new player what to wear

Welcome!

As good of advice as I can give with regards to constructing your own boffer is simply to test it on yourself with a relatively hard swing. If you wouldn't tolerate being hit with it, you can probably assume the same for anyone else.
Why a relatively hard swing? Any boffer physrep of a weapon (not natural weapons like claws or fists) can be taken from you and used by another player in a variety of ways. Additionally, while we try to be conscious of our swing strength, it can sometimes in the heat of a immersive moment be a precaution that goes forgotten.

Hope that helps, and look forward to meeting you!

Always good to see more cosplayers here. like a lot of my cosplays I got the basic design of my costume for KR down and then have slowly added more elements and improved things. As time has gone by and as I've learned more about Cade's personality/tweaked his backstory I have evolved my costume. Don't stress about starting off more simple and embellishing your look as time goes by. I hope to see you at an event soon.

On a practical side make sure you can run, jump, roll, fall, slide, climb, duck, dive, and fight in what you wear because you will most likely do all of that while in full gear. a satchel/pouch of some sort is also highly encouraged.