[Ansteorra-missile] Re: Ansteorra-missile Digest, Vol 25, Issue 1

[Robin Allen]

   That does sound like a catch-22. If you don't live in he same area as an authorizing marshal you aren't going to be authorized? The chivalric fighters frequently train newbies and get them up on all their safety and fighting techniques and then take them to events where a marshal can authorize them. This is exactly what was done at Gothic. These archers did not just show up and expect to be authorized, they showed up and expected to be observed fighting so that they could be authorized. 
     Additionally some areas only have one person interested in combat archery. The local fighter practices may not accomidate combat archery. I know I have seen few fighter practices with combat archery in it. Most parks will tolerate a few guys swinging sticks if proper waiver are signed but shooting arrows? So that leaves a loan archer in his backyard practicing and training himself only to arrive at an event and be told he can't be authorized because it takes time. If we really want to expand our ranks something needs to be done to encourage combat archery and I think that can be done without sacrificing the safety concerns we all have. 
In Service to the Dream
Ld Robin of Bjornsborg


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Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 14:00:52 -0700 (PDT)
From: Ironwyrm 
Subject: Re: [Ansteorra-missile] Need Authorizing Marshals
To: fearghus at elfsea.net, Missile combat in Ansteorra

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Both Fearghus and I found ourselves with our transport arrangement 
backing out with less than ten days remaining before the event 
over the sudden rise in fuel price. While attempting to secure 
another ride I had a family crises, ending my trip to Gothic. 

I think I can speak for honorable lord Fearghus as well when I say 
even could we had been at Gothic we wouldn't just authorize 
someone unknown to us in combat archery. 

Unless you are well known to me as a previously authorized 
combat archer and can prove to me your knowledge of combat 
archery rules are current and up to date, don't expect to come 
and just get signed off as authorized in combat archery. The 
authorization process is going to take many sessions of learning 
combat & combat archery rules, the making of combat archery 
equipment and active observations during local fighter practices 
to complete. When you have exhibited the proficiently & skill to 
safely participate as a combat archer, then and only then will 
I consider signing you off as authorized in combat archery.

Should you desire to become a combat archer you need to 
contact your regional archery marshal to find out whom the 
authorizing combat archery marshals within your region are. 
Then contact them to learn what you need to know and make 
arrangements to spend some time to become authorized.


If you show up expecting to get authorized in combat archery 
just before a battle you're very likely to be disappointed!

Regards,

HL William Blackdragon (called "Ironwyrm")




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