THIS IS OUR SECRET NEW PROJECT! (NEW UK LARP)

[@hatfilms]

Head to our Menhirs Fate Facebook page for more info: (More socials coming soon) facebook.com/p/Menhirs-Fate-Larp-61559084374344/

[@Eden_Laika]

Gotta appreciate Ross being the Resident Normie.

[@nakenmil]

He has his dogfighting.

[@SimonClark]

Oh no lads I'm a parent who plays Warhammer, I can't afford another expensive past time!

[@theformalmooshroom9147]

I did not know you had kids

[@capsandnumbers]

A notoriously expensive pastime

[@HunterMayer]

Yah, experiences with your children, priceless. As long as you... Like your children.

[@MatchBreakers]

use all that scientist money, cause surely our society rewards knowledge..

[@alsmiffy1]

Just dip your little hairy toe in mate :P

[@Debacle7]

Sounds amazing and it's great to see you guys branching out. Personally, I would love a video (or more info on the site) covering some real basic FAQ type questions for someone like me who has never done it before. How does it work? Where do I sleep? What do I wear? What's an average LARP day look like? Are there NPCs/quests/battles etc? It sounds like something I would want to try but tbh I saw cost of general admission and my immediate thought was "£100 to stand around in a field for 3 days?"

[@evilscary]

As a veteran LARPer, £100 is incredibly steep for a 3 day event.

[@TogunRaby]

@@evilscary I would imagine it is a way to ensure the people coming are going to commit and get involved. If you made it £20, almost anyone might turn up, some of which might not be that interested and could ruin the vibe for others.

[@DeanTheDM]

@@evilscaryisn’t empire larp like £80 for the same thing so not massively more expensive dive?

[@johnnunns1136]

​@@DeanTheDMsure, but Empire is an established entity, with a proven rules system and loyal audience, as are the other fest-larps of this scale (Curious Pastimes and Lorien Trust), each of which runs for around £80 a weekend.

[@zimondlord1]

2 Nights of camping *without* a fantasy world is like £50-80. The premise of big larps like this is that you get a lot of game for being there.

[@nos4speed]

Great to see particularly Smith looking so passionate here. I'm sure this will be fantastic for all those who try it!

[@sirBrouwer]

he always seems to perk up when they are outdoors.

[@Hanansen]

I'm happy to see them make this type of content, and also to be involved in 'real' things!

[@Justsomebiggerman2]

would have never expected this video

[@Flashjackmak]

Really happy to see you working on a passion-project like this! Larp _is_ something I'm interested in but also conversely don't really know much about in any kind of detail, so this is very useful!

[@FireRed_Green]

Having met Smith at MCM and chatting to him and hearing about this, I for one have been looking forward to this!

[@LyradiaBlu]

Same here! I wish I were moving to the UK sooner!

[@videoarchive490]

I genuinely wish you guys the best in this endeavor. This is definitely a huge undertaking and while I know you'll succeed in some capacity ya'll are gonna jinx yourselves with all the LARP 2.0 talk even if it is just bants

[@TheDarthChief]

This isn't a Shlog this is a Glog (Glorious Vlog). This certainly is not what I was expecting from the secret project but it is cool as hell! Good luck with this guys!

[@HAEAEAEAEAEX]

or!! a greg log he wrote over the years for the police and judge to get the boiks to prison

[@maddestmurph]

This is awesome! Glad you guys are building something you're passionate about! Had to pause in the middle to type this.

[@Scampcam]

I recommend trying to use Ross'es questions also to help proofread rules, so that you can identify what phrases/words players stumble on. For me, it was moving from cosplay to larp and with no frame of reference for what a "physrep" was.

[@herlastborn]

They get to teach Ross LARP and Ross gets to play with his camera. It's a win-win!

[@GronkGames]

Sounds like a fantastic venture for you lads and I look forward to seeing it all come together. LARP is something I've always been interested in but sadly due to PTSD, social anxiety, depression and recently added to the list kidney failure, it's not something I can really partake in. So I'll be living the experience vicariously through you 3 legends. Keep up the good work.

[@HeftyYeti]

I have those things apart from kidney failure. I am recovering from cancer though and I still larp. The good thing about larp fest systems is that you can do as much and as little as you want.

[@GronkGames]

@@HeftyYeti Sorry to hear about your cancer, I hope the recovery is going well and you kick it's ass.

[@amymason5713]

Have you considered trying online larps? They can be much easier in some ways - no stress of travel, easier to stay comfortable and drop in/out.

