[Ansteorra-archery] [Ansteorra-missile] New Archer Prepping for war

[Eadric Anstapa]

Thanks.  So that means no change in the way we have been doing this and 
the the experienced authorizing marshals that you have heard from here, 
Pug, Iaen, and I have all basically been following the same process.

Regards,

-EA

Wesley Duke wrote:
> No basic sword and board armored combat auth is not required to use 
> thrown weapons and CA authorization is still a stand alone 
> authorization the only time a CA would need a basic S&B authorization 
> is if they carry a sword as a backup weapon.
>
>
> Fearghus
>
> On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 10:09 AM, Chuck Kaun 
> <jack_a_lope31 at hotmail.com <mailto:jack_a_lope31 at hotmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Well, since we have all had our say and are probably just
>     confusing the person who asked this, lets just finish with this. 
>     Do you NEED an armored combat authorization?  Maybe, maybe not. 
>     Would it be a good idea to get it?  Sure.  Why? Because this gives
>     you more options on the field of battle. 
>      
>     If you run out of throwing weapons and no one has thrown them back
>     for you to re-use you can have a fishbat or a mace with a basket
>     hilt hanging from your side as a backup weapon.  If you use a bow
>     or crossbow and its gets hit with an arrow (thus rendering it
>     useless) you can still do something instead of getting taken out
>     of the battle in a non-res-battle.  It wont actually take that
>     much extra time to get and will be worth it in the long run. 
>     Heck, even if you just pick up a shield and stand there for the
>     guy next to you with a spear, its better than standing on the
>     sidelines cause your crossbow is broke, youre out of ammo, etc.
>      
>     Either way, have fun, enjoy yourself at Gulf.
>      
>     Karl Thorgeirsson
>
>     > From: pug at pug.net <mailto:pug at pug.net>
>
>     > To: ansteorra-archery at lists.ansteorra.org
>     <mailto:ansteorra-archery at lists.ansteorra.org>
>     > Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 08:18:34 -0600
>
>     > Subject: Re: [Ansteorra-archery] [Ansteorra-missile] New Archer
>     Prepping for war
>     >
>     > > According to the current rules you have to be authorized in
>     Armored
>     > > Combat to fight on the field at all. Since archers are full
>     contact
>     > > fighters you are required to be authorized as a fighter before you
>     > > become authorized as an archer. So the answer is still yes.
>     >
>     > This is not actually the case. They have to be an authorized
>     combatant.
>     >
>     > This comes from an old reading of the rules that stated vaguely that
>     > everyone on the field had to be an authorized armored combatant.
>     If you read
>     > that very strictly, you would think all combat archers had to
>     get an AC
>     > authorization, but if you look just a little bit deeper you will
>     see the
>     > folly of it. Aren't marshals allowed on the field? They are
>     authorized as
>     > well for the field in question.
>     >
>     > As others have pointed out, the new wording is much more clear
>     that you have
>     > to be authorized, but not with the vague 'armored combatant'
>     restriction.
>     >
>     > No person shall participate in Official Combat-Related
>     Activities (including
>     > armored combat, period fencing, and combat archery) outside of
>     formal
>     > training sessions unless they have been properly authorized
>     under Society
>     > and Kingdom procedures
>     >
>     > Ciao,
>     > Pug
>     >
>     >
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