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Mike wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Yes, I agree with you that if I see someone with a fiberglass spear or a
combat bow and quiver, then I have been assuming that they were
authorized to be on the field with that type of weapon.
The main point of Hosey's question was in regard to those individuals
who are on the field attempting to get to authorized. In other words,
they do NOT have any type of authorization at this point.
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OK, I understand that. You are asking if the fighters are supposed to
be marked during their live training/authorization exercises.<br>
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<pre wrap="">The scenario(s) that Hosey has witnessed and so I have over time,
perhaps you as well. In the heat of the battle, shall we say, an
authorized fighter will exchange their weapon with something that they
have never picked up before and used. When there was an authorization
for unpadded glaives - someone who was authorized as a heavy fighter,
plus fiberglass spear but not unpadded glaive - was asked to swapped
weapons with someone who had more experienced on the battlefield than
they did. So, the fiberglass spear and the unpadded glaive was swapped
which lead to an injury. All the reports were done and discussions with
the individuals were held.
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OK, that should not have happened. The fighter was using a weapon
that he was not authorized to use and was not properly supervised
during it's use and it wasn't part of an appropriately organized
training session. In appropriately organized training sessions
unauthorized individuals aren't allowed to run around using weapons
they aren't authorized to use without close supervision.<br>
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<pre wrap="">Back to these individuals who are not authorized being on the field and
they have run out of arrows and there is another type of weapon on the
sidelines. Their "blood is up", so to say, they would like to continue
to take part in the battle and pick up that weapon...
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Should never happen. If allowed to happen the marshal is at fault.
Read my earlier messages again. You will see that I indicated clearly
that we pair the newbie archer with an experienced archer and the
authorizing marshals stay near them and observes them closely. These
supervising people are responsible for seeing to it that they don't
grab some other weapon and run into battle when their "blood is up".
If you don't have the manpower for your marshals to closely monitor
these people then you don't have the manpower to be doing the
authorizations.<br>
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As I indicated in the email for these types of authorizations to occur
they must happen within the framework of "<b>formal training sessions</b>".
My exact words in my previous message were: "This is a formal
training session because of the controlled
environment, close supervision of the authorizing marshal and
experienced archers, "<br>
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<pre wrap="">Which leads back to the question being asked by Hosey.
There is no visible means to separate out those people who are
authorized and those who attempting to become authorized during that
battle, for matter, for that day. So the check that you are citing would
not be there.
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With appropriate supervision I don't see how that should be necessary.
I have visions of Nathaniel Hawthorne's Scarlet Letter running around
in my head.<br>
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Yes, everyone who takes the field are on their Honour, which is what our
whole game that we all play is based upon. Everyone always assume that
everyone else is playing with the same thoughts. Yet, this activity is a
learned activity with various levels of play. It does not help for
Combat Archers that their section of the Marshal's Handbook is 7 years
out of date. And the information is scatter in various other locations
including several web sites, Black Stars, and emails.
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This is the nature of an ever evolving game. All the handbooks are
being revised. With the web we have better and more timely information
to us that we ever have had in the past. With email lists like this it
is easier that it has ever been to ask questions and get answers from
more senior marshals. <br>
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The new, just approved last week by the BoD, SCA Marshals Handbook is
now available online. Read it, learn it, live it.<a
href="http://www.sca.org/officers/marshal/combat/armored/index.html">
http://www.sca.org/officers/marshal/combat/armored/index.html</a><br>
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The new, just approved last week by the BoD, SCA Siege Handbook is now
available online. Read it, learn it, live it. <a
href="http://www.sca.org/officers/marshal/combat/siege/index.html">http://www.sca.org/officers/marshal/combat/siege/index.html</a><br>
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The new SCA Missile Combat Handbook is being edited now and will
reflect the changes to the new Marshals handbook. Watch for it.<br>
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A marshals job is not easy, particularly for a senior marshal or
authorizing marshal. It requires dedication and commitment to stay on
top of everything.<br>
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Regards,<br>
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HL Eadric Anstapa<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:eadric@scabrewer.com">eadric@scabrewer.com</a><br>
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