Possibly the most specialized of LARP weapons is the Boffer, which represents a melee weapon. Boffers can be made by hand or purchased from a vendor.

Every boffer and foam dart blaster is safety checked on site by Staff prior to approval. Please bring your weapon to check-in at the beginning of the event.

All boffers must have the minimum standards of:

• At least 5/8″ closed cell foam around the core, with additional foam on striking surfaces.
• Allowed cores: PVC (see below chart), kitespar, fiberglass, carbon fiber, graphite.
• Handles should be no more than 2 ½ hand lengths.
• All thrusting weapons need to be have a 2” open cell foam thrusting tip resulting in tip that is 2.5” with no core.

Specific Weapon Requirements:

• Clubs have no hand guards
• Maces require stubs
• War-Hammers require a hammer head with its smallest length being 5″ and the largest being 10″
• Battle and Great Axes bladed edge must be at least 8”
• Quarterstaffs must be fully padded except for a 15″- 20″ center grip
• Bows & Crossbows cannot have more than a maximum of a 15 pound pull. Bows should have their limbs covered in foam for safety reasons.
• Thrown Weapons need to be made completely from foam.
• Waylay Widgets/Saps need to be at least 17” in length and coreless.
• Fist Phys-Reps need to be 17” in length with a thrusting tip

Foam Blasters

Xadune uses Foam Blasters, NERF and other brands, to represent firearms.

Foam blasters are categorized in-play by their out-of-play size and performance. As such, there are limitations on what a character can bring in to their first event.

• Only stock blasters; no modifications outside of cosmetic are allowed.
• No flywheel operated models
• No models from the NERF Rival series
• No battery operated or otherwise automatic models.
• No clip fed models.
  

Examples of good foam blasters for a new character are:

NERF Strongarm

NERF Maverick (Out of production, but easy to find second-hand)

NERF Spectre (Out of production, but easy to find second-hand)

Buzbee Pirate Flintlock

Buzbee Doubleshot Over Under

Commercial Boffers

Possibly the most specialized piece of your gear is the Boffer, which represents a melee weapon.  This is the bread and butter of LARP weapons. Should you want to purchase your boffer weapon, there are plenty of places to find boffer weapons online.  Additionally, you may be able to find boffer weapons sold at conventions and renaissance fairs. 

There are several companies which make LARP-safe weaponry; however, not all will meet Xadune’s standards. The following companies make boffers which typically hold up to inspection:

Forged Foam – Forged Foam has a history of making full-contact boffers, and have recently expanded into some truly beautiful lightest-touch weapons as well. These are some of the most durable LARP weapons available and none have ever failed Xadune’s safety standards.

Epic Armoury – Epic Armoury has a wide selection of typically good weapons, although they often are not stab-safe.

Calimacil – Xadune has been a partner with Calimacil for over a decade. Calimacil weapons typically will pass inspection, although some of their newer lines may be on a case-by-case basis.