold one every second week, why don´t you fly here to Sweden and attend?

[Cadwalader]

Bah, over here Halloween is just an excuse to sell shitty plastic masks, get candy and do mischief. It seems to have died out somehow, though. Very few kids at our door this year.

[General Appo]

Probably playing EB as all good kids.

[Aemilius Paulus]

I actually thought that most people here had lives before reading this thread. Now I'm not that sure anymore...

Yeah, in general, most Orghas (sp?) do not have lives, unless I am mistaken of course. I myself am an avid bookworm, reading 4-6 250+ pg books every week in addition to all of the schoolwork (which I actually have to do since my parents would skin me for not having the top grades) and of course EB. As one can see I do not have much extra time so most of my social activities are on the Internet.

If you do happen to be one of the oddballs with some semblance of life, then please say so. It would be interesting to find a social person on these forums. Oh, and by social life, I mean socializing with "normal" people. Nerds and geeks don't count.

[desert]

That song is all right I guess, but I couldn't tell if it was in English or some imaginary language.

This is better for my purposes...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlLPLO90fSk

And for the last time, I'm not antisocial. Parties are for closet antisocials. They just are.

[General Appo]

If you do happen to be one of the oddballs with some semblance of life, then please say so. It would be interesting to find a social arson on these forums. Oh, and by social life, I mean socializing with "normal" people. Nerds and geeks don't count.

I have a real life, socializing with un-nerds. But to be honest, seeing as these people do not play EB, and in fact have never heard of it, I tend to think of them as retarded idiots. But most would consider them non-nerds.


That song is all right I guess, but I couldn't tell if it was in English or some imaginary language.

This is better for my purposes...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlLPLO90fSk




You must truly suck at English then. I´ll just post the lyrics to help you out.


Is the music of grove skin rock
Soaked in the diesel of war boys war?
Blood, black gold and the face of a judge
Is the music calling for a river of blood?

Beat the drums tonight, Alphonso
Spread the news all over the grove
The big meeting has decided
That total war must burn on the grove

Does it mean I should take my machete
To chop my way through the path of life?
Does it mean I should run with the dog pack
Is that the way to be the one to survive?

Never need a gun says Tai Chi
Move on up to dragon snaps his tail
Fall back on still waters
Hammer with his eye on the nail

Spread the word tonight please, Sammy
They're searching everyhouse on the grove
Don't go alone now, Sammy!
The wind has blown away the corner soul

Tell the news for me, Sammy
They're searching every place on the grove
But don't go down alone new, Sammy!
The wind has blown away the croner soul

Is the music calling for a river of blood?


Not my absolute favourite song, but it seemed to fit the general mood. Or rather, my general mood. Plus, it mentions TW. Yay!

[desert]

You must truly suck at English then.

Yaaargh!!! THIS IS A GRAVE INSULT! :furious3::skull::whip:

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Anyway, I know that he was singing in English. I was merely insulting him for his strange accent. Also, he sounds drunk.

[Pontius Pilate]

A party can be anything you make it. A party can be 3 über-nerds discussing Star Wars vs. Star Trek while listening to the masterpieces of John Williams and drinking root beer.
A party can be 200 people getting totaly wasted and smashing up the place and each other.

You don´t need to dance to have a party. You don´t even need music. Besides, what is this, are you people telling me that only sociopathic bookworms play EB? Surely not.
Neo-conservative catholics the bunch of you. No wait, that was...that other Roman guy who dislikes partying and all music in general. Well, I bet you people are too.


HAHAHA. It seems that my little comment on partying has well, just look at the last five posts. As for you Mr. General "I am superior to all of you" Appo, I find your description of me insulting. Yes I am "that other Roman guy" or Pontius Pilate. NO I am not Neo-Conservative Catholic and I DO NOT dislike music in general. I am not a religious person at all and I like lots of types of music. You ever hear of one of those nice shy type of kids?

On the subject of parties I should have been more clear. I do not like parties where everyone is getting drunk, doing drugs, and screwing each other because I just find something wrong with it all and I have some morals, which is something many of you are lacking. Also, many people around the world can not "party" like that because they are dirt poor in poverty. If you want to take a good look at what poverty really is just go to a 3rd World country. It makes me sick when I see children starving to death in Africa and then I see college kids getting wasted, and this is all on TV too. And I am not even poor or from the third world, I'm actually from the U.S.

