Weapons & shield damage in combat

[Benjamin de Hatfield]

I would have noted to the marshall that I didn't agree with his ruling, but would adhere to it.

I would then ask if I could head back to a rez point, or barring a rez battle a convenient behind the lines spot, where I could then search for a "new" spear, and summarily use the one already in my hand.

I would take any amount of time to search as he felt I needed, so long as the "new" spear ended up looking suspiciously like the "old" spear.

Does that seem like a good compromise? It especially is relevant if the spearman has no other spear to use.

-Ramius

[Galleron]

I'm willing to make some nice shields and seriously hack them up as tests. Who will loan me the weapons? Or I could make some shields and send them to somebody who has lot of mid-quality repro stuff around- sharpened poleaxes, swords and spears.

I'll have to see if I can dig up the articles but the last time indestructable shields came up I went looking for the kind of of wood used in late medieval shields and all but if I recall correctly 4 out of the 5 were poplar about a 1/2" thick.

It's important to remember that the wood is just the inner layer. What went over that was canvas and gesso, often several layers, and/or leather (which was often rawhide). The skin added a lot of structural strength.

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[RoaK]

No his spear or would be considered broken and would have to be reserected by the user stepping back for x anount of time... they themselves are not dead; they can pull another weapon or drop their shield down to thier side and contunue to fight if they didn't want to leave the line.

Just a thought.

Perhaps a rule in special melee events where if your spear takes 3 solid hits for THE SAME two handed weapon (great sword, bill, pole axe or whatever) the OWNER of the spear calls the spear broken and has to step back from the combat for 30 seconds or so to "get another spear"... same with shields, maybe give them 5 hits or something.

That would put great swords, bills and poleaxes back in their place as spear and shield wall breakers.

Oh yeah....this would be fun!

Let me get this straight: You would call the Spearman Dead if someone hit his spear three times in a row? If i hit a Shield Five times the Bearer is Dead?

Realize that this is basically what you are saying.

[Count Johnathan]

The marshal was loony toons.

sounds like he needed to go back to marshals school.

There was no obvious safety issue so he should have kept is mouth shut until there was any kind of safety problem that required a hold to be called.