[Ansteorra] ransoming

[Jean Paul de Sens]

Private deeds were just that.  At Lilies several years ago, Sir Johannes
and I, along with Count Roderick and perhaps one other, met in single
combat on foot and at the barrier in the merchants area.  We fought to 7
counted blows in each venue before moving to the next combat.

Higher levels of violence can be as simple as fighting to multiple counted
blows, or even such rule modifications as "only head blows count".

As for the ransoms, I have given some of my homemade mead before (ransomee
was over 21), as well as belt leather, a pouch of dollar coins.  Nothing
really worth more than 5 or 6 dollars, but still something.

JP

Qui mieux fait, mieux vault.


On Sat, Oct 29, 2011 at 1:34 AM, Stefan li Rous
<StefanliRous at austin.rr.com>wrote:

> On Oct 28, 2011, at 6:25 PM, Jean Paul de Sens wrote:
>
>  Stefan, I've done several deeds that had Ransoms, the battle of the 30,
>> Deeds at Gulf Wars, private deeds of arms with brother knights.
>>
>
> How do "private deeds of arms with brother knights" differ from ohter
> marshal activities in the SCA? I guess, I'm not sure by what you mean by
> this.
>
>
>  In general, the idea is to make the item valuable via it's significance,
>> not
>> it's cost.
>>
>
> Can  you give some examples?  This may get around some of the concern that
> I and others have about expensive, whether donated or bought, prizes for
> SCA combat.
>
>
>   Also, the deeds were ransoms are given and taken usually have,
>> ahem, expanded rule sets which encourage a higher level of violence to
>> begin
>> with.
>>
>
> How do you mean a "higher level of violence"?
>
>
>  That intensity level can be very welcome for limited activities, and
>> usually
>> most participants are aware of the difference between these deeds and
>> standard tournaments or melees.  Finally, the participation in the deed
>> itself tends to be the reward, not the ransoms.
>>
>> Jean Paul
>>
>
> Thanks,
>  Stefan
>
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