Latex Weapons

[Muir]

Quick question folks, just to confirm what I've heard. What's the Chicago policy on latex weapon reps? Any specific brands preferred and/or automatically refused?

 

[KyleSchmelz]

There's no official policy on brands or anything like that. Latex weapons are allowed on a case-by-case basis but we pass a lot more than we fail. I don't want to say straight-out that any one manufacturer will always pass because we really can't guarantee that, but from my experience, weapons from Epic Armory and Windlass will most likely pass and things from Calimacil probably won't. I've heard Calimacil's newer weapons hit a lot softer, but I haven't seen them to confirm that so take it with a grain of salt. Conversely, Calimacil weapons that have been around the block a few times might be more likely to pass than a brand new one since they soften up over time. I've heard good things about Atelier's Nemesis if you're willing to spend a little more money, but again, I haven't seen them personally.

We also have some local craftsmen ( @Coffee.Squirrel , @averzwyv ) that make latex weapons and one of our players ( @AvacynIronRose ) has a big stockpile of manufactured latex weapons she was looking to sell on Facebook a while back - it'd probably be worth it to get in touch with one of them.

Again, this is all my personal opinion. I am on plot staff and I'm a weapon/armor marshal, but I can't stress enough that we can't guarantee any weapon will pass until we actually get our hands on them.