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In Character: Part II

20 Oct
Halloween USA

Nearest Halloween Store: 40 miles away.

Day 2 of my cosplay construction was fairly productive. This morning I acquired Torf’s hair and beard; the hair is the “surfing dude” wig (a crimped mess that flows to my shoulders and creates a general visibility issue) and the beard is already looking rather authentic since I began braiding sections (pictures to come in later updates). Both of these items were found at the not-so-local Halloween store this morning while I was out picking up my student pilot’s license (yay!)

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In Character

18 Oct
Bringing Torf into the Real World

Bringing Torf into the Real World

For Halloween this year, I have decided to take a step further into geekiness and attempt my first cosplay. I will try to recreate my 4th level Barbarian: Torf, and his questionably sentient mordenkrad: Bessie. I have been playing Torf and Bessie for a few months now in weekly Skype games with @TimsMartini, and I have fallen in love with the character and his quirks. What better way to continue my character development than to actually sit down and think out his complete appearance, equipment, and all – down to the detail. Read the rest of this entry »