Battlecry Wollongong - Five Islands

Battlecry Wollongong - Five Islands Battlecry Five Islands is a LARP (Live Action Role Play) battle game based in Wollongong.

A thank you to the Berry Celtic Festival and those who accepted our many quests and riddles at the event today!We hope t...
23/05/2026

A thank you to the Berry Celtic Festival and those who accepted our many quests and riddles at the event today!

We hope to see many of the new adventurers at our game next Sunday, the event is linked below!

Head over to our discord (link in the about info section) to join our community discussions and see our lore!

If anyone has pictures with or of us from Berry Celtic Festival please tag us or put one in the comments below!

Hope to see you all next Sunday!

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Hey everyone! Some exciting news: An independent film requires volunteers to play background characters in a 17th Centur...
26/04/2026

Hey everyone! Some exciting news:
An independent film requires volunteers to play background characters in a 17th Century Scottish battle scene.
The film will feature a flashback scene of a battle between Scottish clans and also against English knights/soldiers during the mid-1600s
Volunteers are asked to provide safe weapons (either foam or other safe material used in LARP) Claymore (double handed swords), Dirks (Scottish daggers) and/ or Targe (round shields).
Filming to take place in June/July in regions near Kiama and/or open lands in Wollongong.
Full credit will be given to each participant in filming.
Clothing that volunteers will need to provide are:
- Loose plain long-sleeve shirts made of cotton or linen with no branding or modern fasteners (no zips, modern buttons).
Black, grey, green or brown pants preferably made of cotton and plain leggings (no cargo-style pockets on the thighs)
- Black or dark brown shoes with no logos (preferably leather but plain black sand shoes or jogging shoes are acceptable)
- Kilts or Great Kilts (kilts must not have modern pockets or “utility kilt” features) of any tartan.
- Any tartan fabric that can be fastened like a cape at the shoulder.
- Gambeson - padded long coat/jacket.
- Chain mail jackets and/or head coverings.
- 1600s armour (helmets and chest plates specifically- leggings and arm armour NOT required)
Please refer to accompanying images for reference!

Comment on this post to show your interest, and we're excited to announce more details soon!

And with that our Easter biffnic comes to a close, let us know your highlights down below or head over to our discord to...
12/04/2026

And with that our Easter biffnic comes to a close, let us know your highlights down below or head over to our discord to join the community (link is in our about info).

Stay tuned for our next campaign game commencing in a fortnight!

It's nearly time for our Easter game! Bring along some snacks or chocolate (if you feel like it) and join in the shenani...
10/04/2026

It's nearly time for our Easter game!

Bring along some snacks or chocolate (if you feel like it) and join in the shenanigans as our we conduct our annual biffnic this Sunday!

Bring along a friend or two and enjoy a relaxed, fun filled afternoon of larp.

01/04/2026

We have heard from some adventurers they would like to learn more about the world of the Five Islands, the figures who shaped it and the events that unfolded in history. With the Easter long weekend coming up, for those who would like to explore our lore we unveil a tale of Gods and Goddesses, battles of epic scales and historical intrigue.

The Archiver presents the newest edition to the compendium of lore works, The Gods War and The Grand Return - The Archivers History of Fables. This sits alongside our Origins of the Five Islands and the Five Islands Bestiary (1st Edition) lore documents. All of these documents can be found on our discord page in the lore channel (linked in our about section here on Facebook).

What does this mean for players: for those interested in embodying the world of Five Islands, there are now more deities to worship or invoke (as well as the freedom to come up with some yourself) and themes to channel within your kits! Games will now possibly be set in the new era's identified at the bottom of the history which may lead to new shenanigans. However, for those players who are more focused on practicing their blade work than reading the lore, this won't impact you.

We hope you enjoy these tales and stay tuned for more lore updates and our upcoming Easter Game event.

And that's a wrap on Battlecry Five Islands for 2025, a big year filled with events at Geek Markets and Shellcon Mania a...
20/12/2025

And that's a wrap on Battlecry Five Islands for 2025, a big year filled with events at Geek Markets and Shellcon Mania and many campaigns across the Five Islands. From last weeks Christmas game, the villagers of Moore-Kris were able to defeat the were-deer on the 25th night of raiding and saving their village!

For those adventurers who could not make our last game fear not, our glorious battles and dastardly plots on the Five Islands will return in mid-February 2026 so stay tuned for our next adventure!

But no need to say goodbye to our growing community over the holidays, to join the community discussions, find links to websites including our rules guides, class systems and places to acquire fine armour and weapons for our games, not to mention the ever growing lore, visit our discord channel: https://discord.gg/PnRzxsvDGh

If your new to LARP or want a short summary of who we are, have a listen to ABC Illawarra's Breakfast Radio from last Saturday 13 December where one of our members was interviewed, our segment is at the 2:38:50 (although if you are viewing on the phone the timer is inversed so we are at 1:13):

https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/illawarra-saturday-breakfast/saturday-breakfast/106121166?fbclid=IwY2xjawOy_DpleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAEwAAEe_aRfIgNAkJfj1ajTsVIYkDlRg8YaI9dluLxHBm-2feVBKGpcRomcXUiyHCk_aem_UFwEKgamGArGT6uL9cJ5wQ

We wish all our adventurer's a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Our fingers are crossed that Santa delivers you some epic LARP gear and we will see you all in the New Year!

30/11/2025

Gorgeous LARPing conditions today, windy, cloudy, not too hot, not too cold, just right. Hope to see you all on the Battle field! 🥰

Incredible turn out today folks! Thanks so much to everyone to came out today, we're super excited to have so many new p...
19/10/2025

Incredible turn out today folks! Thanks so much to everyone to came out today, we're super excited to have so many new players 🥰
Can't wait to see you all in a fortnight! ⚔️

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