The Armour Archive

Richard Blackmoore

If anyone gets carried away with this hunting game they are complete idiots. This is a GAME. After all the fighting i expect to see people sitting around drinking and telling lies about how great they were on the field. Last year at war Nissan lent Darrius the clovenshield bannerman for the field b...

Richard Blackmoore

I could not help notice the Grimoire spell book noted as for SCA use. Hmmm. Magic. Why didn't I think of that. Lightning Bolt!

Richard Blackmoore

Regarding who should be a knight in the SCA. What i was trying to say is if you want to have an Arthurian ideal of a knight then have that as the standard. If thats NOT the standard then the mongols, Samurai and others shouldnt be excluded even if they choose not to play the game the way you want. ...

Richard Blackmoore

If Meridies really wants to hit lighter than all the other kingdoms, I don't really care why. I think it is a very bad idea, but it is up to them whether they want to do that or not, within reason. So long as they don't complain when they visit other kingdoms or when someone from outside of the king...

Richard Blackmoore

And to be brutally honest, many of the guys who people hold up as worthy are simply not good enough fighters >especially in single sword and shield combat< which is the test of fighters for SCA Knighthood. Alaric I normally agree with most of what you write. But I disagree that sword and shield is ...

Richard Blackmoore

Guys, I am beginning to feel like I am talking but no sound is coming out. In the fifth post in this particular thread, I described a war point battle at Gulf Wars 5 in which Mercs played a pivotal role in the battle, accomplishing something that nobody had ever done before, and winning a war point...

Richard Blackmoore

"""So if a merc who happens to be a master of arms attacks his own kingdom or crown, or defames them verbally, is just as much in violation of his obligations as a knight would be. There is no difference. So sorry, giving such a merc a Baldric makes no more sense than giving them a knights' belt. I...

Richard Blackmoore

...why would an ancient greek be required to play chess, learn and participate in the medieval European court environment and medieval dance? Or swear fealty, for that matter. In essence I believe this statement is correct, but in practice it is another matter, because personas in the SCA are a cro...

Richard Blackmoore

Did not certain warriors in pretty much EVERY culture not seek to become legends? The Elite? The very best? Did the finest warriors in ancient Greece, among the Vikings, and all the other non-chivalric culture not have names, or designations? Of course. Basically, if I chose to be a pre-chivalric e...

Richard Blackmoore

In my opinion, having a Mongol or Viking or pre-Chivalric period Knight is no big deal... Knighthood in this case mean a Knight of the Society for Creative Anachronism. It is an award given for great ability and accomplishment by our ogranization, with no meaning to the world outside of it, but gre...

Richard Blackmoore

Masters at Arms were created that a member of the SCA who was opposed to swearing oaths, I believe for religious reasons, could still be a peer but not have to swear an oath to anyone. Rather than follow the "I swear or affirm" pattern that was adopted by the US govt and court system, the option to...

Richard Blackmoore

Yes, Equites. No. It was not the equivalent of knighthood. No more than Samurai's were. You could say the positions have similarities and share some common ideals, but that doesn't make it the equivalent of knighthood. However the roman soldier, particularly in mounted form, had been mentioned by s...

Richard Blackmoore

All participants are expected to behave as ladies or gentlemen." Richard, with all respect... "Those words.. I do not think they mean what you think they mean." That line has NOTHING to do with nobility or not, and everything to do with BEHAVIOR. As in, don't be a jerk.. no matter what your persona...

Richard Blackmoore

I am just saying there is nothing wrong with haveing non European personas .. and most of the mercs are of european decent ..celts are european .. hell the mongols did make it into europe as well as the moors etc etc .. not everyone would have been slaves .. native americans have been to europe due...

Richard Blackmoore

Those Items were written 30 yers ago an things change ..they have evolved .. Markland used to be the same way but thankls to the younger generation we have helped bring up to modern times an still working on it so that it is fun an sticking with the same general ideas .. Organization can grow an ch...

Richard Blackmoore

That is truly inspiring. I've been dealing with fatigue, lack of energy, insomnia, minor breathing problems and an inability to work out at the gym without literally getting sick. It turned out to be caused by a number of problems, not just being older and fatter (45 years old, lost most of my muscl...

Richard Blackmoore

fortunatly none of them are pivitol in battle so in the end it really makes no real difference. Whew! That takes a load off of my mind. Now I can stop all this pointless fighting and get back to the important things like cleaning boots and serving stew. editted beecauz off speling LOL! Actually whi...

Richard Blackmoore

[quote="Corwin of ArgentLupe"]This topic has really got me thinking over the past couple of days. I think my problem is I have a double standard when it comes to my household. I have no problems with waving off social convention and putting myself in a situation where I will never receive ...

