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- Wed Nov 27, 2013 10:34 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: 2" Mandrake tips suck and you all know it
- Replies: 212
- Views: 15461
Re: 2" Mandrake tips suck and you all know it
If we are going to change anything I would rather see the helmet requirements change. I've met someone whose had his eye cut from a piece of loose duct tape, something that wouldn't have happened if we required perf. Perf would also allow for the use of the newer synthetic swords like the Penti whi...
- Thu Jan 31, 2013 7:58 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Pennsic 42 - any info?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 1483
Re: Pennsic 42 - any info?
One of the follow up posts to the mayor's FB post above explained it. Apparently the BOD wanted the Coopers to add the SCA as an insured party on their policy. The Coopers balked but then agreed.
- Thu Jan 31, 2013 3:31 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: What about us little dudes?
- Replies: 71
- Views: 7367
Re: What about us little dudes?
Great advice from others in this thread. As someone 5'8" and 135-40, I'll expand a bit on what others have said about armor. Make sure it fits. Make sure it works. Larger fighters may often tell you that you are wearing too much armor. They may be mistaken. I've found that I need a bit more on the t...
- Sat Nov 24, 2012 9:07 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Boffers for my kid...
- Replies: 23
- Views: 926
Re: Boffers for my kid...
I've heard good things about the Nerf Swords that came out a few years ago. They actually look like swords, rather than pool noodles with PVC in the middle. Not sure if they are legal for youth combat, but these are awesome. I got a pair for my 3-year-old and myself (she's getting good ;-). They ha...
- Wed Nov 14, 2012 8:29 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Atlatl
- Replies: 12
- Views: 651
Re: Atlatl
I've got one from atlatl Bob at Pennsic. I suck at it from lack of practice, but it's fun.
- Thu Oct 18, 2012 7:13 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Stolen SCA items from SC.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 800
Stolen SCA items from SC.
Be on the lookout for stolen SCA items in Florence, SC. Forwarding this from a friend whose trailer got ripped off after returning home from War of the Wings. If you see things like this on Craigslist, FB, etc. shout out Came home today to find a thief had helped himself to our trailer and everythin...
- Sun Oct 14, 2012 10:48 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Alternative to Madu
- Replies: 55
- Views: 5823
Re: Alternative to Madu
It seemed ideal enough when he was trying to kill me with it this weekend.Sir Brother Amos the pious has a two handed crozius staff he uses as a polearm, and no one cares, because it fits his portrayal and is not done in disrespect.
Is such a thing an ideal weapon? Nope,"
- Fri Oct 05, 2012 7:53 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Arming points/chapes for SCA armor?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1470
Re: Arming points/chapes for SCA armor?
I've recently tried rolling my own from the cut brass you can find in hobby stores. The still get beat all to hell, but at least they are fairly cheap and easy to make.
- Mon Sep 10, 2012 8:26 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: i'm probably going to feel kind of dumb for this but....
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2026
Re: i'm probably going to feel kind of dumb for this but....
Ahh. I must be remembering the three step rule from the first Pennsic I fought. Glad to know we never used that.
- Fri Sep 07, 2012 9:30 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: i'm probably going to feel kind of dumb for this but....
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2026
Re: i'm probably going to feel kind of dumb for this but....
I agree with Garik. In Atlantia I think we used to play with the 3-step charge rule, but not in years. I have both been knocked on my ass and have knocked others on theirs. No one has cried. It's all part of the fun of a charge.
- Sat Aug 04, 2012 2:36 pm
- Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
- Topic: Ways to deal with non period camps around in the SCA
- Replies: 270
- Views: 13120
- Wed Jul 18, 2012 11:03 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Pennsic Wednesday Schedule Full Of Suck
- Replies: 53
- Views: 3267
Re: Pennsic Wednesday Schedule Full Of Suck
The trollish "ass kissing" comment aside, as a spectacularly unspectacular fighter I love the Wednesday schedule of the last few years. Without a major battle, I found time to take a class, help out with the children's fete, and actually walk around a bit during the day. It was great. Plus the actua...