So General Appo, please keep your insults to yourself.


:focus: Now back to Hallowen, although i assume this thread will be closed soon enough.

[Zeibek]

On the subject of parties I should have been more clear. I do not like parties where everyone is getting drunk, doing drugs, and screwing each other because I just find something wrong with it all and I have some morals, which is something many of you are lacking. Also, many people around the world can not "party" like that because they are dirt poor in poverty. If you want to take a good look at what poverty really is just go to a 3rd World country. It makes me sick when I see children starving to death in Africa and then I see college kids getting wasted, and this is all on TV too. And I am not even poor or from the third world, I'm actually from the U.S.

Oh my, aren't you the martyr. Because people in Africa are starving partying is immoral here in the west. And by not partying and just generally living an ascetic life you will help those poor, starving children. Not all of us suffer from white guilt you know, and many of us are annoyed by the trivialization of human suffering e.g. by claiming that their suffering gives your totally unrelated behaviour justification.

And now to pretend to be on topic: no Halloween celebrations here. One guy at school actually brought up the possibility of a Halloween party but the rest of us stared at him like he was a complete retard. That kinda ended all discussion about it.

[Pontius Pilate]

Oh my, aren't you the martyr. Because people in Africa are starving partying is immoral here in the west. And by not partying and just generally living an ascetic life you will help those poor, starving children. Not all of us suffer from white guilt you know, and many of us are annoyed by the trivialization of human suffering e.g. by claiming that their suffering gives your totally unrelated behaviour justification.

And now to pretend to be on topic: no Halloween celebrations here. One guy at school actually brought up the possibility of a Halloween party but the rest of us stared at him like he was a complete retard. That kinda ended all discussion about it.


So now I'm a martyr too? Wow, you really have no compassion at all. Fine then, fuck the topic. Let's all start talking about how much 3rd world suffering is funny and how nobody should give a rats ass about it, right?

[Maion Maroneios]

Hey, I think this is starting to get a little out of hand here boys. Anyway, I might be an EB player, but at the same time I'm also a student. I do a lot of things, I like music and partying, but also long talks of supernatural things or reasoning/philosophising and such under a starry night. Actually, I think that most of us aren't the ''nerdy'' type of guys sitting behind a screen all day for some reasons, but most importantly due to the fact that we play a mod based on an antique (for today's standards) engine, while there are so many other (seemingly) better games with great graphics and such. And we are happy for playing EB, for what we have. I, for one, don't play any other games at all with only some minor exceptions.

Maion

[desert]

Speak for yourself. My wishlist on Gamespot contains over 600 games.

[Aemilius Paulus]

My wishlist on Gamespot contains over 600 games.

Really, what kind?

[General Appo]

Pontius: No, you´re not "that other Roman guy" at all. Aemilius Paulus is, I just remebered his name. There are so many new guys these days I´m having trouble keeping up.
He´s the guy who despises all music and is those other stuff I said that admitedly don´t really have anything to do with this topic.

I too find your whole "people are starving, stop having fun!" pretty ridiculous. Let me ask you, what do you do? All those books you read, musn´t they cost lots and lots of money? Think of the Africann children for Christs sake! They´re starving and there you are blowing hundreds of dollars on books every year, dollars that could save lifes!! YOU LACK ALL MORALS!!!!

See how ridiculous it gets?

Btw, I don´t drink, do drugs and...well, don´t really screw as much as I´d like.

[desert]

All kinds.

[Maion Maroneios]

All kinds.
:inquisitive:

Maion

[NeoSpartan]

I was going to dress up as a Roman legionary, but real chain mail, and authentic helmet and swords are really expensive and I didn't want to just buy one of those cheap stereotipical Roman customes you can get at your local store. Anyway, Halloween is one of the best holidays here in America. You get to dress up as anything you want and get lots of candy. This whole Carnaval thing you guys are talking about doesn't seem too good to me. You Europeans are surely missing out on alot of stuff. Hey I never realized how many people there are, on these forums that aren't from U.S.

I feel you mean. Good accurate costumes are hard and expensive. When I started doing mines they were just a few black rags with black jeans and cloack (no hood), black face paint and I went as a type of Sweboz unit. Last year I upped the anti by going as a Botroa, I had to make a shield. Now I upped it once more by making a sword, small armor plate, tunic, and helmet (and another shield).