[@buntew9414]

Can't explain how much I enjoy seeing Smithy passionately talking about his interests, bruh.

[@Cup-8]

Hat Films' "Project 2025"

[@SegginsProductions]

“It’s our year!!!”

[@theformalmooshroom9147]

😂😂😂😂

[@lliamdavis6950]

the project 2025 I want the project 2025 we are gonna get

[@aparadigm8]

This is the sort of content I like to see you guys put out, just genuinely your passions. Also, kinda going into a new business adventure is exciting too

[@KhainesKorner]

I haven't been to a LARP since around 2000/2001... But I'm VERY tempted now.

[@greeniegogo]

As an international hat films fan and LARP/ ren faire enthusiast, this is the logical next step for hat films for sure. Good luck lads!

[@Flummiification]

i don't really see myself larping let alone in the uk but I like to watch this. the setting seems really interesting. I hope there will be much more content for those admiring the magic from the outside as well

[@skarloeythomas5172]

‘Let alone in the UK’, surely the UK is the preeminent location for mediaeval larping

[@MrVenat0r]

Ross' hair is genuinely impressive.

[@abyebanks4402]

boys this is so fucking cool. you lads and the awesome team at menhirs fate should be so proud of yourself - this has really made me want to get involved in it, as i definitely experienced the issue you mentioned of how do you actually get involved. so proud of you boys 💖

[@mhogancreative8593]

Been looking into LARP events for a year or two now... more choice is brilliant and hope it goes amazing for you guys

[@sadmortem2796]

Can't wait, I've been reluctant to join empire, but I think this is where I will give it a proper go, thank you for this opportunity!

[@tomanderson8444]

This is exactly the kick I needed to start LARPing. I'm going to book the dates off work tomorrow, and buy some tickets. See you there! I'm very excited

[@flightlessfinch931]

haven't been to eyelarp for a few years and it's so cool seeing how much the site has progressed! pumped to hear about this project, it sounds amazing!

[@ivaeradon4570]

Love it! I sincerely hope that this venture pays dividends for you and everyone else involved, not just monetarily, but- most importantly- with the community (even ALL related communities). While I have zero LARP opportunities anywhere near where I live, I hope to partially live the experience through your continued videos. Cheers, boiks!

[@cameronsteel8801]

Not even Smith saying “If you’re mot interested, fair enough” can dampen my enthusiasm. This video and the nation showcases are a work of majesty!

[@zonedereve]

I'm not in the part of the globe to participate but I'm excited for your new venture and will be watching whatever content you put online! I've never done larp before so I'm going to learn with Ross.

[@LarpMix]

Sounds awesome! Always glad to see new larps/festivals come into existence.

[@BigCMiner]

As sombody who has been trying to get into a larp system for many years now and being annoyed by feeling like I’m trying to break into pre-existing groups of people who don’t like sharing plot with others, the possibility of getting in on the ground floor of a new profesional looking Festival larp is very interesting.

[@Doktor_Vem]

Calling it now, there's gonna be *AT LEAST* one Hat Films fanatic at that festival that didn't listen to the "Don't come for us, come for the LARP" instruction

[@matthewshave503]

More like 50 fanatic i’m going to do it if there’s not at least 100 people that don’t understand it, I’ll be shocked i’ll be honest I’ve tried going to Empire didn’t enjoy it but that was mostly because everybody seem to know what they were doing, except me and there was no way easy OnRamp for people who don’t know what they doing but I know the boys love the hobby, so I’m tempted to give it another a try again and if I see them, I’ll just be watching them for a distance

[@Unagodd]

These zoomers with their fantasy boffer LARPs! Back in *my* day, we'd hang out on college campuses or in parking lots, smoking cloves in our trenchcoats and fingerless gloves, being vampires or wereweolves and fiercely emoting at each other. This does look fun, though, but it's the wrong continent for me to attend. 😭

[@kaliumnith]

This is not what I was expecting. Awesome! I might pop over the pond to have a go. Never done LARP, but I have been interested

[@harveysmith3107]

I have been so excited for this larp great video guys!!

[@JakeCusick94]

This is awesome! Excellent work boiks!

[@vahalyr]

Great to see such passion from Smith. This will be great.

[@emmaeglantine]

This was an incredibly fun day and it was great to work with you!

[@MegMyfawnwy]

“We’re going to be sleeping together” all the bots got excited 🎉 This sounds incredible though, good luck lads, bet it’s gonna be amazing! 😊

[@LoganChristianson]

All the bots? EVERYONE got excited.

