The Armour Archive

Maeryk

Yeah, there will be problems with abuse and all that, but aren't there always with new rules?

WE still see problems with rules that have been on the books for 20 years. Some people are just looking for an edge, no matter what.

Maeryk

Maeryk

(*grrr* why is all this stuff made for a 23" head? is mine REALLY that big?
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Maeryk

Maeryk

No dude. .we can still pick on furries.

Maeryk
(least i can..)

Maeryk

I think its mostly because the college crowd sees us as dorks. You nailed it. Back when I started we _knew_ we were dorks. .but didnt give a rats ass. Now, I think people who even might THINK about it are afraid their dorkness will show through.. and that is off-putting. The other thing is hte SCA ...

Maeryk

lets see your horse wade through THAT mr whitebelt!

Again, not meant to be a slam on Knights.. meant to be a joke based on what might be old rules from Pennsic that said that Knights could cross between the bridges on their knees, as they were on horse.

Maeryk

Maeryk

Animal et: al.. you dont need to kneel to fight NOW if you are legged on one leg.. you just cant use it. I know people who get legged and simply pick their foot up.. its quite the element of surprise the first time you do it to them.. the rules, so far as I know, do not specifically SAY you must go ...

Maeryk

One of our guys was creamed in the back by our own side as he laid face down at the last Potrero after falling. The guy yelled "get off the field when you are dead!" Of course being face down, Urbano has no idea who did it. I'd LOVE to catch people doing that kind of thing when I'm marshalling, bec...

Maeryk

-- but back to Marshalling -- like there are enough Marshals with enough power to deal with that kind of thing -- in my experience there is not. Thats where the peer pressure (no pun intended) comes in. If someone in your group is doing something stupid, talk to them.. if its someone of a higher le...

Maeryk

Just as a clarification: When I said super-duke vs newbie earlier, that carried no malice towards the duke in question. it was merely a statement of skill levels.. Maeryk (got a PM about my (percieved) disdain for Knights, Royals, etc.. and I'm trying to make sure it doesnt look that way in my posts...

Maeryk

WHAT HAPPENS WITH DFG (DoG?) if the fighter is attempting to rise? I'm assuming the rising fighter can attempt to block the "tag"? I dont think he has to, any more than he has to block on the way down (if its not an intentional fall). you may not strike an opponent when they are in an unsafe positi...

Maeryk

That was my point, Juliana. Maybe its because I'm in the Peoples Republic of the East, where the red tape gets ridiculous at times.. but I think social pressure/education goes much further towards fixing things than changing rules does. (Especially when we already HAVE the rules, just refuse to enfo...

Maeryk

Best "dead on the ground" one I ever saw was when good ole Vermin fell through the shield line of (I think?) Calontir.. flat on his face.. Looked up to see a ring of grinning faces and weapons pointed at him and had the cojones to say "So.. do you guys yield?".. (least.. thats how I _think_ he told ...

Maeryk

If its a melee, ESPECIALLY a res battle, I'm gonna leg em and move on anyway.. This surprised someone who tried it on a friend of ours, Ari.. legged him and kept on going.. and much to his surprise got tapped in the back of the helm as Ari caught up to him a bit later (still on his knees) and said "...

Maeryk

From what you describe (as the reasons for enacting DFB), it sounds like there is an enforcement of the rules issue with the "cheezeballs". Over legistation with DFB is not IMHO the best option. Instead, enforce the rules. _________________ Come now! Are you saying we should go against years and ye...

Maeryk

(Just a rhino aside) I have a friend who used a face thrust with a spear during a war and the opponent called it "light", so he picked up the power a little bit (not wanting to hurt the guy) and the guy called it light again, the next shot snapped the guys head back.... still light... by this time ...

Maeryk

I dont think there actually _IS_ a rule against it, rather than the vague and quite nebulous "chivalrous". (Some would argue that having a super-duke pound a rank newbie into the ground like a tent peg is "unchivalrous as well.. ). Its like the sun-in-yer-eyes, or the throwing the shot at a falling ...