For a Roman with mail, you have major 2 issues. 1st finding mail, or something that passes as mail (like a thick shiny shirt), or you could take a shirt and glue/sowe a thin layer of metal mesh of somekind. The shield is the hardest part because it has to be curved. And making that takes some time, there are instructions on how to do it in the RomanArmy.com forums (Romanarmytalk). It thats too much work then just leave it straight.

Another big issue with shields that avoid is making a real handle. Normally shilds (not the hoplite, aspis, shield) like the Roman, Gallic, etc, type have a whole in the center and the handle is IN that whole. The shield boss covers the whole. This gives the user greater control.
--I don't do this, too much work. I just make a handle with wood and screw it to the shield, the boss is just aluminum foil held in place by glue/nails/push-pins.

I'll post a pic of the handle when I get home.
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Carnivals, I think in South America and the Caribean a similar parade type event is done. But I don't know the time of the year. The last one I saw was when I was real little back in Cuba in the late 80's or something, before the Soviet Union.

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With regards to parties. The only time a party can be called a party is when girls are in it, and you can socialize with other people (men and women) face to face.
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With regards to "commercialism":

Ok guys WTF is the problem with people wanting to make some F**** money, and other people wanting to spend their money on bull**** they don't need???????????????? :wall:

Its called Capitalism and freedom of choice. MOFOs! :smash:
So what if people want to buy presents in X-mas? So what if people want to buy chocolate and flowers in Valentines Day? So what if people want to buy costumes in Halloween? So what if people want to buy stupid green hats and a TON of booze in St. Patricks day?

[desert]

:inquisitive:

Maion

Here, see for yourself. http://www.gamespot.com/users/fastheinz/games_table?mode=want

And for the sake of limiting OTness, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFKqdckJhrA (Part 1)
and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sn5vmhllt-Q&feature=related(Part 2)

[Pontius Pilate]

Pontius: No, you´re not "that other Roman guy" at all. Aemilius Paulus is, I just remebered his name. There are so many new guys these days I´m having trouble keeping up.
He´s the guy who despises all music and is those other stuff I said that admitedly don´t really have anything to do with this topic.

I too find your whole "people are starving, stop having fun!" pretty ridiculous. Let me ask you, what do you do? All those books you read, musn´t they cost lots and lots of money? Think of the Africann children for Christs sake! They´re starving and there you are blowing hundreds of dollars on books every year, dollars that could save lifes!! YOU LACK ALL MORALS!!!!

See how ridiculous it gets?

Btw, I don´t drink, do drugs and...well, don´t really screw as much as I´d like.


First off I don't read that many books actually. Second, I am not saying to not have fun. Third, never mind. I'm just going to drop this topic, its for another time and another forum.

[Pontius Pilate]

I feel you mean. Good accurate costumes are hard and expensive. When I started doing mines they were just a few black rags with black jeans and cloack (no hood), black face paint and I went as a type of Sweboz unit. Last year I upped the anti by going as a Botroa, I had to make a shield. Now I upped it once more by making a sword, small armor plate, tunic, and helmet (and another shield).

For a Roman with mail, you have major 2 issues. 1st finding mail, or something that passes as mail (like a thick shiny shirt), or you could take a shirt and glue/sowe a thin layer of metal mesh of somekind. The shield is the hardest part because it has to be curved. And making that takes some time, there are instructions on how to do it in the RomanArmy.com forums (Romanarmytalk). It thats too much work then just leave it straight.

Another big issue with shields that avoid is making a real handle. Normally shilds (not the hoplite, aspis, shield) like the Roman, Gallic, etc, type have a whole in the center and the handle is IN that whole. The shield boss covers the whole. This gives the user greater control.
--I don't do this, too much work. I just make a handle with wood and screw it to the shield, the boss is just aluminum foil held in place by glue/nails/push-pins.