[@rskeen500]

the return of the Trott guyliner got me excited

[@Kris_Toffer]

Can't say LARP is my kind of thing, but I'm really happy for you, boiks. I hope it's all a massive success, and it's wonderful to see you do a passion project. Hope we get to see more behind the scenes stuff, maybe it'll open my eyes to it. Who knows.

[@ChrispyP]

This is so exciting and I'm so pleased for you guys! I've always been LARP-curious, but not confident enough to attend. I can't wait for all the content though!

[@John_Conner222]

Very cool to see. Sadly i'm in America and just can't afford the expense to regularly travel to the UK (although I am planning to visit either 2025 or 2026), especially as I would choose to be in the Syradonia nation. Making some paladin type armor with backlit LEDs, crystals, and glow in the dark+metallic paint would just be epic but freakn expensive. If I do something I go all out. I can't half way do something. Hopefully you can post videos of the events. Like a live action Shadows of Israphel for youtube and or streaming.

[@__gavin__]

I feel like I'm the exact target demographic for this. I've been wanting to get into Larp for many years and have planned to go to Empire etc. but never actually followed through. A fresh Larp where everyone is starting on more-or-less equal footing would be amazing! Definitely interested in this project, boiks EDIT: Holy shit, I've just seen that the site is basically just down the road from me too! It's a 20 minute drive (I even have a mate who lives in the closest village). Will certainly have to go to this!

[@KenrikStarling]

Congrats guys! I wish you success in your endeavors! I'm quite happy you all are doing more than video games! I've been thinking that needs to happen for a while now!

[@Topazzzzzz]

Love to see you guys get involved with something youre so passionate about!

[@dye_anna]

Awesome, so happy for you lads. I’m Aussie but damn this looks fun, and it’s so good to see all of you so passionate!

[@ItsMe-yn6ql]

I love whenever you do something you're passionate about - I wish you more than luck

[@helloitsbella8161]

Considering making a trip from Australia for this! Very excited to hear more.

[@Dopeytheboat]

That is so cool to hear! You guys will do such a good job!

[@tikizak123]

Congrats guys!

[@misterhotsoup]

As a fan from the US I'll be happily following along! Would be cool to get a travel vlog style video out of this venture. However you do it I believe in your creative energy and drive!

[@dankeeling2253]

Looks great! I'm a novice larper also, I've only played in an online larp and haven't ventured into a field yet! While fest larps don't really seem like my kind of vibe, its really cool to see what you guys are making here.

[@Trick.Sparrow]

Oh man, if I hadn't moved to Australia I would be there in a heartbeat, this sounds like a BLAST

[@OllPersson]

Really excited to hear more about it and the nations

[@user-jg4uh7os7m]

Sounds amazing lads. I wish you every success.

[@kinnarawanderer]

Oh damn I'd fly halfway around the world to play a weekend of that

[@cigarandshotgun]

Genuinely gobsmacked, amazing lads can't wait to see how this goes

[@josephchambers4509]

Very cool! Wishing best of luck as someone outside the UK who can’t come!

[@handsomecaveman]

So many nations! Good luck on the new venture!

[@RaineyManey]

That's a super cool venue, very exciting stuff!

[@jayphillips4167]

Excited to see a new Hat Films venture that you guys are passionate about! As someone interested but never been I would love a FAQ/ info video as Debacle7 mentioned in their comment to see if it's for me.

[@casualgamerguy]

Oh damn, I really hope I'll be able to come to this. Looks incredibly exciting and the possibilities feel endless because of it being brand spanking new!

[@etherealhawk]

I think I'll be there!! Been looking for something additional or rather than Empire that I've been going to

[@haltingpassion]

Wow! How cool. Best of luck to the project.

[@nakenmil]

18:04 Those are some terrifying rhododendron jungles.

[@sp33ctrum]

I've never wanted to live in the UK more, I hope you guys have a wonderful time!

[@McCluckles38]

I'm so down for this. I've been talking to a buddy of mine about getting into LARP for years. I hope we can sort this out!

[@HeyHey_ItsAndy]

Never been larping but I've always always wanted to try it, however I've always found it so hard to know where or how to start so this is like a golden ticket opportunity for me! The excitement is untameable, well done lads 🙌

[@521jimd]

This looks honestly amazing!

