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

[Alden Drake]

That's pretty much been the way of it.  TW Marshals are akin to Target 
Archery Marshals, using live weapons at designated ranges.  As long as 
I've been a TW marshal though, there's been a descriptive section on 
Class Four Thrown Weapons (for use in combat), yet it's been seldom used 
by TW marshals.  That said, I don't think we're necessarily in need of 
Combat TW Marshals.  There's few enough regular TW Marshals.  If the 
Earl Marshal is happy with chiv marshals (or a subset of chiv marshals) 
governing combat thrown weapons, that's certainly within his authority 
and I'll back him on it as long as everyone is playing safely.  We're 
all deputies to the Earl Marshal anyway....and it's one less report for 
me to fill out. :)

I do vaguely recall reading over the construction guide for thrust and 
throw javelins, though I can't remember if I did that out of personal 
interest or if I was asked to review them.  I still need to make some of 
them though.  I think I'd have a lot of fun with a dozen or so of them 
on the field. >:-)

Alden


Jed Tressler wrote:
> I was allways under the inpression that the duties of a thrown weapons 
> marshal were directed toward "live steel" activities, and that the 
> wepons thrown in combat were so far removed as to be under the heading 
> of chivalric marshal.  Same way that Rubber Band Guns (when they are 
> used) in Rapier melees are inspected by rapier marshals, not combat 
> archery marshals.
>  
> It seems silly to me to list a "piece of ratan with padded ends" under 
> the same heading as "Heat forged steal attached to an oak shaft."  One 
> is clearly not like the other. :~)
>  
> Bastian Eisengart
>
> On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 1:13 PM, Alden Drake 
> <alden_drake at sbcglobal.net <mailto:alden_drake at sbcglobal.net>> wrote:
>
>     So my question then is: If combat thrown weapons are included in
>     chivalric combat, why a) are they included in the Complete
>     Martiallate's
>     Handbook, Section 8.XIII.A.4 (Thrown Weapons Section, Equipment
>     Standards, Weapons Definitions, Class Four Thrown Weapons) and not
>     removed into the Chivalric Combat Section, or b) why aren't authorized
>     Combat Thrown Weapons Marshals required on the field where thrown
>     weapons are allowed in combat (like Combat Archery Marshals)? And who
>     inspects Class Four Weapons? Chiv Marshals or Thrown Weapons Marshals?
>
>     I'm not complaining mind you, just pointing out some points that
>     confuse
>     me - even being a chiv field/inspecting marshal AND a thrown weapons
>     marshal.
>
>     Alden Drake
>