Fw: ANST - To hit or not to hit Combat Archers
j'lynn yeates
jyeates at realtime.net
Wed Nov 25 20:53:43 PST 1998
On 25 Nov 98, at 18:45, Keith Hood wrote:
> .. Battle is battle, not dancing.
hmmm, my teachers always stressed that combat was one of the most
refined dances ... and the most difficult to master.
> ... The 10-foot-death-range thing is not a rule. It is a widely
> accepted convention, but it is not required. It is the *archer's*
> choice whether or not to yield if a heavy fighter just gets close
> enough - he is perfectly within his rights to run and try to get
> far enough away to get back into action.
scenario question ... you enter the 10ft circle and give a archer a chance to
yield ... they choose to turn and run, are you allowed to use missle
weapons - a belt axe perhaps - to tag the fleeing foe or do you have to run
them down, turn them around face-face and clobber them? seems that
turning and fleeing from such a yield/combat situation should make you
vulnerable to touch kill or missle take-downs from the rear.
pity bola's aren't allowed (g)
> Acting more charitably than the rules require is a noble thing, and
> using touch-kill techniques on archers is highly commendable. Most
> archers, including me, will accept it because they realize the attack
> could have been made full-force, and we'd rather be tapped out than
> broken.
one of the first teachers i ever ran into always stressed that there never any
honor lost to yielding to a superior foe (in this case as armed and armoured
and due to situation) ... offering a chance to yield is a point of honor,
accepting it is a equal point.
perhaps the concept could be expanded down the way to include arrainging
for friendly "ransom" of self after such a yield. turn the situation around,
many captured enemies that the other side is now honor-bound to protect
and maintain can be a serious PITA that can bog down and complicate
their martial plans ... so by yielding and not dying, you can become a
passive weapon to continue your cause.
'wolf
... When we hunt, we all function with one mind
... - Boingo, Pedestrian Wolves
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