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Let me see if I can clear up a couple of things.<br>
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First a few more bits on the rules:<br>
<ol>
<li>"Armor as worn" does not negate hand damage on a grab. There is
no exception to that rule. So no, we cannot game our way around it.</li>
<li>The use of mail gauntlets is always optional. You and your
opponent
must always agree on ALL weapons so if you object to gauntlets, tell
your opponent.</li>
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Second, It is my job to decide what our rapier rules mean. That does
not mean I get to make them mean whatever I want them to mean , nor
does it mean taking a poll and going with whatever people think would
be the most fun. If it were up to me we would have reduced armor
standards, buckler punches and no restrictions on mixing blades.
However, I know that is not what the rules say and not what was
intended.<br>
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I have asked the Deputy Society Marshal for Rapier (DSMR) for his
interpretation of this. I have also asked the other KRMs for their
advice. I am interested in what the KRMs have to say, but the real
question here is whether the DSMR believes that the armored as worn
rules can override the hand damage rule on blade grabbing. If not than
I do not have the option of changing this.<br>
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Finally, even if I have the ok from the DSMR, I am not convinced there
is a safe and playable answer to my primary concern with this rule: the
responses of the person who's blade is grabbed. Unless we want to make
having your blade grabbed equal a fatal blow I must consider:<br>
What ways are fighters likely to react to having their blades grabbed
by and uncuttable hand, and are any of those a problem?<br>
If a fighter manages to grab his opponent's blade as Robin suggests --
what then?<br>
Are there any safe, effective, legal responses to having your blade
grabbed by someone who's hand cannot be cut?<br>
<br>
If you think this should change then please help me address those
questions.<br>
<br>
Christian Doré, KRM<br>
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Northern Cadet wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Well said Sebastiana. I'll ad my voice to yours here. The loss of a
technique should be a last resort and based on safety rather than
uncompromising opinions. If individuals are not happy with the usage of the
gauntlets then make them optional. Let the fighters decide if they wish to
face them or not, case by case / bout by bout. And, in armour as worn
tournaments allow the full protection provided by the gauntlets as is
historically accurate. Again it's the fighters choice to give that
advantage to their opponents and should be decided before taking the field.
Lord Gassion de Beaumarchais
Cadet to Don James Francis Navarre
Mooneschadowe Insegnante
Control thyself, or be ruled by another...
Of course I will follow whatever rule this kingdom
decides on, but I feel that an unrealistic rule is
exactly that. I rather not see chainmail banned or
not used in a realistic way, not only since I do have
one, but the more period devices we can use, the more
spice we bring to the art. Otherwise, we could all
become strip fencers and be burdened with to many
rules that are not of a safety standard.
In Service,
Lord Sebastiana
--- James Crouchet <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:james@crouchet.com"><james@crouchet.com></a> wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Given our recent discussions concerning mail
gauntlets, who would rather
this item was just removed from our rules?
Christian Doré
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