[Ansteorra-missile] Relaying a Question for a Heavy Fighter

[LD.BLACKMOON]

greetings 

> HL Eadric Anstapa
>eadric at scabrewer.com

>Or.... I got it.  Lets keep cans of various colored Spray Paint at Armor Inspection and spray a number of colored bands on every fighters lower leg in accordance with a carefully devised color coding system that will indicate what weapons the fighter is authorized to use.  No fighter shall be allowed to wear any armor or garb that would interfere with the proper recognition of that color coding system.<

i hope to stop laughing long enough to type this ; ) 
but offer these modifications .
wouldn't it be easier to spray paint the arms instead of the legs ??
that way you could make new rules where ( for example ) all regular swords have to be green, all polearms have to be purple, greatswords orange, etc .
then if someone picked up a weapon but didn't have that color stripe on their arm , everyone would know instantly if they were authorized in that weapons form .
or perhaps if spray paint was considered too drastic, perhaps bands of colored duct tape all the way around the chest and back of said combatant ??

thanx eadric , after having 2 friends have heart attacks in the last 3 days, i really needed the laugh .

be safe, be happy, have fun
arthur blackmoon
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Eadric Anstapa 
  To: Missile combat in Ansteorra 
  Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 10:38 AM
  Subject: Re: [Ansteorra-missile] Relaying a Question for a Heavy Fighter


  Mike wrote: 
The question:

"If an archer is not required to be have a combat authorization to take 
the field, will there be a way of knowing which ones are not combat 
authorized, so they cannot use weapons other than bows?"

The heavy fighter is Hosey or Lord CinaedOHosey.


Ld Michael Kettering

  Archers ARE required to have combat authorizations.

  Everyone in armor on the field should be "combat authorized".  (unless it's a marshal in armor and they only have a marshals authorization).

  A person authorized for MISSILE COMBAT is Combat Authorized.  But perhaps only in that single weapons form.

  There is no way to look at a person on the field and see what weapons they are authorized to use. (or not use for that matter)

  There is no way to tell from looking at  an armored combatant that  the fighter is authorized to use fibreglass spear.  Yet that weapon requires a separate authorization.
    
  When I look at someone on the field using a bow I can not tell that they are actually authorized to use the bow.  Another weapon that requires a separate authorization.
    
  Neither can I tell from looking at people manning a siege engine that those people are actually authorized for siege warfare.  A third that requires separate authorization.

  I know of no kingdom that requires any type of marking system for people who take the field so that you can tell at a glance what weapons they are allowed to use.  Some kingdoms have quite complex authorization procedures where you must first authorize with a single handed weapon and shield, and then authorize separately for Spear, and authorize separately for Polearms, and authorize separately for Greatsword, and authorize separately for Two Weapons, and authorize separately for Missile Combat, and.....

  We are supposed to be an honorable a chivalrous society and at some point we trust that people will act honorably and only use the weapons that they are authorized to use.  

  When we catch people breaking the rules we deal with those rules breakers accordingly and let the more honorable folks go about their business of having fun.

  Regards,

   HL Eadric Anstapa
  eadric at scabrewer.com



  Or.... I got it.  Lets keep cans of various colored Spray Paint at Armor Inspection and spray a number of colored bands on every fighters lower leg in accordance with a carefully devised color coding system that will indicate what weapons the fighter is authorized to use.  No fighter shall be allowed to wear any armor or garb that would interfere with the proper recognition of that color coding system.





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