[Ansteorra-missile] Safety of Longbows - New Combat Archery Ruling

[Bob Dewart]

Like any weapons system, it takes practice to become proficient at it.
Those not willing to spend the time practicing to gain the necessary skill
level to become more of an asset than a hinderance, should try something
else.

Is that cold blooded? YES.  And so is your bolt / arrow in the back of the
head of an Ansteorran figther.

Both weapon types have their good and bad points.  Get over it.  Use them.
Let's quit kicking our ass over happy to glad and beat the snot out of the
bad guys.

But then, I could be wrong.  Wouldn't be the first time, would it?

Gilli
Shoot more arrows.  You're bound to hit something.
----- Original Message -----
From: <meggiddo at netzero.net>
To: <ansteorra-missile at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Monday, April 21, 2003 9:01 PM
Subject: Re: [Ansteorra-missile] Safety of Longbows - New Combat Archery
Ruling


> The issue is NOT why anyone felt the need to justified switching from
> one weapon or another? The issue to blame the equipment for the
> inability of the person to properly used it is extremely misleading,
> this is what I focus upon.
>
> I had already heard that the majority of Arkham was switching from bows
> to crossbows by the time I got Gulf Wars this year. The impact on me
> when I heard was a shrug of my shoulders - do not really care what the
> reason was nor did I seek out anyone to get an answer either.
>
> But to express and directly implied that either a bow was not as safe
> and that the crossbow was safer as an excuse or reason to switch was too
> much to accept.
>
> Then follow that up with a statement that he and others wanted to
> acquire/use the maximum legal poundage crossbow and the hardest legal
> blunts possible to ensure that "those fighters" will start taking their
> arrow hits. That revealed the "true" reason for the switch!
>
> Now I come about the questioning about how often you practice with your
> bow. Go back and reread that section - I was not questioning how often
> you practice with your bow. I was question how often you put on armor
> and fought with your bow at either a War practice and/or War events
> beside Gulf Wars.
>
> Now a War practice is as close as anyone can get to having an actually
> war event. It takes place on a field between two live hosts in full
> armor with a full range of weapons, just like a War event.
>
> So, now you "KNOW HOW IT FEELS" to have someone question you ability to
> put on armor, use one of your weapons, in this case the bow and go out
> and fight. This is the same type of question and/comment that you made
> to a LADY FIGHTER that I know, about her not getting into armor and
> fighting!
>
>
>
> Michael Fray
> Unit Combat Archer for the Condottieri
>
>
>
>
> Wilim Penbras ap Gurgeneu wrote:
> >
> > A weapon that constantly fails is not a safe weapon to carry into
battle.
> > Jaques was nice enough to lead off by saying that HE gets a 25% failure
> > weapon so HE decided it would be more safe for HIM to carry a crossbow.
I
> > can carry a longbow and be perfectly safe.  You, Stella, Fearghus, and
half
> > a dozen others I can think of can carry longbows and not have to worry
about
> > it failing.  There is nothing inherently unsafe about a longbow.  In
> > untrained hands it's not a good way to promote long life in battle.
It's
> > not a threat to personal safety but my persona's gonna die a lot
quicker.
> >
> > If you can't understand that then we'll have to talk at a practice
sometime.
> > Oh and by the way,  I'm not sure if you were trying to get my dander up
by
> > questioning how much I practice with my bow.  If you were I'm not
lowering
> > to that level.
> >
> > YiS,
> >     Wilim
> >
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