The Armour Archive

Diglach Mac Cein

This is the second year we've run this format - it's pretty "loose", which is a challenge, but pretty much every fighter we spoke to last year LOVED it. In addition, 1/2 the field is designated "Period day camps only" - no modern shades, chairs, etc. visible. This was very well r...

Diglach Mac Cein

The gauntlet is laible to get bound up on the basket hilt, especially if your hands get close together.

And it looks ugly.

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Diglach Mac Cein

Here we go again.....

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Diglach Mac Cein

Next time someone wants to snark on Ix because of his portrayal, or his appearance, etc... Read the above.

A lot of fighters would have had a lot harder time making the choice Ix did so quickly and easily.

The man is KNIGHTLY.

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Diglach Mac Cein

Why am I picturing an old Saturday Night Live skit, with Dan Ackroyd....

"We are from....France."

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Diglach Mac Cein

one set of rules for one sport. no variations. make it more about common sense and personal risk acceptance. give guidlines. actually train marshals before handing the warrants. i think it would be much easier and much more simple. AND maintaining the spirit of the SCA - as a Medeival Recreation/re...

Diglach Mac Cein

I don't know any marshalls in the Midrealm who would be so petty. I mean, we have a few who are less than "awesome", but I've never come across one that unreasonable.

Maybe that's a local thing.

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Diglach Mac Cein

Every style of heater shield always protects the elbow, all the time in all forms of combat?

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Diglach Mac Cein

But the rules should be written for ALL fighters, not just a minority.

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Diglach Mac Cein

Dante -

Well, that would seem to fix one big problem - all the rules in one place in a cohesive format. Then any other problems should be more evident and more easily addressed.

I mean, not that complaining on a message board doesn't immediately fix all the problems...

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Diglach Mac Cein

If someone wanted to re-write the rules in a more cohesive manner, they could always contact the SEM and volunteer to do so.

Just saying.

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Diglach Mac Cein

IIRC, the armor from Clontarf would have pretty much been what the Norse were wearing at the time (mail).

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Diglach Mac Cein

<Shrug>

I can't find where a cop under the shield hasn't been the case. At least in the Midrealm and SCA rules I can locate I have a copy from the mid 1990s.

But hey - different Kingdoms....

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Diglach Mac Cein

Here is how I define "jarring", Non-obtrusive, etc... Look at the person from say, 15 - 20 feet. NOT counting basket hilts, duct tape or bar grills, is there anything that IMMEDIATELY (like within 5 seconds) jumps out and says Modern / 21st century? No? Pass. The longer it takes to spot so...

Diglach Mac Cein

Is it possible that the rule DID exist, and Atlantia simply didn't enforce it?

I can't recall ever not having an elbow cop under a shield as the standard in the Midrealm.

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Diglach Mac Cein

im just wondering how the hand is somehow safe but the terribly durable elbow somehow isnt. i couldnt care less if someone fights with a bare hand behind a shield if they choose to. i wouldnt personaly but if someone feels secure with doing so i have no issue with it. the same should apply to my el...

Diglach Mac Cein

Bucklers?

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Diglach Mac Cein

And...

It sounds like there are questions, and folks are looking for a clarification, right?

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Diglach Mac Cein

It doesn't.

I'm a lousy typist.

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Diglach Mac Cein

How about... If an item either invokes the spirit of the time period allowed in the SCA, or is unobtrusive visually, then it is OK? Brown, black, etc plastic lamellar from Noble Palstics = OK Leather armor that might not be historically accurate, but envokes the correct look = OK Bright blue plastic...

Diglach Mac Cein

Not to be all reasonable and everything, since folks have their torches and pitchforks out...

but has anyone emailed the SEM and asked him?

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Diglach Mac Cein

And... here we go again.

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Diglach Mac Cein

Boy, didn't take long for the "see, we should hit harder" and "our rules are dumb" arguements to pop up.

Different groups, different demographics and circumstances. What we have works for us.

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Diglach Mac Cein

Final 4

Donas
Lutr
Nikolas
Stephen

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Diglach Mac Cein

Wow. Interesting list.

Gonna have to think on this one.

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Diglach Mac Cein

Have you seen anyone in the SCA fight successfully at the top levels with a halberd consistently?

Well, in the Midrealm -

Duke Palymar
Duke Edmund
Sir Omerad
Sir Randolph Lee

That's off the top of my head - all are consistently top level fighters with a polearm.

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Diglach Mac Cein

Town / Mountain Pass / Hadrian's wall battles at Pennsic.

The OLD mine battles at Blackstone.

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Diglach Mac Cein

I wasn't trying to be flippant in my comment, BTW - I think a number of people have trouble with a weapon form becuase they EXPECT to. While the SCA rules by neccessity does limit certain weapon in various ways, I've seen too many people who have used pretty much every form allowed to great success,...

Diglach Mac Cein

"There is no superior form, just superior practitioners."

Every form is what you make of it.

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Diglach Mac Cein

Mullets - not just for heralds anymore.

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Diglach Mac Cein

I heard it was a face thrust only, touch convention tournament.

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Diglach Mac Cein

At the last ToC, someone jokingly said about one of my opponents "Careful! He's got lots of youth and energy!"

My response was "And I have old and evil. Which do you want to bet on?"

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Diglach Mac Cein

Nah, the one who can win the most arguements on the interwebz.

Wow -Straw man into an offside Godwin! What a combo!

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Diglach Mac Cein

I fought 235 bouts in 3 1/2 hours as a fund raiser for the Susan B Komen foundation.

1000 in a day? Gah.

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Diglach Mac Cein

Wow.

Really cool.

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