Fw: ANST - To hit or not to hit Combat Archers

[j'lynn yeates]

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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