Forging foam swords and lifelong friendships

Forging foam swords and lifelong friendships

ROCHESTER — A few years ago, Rachel Ellerman was having a bad day. Her now-husband, Todd Ellerman suggested she join him for his weekly get together with a Rochester live-action role-playing group. She would be able to smack people with sticks, he said. “That sounds like a lovely thing to do,” she said. “Sometimes, it’s just what you need to do.” Since then, Rachel has become an integral member of the group, Ethereal Tides, a role-playing group …