[Ansteorra] Marshalling pole challenge

[James Crouchet]

Remember, we were talking about RAPIER marshal staves here. Let me point
out that I can -- and DO -- use a hardwood stick for parrying on the
rapier field. So, it is legal to fight with it but not to marshal with
it. Seems kinda pointless huh?

Beside, I already know the REAL reason for this rule...it provides the
armored fighters with a ready source of free rattan. ;-)

Dore

Michael Silverhands wrote:
> <delurk>
> Suppose you are on the field, marshalling with a nice oaken staff.  
> Suppose a combatant stumbles and falls against you, and the staff  
> breaks. Suppose what happens next when the combatant lands on the  
> nice, fresh, sharp, oaken stakes.
>
> That's why marshalling staves (and banner poles and anything else  
> that ends up in a "live" combat area) are required to be made of the  
> same material as our weapons. :-)
> <lurk>
>
> Michael
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