[ANSTHRLD] Revised Conflict Check Request

[Jim Trigg]

On Wed, December 29, 2004 12:39 pm, Brent Ryder said:
>> > New blazon for conflict check:
>> > Per fess sable and Or, on an open book Or a mullet of five greater
>> > and five lesser points sable, a demi-sun issuant from base gules.
>> >
>>Going back to the previous sample I found, which was:
>>
>>"Sable, in chief on a plate a satyr dancing and playing a flute proper,
>>issuant from base a demi-sun Or."  (William Gallowglas, Atenveldt,
>>January 1981.)
>>
>>Even though the book is forced to be "in chief" to avoid contrast
>>problems, negating the CD for positional change,
>
> Just a nit pic here, the book is not 'forced to be "in Chief" ', it is
> placed there. If it were smaller and put 'in chief', 'in Canton', 'in
> Quarter', etc, then I would say it was 'forced' on this field division.

It is indeed 'forced to be "in chief"' as it cannot be in the central
position that a primary charge normally would occupy due to contrast. 
This means that against a hypothetical "Or, an open book and issuant from
base a demi-sun gules" it would not get a CD for change of position of the
primary.  However, in this case it means that the book is in the same
position on the field as the plate so a CD for change of position isn't a
consideration.

> As it is, I assume (not having seen the emblazon) it is in the proper
> place on the upper half of the per fess field.

That is not the proper place for a primary charge unless there is a forced
move involved.

Blaise