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Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 2:59 pm
by Ceadda
Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 3:38 pm
by Wolf
Nissan Maxima wrote:Primvs Pavlvs wrote:Did anyone see the dead sexy 1st century Roman kit at the event?
You are a pimp, dude.
i was gonna say, i didn't think i went

Re: Blackstone Raids 2009
Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 3:47 pm
by Graedwyn
QOF wrote:This was my first event and it was a blast thanks to House Clovenshield!!!1
Here is a link to some of the photos I took.......I will have more later. Needless to say, most of the pictures feature House Clovenshield!!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/qof/
All those pictures, and not one
of your employer?
Did not Nissan tell you that my only
command was to make me look good?
-Graedwyn
Oh yeah, Primvs Pavlvs was there too.
But he had no pants on.
Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 4:04 pm
by Vitus von Atzinger
A guy got his knee ripped out? Nissan got tackled? C'mon, fellas...this is not college football.
Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 4:38 pm
by Nissan Maxima
The knee thing looked like your normal bridge scrum. Just bad luck. I am not upset at the tackle, just puzzled.
Clovenshield attrited one guy all day. My boy Yueng got tuckered, and missed the last two field battles but he has Hodgkins Lymphoma and skipped a chemo session to be there, so that is a passable excuse.
We missed you Vitus. It wasn't quite the same without the goat hunt.
Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 4:49 pm
by GrumpyMacBastard
Awesome event!
It was great meeting Archivers such as Nissan. Vermillion, I was on the other bridge when you got injuired but I witnessed what happened. I wish you a speedy recovery and you are in my prayers.
Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 7:51 pm
by Syrfinn
Yeah just typical bridge stuff, that caused the major hurts of the raid.
Seems to always happen on long res bridge battles. Beginning to think maybe 30 min res bridges might not be the best thing.

Well unless you dont stop the time and let it continue. But we stopped time, so the 30 min res battle turned out to be about an hour and 15 min I think.
Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 8:15 pm
by Jess
Finn O'Shannon wrote:But we stopped time, so the 30 min res battle turned out to be about an hour and 15 min I think.
That long? No wonder I felt kinda sick towards the end of it.
Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 8:44 pm
by Lucas
Finn O'Shannon wrote:Yeah just typical bridge stuff, that caused the major hurts of the raid.
Seems to always happen on long res bridge battles. Beginning to think maybe 30 min res bridges might not be the best thing.

Well unless you dont stop the time and let it continue. But we stopped time, so the 30 min res battle turned out to be about an hour and 15 min I think.
Yea, that was a brutal starting battle. I think most of us felt sick at one point or another Jess.
Lucas
Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 8:50 pm
by Oswyn_de_Wulferton
Cian of Storvik wrote:Did anyone get there early? (I didn't go, but I hear that Blackspear engaged in a game of Jugger in the evening). Anyone get pics of the Jugging game?
-Cian
Didn't get any pics, but went in as a "sub" when one of the guys back started hurting. House Blackspear was amazing to fight against, and tons of fun.
Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 9:33 pm
by Syrfinn
Yeah, was talking to the head marshal afterwords, and someone was asking something about it. And I made the comment that yeah it was half an hour, but with the holds and stuff, we probably were out there for at least an hour and fifteen min. And he said yeah actually pretty much on the nose.
Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 10:26 pm
by Duchess Tessa
I think next time it would be nice to start with some field battles, then a shorter bridge battle (or no bridge.. heh).. and 2 of the domantion (or however you spell it battles).
Actually, with the field they have, I would love to see some different, quick and easy battles during the day friday.. with a pass type battle in the morning (10 am), then field battles.. then some easy, different battles around lunch time/ until 2ish.. I've seen some interesting, very different battles in my travels that were tons of fun and super easy to run/set up.. that I would love to see run more often.
Then a break.. maybe a water fight of some sort, during the hottest part of the day and time for food/drink.. then some pennsic battles.. and some flag type battles to end the day.. then time for pick ups.
But then again, maybe I'm crazy...
Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 11:46 pm
by AndrescalledAJ
I only lasted the first hour then I had a catestrophic armor failure. I got hit in the side and it some how busted 4 rivits in my elbow and as i went over the side of the bridge some guy managed to rip the flange off my knees. It was BAD.
I nearly got smashed by Nissan's Demon Smashing club when my totally crazy commander told me during one of the holds to hit this guy standing next to Nissan and press his shield so that we could do a weird pulse charge... NO ONE BACKED ME UP!!!! I ran at an angle and pressed the guys shield and turned to see like 20 spears coming at my head...
Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 9:38 am
by Nissan Maxima
Your commander shouldn't give you orders during a hold.
Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 10:43 am
by BdeB
Nissan Maxima wrote:Your commander shouldn't give you orders during a hold.
Yeah I was thinking the same thing....
Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 11:21 am
by Vitus von Atzinger
When you hear anbody doing that shout "No tactics!"
Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 11:44 am
by QOF
QOF wrote:
This was my first event and it was a blast thanks to House Clovenshield!!!1
Here is a link to some of the photos I took.......I will have more later. Needless to say, most of the pictures feature House Clovenshield!!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/qof/ All those pictures, and not one
of your employer?
Did not Nissan tell you that my only
command was to make me look good?
-Graedwyn
My apologies, Graedwyn, I beg your forgiveness....
Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 11:58 am
by AEiric Orvender
Crimthann of Fid-Nemed wrote:http://www.flickr.com/photos/usarmymutt/sets/72157617393986362/
Only 147 pics survived the editing process
Why Crimthann... is that a picture of Malcholm with a
strapped heater shield

Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 12:52 pm
by Ceadda
Æiric Ørvender wrote:Crimthann of Fid-Nemed wrote:http://www.flickr.com/photos/usarmymutt/sets/72157617393986362/
Only 147 pics survived the editing process
Why Crimthann... is that a picture of Malcholm with a
strapped heater shield

Yup. Before you know it, he'll be sporting pourpoints and plate and curling his locks.
Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 6:53 pm
by Vermillion
Thanks for the well wishes guys, both the ones here, and the private ones.
I'll post some pics of my knee soon. A truely impressive battle wound
I do want to say that I am not blaming anyone for any wrong doing in my knee injury. Just bad luck. I was in the front of the shield wall, someone on my own side fell (I saw a blur of a body go past me in my peripheral vision) and crashed into the side of my knee. Dislocating it momentarily and most likely tearing my MCL. I could feel the thing pop all the way into my teeth.
Wrong place at the wrong time. I wish it wouldn't have happened, but shit happens.
Hopefully it won't require surgery.
I'm just embarassed that I screamed like the proverberial little girl for a few minutes.
Re: Blackstone Raids 2009
Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 10:58 pm
by RoaK
Hey any picture with you up above ground makes you look good
The hauberk looks great by the way...
Graedwyn wrote:QOF wrote:This was my first event and it was a blast thanks to House Clovenshield!!!1
Here is a link to some of the photos I took.......I will have more later. Needless to say, most of the pictures feature House Clovenshield!!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/qof/
All those pictures, and not one
of your employer?
Did not Nissan tell you that my only
command was to make me look good?
-Graedwyn
Oh yeah, Primvs Pavlvs was there too.
But he had no pants on.
Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 8:13 am
by Ceadda
Cool. Now I know who that was. I was admiring the armor and garb when I took the photo.
Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 8:54 pm
by UrsusofAnglesey
I just finished posting 300 some odd pics here:
http://ursus.smugmug.com/gallery/8082989_rh6DT#526631847_rfr7q
A few samples:
Hope you like them.
Ursus
Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 9:18 pm
by Nissan Maxima
Those are awesome. Thank you.
Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 9:34 pm
by Syrfinn
Thanks a lot Ursus. Off to go take a look.

Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 10:11 pm
by Vitus von Atzinger
"Yup. Before you know it, he'll be sporting pourpoints and plate and curling his locks."
GGGRRRRRRRR

Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 10:38 pm
by maxntropy
UrsusofAnglesey wrote:I just finished posting 300 some odd pics
Ursus:
As ever, thank you tremendously for the service of your Art.
For those who didn't take note of me or believe I was there (apparently most folks), I was Warlord of Ponte Alto, helping Sir Tascius command the Northern Army of Atlantia, fighting some W&S pickups after the battles (and as proof of my presence can be seen below in the center, thanks to Ursus):
Max Von Halstern