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by Diglach Mac Cein
Sun Feb 11, 2007 4:46 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Changing the fighting conventions (SCA)
Replies: 146
Views: 2303

You did? Cool!

An SCA interpretation of a period tourney. Designed to work within our rules.

Pretty cool.
by Diglach Mac Cein
Sun Feb 11, 2007 4:43 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Yielding archers
Replies: 797
Views: 11536

Evil?

OK.......

SCA Combat Archers might be misguided, not as "battle hard' as others maybe even a little lazy in some cases, but evil?

Unless you are talking about me... :D
by Diglach Mac Cein
Sun Feb 11, 2007 4:21 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Yielding archers
Replies: 797
Views: 11536

THIS IS THE JOKE ALERT SYSTEM.....THIS IS ONLY A JOKE......

So, this is why you got to get the last owrd Rhys? :D



NOW RETURNING YOU TO YOUR PREVIOUS DEAD EQUINE PUMMELING
by Diglach Mac Cein
Sat Feb 10, 2007 4:02 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Changing the fighting conventions (SCA)
Replies: 146
Views: 2303

You don't! You get one to improve, and then tell him, "Help someone else improve."!



Otto von Teich wrote:--it's the pure dungeon bunnies in road-warrior armor. Those people need to get with it or to be thrown out.
How do you throw out 10,000+ dungeon bunnies? :wink: ...Otto
by Diglach Mac Cein
Sat Feb 10, 2007 11:31 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Changing the fighting conventions (SCA)
Replies: 146
Views: 2303

Depends who you are saying it to. Personally, when a new fighter tells or the multi-reign Duke tells me they had fun fighting me, I value the compliment equally. Maybe for different reasons, but I value one no less than the the other. If you went to a new fighter who just tried to make their first c...
by Diglach Mac Cein
Sat Feb 10, 2007 10:36 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Changing the fighting conventions (SCA)
Replies: 146
Views: 2303

Yep, big, slow to change, diverse. But change DOES occur. Just not as fast or in the single direction some people want. There are very cool kits springing up EVERY year at Pennsic, from a wide variety of periods. Fewer and fewer "gag kits" (like the tie-dye armor) show up. "Real"...
by Diglach Mac Cein
Sat Feb 10, 2007 9:34 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Changing the fighting conventions (SCA)
Replies: 146
Views: 2303

Why a panel of judges? Who judges? Laurels? Rhys? People with token numbers 334 - 338? You want to encourage people who are doing a great job in your eyes, or are making good progress? Just do it! ANYONE can say "Hey - nice job!" ANYBODY can give a token/gift and say "I think you are ...
by Diglach Mac Cein
Fri Feb 09, 2007 6:52 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Changing the fighting conventions (SCA)
Replies: 146
Views: 2303

Oh, was I supposed to be sweating? Sorry.... Give me a second..... .... .... .... Nope, still not sweating it. Something meaningful? I think getting 1000 guys on a single field all (mostly) embracing an honor based competition in the midst of our modern world is pretty freaking meaningful. And watch...
by Diglach Mac Cein
Fri Feb 09, 2007 6:35 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Changing the fighting conventions (SCA)
Replies: 146
Views: 2303

Personal dislike of what? I've done counted blows - it is fun! I've done a bout with small shields, and the SCA thrust and throw javilens, in when eveyone had to wear gauntlets (obviously). Didn't include EVERY fighter, so it was a small turnout. Just becuase 25 or so guys posting on an internet boa...
by Diglach Mac Cein
Fri Feb 09, 2007 6:17 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Changing the fighting conventions (SCA)
Replies: 146
Views: 2303

Since you can hold a tournament in the SCA that covers ALL the rule changes mentioned here, why force EVERYONE to change? Host a tournament or an event, and CLEARLY post the rules for the fighting - "For this event, baskethilted swords will not be allowed." "The melees for today will ...
by Diglach Mac Cein
Fri Feb 09, 2007 7:50 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Round shields and baldrics(SCA), questions
Replies: 10
Views: 338

At one point, SCA folks DID use guige straps - but then someone came up with a bright idea that since shields in the SCA are indestructable, they rigged a shield strapped so they could use a spear - with a nose to knees, wider than their shoulders shield. With no face thrust at the time, they became...
by Diglach Mac Cein
Thu Feb 08, 2007 6:31 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Yielding archers
Replies: 797
Views: 11536

LOL!!!

