[Ansteorra] Armor standards

[Morgan Buchanan]

That would only be true if a kingdom were allowed to LESSEN the standards set by society.  That's not allowed.  No kingdom would be allowed to experiment with rebar-cored swords, for example.  Society standards allow no vambraces AND unpadded poles already, for example.
 
Morgan



> Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2006 12:38:13 -0800> From: aumbob at yahoo.com> To: ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org> Subject: [Ansteorra] Armor standards> > One question that is begged by the question of whether> Ansteorran armor standards should match Society> standards concerns other aspects of the marshalate> rules.> > Since each kingdom can set standards for weapons> (Siloflex, 12' spears, unpadded glaives, etc.), and> has different blow calling standards (although I am> aware that this is more theoretical than actual), how> much of our armoring standards is a reflection of our> weapons standards and our general combat philosophy. > In other words, if we didn't require vambraces, would> we allow unpadded glaives, and/or would we lighten our> blow calibration.> > It seems to me that if we are going to have local,> relatively independent control over some aspects of> the marshallate, we need to maintain control over all> aspects of the marshallate. If we defer to the> Society to make these decisions, and if other kingdoms> follow suit, the Society will be forced to make its> rules based on both the most dangerous practices in> any kingdom, and the most restrictive judicial> jurisdictions mundanely. i.e. If Atlantia decides> that to expirement with steel cores in rattan swords,> we don't have to convert all steel armor to accomodate> them. Likewise, if Meridies wants to use fencing> masks instead of bar grills, we don't have to stop> using face thrusts. Extreme (and currently illegal)> examples, I know, but I think it illustrates my point.> > Anyway, that's my two cents> > Laszlo