- Mon Jul 16, 2012 8:09 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: A question on ansteora armour standards
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1125
Re: A question on ansteora armour standards
Your Grace Cuan. You can add me to the list of confirmed Atlanians with ulna fractures from a one-handed sword. Mine happened at WOW two years ago. The worst part is that it broke even though I was wearing a cloth-covered bucket plastic vambrace. To Matthieu, if you ever think about not wearing fore...
- Mon Jul 16, 2012 7:48 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Skeletools Vest as standalone armour
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1463
Re: Skeletools Vest as standalone armour
I'm pretty sure some people are, in fact, wearing zoombang and a tunic. They don't get hit as much as I do though. 
- Fri Jul 13, 2012 11:07 am
- Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
- Topic: What to sleep on?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 1395
Re: What to sleep on?
Good ideas all. Space was a bit of a concern as this all has to fit inside a Nissan Cube. The tent arrived Today and it is remarkably small. I may end up saving room from my current setup. I'm leaning towards a covered surplus cot for now with an eye toward looking at slat bed plans for a later proj...
- Thu Jul 12, 2012 7:38 pm
- Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
- Topic: What to sleep on?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 1395
What to sleep on?
I'm eagerly awaiting delivery of my first "period" tent. It's actually a civil war a-frame, but it's more period than the land pimple I have now. My question now is what do I sleep on? Should with a cot? If so, any suggestions on type? Im not really sure hat the period edding solution would have bee...
- Fri Jul 06, 2012 11:04 pm
- Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
- Topic: Ways to deal with non period camps around in the SCA
- Replies: 270
- Views: 13120
Re: Ways to deal with non period camps around in the SCA
Well, thanks to Luther for starting this thread and Ceadda for the pics of his tent. I just used birthday money to order a A-frame tent from Fall Creek. No more land pimple and easyup for me. Now I need to make the polls . . . and buy a cot . . .
- Fri Jul 06, 2012 8:41 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Video is an unforgiving critic
- Replies: 9
- Views: 760
Re: Video is an unforgiving critic
If you think regular video is bad, get ahold of a camera that shoots high framerate slow motion. I filmed myself in slo-mo Doug flat snaps on the Oslo shortly after I got my cast off from breaking my sword arm. It was the ugliest, most awkward thing I had ever seen. Very instructive though.
- Fri Jun 22, 2012 6:55 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Moving to Atlantia
- Replies: 36
- Views: 2582
Re: Moving to Atlantia
I can deal with split pole arms but having a giant larp head pole-ax would bug the hell out of me. I dunno. With a little research, a little imagination and a lot of tape, you can make something that is far from a giant larp head polearm. This is my new toy. https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Fb1rl...
- Fri Jun 15, 2012 9:18 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Not what you think it is.
- Replies: 40
- Views: 3168
Re: Not what you think it is.
I could barely read the article. First, it's so full of contempt towards anyone not him that he should have just started each sentence with, "fuck you!" That was a little off-putting. Second, I'm glad I wasn't drinking anything when he called the SCA "pretentious" (not that he had the guts to admit ...
- Thu Jun 14, 2012 9:18 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Moving to Atlantia
- Replies: 36
- Views: 2582
Re: Moving to Atlantia
Welcome! I'm about 20 minutes south of you. Baelfire Dunn and Aire Faucon (my area) have been trying lately to get more practices going. We've been doing some melee practices lately with the aim of getting a coherent unit together for Pennsic and War of the Wings. In the Fall I should have my finish...
- Wed Jun 13, 2012 1:34 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Show us your best lookng SCA weapons
- Replies: 689
- Views: 80176
Re: Show us your best lookng SCA weapons
Being new at polearm, I certainly hope so.Kilian_the_warlike wrote:Isn't that the "point"?Uneg wrote:
From a little distance, it gives people pause...
- Sun Jun 10, 2012 12:41 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Show us your best lookng SCA weapons
- Replies: 689
- Views: 80176
Re: Show us your best lookng SCA weapons
I was shocked when I lent that Polearm to someone and watched it being used from about 15 feet away. The contrast between black and silver really sells the illusion.Uneg wrote:
From a little distance, it gives people pause...