That took longer than I thought it would!

Dilan



Saint-Sever wrote:
Cet wrote:This is true but the history of the SCA is more than the history of the West.


>GASP< :shock: :shock:

Heresy!! Apostasy!! Delusionary thingamabobbywhatsit!! That cannot be!!


Michael
Knight of the WEST. 8)
by Diglach Mac Cein
Thu Feb 08, 2007 6:22 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Yielding archers
Replies: 797
Views: 11536

Way to encourage there Rhys! Yeah, CA needs "fixed". Doubt it will ever be eliminated from the SCA, but most fighters (even those who don't mind it's presence) feel it is over-powered. I imagine that fixing it is going to be a looong painful process, given the people at both extremes of th...
by Diglach Mac Cein
Thu Feb 08, 2007 6:18 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Changing the fighting conventions (SCA)
Replies: 146
Views: 2303

We'll need to re-qauint ourselves... I've apparently been hit in the head enough to not really place you.

Darn Brannos.

:D
by Diglach Mac Cein
Thu Feb 08, 2007 6:08 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Changing the fighting conventions (SCA)
Replies: 146
Views: 2303

At Harvest day? Maybe.

I'm in the local group at OSU....


Lefty, Early Period Knight in the Plastic Lamellar (waiting for Rhys head to explode here)....
by Diglach Mac Cein
Thu Feb 08, 2007 5:57 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Changing the fighting conventions (SCA)
Replies: 146
Views: 2303

Otto -

Your profile says you're from Westerville -

I know I'm LOUSY with names/faces - but have we met?

Dilan



Otto von Teich wrote:Rhys is right, counted blows are pretty easy to keep track of and much more fun. I never liked fighting from the knees, its just silly imho....Otto
by Diglach Mac Cein
Thu Feb 08, 2007 5:55 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Yielding archers
Replies: 797
Views: 11536

Verjigorm - Sure it is - While you will find rabid people at every end of every spectrum in the SCA (Combat Archery isn't the only point of psychosis for some people, trust me), the vast majority of people in the SCA are much more moderate. Heck, the vast majority aren't on AA. Go, play, enjoy, grow...
by Diglach Mac Cein
Wed Feb 07, 2007 4:40 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Rectangular shield (SCA)
Replies: 9
Views: 402

Wouldn't you say though, that they are the same size as "regular" shields, just decorated for their special use?
by Diglach Mac Cein
Wed Feb 07, 2007 1:21 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Rectangular shield (SCA)
Replies: 9
Views: 402

Small square/rectangular shields are seen on art and in some literature / stories among the Picts and some Celtic tribes in Britian.

Oddly enough, (again IIRC), in IRELAND at the time, you didn't find them - the shield were larger and oval.

Again, I'm at work, so I'm going off of memory.
by Diglach Mac Cein
Tue Feb 06, 2007 6:56 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Yielding archers
Replies: 797
Views: 11536

Wow. Never mind - At this point, I can't add anything constructive to this part of the thread. I don't agree, but I see there won't be any point in discussing it further. Dilan See, I think we're seeing a divergence between Arthurian / romantic "Knightly ideals" and truely historic "K...
by Diglach Mac Cein
Tue Feb 06, 2007 4:32 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Yielding archers
Replies: 797
Views: 11536

See, I think we're seeing a divergence between Arthurian / romantic "Knightly ideals" and truely historic "Knightly ideals". I would be willing ot bet that MOST people in the SCA would be much happier to submit to the first than the second. There is a lot of behavior, attitudes a...
by Diglach Mac Cein
Tue Feb 06, 2007 3:58 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Yielding archers
Replies: 797
Views: 11536

So your opinion of early period personas - those clearly European, pre-1600 (which is what the charter says, IIRC), but say... 500 - 700 AD?
by Diglach Mac Cein
Tue Feb 06, 2007 3:24 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Yielding archers
Replies: 797
Views: 11536

Whoops! Man - I took 30 seconds to add a comment and 8 posts got wedged in!

My question was in reference to ransoming. In your opinion, did this occur in every period and culture (European) covered under the SCA banner?