Maeryk

hey Logan.. can you define "Manly" as you keep using it in conjunction with "combat" for me? THis isnt a snipe or attack.. but I keep getting images of two guys goign "argh argh argh argh" and souping up their swords...

Maeryk

Maeryk

But is not one of the goals of the SCA "researching and recreating the Middle Ages in the present." So why can't it be? Sure, you'll never recreate things exactly as they were simply because we aren't out to truly kill one another, but can't we at least strive to come close with combat as we do wit...

Maeryk

Or they could just stand on your chest and fight from there.. equally effective, I would guess.

Maeryk

Maeryk

yeah.. REAL bridge battle: On the overpass to 422.. lets see your horse wade through THAT mr whitebelt!

Maeryk

Maeryk

Cant help you on patters, but the majority of this style suit I have seen in woodcuts tend to show the back of the leg unarmored, and in some cases the back unarmored as well. I think this is more of a mounted armor.. so I'm not sure about a wing on the legs.. and I _think_ it looks like they are th...

Maeryk

2) If you charge through an enemy line, you are engaged with the front rank - they can hit you in the back.

SUre about that? I thought it was one shot in passing, and after that its only who you are "facing" or has turned to face _you_.

Maeryk

Maeryk

what, another one?

*grin*

(seriously.. if you know anyone who has a cave they would let us use...)

Maeryk

Maeryk

Theoretically if you are "in weapons support range" of your own troops, and you are facing a unit, then you are engaged WITH THE ENTIRE UNIT. However, you _still_ need acknowledgement from the guys you are fighting. THis is not to say you cannot flank them and roll their end and work your way up the...

Maeryk

Remember, Hew, if you are going from light combat to heavy, when you thrust in heavy roll your wrist IN not OUT.. and vice versa in light.

*grin*

Maeryk

Maeryk

Its not a "mettle to face your oponents" thing, Sarnac, in a lot of cases. _that_ is taken care of by the aformentioned asses who will throw "one light blow" for acknolegement purposes as hard as they can at the side of your head from behind. (had it done.. also had someone from BEHIND me take a spe...

Maeryk

I will confess that I never thought of sticking archers with thorns one at a time to kill them slowly. While initially appealing as a possible course of action, research has shown that knights in Medieval Europe did not use thorns in tournament or war, even against non-noble personas. So I cannot i...

Maeryk

Demographics here are mostly the same.. with the exception of about four of them are "new blood", they just found the society later than a lot of others. I would think the college area groups would have a larger base of "younger" folks.. but out here in the sticks, where we have to recruit from demo...

Maeryk

The point behind declared death is for those turkeys who, even though flanked, refuse to turn around and acknowledge your existance. In that case, I would far rather see it used than the inevitable pickaxe from behind with a polearm.

Maeryk

Maeryk

The mos doenst have the side ring for the sling, does it?

Magazine looks pretty much the same tho.. but since I cannot see the sights or the barrel length.. (hey.. I took a shot.. I cant tell all the mauser variants on sight, either..)

Maeryk

Maeryk

The mos. nagant needs a LOT more duct tape..

Maeryk

Maeryk

Ogier's suggestion has merit. It's not made to excuse the practices of armourers who attempt to defraud customers, but to assist armourers who are sincerely wanting to get their armour out, and are in over their heads. This is a valuable service. Oh.. dont get me wrong, I think Ogiers idea is great...

Maeryk

My plastic suit was built off a museum piece we had pics of.. had three front plates (one static, two sliders) and three back plates, and the sliding kidney-plates between the breast/shoulder area.. they _looked_ neat but turned out to be absolutely useless for modern combat. (they would just slide ...

Maeryk

No clue whether this belongs here or not.. but its my take on the "armourer situation".. UPDATE YOUR WEB PAGES! hehe. I will not buy from someone whose page says "last updated June 2001".. period. I dont care if they are the best armourer in history.. If I have an order pending with someone and have...

Maeryk

Sheesh, they had them ever since the Portugese started trying to trade with them in the late 16th/early 17th centuries. My japanese history is by no means good.. but someone who has studied a LOT of japanese history (japanese persona) told me once that the "made in japan" label actually got started...