[Ansteorra-rapier] Chain mail gauntlet

[Garnet Stevens]

Greetings,

"If you're *not* playing "armor as worn" then a mail
gauntlet is 
treated the same as a leather gauntlet: cuts will
still count."

As I said, a period tactic has been red lighted. 
Thanks for the conformation.

Lord Sebastiana

--- Chris Zakes <dontivar at gmail.com> wrote:

> At 09:17 PM 10/26/2007, you wrote:
> >Greetings,
> >
> >So, let me see if I get this right.  A period
> tactic
> >has been Red lighted......For what safety reason
> has
> >this happened????
> 
> 
> Not precisely. You can still wear a mail gauntlet
> whenever you want. 
> You can still grab blades (with or without a mail
> gauntlet) in any 
> bout where that move is legal.
> 
> If you're playing "armor as worn", cuts against the
> mail gauntlet are 
> ineffective. (Although it wasn't stated
> specifically, I doubt the 
> marshals would have much of a problem if you and
> your opponent agreed 
> beforehand to call a mail gauntlet that way in
> pretty much any bout.)
> 
> If you're *not* playing "armor as worn" then a mail
> gauntlet is 
> treated the same as a leather gauntlet: cuts will
> still count.
> 
> Regardless of what you're wearing, playing
> tug-of-war with the blades 
> is Right Out. Grab the blade, make your move and
> release the blade. 
> Wrestling over blades *is* a potential safety
> hazard--broken blades, 
> lost tips, maybe even broken fingers could result.
> 
>          -Tivar Moondragon
> 
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