I'll post a pic of the handle when I get home.
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Yeah, i was thinking of making my own costume too, it's just that I would want it to be perfect and it would take alot of time, something I'm running short on now-a-days. The all black Sweboz unit looks sounds like a good idea though, and it shouldn't take that long to put together. Although, I wonder what the reaction would be when you try to explain to people what you are, I doubt any of them have ever heard of Sweboz before. If only I read this post a few days ago! Well maybe next year. Yeah the curved shield would be a headache to make, and so would an imperial gallic helmet. Or you could do a montefortino which you could try to make by putting a bronze metal pot on your head and then try to attach some kind of cheek plates and a horse hair crest. Is it just me, or does the montefortino helmet sort of look like a metal pot?

[Maion Maroneios]

Here, see for yourself. http://www.gamespot.com/users/fastheinz/games_table?mode=want

And for the sake of limiting OTness, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFKqdckJhrA (Part 1)
and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sn5vmhllt-Q&feature=related(Part 2)
OK, I guess you don't belong to the category I forementioned...

Maion

[Pontius Pilate]

And for the sake of limiting OTness, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFKqdckJhrA (Part 1)
and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sn5vmhllt-Q&feature=related(Part 2)


What, the hell.

is that you in the video?

[desert]

Lol, no. That's my Computer Science teacher Mr Zamansky and some other teacher. Zamansky loves dressing up for Halloween. More Halloween stuff by Mr. Z.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-vum33bmY4

Another version of the one I posted before: http://www.vimeo.com/2122233

His site: http://drnick.stuy.edu/~zamansky/halloween/

[mlc82]

A party can be anything you make it. A party can be 3 über-nerds discussing Star Wars vs. Star Trek while listening to the masterpieces of John Williams and drinking root beer.

Change that to from "Star Wars" to "Ancient History", while listening to game soundtracks and drinking Guinness, and hell yes it can :2thumbsup: ;)

[Pontius Pilate]

Lol, no. That's my Computer Science teacher Mr Zamansky and some other teacher. Zamansky loves dressing up for Halloween. More Halloween stuff by Mr. Z.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-vum33bmY4

Another version of the one I posted before: http://www.vimeo.com/2122233

His site: http://drnick.stuy.edu/~zamansky/halloween/


wow. you probably go to the most laid back school ever. I'm guessing you must have lots of fun everyday?

[Nobo]

Lol, no. That's my Computer Science teacher Mr Zamansky and some other teacher. Zamansky loves dressing up for Halloween. More Halloween stuff by Mr. Z.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-vum33bmY4

Another version of the one I posted before: http://www.vimeo.com/2122233

His site: http://drnick.stuy.edu/~zamansky/halloween/

Hahaha, for some reason that really reminded me of "The office". You're teacher must be the school version of Michael Scott!

[NeoSpartan]

Yeah, i was thinking of making my own costume too, it's just that I would want it to be perfect and it would take alot of time, something I'm running short on now-a-days. The all black Sweboz unit looks sounds like a good idea though, and it shouldn't take that long to put together. Although, I wonder what the reaction would be when you try to explain to people what you are, I doubt any of them have ever heard of Sweboz before. If only I read this post a few days ago! Well maybe next year. Yeah the curved shield would be a headache to make, and so would an imperial gallic helmet. Or you could do a montefortino which you could try to make by putting a bronze metal pot on your head and then try to attach some kind of cheek plates and a horse hair crest. Is it just me, or does the montefortino helmet sort of look like a metal pot?

Paper Mashe all the way for any helmet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :yes:
https://img361.imageshack.us/img361/4402/img0404da2.th.jpg (https://img361.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0404da2.jpg)

make sure you measure your head, mine came out a lil' too big.
This is how I learned how to make it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBbScK0qzMI
--its about 8vids total.

Here is a pic of the shield handle:
https://img361.imageshack.us/img361/6594/img0414cg7.th.jpg (https://img361.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0414cg7.jpg)

As for people, most draw a complete blank as to what you are, but everyone likes it.

[NeoSpartan]

FINAL SHOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

https://img265.imageshack.us/img265/5928/img0411qg4.th.jpg (https://img265.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0411qg4.jpg)

I didn't have any more time to do some decorative painting on the plate or shield.

Next year, I plan to improve upon this costume. I plan to make a decently good shield boss, a better and smoother helmet, some shin armor, a small boss on the armor plate and decoration!!! :yes:

[General Appo]

Certain parts of that picture looks photoshopped...

