The Armour Archive

Duke Areus

I use Goof Off. It's pretty gnarly stuff. I keep it around to remove ground paint from the sidewalk, and it does that superbly, so one day I used it to remove some tape scuffs from my gear. It is almost instant with no scrubbing, just a little wiping with a rag. But keep it away from plastic, it wil...

Duke Areus

I was squired at 22, knighted then won Crown at 24, duke at 26. Another interesting thing for the ducal profile would be what kind of background did one have pre-SCA. I think I have heard his Grace Ronald claim not to have done much in competetive sports until he found he was very good at SCA comba...

Duke Areus

I'm 5'11". I won all of my four crowns between 198 and 215 lbs.

When I joined the SCA, I weighed 134. As my fighting got better, my weight got heavier, if that is any indication.

Duke Areus

Coors Light, the silver bullet, never fills you up, wont slow you down.

http://www.peertrainer.com/DFcaloriecou ... px?id=9520

Duke Areus

That's odd, I got my wife involved in the SCA when I met her. I guess I'm doing my part. She seemed to like me being a good rattan fighter. So I guess this is now about how if you are a good rattan fighter, girls will like you. How's that for some incentive? Looking at my track record, it seems to ...

Duke Areus

OK, forgive me - big rant warning. All in all, Samurai, Early period, Late Period, Norse, French, lots of armor, little armor, spear, sword, shields, maces, etc. etc. etc... One question - ARE YOU HAVING FUN? Want to know what might drive new people away? Showing up at events or practices, or maybe...

Duke Areus

BTW let me tell you and anyone else who uses this "temperature argument" something: stop being a wuss. Man up and wear some armor and clothing. Make it out of the right materials so you don't bake. And then WORK OUT SOME and GET IN SHAPE. Plenty of people from all over the country wear the right st...

Duke Areus

Sounds like you ran into retards Leo. Unless they were talking about the episode where the pirate took a galloping charge and a full looping swing of a morgenstern to the face before he got up and shot the knight to death. That S#!T WAS REAL MAN! :roll: :oops: :( Or the Ninja who ran up behind the ...

Duke Areus

I have some strict rules I follow and teach on this. Do not take your opponents leg or arm unless you intend to. As well, learn to block your legs and arms if you don't want to fight from your knees or with one arm. Otherwise, deal with the situation you've been presented with and make the most of i...

Duke Areus

Aluminum is ok. Just ok. I have a ton of it. Repeated blows to aluminum turn it into mush. Really, it's fascinating. I have an aluminum shield that makes people cringe because it's so warped. It's not a good long term solution, but it's a good rigid material for coming up with prototypes and patter...

Duke Areus

raito wrote:
Duke Phelan wrote:
Count Johnathan wrote:All in all, SCA Fighting has been far more inexpensive than any of my other hobbies.
The amount I've spent on gas dwarfs the amount I've spent on 'stuff'.

True, very true!!

Duke Areus

It's cheaper than paintball. More fun too. I was just gonna say that Johno. :D When me and Karhu were playing paintball regularly, I was spending upwards of $100 every time we played. Not too horrible until you consider we were playing twice a week. Then add in my gun, which after all of the mods I...

Duke Areus

waivers are different and essentially a seneschal issue other than fighting but I will check on it. i was told in the pastthat once you have a blue card that you should never sign another waiver and that groups were told not to ask people to. This was righta fter the policy came out and may have be...

Duke Areus

blackbow wrote:Cedric:

Mine stays in my wallet till I need it, then it comes out long enough to get checked, then it goes back in my wallet.

Blackbow

Mines white and wrapped around my waist.

Duke Areus

I don't have any problem with the rapier and C&T folks. At events and at practices that I have gone to over the last 5 years during the decline, there have always been more, usually double, Hardsuit than Rapiers fighters, so I don't feel that they are drawing more people to their arena. As for parti...

Duke Areus

Nissan Maxima wrote:
Duke Phelan wrote:
Murdock wrote:Yeah where are you cuiesses people???

BTW who is the girl in the demotivator poster???

I know of a similar pic of a friend of mine.
It's my wife.
Your wife has a nice ass.

Yes she does! Thanks!! She's nice everywhere!!

