'Change Blade' Lets LARPers Build Their Dream Weapons
Joey Haar — July 27, 2016 — Life-Stages
References: changeblade & kickstarter
With the mainstream popularity of franchises like Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones, live action role-playing, or LARPing, has grown immensely in popularity, and start-up company 'Change Blade' is taking advantage. One of the most important parts of a good LARP event is battling, and a good battle requires good weapons. Rather than buying a cheap dollar store sword, spending countless hours hand-crafting a good foam weapon, or burning a sizable sum for a professionally made implement, Change blade provides customizable, interchangeable and affordable weapons.
Change Blade weapons come with three interchangeable parts: the blade, the hilt and the pommel. Each of these sections comes with several options designed by Change Blade and consumers can order individual parts as they desire, offering hundreds, if not thousands of possible weapon styles.
Change Blade's customizable weaponry lets LARPers more fully immerse themselves in their experiences.
Change Blade weapons come with three interchangeable parts: the blade, the hilt and the pommel. Each of these sections comes with several options designed by Change Blade and consumers can order individual parts as they desire, offering hundreds, if not thousands of possible weapon styles.
Change Blade's customizable weaponry lets LARPers more fully immerse themselves in their experiences.
Trend Themes
1. Customizable Role-playing Weapons - Change Blade is providing a new way of building your dream weapons without spending a fortune.
2. Affordable and Interchangeable Parts - The availability of affordable and interchangeable parts is enabling LARPers to have more weapon styles to choose from.
3. Immersive Role-playing Experiences - Customizable weapons are helping to create more immersive and authentic LARP experiences.
Industry Implications
1. Live Action Role-playing - Change Blade is transforming the way weapons are made and purchased for LARPers, generating opportunities for innovation by providing customizable weapons.
2. Gaming - The customizable weaponry trend has opportunities for innovation in creating new not just in LARPing but also in gaming.
3. E-commerce - The rise of customized role-playing weaponry presents opportunities for innovation, not just in gaming but also the growing e-commerce industry that targets niche markets.
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