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by Derian le Breton
Tue Oct 13, 2009 1:21 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: GWW
Replies: 21
Views: 937

It was my first GWW, and I had a great time! Met lots of folks, but as always, too few. I spent most of my time doing brewing-related stuff, except for a brief cruise around the merchants and Kolfinna's memorial. Sadly, we arrived late Friday night, long after the Pas. My EESB won second place, yay....
by Derian le Breton
Tue Oct 13, 2009 1:19 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Is anywhere else in the SCA as weird as the West Kingdom?
Replies: 109
Views: 4109

kaiö wrote:I don`t understand why this is even up to debate. You get hit in the arm, arm gets cut off. Arm gets cut off, it`s unusable. Simple.


It's not. Culture and traditions vary geographically, the mechanical results you suggest are universal.

-Derian.
by Derian le Breton
Tue Oct 13, 2009 12:20 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Is anywhere else in the SCA as weird as the West Kingdom?
Replies: 109
Views: 4109

"Discouraging arm hunting" and "not targeting arms" are two very different things. If you hit an arm, people will generally accept it as a legal target and proceed as normal. If you hang your arm out in some funky guard people will hit it. No big deal.

-Derian.
by Derian le Breton
Tue Oct 13, 2009 12:17 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Is anywhere else in the SCA as weird as the West Kingdom?
Replies: 109
Views: 4109

Gunthar wrote:I'm not sure if we have any other "weird" fighting customs.


Using giant shields is the one that comes to mind.

-Derian.
by Derian le Breton
Mon Oct 12, 2009 7:45 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: The raising of a Sallet the video :)
Replies: 38
Views: 1470

Great stuff!

-Derian.
by Derian le Breton
Mon Oct 12, 2009 4:39 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Is anywhere else in the SCA as weird as the West Kingdom?
Replies: 109
Views: 4109

Re: Is anywhere else in the SCA as weird as the West Kingdom

Setting aside our not permitting light weapons combat for the moment, is there something in particular about our kingdom's heavy weapons combat rules and conventions that are as far out of line with Society-wide standards as the Westie arm-hunting prejudice? Avoiding arm hunting is <i>tradition</i>...
by Derian le Breton
Mon Oct 12, 2009 3:26 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Is anywhere else in the SCA as weird as the West Kingdom?
Replies: 109
Views: 4109

Re: Is anywhere else in the SCA as weird as the West Kingdom

Josh W wrote:He had heard about some of the strange, inscrutable cultural hang-ups they have there


So says someone from Calontir? Glass houses, my friend... ;)

-Derian.
by Derian le Breton
Sun Oct 11, 2009 8:30 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Shield Conventions - An Tir
Replies: 14
Views: 550

kaiö wrote:why all these stupid rules?


The kingdom culture gravitates towards small shields. Large shields are perceived as having an unfair advantage.

-Derian.
by Derian le Breton
Fri Oct 09, 2009 11:49 am
Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
Topic: Now this is quite a setting for a Coronation!
Replies: 20
Views: 775

Sure thing! Here's what I did: 1 - Find the image you want to post, click on it so you get the large version. 2 - Right click on the image and choose "Copy Image Location" (Firefox) 3 - Include the following code in your post: <IMG SRC="http://www.domain.com/path/to/image.jpg"> Y...
by Derian le Breton
Fri Oct 09, 2009 11:36 am
Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
Topic: Now this is quite a setting for a Coronation!
Replies: 20
Views: 775

Wish I could figure out why the AA attachment isn't letting me insert these directly. The path you are giving to the image is probably incorrect. For images on the web, it's typically easier to use the IMG tag rather than save the file and add it as an attachment. Are these the photos you're thinki...
by Derian le Breton
Fri Oct 09, 2009 11:32 am
Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
Topic: Arent we all larrp?
Replies: 90
Views: 1781