Duke Areus

Murdock wrote:Yeah where are you cuiesses people???

BTW who is the girl in the demotivator poster???

I know of a similar pic of a friend of mine.

It's my wife.

Duke Areus

I joined at 25. Got knighted when I was 29. Won my first crown at 32 and my fourth at 38.

His Highness Arthur just won his third at 45

Duke Areus

I did not get lucky. I found a way. At the time Atenveldt still had Artemesia and yes I traveled there during my reign as well as Caid and Outlands and attended events at nearly every Barony in the southern half of the kingdom. Travel cost is comped partially so what drag it would be to have to get...

Duke Areus

First I'll say that, unlike some other parts of the country that have inclement weather that makes constant practice impossible, we are spoiled as hell living in Arizona. There are maybe 2 or 3 days a year when we get rained out, other that that, I can go to 5 practices a week with a minimum of abou...

Duke Areus

Duke Areus

From the Marshal's Handbook: 5. Marshals have the preemptory authority to remove from combat and from the field any combatant who violates the rules or scenario limits or who performs any unsafe or dishonorable act. Such removal may be discussed during the battle only if the marshal permits it. The...

Duke Areus

I believe with our card cleanup and reissue process that Dmitri and now Roland have been doing, our numbers "on paper" are actually just the currently active fighters we have, not all of the fighters we have. Which makes sense because, as Balin pointed out, we fielded that 250 this year at Estrella ...

Duke Areus

I was the Boss. :D To clear it up a bit, at Estrella, all marshallate decisions can be appealed to and overturned by the Principal Monarch, which was me. So there was no one higher on the Marshal food chain to go to. His Majesty of the Outlands, being the other Principal Monarch, fully agreed with ...

Duke Areus

Sir Jason of Antioch, while he was still Duke Ericks squire, fought 250 fights in one day for a quest. It can be done.

Duke Areus

Would it not be easier to just be the bigger person and listen to the Marshal? I don't understand, unless there's a ridiculous request(nothing I've seen aside from the "hole filling"), why not just move on? If it's really an issue, do as they say, and after the scrum find their boss, and let THEM k...

Duke Areus

Would it not be easier to just be the bigger person and listen to the Marshal? I don't understand, unless there's a ridiculous request(nothing I've seen aside from the "hole filling"), why not just move on? If it's really an issue, do as they say, and after the scrum find their boss, and let THEM k...

Duke Areus

3: An interesting note, this thread started because fighters refused to leave a field area they, in their personal great wisdom, thought was OK. The field was defined through a treaty that included the King of Atenvelt, but when the king decided he wanted to sit hatless on the field that he had des...

Duke Areus

Leo Medii wrote:I wish people wouldn't cry so much about losing. And that is all that is, is that they might "lose" or might not be able to hit said person so it "isn't fair" waa waa waa...

Get over it and get better at fighting.

This!!!!

Duke Areus

First, the passive shield rule simply states this: IV. THE USE OF WEAPONS AND SHIELDS E. Shields must be controlled by the hand; use of passive shields (not controlled by the hand) will be treated as decorative armor and subject to effective blow acknowledgment. There isn't any real need for interpr...

Duke Areus

Yes. Thats the way I have made the hundred or so pairs I have done. Dish/die, hammer, sweat....voila: greave.

Duke Areus

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That looks less than comfortable....

Duke Areus

In the last of the three matches, what was the reason for the hold? And, might I add, congrats to both fighters. Great crown final. I think Elias skipped one off of Arthurs arm. They were just discussing it and Art was making sure he wasn't blowing anything off. We were all concerned about not only...

Duke Areus

It's funny, during my second reign, my Heir was my former Squire.

This time around, it is my Grand Knight. He gave me my AoA when I was a young punk squire, and now he's my "Son"!!!

I would call him almost new-returning, as they haven't reigned in 12 years. It will definitely be a fun reign!!!!

Duke Areus

Well then, when next we meet, we shall have to drink some together!! Thank you Master Yehuda :) We love them in Trimaris. I have taken to calling them the Trimarian sport drink because Gator Aid was already taken... And Logan loves them Moo-hahhahahahha!!!!! Thor- i will bring the tequila and pickle...

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