[NeoSpartan]

I had a single day to improvise a costume for a HW party with my girlfriend last night, and figured some bizarre meshing of celtic warriors from EB would be more fun than cutting eyeholes in a sheet and going as a ghost (probably the easiest emergency costume).

This is like the "300" version of celtic anything, I know it's awful and all, but I only had about 4 hrs to get it together! I have a sledgehammer, so tried to go with the Ordmalica look, but didn't have anything to make the armor/chest plate with, or the long shirt, so kind of combined the weapon, as I didn't have time to make a shield (unfortunately my hammer is obviously from the present day, and looks nothing like the Ordmalica's 2 handed hammer, but it's the idea that counts right?), with whatever I could find that looked slightly like what some of the EB Celtic levies or spearmen wear. Then of course, the "woad paint" :laugh4:


https://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg213/mlc82/Picture004.jpg

Of course, no one had a clue of what I was supposed to be- I'm shocked at how many people don't even know what a "Celt" is! That sounds to me like someone saying "Japanese people? What are those?", or whatever.

The worst guess at what my costume was supposed to be, was "Are you the Incredible Hulk?" WTF? Does that look remotely like the Incredible Hulk? I should have replied with something equally stupid, like "No, I'm a horse", but the look of confusion I was getting from "I'm an ancient Celtic warrior. This is woad paint" was just too much fun.

LOL! yeah man dumb questions abound. It gets to the point of it being funny.

btw... next year, when you make the shield get ready for your family members to start going "WTF is wrong with you???" :yes:

Today my brother officially claimed that I "Had finaly lost it" :dizzy2:

[Majd il-Romani]

for anyone from the US or following the US presidential elections, I went as

BARACK OBAMA!!!!!!!

the funniest part is that I'm not even black! I really am, well I'm sure you can guess from my avatar, title, location, and favorite smiley :egypt:

[General Appo]

Meh, all those New Yorkers who went as Palin, now that really scared the shit out of me.

[Majd il-Romani]

Meh, all those New Yorkers who went as Palin, now that really scared the shit out of me.

why, were they guys? Because I was planning to dress up as whoever was the democratic Presidential candidate, so had hillary won...

[theoldbelgian]

I was going to dress up as a Roman legionary, but real chain mail, and authentic helmet and swords are really expensive and I didn't want to just buy one of those cheap stereotipical Roman customes you can get at your local store. Anyway, Halloween is one of the best holidays here in America. You get to dress up as anything you want and get lots of candy. This whole Carnaval thing you guys are talking about doesn't seem too good to me. You Europeans are surely missing out on alot of stuff. Hey I never realized how many people there are, on these forums that aren't from U.S.

mmh actually we do dress up on carnival its actually the holiday that begins the lent
sort of cheating as you eat and drink as much as you need for 40 days :2thumbsup:
mostly now its just an excuse for crazy dress up party's
and get more drunk then an Irishman on saint patricksday(sorry if there are Irish people here but its how the saying goes)
its just how you see it but personally I like carnaval more

[desert]

wow. you probably go to the most laid back school ever. I'm guessing you must have lots of fun everyday?

Not quite.

[Pontius Pilate]

FINAL SHOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

https://img265.imageshack.us/img265/5928/img0411qg4.th.jpg (https://img265.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0411qg4.jpg)

I didn't have any more time to do some decorative painting on the plate or shield.

Next year, I plan to improve upon this costume. I plan to make a decently good shield boss, a better and smoother helmet, some shin armor, a small boss on the armor plate and decoration!!! :yes:


hey that's actually pretty good, not bad for the amount of time used to make it. interesting idea about paper mashe, never thought of that. really like that sword looks just like the one the iberians use in EB.

[Mulceber]

Not quite EB-related, but here's me in costume with my girlfriend:

https://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e41/Mulceber/n46603927_31160821_6226.jpg?t=1225731501

-M

[Cadwalader]

Kissing her must strain your back something awful.

[Havok.]

Kissing her must strain your back something awful.

huAHAEUHAEUhAUEHuaeHuhuueahaeUhAE
True
lol

*Points to the pic and laughs very loud*

[General Appo]

That´s not very nice Havok. Not very nice at all. I do not see what gives you the right to laugh at the appearance of other people. I am very dissapointed with you Havok. I thought you were better than this.