- Fri Jun 08, 2012 9:00 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Show us your best lookng SCA weapons
- Replies: 689
- Views: 80176
Re: Show us your best lookng SCA weapons
Here's my polearm. I've had it made for a while, but didn't want to put it up until I had fought with it. I included the one I modeled it after. https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Fb1rljCZJ7s/T9KvDWVYu1I/AAAAAAAASBw/3jvg_rKJmBQ/s640/polearm%2520finished.JPG https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-em4LpF7...
- Fri Jun 08, 2012 3:27 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Possibly a new one
- Replies: 8
- Views: 905
Re: Possibly a new one
So since we're on the topic, what is the best way to pad a helm?
- Mon Jun 04, 2012 8:38 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Fighting in more period gear
- Replies: 5
- Views: 830
Re: Fighting in more period gear
Period solutions are often best. We try to reinvent the wheel with all our modern mumbo jumbo but forget that the armour we wear and the associated soft kit were born of experience in battle. These men depended on their arms, armour and arming garments to keep them comfortable and alive. The foreth...
- Sun Jun 03, 2012 8:17 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Top 5 - Combat Archers
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1655
Re: Top 5 - Combat Archers
Not sure who they were, but back in the early 2000s there was a unit of 5-6 samurai bowmen who always hung together and fired in volleys. They were pretty awesome to watch.
- Sun Jun 03, 2012 8:00 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Fighting in more period gear
- Replies: 5
- Views: 830
Fighting in more period gear
So we had a tourney at the local sci-fi convention yesterday. The fighting surface is a textured concrete patio and I decided it would be a good time to try fighting in my Viking leather craft low boots. Since it was a demo and I wanted to look spiff, I decided to go ahead and wear chausses and brai...
- Tue May 29, 2012 8:28 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Atlantic Region (NJ, PA, DE, VA, WV, NC, DC, NY) BOTN
- Replies: 17
- Views: 667
Re: Atlantic Region (NJ, PA, DE, VA, WV, NC, NY) BOTN
You seem to have included the fine state of NC in the subject, but not the map.
- Sat May 26, 2012 8:30 pm
- Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
- Topic: Opinions wanted on my proposed arms
- Replies: 36
- Views: 920
Re: Opinions wanted on my proposed arms
Love the latest version! Big, bold and butch!
- Tue May 22, 2012 7:39 pm
- Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
- Topic: Opinions wanted on my proposed arms
- Replies: 36
- Views: 920
Re: Opinions wanted on my proposed arms
Why not try it without the crosses and eagle? Counting the red, black, gold and fur, you've got four colors, which is a lot. I would echo Ziggy's suggestion. Or at least drop one of the two and have either three crosses or three eagles. And yeah, I know, I'm the guy to talk considering how complex ...
- Thu May 17, 2012 8:48 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Polypro is now SCA legal
- Replies: 265
- Views: 12986
Re: Polypro is now SCA legal
Curious. I know most people shave down their handles. Is that legal with these and what tools do you use?
- Wed May 16, 2012 9:00 pm
- Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
- Topic: Ailettes
- Replies: 2
- Views: 426
Ailettes
I love my ailettes. You can see them here. http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulcory/5825375022/ The first set I made was for a war our barony sponsors. I want to make another set with elements from my own arms. Most pics I've sen of ailettes are squarish, but I recently found this cool set from the Man...
- Thu May 10, 2012 9:00 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Get a cannon. BotN, or some other group?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1252
Re: Get a cannon. BotN, or some other group?
I sure as hell wouldn't attack him from the front.
- Mon May 07, 2012 8:29 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: SCA Armor Standard
- Replies: 82
- Views: 2809
Re: SCA Armor Standard
One day I'm going to buy a cheap but sharp sword, a piece of riveted mail made from so-so iron, and a pig carcass. Them I'm going to invite my SCA friends over and start wacking. I know experiments like this have been done, but I want to see what my regular blow does and what my friends' blows do.