Welcome to Mittelmarch!
We are located in Indianapolis.
We are apart of the a union of Realms called the Land Between the Lands.
Ok I don't know what that means, what do you guys do, how'd it start?
Well in 1977 a group of college kids, fans of Lord of the Rings and medieval history, thought it would be cool to get together and have battles with foam padded weapons. The weapons back then were club-like, clunky and darn right scary. Now better supplies are available and are relatively cheap. You can make a basic sword for $5. If you are just starting out we have community weapons for you to use. Also we'll have weapon building sessions to teach you how to make your own, plus there are a number of resources online to build many different weapon types.
Now it's not all about weapons, there's wearing of period clothing, meeting great people, having fun, deciding a persona name, developing your character, getting your garb to match your persona, having RP battles that effect our storyline. It's really a great outlet for creativity and that need to do something physical.
Another great thing is that you decide your involvement, if you're mostly interested in just fighting, that' s fine, come up with a cool name and leave it at that. If you love Role Play, and want to write pages of back story, that's fine too. Or you can do both, it's really up to you.