The Armour Archive

Saritor

Magnus of the Dark Wyvern wrote:Where the hell is the don't feed sign?

Oh.

I think people thought he was like a LARP troll or something. I figured all these flames were just people trying to kill him off.

Saritor

I don't know of anyone making them commercially/off-the-rack. Here's what you're looking for: http://www.kostym.cz/Obrazky/1_Originaly/02_Renesancni/I_02_58.jpg Wish I had more information on the provenance of it, though. I've seen this picture a couple of times, but can't tell you what museum it's ...

Saritor

Trystyn of Anglesey wrote:
Baron Alejandro wrote:You'll always catch more flies with honey.

Put a bowl of honey and a bowl of fresh wet turds on your back porch and see which one "catches more flies".

Are you suggesting we should be honey-coating shit?

Saritor

And...

Saritor

Here's the one I've got, with the similar sword to go with the C&T rig.

Saritor

I thought Scott also had an English basket hilt that was heavy list legal, but I cannot find it on his site. Sad panda; if I ever get my Elizabethan rig finished around the Kelson peascod and Clang burgonet, I wanted one. I'll have to whine at him, or mug Saritor for his. He does...he has one of th...

Saritor

Amusingly, having been a fencer in the Outlands for pretty much as long as eltweed, I've heard the other end of it...mostly rattan guys who, back in the day, used to comment that fencers were worthless, since a hit with a two-handed sword would snap the rapier and kill the fencer in one shot. Maybe ...

Saritor

The best guidelines/suggestions for armour and such can be found in the I Want To Be threads: IWTB a CotT guy... 1351 IWTB a 1380 Deed of Arms participant at Gulf Wars Tasha d'Arc wants to be a French knight in 1380 English Gentleman at Arms, 1340 The actual Thirty was in 1351, so the 1340/1351 thre...

Saritor

As long as I don't have to drink the IPA without gagging or choking, I should be fine.

You're on, if I can make it to Pennsic.

Saritor

David Stifler wrote:Stone IPA is a quality brew, let me tell you.

I'm sorry, but I can no longer respect your opinions.

Saritor

Why? because my command staff would just as happily be playing on the field as sitting in a staff meeting. By fighting and not going to the meeting I am in violation of my own principles of leadership by example. Right. So, we get them all in 14th century kit, haul them all to the field for the 30,...

Saritor

I don't fundamentally disagree, but where is the same requirement for Knighthood with rattan? God knows I didn't fight in anything close to an authentic style - I might still be fighting if I had. And god knows, there's no sport fencing mentality with titanium armor, aluminum shields, athletic shoe...

Saritor

Sorry my bad. I did think of that after I posted. No worries. It was mostly an add-on commentary since Dante has been slightly involved with the AA, and should know vaguely how this internet thingy works. As to seeing you in the lists, you're unfortunately not only in a different kingdom, but 650is...

Saritor

Jon Barber wrote:It's been my direct, repeated and repeatable experience that John Q. Public lumps the SCA and furries in the same "WTF is that?" bucket.

But there's no yiffing!

I mean, like outside of Alejandro's camp and stuff.

Saritor

Monday's battle plan is "Get 'em" and can be easily disseminated the morning of the battle... Fortunately, you're dealing with a higher order of tactician. I am fairly certain that you could disseminate the battle plan by shouting it immediately after the battle starts and have people rap...

Saritor

Yes, much of rapier in the SCA is sword tag and I bitch about it all the time. But you know, much of rattan is sword tag as well, the tag is just harder. I think I know a bit about both games. I agree with you, but I want to be clear regarding my opinion and use of "sword tag" -- I'm not ...

Saritor

Dante della Luna wrote:This all done with the mouse, right?

Dude, you should really spend some time learning about how this site works.

Frickin' noob.

Also, have you tried chanting MagicMissile five times in a row in a loud voice? That might work.

Saritor

audax wrote:Sword

Being the longsword on foot, most appropriately, correct?