[||Lz3||]

ho win hell did I missed this thread? hehehe damn work :wall:

haven't played EB in 3 weeks


bout the hallowen thing... here I've always been taught not to celebrate hallowen, cause it's just another pointless (as our teachers always say) american (refering to the USA) celebration.

myself I haven't ever been on any kind of hallowen , I think I've been disguised like 3 times in my whole life :sweatdrop:

[mlc82]

ho win hell did I missed this thread? hehehe damn work :wall:

haven't played EB in 3 weeks


bout the hallowen thing... here I've always been taught not to celebrate hallowen, cause it's just another pointless (as our teachers always say) american (refering to the USA) celebration.

myself I haven't ever been on any kind of hallowen , I think I've been disguised like 3 times in my whole life :sweatdrop:

Wasn't it originally the Celtic Samhain? How could anything be LESS pointless for an EB fan!? ;-)

Here in the US, idiots claim no one should celebrate Halloween because it's "a devil worshipper holiday". IIRC it was just another previous holiday that was turned into Christian one like Xmas, Easter, and etc.

[NeoSpartan]

ho win hell did I missed this thread? hehehe damn work :wall:

haven't played EB in 3 weeks


bout the hallowen thing... here I've always been taught not to celebrate hallowen, cause it's just another pointless (as our teachers always say) american (refering to the USA) celebration.

myself I haven't ever been on any kind of hallowen , I think I've been disguised like 3 times in my whole life :sweatdrop:

wtf???? where do u live bro? :dizzy2:

I used to get that when I lived in Cuba, and that was regarding anything American.

[NeoSpartan]

Not quite EB-related, but here's me in costume with my girlfriend:

https://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e41/Mulceber/n46603927_31160821_6226.jpg?t=1225731501

-M


DUDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I want those shoes! :yes: where did u get them????

[Mulceber]

http://www.parfabrica.com/

great site, great shoes. custom-made too. My only recommendation is if you plan on wearing them inside a lot, request that he not put hobnails in the soles - the nails make them more durable, but it's pretty difficult to walk on smooth floors without slipping. -M

[desert]

Sweet! Someone uploaded this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2_rT7wQmiY


They performed YMCA for my Spanish class. :2thumbsup:

[Gleemonex]

That´s not very nice Havok.

And it's not even funny. I don't know enough about elves to comment on the girlfriend, but the toga seems to be properly wrapped, and he just about nailed the Tyrian purple edging. He even has the countenance of a Roman senator. Good job Mulceber!

-Glee

[Jarardo]

I dressed as a pirate. I got super hammered and talked like a pirate for 5 hours. It was the most fun I've had for a long time. I stabbed a lot of people and took all their stuff too(Well, I yelled about it a lot).

[Mulceber]

Hey, thanks for the support, Gleemonex. :) Yeah, I was definitely trying to show some gravitas in this shot.

[Artorius Maximus]

This Hallowe'en, I dressed as. . . . myself. In a pollo shirt, and blue jeans. My typical clothing style. I did the same last year lol.

[Celtic_Punk]

hehe that austrian fashige or something suits me just fine, Drinking, Retarded costumes, And partying WOOOOO!

I worship one god.... and his name is Bacchus!!!!

[Andronikos]

We don't celebrate Halloween (it is thought to be comercialised American holiday), we have more serious All saints day these days, partying in costumes is in the spring (like the Austrian fashige, our name of it sounds similar). I would like to go dressed as EB unit, but my friends dislike such parties, according to them, it is childish. But if I will manage to make some nice costume, I will post it when the time comes.

[General Appo]

The church people have the All Saints day here too, but most people don´t really care. Biggest change I really noticed, 6an (TV channel) featured lots of horror movies.

[||Lz3||]

ye we're told by our cultural related teachers that we should celebrate our own celebrations, not those from other countries like USA... that we should be happy and proud with what we have.

I live in México btw :smash:


and ye here most of the peopl think that disguising is for children hehe

[Pontius Pilate]

We don't celebrate Halloween (it is thought to be comercialised American holiday), we have more serious All saints day these days, partying in costumes is in the spring (like the Austrian fashige, our name of it sounds similar). I would like to go dressed as EB unit, but my friends dislike such parties, according to them, it is childish. But if I will manage to make some nice costume, I will post it when the time comes.


