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Owen

Alexander- <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>This is Europe, American beer is forbidden - your camp will be checked regularly. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I'll put my American made craft-beer up against any European you care to name, ...

Owen

Actually, it is "Al-ooh-min-ee-umm" (aluminium); "Al-ooh-mih-num" (aluminum) started because industry thought Americans wouldn't like the original, "hard to say" name.

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Owen
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Owen

The one time I used a shield basket, I hated it. It was too heavy, the balance was all screwed up, and I couldn't get the grip I liked. Stck with straps.

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Owen
"Death is but a doorway-
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Owen

Bastard Sword for matched weapons, polearm close second, then spear for battles.

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Owen
"Death is but a doorway-
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Owen

Go through 3 links every so often, spaced evenly around the aventail. That will tighten it up in short order.

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Owen
"Death is but a doorway-
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Owen

Please, Sir Knight, you haven't even twitched the pushy meter yet!

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Owen
"Death is but a doorway-
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Owen

Well, I know that if and when I get my onager built, I'm keeping a crossbow near to hand.

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Owen
"Death is but a doorway-
Here, let me hold that for you"

Owen

Sieur Raymond- I kill lights by getting within weapons range. Good enought for me. Besides, the East doesn't even have lights, I only run across http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/biggrin.gif them at Pennsic. Our archers are heavies, the only concession being they can't be hit while holding a bow, so ...

Owen

Vitus- I approve of the incident involving the archers- I would object to anyone trying to kill an opponent in single combat with another. Maybe the archers you get are smarter than the ones I run across; If they're letting me catch up, they ain't too bright! ------------------ Owen "Death is but a ...

Owen

I've never understood the taboo some kingdoms sem to have about targeting arms. I'd love to hear how that came about. Here, you put it out, we're gonna hit it. Targetting hands is another matter. It certainly does change the style. Markland allows it, but we use padded weapons and much lower impact ...

Owen

Gee, Vitus, I'm big and slow, and I manage to catch the archers occasionally! I've never had to hit one, they always yield (except one notable exception, who tried to rules lawyer it, him I hit with a marshal). Your comments seem to indicate that only beginning fighters like CA, and they stop after ...

Owen

Sir Vitus Litold Von Atzinger- Your fight with Sir Rhys is one of the things I can admire about him, including his threats to the archers who would have interupted your bout. Perfectly appropriate, no matter what game one is playing here. The issue of the siege engineers is another matter entirely. ...

Owen

Cet- If you could be cool with such a thing happening to you, more power to you. Me, if someone had out of thier way to be a dick to me, I'd have trouble letting it go with an "Oops, sorry". As for the "period attitude" bit, if such a thing were to happen during a real battle, a Knight killing his K...

Owen

Grimmwar- no, patchoulli smells like LIVE rotting hippies! A failing I've never understood in my brethren, the complete inability (and desire, apparently) to stay clean on tour.

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Owen
"Death is but a doorway-
Here, let me hold that for you"

Owen

If someone can't play nice, they don't belong on the field. I imagine he'd be very upset if a bunch of peasants took it into thier heads to go hunting Knights, even those on their side. To a peasant, what do sides matter? Oppressed just the same, maybe get back a little. ------------------ Owen "Dea...

Owen

Ok, try "funny". Will you think it's funny if it happens to you? I assumed that, if you think a simple apolgy was enough, you considered it minor.

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Owen
"Death is but a doorway-
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Owen

Cet- tell you what, have someone on your own side take YOU out of the fight because they don't like what you fight with, and see how minor you think it is then.

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Owen
"Death is but a doorway-
Here, let me hold that for you"

Owen

Jean Richard- I have only observed three crown tournement finals myself. In two cases, the finals looked like fights to submission, with numerous shots that made MY teeth hurt getting shrugged by both. I have also been told of other cases, by people more knowledgable than myself and who's opinions I...

Owen

Far from thinking active marshalling is an "abomination", I wish we had more in the SCA. It works well in Markland, and we don't find it an affront to our honor. Unfortunately, honor systems break down when someone won't play that way. Yes, rhinos get bad reps. They often get crowns, too. ----------...

Owen

I wanna know why anyone would ever WANT to get an illegal helm passed. Because THEY think it's safe, even though it doesn't meet spec. Case in point- many years ago, I was KM of my Barony. At a large event that I was Marshal In Charge, a well known, up-a...

Owen

We just got some info on casien paints in Roman times. http://www.larp.com/legioxx/

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Owen
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Owen

http://www.legionxxiv.org/

The Legio XXIV Media Atlantia has a gladiator school attached to them. They put on a great show, blood, everything!

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Owen
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Owen

My mail holds up about as well as any butted-ring mail does. The newer stuff, such as Albion gets, is far better than was available in the past, now that merchants are going there and showing them exactly what we want.

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Owen
"Death is but a doorway-
Here, let me hold that for you"

Owen

I got to see that one at Pennsic- man, but he does nice work.

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Owen
"Death is but a doorway-
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Owen

I think it sounds like an intriguing idea- yes, accidents happen, but this would make fighters more careful to see that they didn't. It would also prevent someone from saying "Oops", and advancing while their opponent lies broken. It's very dificult to devine intent, something like this might be a b...

Owen

Arundel- did you read my post? Would you call a spear shot TO THE FACE that lifts 300+ pounds of fighter and armor off of his feet and knocks him out excessive? I certainly do. We are trying to kill one another, not hurt each other. ------------------ Owen "Death is but a doorway- Here, let me hold ...

Owen

"Viking" is a job description, not an ethnicity. They didn't need to raid Scotland, they OWNED the islands! A truly amazing beer is named for Thorfinn Hausakluif, the Seventh Viking Earl of Orkney, called SkullSplitter, as is the ale. He ruled circa 950 CE, and actually managed to die in his bed! --...

Owen

If you want to attack it directly, I'd use laces through holes in it and the helm at each corner and the middle.

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Owen
"Death is but a doorway-
Here, let me hold that for you"

Owen

A Roman-style crest block also might be appropriate (I really don't know). Mine is attached using a brass angle-bracket, with two screws to hold it to two blind nuts epoxied into the inside of the helmet. I didn't use a period method because I didn't feel that any of them would hold up to the abuse ...

Owen

Read the Legio XX website section on crests. http://www.larp.com/legioxx/ I have two; one for reenactments, which uses a wooden crest block, and one for SCA combat, which uses leather for the crest block, so it's flexible and stands up to abuse. Both are horsehair, but feathers are appropriate. ----...

Owen

See, there's a REASON we wear this stuff!

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Owen
"Death is but a doorway-
Here, let me hold that for you"

Owen

My experience has been the opposite- the worst rhinos are also some of the hardest hitters. Just because they're stupid enough to be willing to get hit hard enough to dent 12g stainless, doesn't mean I am. What I have noticed is that many of those that call any who complain about excessive force whi...

Owen

In the SCA, you get Landsknect fighting Samurai fighting Vikings fighting English Knights fighting French Knights (ok, they always do that!) fighting Romans fighting Rus. Dark brown Elizabethans and blue-eyed Samurai just don't even twitch the meter. ------------------ Owen "Death is but a doorway- ...

Owen

I have Hearts and Armor- couldn't even get 1/2 hour into it, and I LIKE cheesy movies! Is it me, or were those perhaps the dumbest bandits in history?

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Owen
"Death is but a doorway-
Here, let me hold that for you"

Owen

Ye Gods and Little Fishes, that is amazing.

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Owen
"Death is but a doorway-
Here, let me hold that for you"