[Ansteorra-rapier] Cloak play question

[Chris Zakes]

At 04:00 PM 10/12/2007, you wrote:

>I don't recall that discussion, but off the top of my head I would say:
>
>    * With a cloak you can whack someone's bade out of the way.
>    * You cannot whack or pop the other fighter with your cloak.
>    * Incidental/Accidental contact with the fighter is no a problem 
> (so long as no incident results)
>    * You can pass your cloak in front of a fighter's face to 
> briefly block their vision.
>    * You cannot cover a fighter's eyes so as to blind them.
>    * You may toss your cloak to the side, behind the other fighter 
> or between you and him.
>    * You can toss your cloak onto the other fighter's weapon.
>    * Incidental/Accidental contact with his arm is no a problem (so 
> long as no incident results)
>    * You cannot use your cloak as a projectile to hit the other 
> fighter. (I agree this is a dumb restriction -- I like this tactic 
> and have used it safely many times in the past.)

Okay, if it's a dumb restriction, why is it in the rules?

Cloaks *are* legal to be thrown, otherwise we wouldn't be having this 
discussion at all. A thrown cloak is extremely unlikely to injure 
someone. If I throw a cloak at my opponent's blade and happen to hit 
his arm, too, does that mean the marshals are going to call me down for it?

<shrug> I have, upon occasion, wadded my cloak up like a ball and 
bounced it off my opponent's chest as a distraction. It hits a lot 
softer than a blade.

I know of *one* incident where a "thrown" cloak had the potential to 
injure someone. David Gallowgalss was fighting with his full length 
wool cloak. At one point, he flipped it behind him and continued to 
fight single-blade. Unbeknownst to David, the other end of the cloak 
landed in a puddle and started sucking up water. When he flipped it 
forward to parry, the cloak (now heavier by several pounds of water) 
flew out of his hand, hit his opponent in the chest and knocked him 
on his rear.

         -Tivar Moondragon
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