[ANSTHRLD] question about augmentation

[Alden Drake]

Just to help y'all out a bit with what can and can't be done, here's the exerpt from the Rules for Submission.

~Alden


7. Augmentations of Honor  - An augmentation of honor must be compatible with period armorial style..

An augmentation is an honor bestowed by the crown, taking the form of an addition or alteration to the honoree’s device.  While the right to an augmentation is bestowed by the crown, its form is subject to the normal registration process.  The augmentation must itself follow the armory rules; if it has the appearance of being independent armory, for example a charged escutcheon or canton, then it is independently subject to the normal rules of armorial conflict.  The augmentation may, however, on a case by case basis break the rules in relation to the original armory.  For example, Sable, on a chief argent a lion passant maintaining, in augmentation, an escutcheon gules charged with a cross throughout argent is acceptable even though it breaks RfS VIII.1.c.ii., Layer Limit.  Gules, a lion argent, and in augmentation a canton argent charged with a tower Or is not acceptable, as the augmentation internally breaks RfS VIII.2., Armorial Contrast.  Since an augmentation is an earned honor, it may in some cases violate RfS XI.3. Marshaling or RfS XI.4. Arms of Pretense and Augmentations of Honor.  Arms in their augmented form are subject to the normal rules of conflict.