[ANSTHRLD] Confkict check and Blazon

[tmcd@panix.com]

On Mon, 14 Nov 2005, Steve K. Rourke <steverourke at charter.net> wrote:
> I just want to double check what I have as a blazon and to make sure that I
> diodn't miss anything while conflict checking.
>
> Gules, a frog tergient Or, a chief embattled Sable.
> http://www.geocities.com/dohmnall_oruairc/Pookie4.bmp

The SCA only capitalizes
- the first word in the blazon
- "(Fieldless)" or "(Tinctureless)", if present
- proper nouns, like "Bowen knot" or "cross of Jerusalem"
- the tincture "Or"

"Tergiant" (note: one E, one A) is the default for frogs, turtles,
insects, et cetera, and therefore can be omitted in this case.  This
per the CoA Glossary of Terms, Table 4, Conventional S.C.A. Default
Postures <http://www.sca.org/heraldry/coagloss.html>

So, in sum,
    Gules, a frog Or, a chief embattled sable.

The chief is a charge on the field.  This is therefore a sable charge
on a gules field -- color-on-color, instaboing.  So I didn't bother
with a conflict check.

Embattling needs to be square, not flattened rectangles.  You could
draw fewer.

Danett de Linccolne
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