I disagree. I, nor anyone I associate with that I can think of, does "in-character" interaction beyond name replacement. As I said before -- most SCAdians are just bad at it. You don't think the question of <i>intent</i> bears any importance? The governing and advertising materials are al...
by Derian le Breton
Thu Oct 08, 2009 11:47 pm
Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
Topic: Arent we all larrp?
Replies: 90
Views: 1781

The SCA is squarely within this definition - an event consists of human in-character interaction within a generic medieval scenario. I disagree. I, nor anyone I associate with that I can think of, does "in-character" interaction beyond name replacement. As for "generic medieval scena...
by Derian le Breton
Thu Oct 08, 2009 9:59 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: major Wars
Replies: 21
Views: 622

Eirik: my comment wasn't about the number, it was about the "urban myth" part. Pennsic's website shows the attendance numbers for previous years very prominently. Here are the numbers for the past 6 years, my 10.5k number was a bit low: Pennsic 38 (2009): 10,953 Pennsic 37 (2008): not avai...
by Derian le Breton
Thu Oct 08, 2009 2:35 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: major Wars
Replies: 21
Views: 622

Eirik wrote:PENNSIC around 10,000, but those could possibly be no more than perpetuated sca-urban myth.


Huh? The attendance numbers for pennsic are available online.

~10.5k seems to be the average for the past 5 years or so. It broke 12k at Pennsic 30.

-Derian.
by Derian le Breton
Wed Oct 07, 2009 4:43 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: How is your Kingdom's Crown Tourney Run?
Replies: 23
Views: 766

The numbers of fighters in crown tend to run in the 80-90 range. Although we have had as low as 60, and as high as... 114 or so? I definitely remember crowns with > 110 fighters. Also, in An Tir there's no "letter of intent" required. There is usually a restriction on shield size, however...
by Derian le Breton
Wed Oct 07, 2009 1:41 pm
Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
Topic: Arent we all larrp?
Replies: 90
Views: 1781

If you play in a LARP, you get rewarded for your actions in your persona's name. What pray tell is the difference? One similarity between two activities does not imply the same label ought to be used for both. As I posted earlier, in my mind an activity being a LARP implies a "meta game" ...
by Derian le Breton
Wed Oct 07, 2009 1:31 pm
Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
Topic: Arent we all larrp?
Replies: 90
Views: 1781

(EDIT) Yes, but the very artifact of an artificial, a-historical social structure you have a persona that gets awarded for their actions in, is the very definition of a roleplaying game. I disagree. The awards are given to <i>people</i> for their actions; not the actions of their persona. If I make ...
by Derian le Breton
Wed Oct 07, 2009 1:30 pm
Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
Topic: Arent we all larrp?
Replies: 90
Views: 1781

Norman wrote:we pretend we live in one of 13 never-existant kingdoms


19. ;)

-Derian.
by Derian le Breton
Tue Oct 06, 2009 7:24 pm
Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
Topic: Tent Companies
Replies: 18
Views: 405

Well, I've been using square stock stakes on my tent for 7 years and haven't torn a loop yet... I did hit the corners with a file though, and I don't let them get super rusty. I like the square profile because it makes pulling the stakes extremely easy; just give each stake a quarter turn, and the h...
by Derian le Breton
Tue Oct 06, 2009 2:02 pm
Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
Topic: Tent Companies
Replies: 18
Views: 405

Wooden stakes just don't last. They break in hard ground. The end you pound on frays to dust. Use hardwood stakes and a wooden mallet and you'll be fine. You may break a stake once in a long while, but with the proper materials it's a rare event. The only case in which I've felt I <i>needed</I> met...
by Derian le Breton
Tue Oct 06, 2009 12:37 pm
Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
Topic: Tent Companies
Replies: 18
Views: 405

Hardwood stakes work perfectly fine, unless you're trying to punch through a layer of asphalt or concrete (hi there, farragut state park...)