Wow, from reading this thread Americans are really hated all over the world aren't they? Anyway, isn't dressing up in costumes in the spring the same thing as dressing up in costumes in the Fall (Halloween)? What is all saints day,and I doubt any holiday can be considered serious nowadays...

[Ibrahim]

Wow, from reading this thread Americans are really hated all over the world aren't they? Anyway, isn't dressing up in costumes in the spring the same thing as dressing up in costumes in the Fall (Halloween)? What is all saints day,and I doubt any holiday can be considered serious nowadays...

It's a ong story.

short version: It truns out the custom known to American (and the Isles) poeple as holloween, dates back IIRC to an ancient Irish ceremony, that got taking over by the catholics as a kind of all-saints day.

the reason why Orthodox christians celebrate in spring is due to cannonnical differences w/catholics (again, IIRC). all saints day is for all the saints who don't have a special day (plus those who do).
as to why anyone would celebrate a holiday in a serious manner, because most poeple have a need to party and celebrate the good things in an ordered manner (not to ber confused with partying). from your post, I see a severe shortage in that department on your end:clown:

[MarcusAureliusAntoninus]

I haven't read this whole thread but from what I have read it looks like it has little to do with EB and has been at times spam... Though it is not really bad enough to warrent closing... just a warning...

[Pontius Pilate]

as to why anyone would celebrate a holiday in a serious manner, because most poeple have a need to party and celebrate the good things in an ordered manner (not to ber confused with partying). from your post, I see a severe shortage in that department on your end:clown:

What do you mean???? What are you trying to get at....

[NeoSpartan]

I haven't read this whole thread but from what I have read it looks like it has little to do with EB and has been at times spam... Though it is not really bad enough to warrent closing... just a warning...

yeah it does! look at the costumes :yes: we got 3 EB related costumes so far. (and a bunch of random talking)

[NeoSpartan]

ye we're told by our cultural related teachers that we should celebrate our own celebrations, not those from other countries like USA... that we should be happy and proud with what we have.

I live in México btw :smash:


and ye here most of the peopl think that disguising is for children hehe

Oh I see... but thats normal, I thought it was worst from your previous post.

btw... isn't there a lot of dressing up in El Dia de los muertos???

[||Lz3||]

Oh I see... but thats normal, I thought it was worst from your previous post.

btw... isn't there a lot of dressing up in El Dia de los muertos???

umm nope, nobody dresses up for that, they do make a lot of big, emm figures (?) of death for the parades .

[Ibrahim]

What do you mean???? What are you trying to get at....

I am getting at messing with your mind:clown: (hence the clown).

so far, complete success.

[Andronikos]

It's a ong story.

short version: It truns out the custom known to American (and the Isles) poeple as holloween, dates back IIRC to an ancient Irish ceremony, that got taking over by the catholics as a kind of all-saints day.

the reason why Orthodox christians celebrate in spring is due to cannonnical differences w/catholics (again, IIRC). all saints day is for all the saints who don't have a special day (plus those who do).
as to why anyone would celebrate a holiday in a serious manner, because most poeple have a need to party and celebrate the good things in an ordered manner (not to ber confused with partying). from your post, I see a severe shortage in that department on your end:clown:

Our spring festival has nothing (or very little) to do with dead or saint people, the costumes are brighter and there are less ghost or similar motives even those are popular too, it is only about having fun and enjoying oneself as much as possible. It is like Venetian or Rio carnival. Ends at Ash wednesday and 40-days long lent comes after that. (Roman-catholic, perhaps your statement about Orthodox is true, just if your post has something to do with my previous one.)

By serious celebration I meant that partying is not part of the celebration, people visit tombs of their relatives, light candles on cemetaries. Perhaps that is the reason why many people don't like Halloween, it disturbs the piety of these days.


Why spam and offtopic? Discussion about roots of our culture, especially if they originate from customs in EB timeframe (Samhain) could be allowed.

[MarcusAureliusAntoninus]

Why spam and offtopic? Discussion about roots of our culture, especially if they originate from customs in EB timeframe (Samhain) could be allowed.
It was just a warning, if I thought this was all just spam it would have long ago been closed. It really isn't an EB topic, though.

[Andronikos]

I wasn't serious too, just pretend that I was telling it with a slight grin on my face.