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Heroes of Might and Magic VII: Paladin cosplay

June 15, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Germia is a gamer and relatively new to cosplay. What a start, huh? This set of pictures was shared by a friend of hers, Aelirenn, over on Imgur with the note that many people didn’t it would be possible to recreate this armour. This is the Paladin from Might & Magic Heroes VII and it’s […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: armour, cosplay

Star Wars: New Order Stormtrooper helmets inspired by African wildlife

March 3, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The title to this post says “Stormtrooper helmets inspired by African wildlife” and as odd as it sounds this is no weird typo. Designer Blank William’s The New Order is a set of creative designs, in white and black, which actually manage to mashup animal skulls with classic helmet designs.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: armour, star wars, stormtroopers

The PBaRmor set

December 22, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Created by cosplayer and artist Olivia Mears to wear to a Red Fang and Opeth concept, inspired by Red Fang’s music video for Prehistoric Dog, this armour is made from a 24 pack of Pabst Blue Ribbon. Our geeky creator earns +10 experience points by offering these stats; -5 defense. +15 charisma! I recommend popping […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: armour, cosplay, drink

Which matters most in armour? Armour class or embarrassment?

October 3, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

You’ve found earned a new set of armour and it offers more defence than your current set. Do you put it on? Which would you do? Armour class or avoid the embarrassment of having to wear stupid clothes? Image credit says Joyreactor. So maybe the comic strip above is an original piece created by them. […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: armour, humour

Demonic skull helmet

July 9, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This is one badass helmet. Created by Darkheart Armoury is looks fierce enough to worry foes. How would you stat in this an RPG? An intimidation bonus on attempts to end combat?

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: armour, skulls

Pikachu chooses Space Marine armour

May 7, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

This is some curveball cosplay from Australian Supanova Pop Culture Expo. We’ve Pikachu, the zappy Pokemon, as an inspiration for what looks like Warhammer 40K Space Marine armour. No wonder she’s won so many badges.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: armour, cosplay, mashup, pokemon, Space Marines

Epic Dire Wolf leather battle mask

March 2, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Ever been in a grump that your RPG character could only really manage a leather helm without getting hit by vision or dexterity penalties? Didn’t fancy the look of your character as she stalks around dungeons and danger with a leather cap on her head? I think this dire wolf inspired helm from Epic Leather […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: armour, Etsy, game of thrones, larp, leather

Are these corsets for sexy but dangerous elf warriors?

February 20, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

These stunning corsets are not elven armour – or any sort of armour for that matter. They’re art from Andrew Kanounov who clearly has an eye for the fantastic. Do the designs give off the armour vibe to you too? Or do they look like fragile and intricate designs that are just waiting to break? […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: armour, fashion

Wasteland apocalypse armour

January 5, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

If you like the look of this wasteland apocalypse armour by Two Horns United then you can check out some more pictures after the video. You could also pop over to his Etsy Store and see what else is available. This isn’t entirely an one off project you see. Two Horns makes custom masks, suits […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: armour, cosplay, Etsy, larp, steampunk

RPG Ideas: Weird fashion helmets

December 2, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This is a real helmet. It’s part of a display in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Arms and Armory Collection. A 16th century knight in what is now Germany wore this once. Here’s what the museum site has to say; This helmet is remarkable for the three-dimensional figure of a rooster’s head in the center […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: armour, history, rpg ideas

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