I am against making a tabard part of required armour. The tabard has
nothing to do with safety, it should not be included with safety items.
If you see a new fighter that doesnt have a tabard..offer to help him
sew one or make him one. I have seen fighters that would give a new
fighter a used stick of rattan, but not a used tabard. Make Ansteorran
tabards and give them as largess to new fighters. Carry a couple of
tabards with you and loan them to fighters without..when shown the
difference, most of them will improve their appearance. A long time ago
(in a land real close to here) John of Severne talked to a new fighter
named Ivan and told him that a tabard would really help his appearance.
the next tourney he was in, he had a tabard. Looking good helps with
confidence, which in turn helps with sucess..a necessary thing if we
want to keep newer fighters.


                                                      Ivan the hedgehog
                                                      Barony of Ravensfort
                                                        

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