Richard Blackmoore

[quote="Maeryk"][quote]But some have dropped the hammer and let it be know, you a merc and fight against the kingdom at kingdom level well [soup Nazi voice] Ã¢â‚¬Å“No AOA for you!Ã¢â‚¬Â

Richard Blackmoore

The majority of mercs I know are not "outsiders". They are SCA members in SCA garb, playing by SCA rules. I think the issue there is the mindset that "noble" is incompatible with "mercenary", when, in fact, historically, that is patently NOT the case, at least as often as it _is_ the case. Maeryk A...

Richard Blackmoore

The majority of mercs I know are not "outsiders". They are SCA members in SCA garb, playing by SCA rules. They are good, hard working "citizens" of their kingdom who for 3 or 4 days a year, pretend to be a mercenary. Then they go back to their kingdoms and scrub pots after feast for the next 11 mon...

Richard Blackmoore

So, Richard, what do you think of "free lancing," which is to say a knight (or above--say a knight bannerette) hiring himself and his retinue out to the highest bidder? Oh, btw, have paid your scutage? Mord. Free lancing can work if done carefully. The SCA structure is a bit whacked, since knights ...

Richard Blackmoore

Heairn. I agree with about 90% of what you wrote, a good summary. The 10% I don't agree with, I can at least understand why you feel that way. The whole point to the SCA structure where we are all presumed to be noble and treat each other as nobles, with chivalry as the core unifying principal, with...

Richard Blackmoore

mordreth wrote:
Richard Blackmoore wrote:$900.00? That is insane. I have three copies. I'd sell all three at that price and go buy a couple for the $10 to $30 they typically cost.

Richard

I never want to hear another word from you about greed crazed bankers

Was it something I said?

Richard

Richard Blackmoore

$900.00? That is insane. I have three copies. I'd sell all three at that price and go buy a couple for the $10 to $30 they typically cost.

Richard

Richard Blackmoore

Have you given any serious thought to carbon fiber over perhaps honeycomb aluminum as the base? Or is it too expensive between base materials and an autoclave (whatever they call the oven you heat it up in)?

Richard Blackmoore

"The incident you describe would be Countess Ariake's namban-do. Yes, it was made as a proper European suit, then hacked up to Japanify it, as was done in period. "

Yup. That is the one, I was drawing a mental blank on the name. Thanks!

Richard Blackmoore

I can't recall that any Japanese travelled to Europe with the Portugese at the end of period, but I could be wrong there. Beg your pardon, sir, but you are. There was a Japanese embassy to Spain in the late 1500's. They were known in the court of Philip II, King of Spain (the guy who sent the Armad...

Richard Blackmoore

I think Koredono pretty much answered as I would, but just so you know I am taking you seriously and appreciate your efforts to do things right, here are my answers, prefixed with R> Koredono-sama, Sir Richard, As has been stated, some tournament formats require weapon and "____" so I feel that i wo...

Richard Blackmoore

As far as the East, Atlantia and Aethelmearc being outnumber that is just plain laughable. I am not trying to jockey for position the reality of the matter is they will have three of the four largest armies not to mention the cohesion that comes with that. We have run the numbers time and time agai...

Richard Blackmoore

http://www.3tan.jp/1kan/saigu/image/gunbai.jpg Above is a more traditional version of the gunbai uchiwa. It is a type of 'war fan' used by generals to signal the officers on the field. They typically have a metal or wood center rod and a metal, leather, wicker or some other material 'fan'. Since st...

Richard Blackmoore

Decent quality poleaxes. Some of the 15th century types as found in the Philadelphia MOA's collection. A nice Sempach halbard that does not look like it was cut out of flat stock and welded to a tube. Swords and edged weapons that actually come sharp and can be resharpened if necessary without losin...

Richard Blackmoore

When I am required by the rules of the list to use a 'shield,' I request permisssion from the marshal-in-charge and my opponent to use my gumbai uchiwa - a stricty defensive 'weapon' that is slightly worse for the wear. I really need to add a 'shield edge' to it. I agree with Count (?) Raito's asse...

Richard Blackmoore

Hello, Please forgive me for bringing this up, but I need advice. I know that to be a well rounded fighter, I will need to fight some form of sword/offhand blocking device this goes aganst my persona, but the reality of the SCA is what it is. I know I will be focusing on Greatsword and Glaive as my...

Richard Blackmoore

That looks like way too much fun. Are they aiming for the helms or is that just the way it looks in the photo's?

Re: Weapon Forms for Japanese Persona