Saritor

If it's not about "the cookie," then what's the harm in giving others "the cookie " Because cookies should be a "sometimes" food. If it's not about the cookie, why create a monster, so to speak, that is, quite plainly, ALL about the cookie? Not only is it about getting...

Saritor

So then what is the problem with fencers having their own regalia? As has been mentioned in the thread previously, it's a lump-sum peerage proposal. Fencers get their own regalia to share with the guy down the block who throws axes really well, and they both have to share it with the equestrian guy...

Saritor

I'm waiting for you to explain how the SCA isn't a LARP. Or are you going to back-pedal and claim that isn't what you were implying? I'd help out, but I'm still trying to figure out how honor and chivalry are fake, especially if you carry it over in to the real world? Seems like the making for a de...

Saritor

Anyway, before this post degenerates into cat-calls, I will just say that my wife's cuirass is finished and should be arriving next week. I'll put up the pic of her in her finished kit-- that is the 'product' of this thread, after all. Ahem. I feel I should clarify, in case my post was interpreted ...

Saritor

Ponte Alto has way too much awesome concentrated in one area. You guys may reach critical mass and explode.

Saritor

EDIT: Oops. Okay, I was wrong about that, and misinterpreted a conversation I wasn't entirely a part of.

Saritor

Rowan, there is some level of resemblance to some of the XI/a and XII finds, which would be more consistent with the Crusades, though the XII is pushing it, since you're talking about Eighth and Ninth Crusade, by that point.

Saritor

As for driving the "History Truck," I'm not sure I understand your meaning. The SCA has and continues to put up with my efforts in the discipline. Yes, you will find people who are more interest in what's between their legs, or the affect of various chemicals on their liver, or both, but ...

Saritor

The thing that continually gets my goat about this is that, some days, no one seems to recognize that there ARE CA'ers out there who think the sort of behavior described above (re: Sir Cona) is just nasty awful mean. I do apologize if someone has said similar in this thread - I'm not trying to use ...

Saritor

BTW I apologize for the use of the term swishy poke. I love the light fencers because they REALLY upset the heavy fencers and show their true colors. Nothing's funnier than seeing a heavy fencer talk about hono(u)r and chivalry and then talk down to light fencers because they play in a different sy...

Saritor

Okay, email sent with user name and password for the site, so you should be good to go. I'm in the middle of doing a bunch of updates for the Outlands.org site and some roll of arms images, so if you need me to pitch in with graphic design or logos or anything, let me know. I'll have photoshop runni...

Saritor

I'll track it down at work on the morrow and get it off to you.

Your gmail address is still your primary?

Saritor

I disagree. I reccomend, as I always do, getting a sharp rapier and a chunk of freshly dead pig. Stab it. 9 times out of 10, your first response will be "oops, I missed!" But you've actually got 6 inches of penetration. You just don't feel it AT ALL. Somewhat off-topic, but have you guys ...

Saritor

We face pain, injury, and bloodshed in every practice. Concussion, spinal concussion, multiple hand injuries severe enough to warrant surgery, etc. We are required to allow the weak and whiny to play, but they are made to know that they are in the minority. Dammit, man! Stop trying to convince me t...

Saritor

Methinks you are mistaking a Kingdom thing for Corpora. Here in Caid, the Monarchs can deny anyone the right to enter Crown, knight or not, at their will. Not even a kingdom by kingdom thing, either...that's an exercise of the third rule of the Lists. Certain kingdoms might not traditionally do it,...

Saritor

To say that SOME fencers want it is fine, but your absolute statement indicating that ALL fencers want it is patently false. did I just stand up for fencing? OH CRAP! I have been hanging around Alejandro to long! Even a few of us here in this thread! Don't worry, II...we won't tell anyone in Calont...

Saritor

Supercast sells a mold set for resin casting that includes a 14th C. German chess set, if you want a period look but not period materials.

I guess you could make your own molds from theirs and cast them in pewter.

EDIT:

http://www.europacrafts.com/

Re: 14th C. Tournament combat