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<DIV>In a message dated 10/12/2007 8:32:17 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
dontivar@gmail.com writes:</DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>Okay, if
it's a dumb restriction, why is it in the rules? <BR><BR>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?<BR><BR><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.<BR><BR>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.
<BR><BR><X-TAB> </X-TAB>-Tivar
Moondragon</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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<DIV>Cloaks can not be thrown because they are unsafe. There was once a guy
named Tivar that was killed by a wadded up cloak. I am surprised that we can
even bring cloaks anywhere near the field.</DIV>
<DIV>;o)</DIV>
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