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At 01:06 AM 10/11/2007, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Yes, there is an important piece
of information you missed.<br><br>
The mail glove rules is a kingdom rule. The rule about damage to the<br>
hand is an SCA rule. The kingdom rule cannot override the SCA rule.<br>
Ergo, the grasping hand IS damaged if the blade moves or twists as I<br>
said earlier.</blockquote><br>
Mail gloves aren't all that common. It's possible that this question has
simply never hit the Corporate radar screen before. <br><br>
The only thing in the current rules that addresses the question at all is
section 4. B. which says "Tourneys may be held which define areas of
the body as if armored, and to what degree, so long as all the
participants are made aware of these special conditions prior to the
start of combat." That phrase "to what degree" *could* be
used to allow uncuttable palms when wearing a mail glove.<br><br>
I agree that the Corporate rules trump the Ansteorran rules, but as
written, the Ansteorran rules do seem to contradict themselves. On the
one hand a mail glove is proof against cuts, but on the other hand
twisting the blade in the grasping hand will cut the hand. Concern about
fighters wrestling for control of the blade *should* be covered under
section IV. F. of the Ansteorran rules, which says in part
"Prolonged wrestling over a grasped blade is sufficient grounds for
calling a "hold" and forcing the release of the
blade."<br><br>
But considering the scarcity of mail gloves in the kingdom, the current
ruling-even if somewhat illogical--isn't likely to cause a major
problem.<br><br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>-Tivar
Moondragon<br>
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