[@TokkiYamaguchi]

genuinely feels like a proud moment seeing all this. even if ive never considered larping and before. I'm fascinated in the psych and sociology side of things!!!

[@carthius]

Yall should really get with this Channel called "Skill Tree"!! It is an American based channel however its a channel designed to teach people how to make Larp type things in very easy ways, without expensiver tools. They recently were a huge part of a Large Popular Larp that took place in Germany and brought a ton of people to it form all over.

[@kasperlundsfryd1834]

What a cool project! Best of luck.

[@iain-duncan]

Id love to see more content about all this!

[@awesomeaartvark]

Wow, that's awesome! These shots you've shared already look amazing, both in filming quality and in terms of like, outfits and setting! Seems pretty exciting for those who enjoy it! I don't think LARPing is really my thing (tho I'm not in the UK anyways lol) but I always love behind the scenes stuff, and these forest settings you guys are in look gorgeous, so I'd of course always be up for vlogs like this one! Also, gotta say, love Smith just crouching in the forest like bigfoot, followed by him just casually exiting a bush, haha

[@LaWraWaN]

Sounds exciting! Best of luck to ya lads. :)

[@gawainwilliams81]

Love this, good work lads!

[@merry3369]

So exited for this!

[@NotRingoStarr]

I've always wanted to do Empire but never took the final step. Now is my chance I guess...woooh!

[@Master.chylla]

I truly love to see that you branch out and 'invest' in a bigger portfolio of stuff you genuinely love ❤️

[@BananaFontaine]

This is awesome!!! Congratulations guys!!!!!

[@nath042]

this is very exciting! ive been wanting to give larp a go for a while but no idea where to start.

[@Abipop]

a special Max cameo!!! Corrrrr!!! The shots look sick tbh!!!

[@mhffighter1]

I have never clicked so fast on a title, and I've been clicking quickly on this channel for a long time. I love hat vlogs

[@jamescarroll384]

Can't wait for all the Menhirs Fate youtube and Netflix exposés 😂😂 Just joking, hope this is successful. I've never done LARP so its a bit outside my wheelhouse for me to personally get invested in.

[@vanilla-vortexakavanvorott8795]

That food all looks like heaven. I hope this turns out amazing and is a huge success

[@mrmalarkey1828]

Yaaayyy, im so happy and excited for this!!

[@delaervesanti1457]

So cool!! Wish there was a LARP near me!

[@buntychunx7837]

Exciting times Boiks! Hopefully be getting involved soon!

[@FirmSoul4]

I'm barely three minutes into the video and I'm already fleshing out a character in my head from the Hammerstadt Charter. Will I ever be able to afford to attend? Probably not, but a guy can dream!

[@MacabreMermaid2]

Loving seeing this new idea of your!!

[@keyfire]

I love this idea. Wanted to get into this for ages, but hard to do! LARPs seem hard to get to from my neck of the woods. There is indeed not enough of it in the UK!

[@BiscuitTin__]

the cinematography was great!

[@lompstem]

Not necessarily my kinda thing, but it’s great to see you guys investing and expanding your horizons! Wishing you all the best with this and hope it’s a great success! :) (Also hope it doesn’t detract from the regular content too much!)

[@alsmiffy1]

No intention of going anywhere dont you worry! Menhirs is a project that runs alongside everything we plan to do in long dirty future of Hat Films.

[@lompstem]

@alsmiffy1 Filthy. Cheers Smith!

[@PierceArner]

Really stoked ta see the boiks getting to do be a big part of something like this & contribute to a big event that they feel passionate about and in a way ta help get other people into it!

[@Rutgermarin]

Yess, this is the stuff we wanna see!!

[@jemlpro4963]

I’m in the US so I doubt I’ll be able to go but if by some miracle I end up going to the UK near those days I’ll for sure go as a time traveler or something since I can’t afford a medieval outfit 😂but hope you guys have fun!

[@Khrayfish]

Been interested in LARPing ever since I found out about it through that Role Models film lmao. Very keen for some more information about the festival.

[@Thornsworks]

I am one of the people in that category of interested but never known how to proceed about partaking in LARP. May have to wrangle the partner from Norway over and plan a trip across the water from Ireland now! Super exciting guys, the passion is oozing out of yee! (oo la la)

[@shrimpprod4691]

Woah woah woah woah woah woah woah WHAT WHAY WHAT WHAY WHAT OH MY GOD THERES NEVER BEEN A BETTER TIME TO HAVE EXPENDABLE INCOME!!!