ANST - Remaining True to Your Persona
Michael F. Gunter
mfgunter at tddeng00.fnts.com
Mon Oct 6 08:03:43 PDT 1997
>
> Using the Ansteorran barn door shield is one of the things to which I was
> referring when I asked if remaining true to your persona meant giving up an
> advantage on the list field.
I have not found using my heater in a world of squares to be any real detriment.
I haven't seen the use of personna to be a real detriment on the field.
Personal skill should overcome any disadvantage. I have seen great bastard sword
fighters defeat sword and shield. Duke Inman has destroyed all opposition and
all weapons styles using just spear and dangle mace. I have fought single sword
against every weapon style and won in a demo one year. A fighter shouldn't blame
superior style for his defeat. Don't use the weakness of your personna as a
crutch for accepting a defeat. (Speaking of crutches, Sir Keif has won a few
matches as well.)
>
> This leads me to a another topic: justifying your persona within your
> canton/shire/barony. If you are a 15th century Englishman surrounded by
> 8-11 century Vikings, do you adopt their ways? Or do you remain true to
> what you are, and use the tools/weapons that were available to your persona
> to the best of your advantage?
>
Nah. When I began in the Society I was very interested in Vikings but when I
arrived in my Barony there was a large contingent of Norse personnas. Being the
counterculture SOB I am I still remained Swedish, 14th Century Swedish. I
learned a great deal about the later period North and truly enjoy the 14th C.
now.
I truly feel that the armor, weaponry, and fighting style of all cultures and
personnas can be adapted to efficient fighting against all the other styles.
Yers,
Gunthar
> Scipio
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