ANST - Gulf War Archery...Clarified Rules....! (...or a misc

[Paul Mitchell]

The problem, I think Daniel, is not that your posting
was lacking in bizarre silliness, but that the SCA's rules
have sometimes gotten so silly and bizarre that it's hard
to tell when someone's joking, or reporting them straight.

- Galen

Timothy A. McDaniel wrote:
> 
> Please pardon me for quoting my entire previous text.
> Perhaps someone can point out where I was unclear -- was I
> coming across as sarcastic rather than silly and bizarre,
> maybe?
> 
> Dore / "James Crouchet" <jtc at io.com> wrote:
> > On 28 Jan 98, Tim McDaniel wrote:
> > > No, [white-diamond archers] are not subject to fire.  If
> > > you're not using Baldar Wire-Guided Heat-Seeking Blunts
> > > (software release 3.2 or later -- that's when they
> > > finally debugged the white diamond recognition
> > > artificial intelligence) you can't shoot anywhere near
> > > them.  Even if there's one white diamond archer in front
> > > of a clump of 20.  At least the new war rules require
> > > them to warn you of their presence, with the mandated
> > > "nyah nyah, I'm rubber, you're glue!" cry.
> >
> > Your pardon, but I believe this is incorrect. Archers have
> > always been able to shoot archers and I do not believe
> > that changes here.  ...  but not being able to shoot the
> > archers would make them (us) incredibly powerful.
> 
> You're right.  I was writing from memory off the top of my
> head.  So sorry!  I've rechecked the rules and this is what
> I've found:
> 
> *All* war arrows have to *either* be wire-guided *or* have
> the AI -- no exceptions.  Baldar has both types, for about
> $6900 apiece.
> 
> That means you *can* shoot at a group with a white diamond
> in front, because the active-control fletching (or
> mini-rockets, however it's set up) can make side-curving
> shots.
> 
> The "nyah nyah" chant is only for the Dons of Fence.  They
> don't have to take an arrow shot if they don't get the point.
> 
> Daniel "I didn't even bait the hook, and it was taken hook,
> line, and sinker ... plus rod, tackle box, fishing shack,
> and dock!  BTW, does that last paragraph count as fishing
> with dynamite?" de Lincolia
> 
> --
> Tim McDaniel.   Reply to tmcd at crl.com; if that fail, tmcd at austin.ibm.com
> is work account.  tmcd at tmcd.austin.tx.us ... is wrong tool.  Never use this.
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