[Ansteorra] non-contact was Re: Ansteorra Digest, Vol 32, Issue 11

[Eadric Anstapa]

Chass Brown wrote:

>Also those of us who have damage but wish to participate in the fighting are
>now sidelined for fear of those who wont listen to the yield and smack you
>anyway. Yawn so lets see.. wars have competitions I guess... thats something
>a white diamond can do now... instead of being able to support thier kingdom
>in defense....
>
>
>Chass Brown A.K.A.
>Charinthalis Del Sans of the portable chariot
>Honorable Recruiter of the House of the Red Shark
>Muddeler of Mead
>  
>
If someone is not going to listen to the yield then they aren't likely 
going to pay attention to any helm marking.

If  a person intentionally strikes someone who has yielded then there 
will be a marshals court if I am anywhere on site.  The marshallate is 
VERY serious about this.  Ya never strike a person who has yielded.

Ya also never strike a helpless/defenseless opponent, ya never do 
anything that takes advantage of an opponents chivalry or safety 
consciousness.  These conventions of combat are in the very first part 
of the marshals handbook and we should all know them before setting foot 
on the field.

For those who are injured and absolutely can not take a blow the 
battlefield is probably not the right place for you.  Helm insignia do 
not generate a magic force-field that protects you from all harm.  In 
the heat of battle things happen and people to occasionally accidentally 
get hit.  At any time a person on the battlefield can get engulfed in a 
sea of swinging rattan and get accidentally hit.  I cant count the times 
I have been there as a marshal much less as a combatant.  People who for 
whatever reason feel that they can not take even an accidental hit 
should simply not risk it and stay off the battlefield.

And...white diamonds haven't been used for combatants for 5+ years.

There is another side of this coin...   If you are an archer or siege 
engineer or ...  that has no means of blocking and defending against an 
incoming blow  and an opponent just touches you or taps you when they 
could have hit you full force, you DO NOT call such blows as light.  
When you do that you are taking deliberate advantage of your opponents 
chivalry and safety consciousness which is an equally grievous offense 
and will be treated similarly with a marshals court.

Likewise

Regards,

-- 
HL Eadric Anstapa
DSEM CA
/eadric at scabrewer.com/ <mailto:eadric at scabrewer.com>