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DukeAvery

I don't want to push, but I do want to make the game available. Once he fires a combat crossbow, I think the nerf stuff will be forgotten. He's old enough for youth combat, no? Again.. it's hard to push kids to like what we like.. either they will, or they won't.. and in many cases they have to fin...

DukeAvery

If you build it they will come.

I expect my kids will have an interest in CA and if so and I am able I will support it. Whatever they do, I'll teach them to challenge themselves. I'll teach them to not take every shot that presents itself, whether with a spear or a bow.

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Avery

DukeAvery

Let's make as many of those surcoats and tabards as possible .... star trek red.

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Avery

DukeAvery

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabard

DukeAvery

I often ask for feedback. People are generally reluctant to tell you that you are hitting too hard so you have to look for non-verbal clues. Our new fighters generally don't want to spar with me and I don't blame them, although I'm happy to give lefty dukes 101 talks and do speed drills which greatl...

DukeAvery

Sewing is indeed a difficult skill. I further note that sca troops with numerous kingdom tabards tend to do better on the war field for a variety of reasons. If you are successful (which is likely) your fighters will become very attached to their tabards. Well made tabards are particularly prized. R...

DukeAvery

This post is about not hitting too hard. Consider the egg of a chicken. Consider the force necessary to break the egg with a blow from a baton. Consider the force necessary to do the same damage with same baton to an egg the size of a house. When I sca fight I am, with my baton, striking to induce a...

DukeAvery

Good show, good show.

I love the distinctive cut marks on the bascinet.

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Avery

DukeAvery

[quote="carlyle]
... I fear we have failed as a chivalric institution and must concede we are little more than a game of hits-with-sticks.
[/quote]

This is the cusp. Rally. Rally now.

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Avery

DukeAvery

No matter what rule you choose to opt for, some one will find a way to " game " the rule " if " they wanted to. So limiting anything for anyone, Duke or not is a moot point. Keep in mind what your " Duties " will be as King at the time and decide what is best for your ...

DukeAvery

Whatever happens, I am very proud of you all for high quality of this discussion.

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Avery

DukeAvery

I think it is going to be a "duke" only rule. Yes, I like that.

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Avery

DukeAvery

@Scott - I appreciate your thoughts on the string system. I agree corners appear to be penalized. I have a previous commitment so I cannot attend tomorrow, but Brion speaks for Bellatrix and I look specifically to him for guidance should tomorrow's meetings be fruitful. @Uther - Your point on women'...

DukeAvery

Please tell us more about your kit, fitness level, and any handicaps. Right off the bat I can tell you my tall squire (6' 2") who sent on to become a duke himself used a 30" teardrop/oval (I can't recall anymore). I think he could have done it all with a 28", so I think 30" might...

DukeAvery

Aaron wrote:Please forgive me your grace for forcing you to sit.

Hillarious! But I use a round, so no apology necessary.

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Avery

DukeAvery

This is what I don't understand. Two fighters face each other... Fighter A is wearing a full suit of steel maille over his SCA legal armour, he uses a great helm, turn shoes, a cross-hilted sword with gauntlets, and a full length kite shield. Fighter B is wearing hidden plastic hockey gear, a basin...

DukeAvery

Hi Avery, We havenâ€™t always agreed, but I am with you on this one. Excessively large shields in tournament make for boring, un-artistic fights and result a less diverse skill set for the user. They degrade our game for both the fighter and the spectator. Patrick Thank you Sir Patrick, I hope you ...

DukeAvery

lol so we have you to thank for the "sitting" adenum.

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Avery

Aaron wrote:...
And I asked, "Top of the groin or bottom of the groin? That could be a significant difference, and rather odd to prove while on the field to a lady marshal."[/size][/color]

DukeAvery

Your Grace - Should you be so inspired as to be granted victory over the field in honor of your noble lady wife, I should hope it would be the King and Queen of the West 'Show', as such a gracious woman deserves. Syele, West Kingdom Well said! In truth I was thinking of knight's council. Regards Av...

DukeAvery

Aaron I am touched. Better me than any lady of my household, ever again. Vets and nurses are heros. I did once stop a toddler from running into heavy traffic, for what it is worth. It was on the way home from an event that Paul suggested I attend. So if I win, it's going to be the Paul and Avery sho...

DukeAvery

@ Aaron - If I wanted to engineer a personal victory in crown, why would I accept Duke Uther's offer of great swords? Or discard my shield against Loke after I armed him in 9th round? I cut his big shield from him (unintentionally) and settled the matter single sword, without regret. Fame is a trap....

DukeAvery

With respect, I'm not pushing; I'm drafting. And, if the fates are kind, I will be enacting. This is a genuine effort to learn more about what other people think and why that I may be a better ruler, not a railroad for my amusement. It this is to be a battle of ideologies sans sharing than so be it....

DukeAvery

Well, there is much here to ponder. Much. I appreciate the obvious and heartfelt comments that have been posted, and would use the wealth of information thereby presented to enrich my new homelands. And it is pleasing to me that it has remained mostly civil. It is true winning Crown wth a "knif...

DukeAvery

When Paul told me two handed spear, the form I have spent the most time in the sca doing and was well known for many years ago, is a lesser form as well. That did not make me feel good at first, but I accept that it is without rancor. Static blocking systems are simply easier to use, and thrusts are...

DukeAvery

Greetings Aaron

Can we please move the shield size discussion to the other thread?

Thank you

Avery

DukeAvery

Sir Daniel I am sorry that you feel so. I know of many fighters who are superior to myself, one such being Duke Havec here in the West because he has done all that I have and done it with a smaller shield. I don't resent him; I give it up to him and all such, and hereby add to his renown. Regards Av...

DukeAvery

I narrowed it to apply only to the chivalry and fighting royal peers.

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Avery

DukeAvery

Animal Weretiger wrote:Why do you care about what shield people use? What if they are portraying people that used huge shields and are just trying to get it right? What about people that just like other than what you think is cool?

Please note I have provided a living history quality kit exception.

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Avery

DukeAvery

For the preservation of the high end of the art.

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Avery

DukeAvery

Greetings Fellow Archivists I am considering enacting a shield size law for Crown Tournaments only, should I win Western Crown (something I do not assume I will be able to do but it behooves me to plan ahead). I invite your civil discussion and I promise I will give all views detailed consideration....

DukeAvery

merlin wrote:WOW so much for shield size

Sorry - my bad. It it a secret? I did two banishments myself during my reigns. I won't bring it up again.

DukeAvery

Please accept my apologies if I have been rude, or inconsiderate. That is not my intent. I've fought many many crowns, and a big tense throw down at Crown is nothing new and I've come to enjoy. Let no one strike in anger, let no one fall in pain. Regards Avery Dude... Your Grace, There are words int...

DukeAvery

I have guys throwing up between rounds in Crown, ladies in tears.

DukeAvery

Like what - like a banishment out of the blue?

DukeAvery

My position cannot be summarized as you have stated it. I decline to summarize the thread, but invite your specific questions neutrally phrased.

Rough Draft Crown Tournament Shield Law