-Derian.
by Derian le Breton
Tue Oct 06, 2009 2:15 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Western Crown Results
Replies: 22
Views: 772

Congratulations! :D

-Derian.
by Derian le Breton
Mon Oct 05, 2009 2:53 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Flaming swords? (SCA)
Replies: 79
Views: 1987

The surface of helm into head doesn't make sense. Path of least resistance to largest mass (the earth) so lightning doesn't go "in" any more than it has to. could faraday over head then jump to neck, or in my case metal gorget... It would certainly arc to your body at some point, whether ...
by Derian le Breton
Sun Oct 04, 2009 5:41 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: How to treat aluminum plates with ferris chloride
Replies: 25
Views: 996

If you are going to follow that method, do it in a well ventilated area!

-Derian.
by Derian le Breton
Sun Oct 04, 2009 5:35 pm
Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
Topic: Tent Companies
Replies: 18
Views: 405

I bought a wedge tent from a civil war sutlery, and have been very happy with it for the past seven years. Sunforger canvas, very low price, quick shipping; it was a great experience and the tent is still going perfectly strong despite years of regular use. Unfortunately they have gone into politica...
by Derian le Breton
Sat Oct 03, 2009 8:16 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: What makes a helmet good?
Replies: 15
Views: 534

Yeah, I got crap for not making my own solder for my <A HREF="http://students.washington.edu/bjf10/coinbrooch.pdf">coin brooch project</A>. ;)

-Derian.
by Derian le Breton
Sat Oct 03, 2009 3:34 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: first time riveting
Replies: 15
Views: 423

Also aim to hit the rim of the shank's flat top with those light hammer strokes, not the center. It helps to quickly file the head flat after cutting it to length, if you used some type of cutter instead of a saw. That sharp peak left by a cutter can throw your aim off and make it more difficult th...
by Derian le Breton
Fri Oct 02, 2009 3:35 pm
Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
Topic: Arent we all larrp?
Replies: 90
Views: 1781

It all depends on how you use the word "LARP." In my mind, a LARP implies a level of meta-gaming that does not exist in the SCA and similar activities. Others define it differently.

-Derian.
by Derian le Breton
Fri Oct 02, 2009 2:50 pm
Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
Topic: living history quality Wisby #3 gauntlets
Replies: 19
Views: 1607

I have seen these in person, and they are simply amazing. At that price they're a steal.

-Derian.
by Derian le Breton
Fri Oct 02, 2009 3:47 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Res Ducis, Gaston(November last minute vid up)
Replies: 130
Views: 5222

Many digital cameras will record pretty good video too. You may already be able to do it!

-Derian.
by Derian le Breton
Thu Oct 01, 2009 3:42 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Effects of Repeated Head Trauma
Replies: 50
Views: 1260

2) The NFL study showed significant increases in the rate of incidence of memory, cognigition and Alzheimer's problems. But the rate of incidence is still in the single digit percents. And they usually show up later in life. How many 50 year old SCAdians with these problems aren't showing up any mo...
by Derian le Breton
Thu Oct 01, 2009 3:21 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Well Wishes for Duchess Kolfinna
Replies: 96
Views: 5055

Looks like the site is being hammered right now, here's the latest slightly rephrased post: It is with deep regret and much sorrow that after getting permission from Sven, I pass on that Duchess Kolfinna will loose her brave fight with H1N1 today, October 1st, 2009. We all feel a great loss but Kolf...
by Derian le Breton
Thu Oct 01, 2009 2:17 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Well Wishes for Duchess Kolfinna
Replies: 96
Views: 5055

:( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :(

-Derian.
by Derian le Breton
Thu Oct 01, 2009 3:46 am
Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
Topic: For sale: Henry III Replica Pennies
Replies: 15
Views: 496

:bump:

Still have 50 well-struck.
by Derian le Breton
Wed Sep 30, 2009 10:15 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: My Wisby lamellar
Replies: 9
Views: 532

Welcome to the archive! Nice work!

Are the plates connected together with wire? It's a bit hard to tell from the photos.

-Derian.

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