Dilan
by Diglach Mac Cein
Tue Feb 06, 2007 2:50 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Yielding archers
Replies: 797
Views: 11536

Rhys - for the sake of discussion...

Is that true for EVERY period under the SCA banner? Every culture?

Just fishing for your opinion / research.
by Diglach Mac Cein
Tue Feb 06, 2007 12:54 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Yielding archers
Replies: 797
Views: 11536

(First - I've apparently been shrugging the occasional arrow at Pennsic....The ARCHERS never seemed to be bothered by it, but WHOOOPS! Sorry guys!) Maybe I've been lucky - I've never been shot that so often at a melee that it really bothered me. And never in the back. but then - I'm usually facing t...
by Diglach Mac Cein
Mon Feb 05, 2007 10:28 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Yielding archers
Replies: 797
Views: 11536

No, what I said is that Ix falls within MY suspension of belief - just like when I fight Vitus in a tourney. Darth Vader wouldn't - could never get a marshal to pass that light saber without a LOT of duct tape. And sometimes Ragnvaldr - I got trouble believing a guy can move like that.... ok so answ...
by Diglach Mac Cein
Mon Feb 05, 2007 10:24 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Yielding archers
Replies: 797
Views: 11536

At least in the Midrealm, arrows can't just "touch". I seen, and called arrow strikes light. I've seen and done so at Pennsic - usually with no problem. But like spear fighters, sword fighters and poelarms, there is always someone who is going to complain. Shot has to hit like a single han...
by Diglach Mac Cein
Mon Feb 05, 2007 10:11 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Yielding archers
Replies: 797
Views: 11536

Just that our entire GAME is a suspension of belief. We mix warriors from eras not even remotely close. Cutlures that never interacted (Lets say, Russian and England, 12th c, unless someone can show otherwise), we ignore the weapons and fighting systems that our personas would MOST likely use (comba...
by Diglach Mac Cein
Mon Feb 05, 2007 9:46 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Yielding archers
Replies: 797
Views: 11536

Arrows that kill by touch?

Not in the Midrealm. Haven't seen them at Pennsic either.
by Diglach Mac Cein
Mon Feb 05, 2007 9:43 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Yielding archers
Replies: 797
Views: 11536

Wow. 15th/16th century Aztec to characters from a science fiction movie. Your Grace, a leap like that should get you a place on the US Olympic team... Or at least on the Politcal Coversation Board. What about 5th Century Irish Warrior at a Pas? Roman? A 16th Century Russian at a Holmgang? What about...
by Diglach Mac Cein
Mon Feb 05, 2007 8:29 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Yielding archers
Replies: 797
Views: 11536

Eh, I guess I just don't take the game so serious that I'll let someone else's persona mess with my fun. If it messes with yours that much, whatever - nothing I can do about that. And if we REALLY want to be honest with ourselves, the real warriors (Not just elite, either) of the Middle Ages would p...
by Diglach Mac Cein
Mon Feb 05, 2007 7:49 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Yielding archers
Replies: 797
Views: 11536

Heck, I've read Ix's research on his persona - well thought out and as documented as many - more than most. As his persona has "grown" his garb has changed ot reflect that of a Aztec warrior of the period who has been living in Spain for an extended period. In other words, he is a non-Euro...
by Diglach Mac Cein
Mon Feb 05, 2007 12:35 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Yielding archers
Replies: 797
Views: 11536

Do what I do in static battles - throw a javelin at them! Boy the look on the archer's face last Pennsic when I threw one at him was priceless! Sort of a "Hey - a guy with a short spear... easy sh...WTF!!!" Right between the eyes. Lucky throw, but still... I resisted hte urge ot do the &qu...
by Diglach Mac Cein
Fri Feb 02, 2007 8:57 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Armor Changes
Replies: 9
Views: 691

Cool changes!

Boy I'm kind of glad cameras weren't invented when I started - my first rig was ugggglly.



Dilan
by Diglach Mac Cein
Mon Jan 29, 2007 12:55 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: largest tourneys
Replies: 28
Views: 674

Midrealm TOC tends to be pretty big.

A few years ago, the one held in Tirnewydd (Columbus OH) had 45 members of the Chivalry and 187 unbelted fighters on the rolls.

Dilan

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