[Ansteorra] Questions regarding slings & Tavern Fights

Richard Culver rbculver at sbcglobal.net
Fri Jul 29 10:07:38 PDT 2011




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From: Bill Tait <arwemakere at gmail.com>
To: "Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc." <ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org>
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2011 10:01 AM
Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] Questions regarding slings & Tavern Fights

By all means, try to get the Society rules changed. I would suggest to you
though that it will not happen. You'd be asking to allow a cord, potentially
travelling at a quick rate of speed, which can easily enter a legal helm
opening to be allowed on the field.

[Wihtric]  Under that logic, a trebuchet cord could as well.  Look, I am not talking about getting into the thick of the fight, but staying at a minimum range, no different than ranges on ballista and trebuchets.

 That in itself will kill the idea right
at the beginning. Add that you'd be asking for a rule change that will add a
very small number of people to the field. In 12 years fighting, I've only
met one slinger, and 3 others who used staff slings (this in a Kingdom with
240+ authorized CA).

[Wihtric]  At one time, not many thought there was a place for rapier until this kingdom showed them otherwise.  Perhaps if a way to do it was invented, then more people would be interested as other than minimum armor, it would be the least expensive form of combat missile arguably.



Wihtric



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