[Ravensfort] Newcomer Guidelines...was...Good Read...

[iaenmor]

Sir Kief you forgot
22a. If the newcomer does do #22 expect to hear groans and see shaking of
heads in plenty and prepare to die well.
Iaen Mor
Gate's Edge
Ansteorra
Coastal Region Archery Marshal
iaenmor at swbell.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kief av Kiersted" <sirkief at yahoo.com>
To: "The Barony of Ravensfort" <ravensfort at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 4:46 AM
Subject: [Ravensfort] Newcomer Guidelines...was...Good Read...


> Heilsa Gundy...
>
> Simplest guidelines for those newly come to the Society.
>
> -----------------
>
> To keep from being mistaken for a:
>
> 1.Knight: No white or very light colored belts, no gold spurs, no
> unadorned gold chains.
>
> 1a. Master of Arms: No white baldric = "over the shoulder strap"
> (or perhaps even "grey" ones.....*grin*)
>
> 2. Squire: no really red belts (this is not a proscription...its
> just to keep from answering the question, "So, who is your
> Knight?"...50 times)
>
> 3. Laurel: No "leafy" circlet on head, necklace with "wreath"
> hanging on it, or cloak with "wreath" on it.
>
> 4. Apprentice: No really green belt (Same reason as listed
> above...replace the word "Knight" with "Laurel".)
>
> 5. Pelican: No "pelican" hanging from a necklace nor a red hat
> trimmed around the brim with ermine.
>
> 6. Protege: No really yellow belt. (Ditto the above...except with
> "Pelican" inserted.)
>
> 7. No...the folks with the white or red "lace" hanging from their
> shoulders are not "sissies"...trust me on this.
>
> 8. Nobility/Royalty: No circlet on the head wider than 1/2
> inch...nor one that has any "bumpy bits" rising above the top of
> the circlet.
>
> 9. Titles are earned: In other words newcomers are not "Sir
> Laughs-a-lot".
>
> 10. Nor is a newcomer "King Arthur" or for that matter "Robin
> Hood".
>
> 11. **Do** treat everyone with respect and offer a polite
> greeting. A "good day my Lord/Lady" goes a long way toward that
> good "first impression".
>
> 12. Being drunk...lolling on the King's seat...and asking that
> nice red-faced fellow with the shiny-pointy hat adorned black
> stars to, "Hold my beer bubba...you ain't ever seen nothing like
> this...!", is *NOT* a good "first impression".....
>
> 13. Even if you, as a newcomer, have Hel's own
> hangover...throwing a shoe at the Herald during the "wake up"
> camp cry is *not* allowed..............well.....maybe once in a
> while...
>
> 14. Fangs were not really all that common during the Middle
> Ages...
>
> 15. "Gothic" actually means A. An ethnic heritage B. A language
> C. A style of architecture.....*not*...really cool black clothes
> and such...no...*really*.
>
> 16. You are *not* a Star Fleet Officer on an "away mission" nor
> have you just traveled through the "Stargate after talking
> diplomacy with the 'Asgardians'...".
>
> 17. Oh...and that bearded fellow over there...yeah the 300
> pounder with the axe and wearing the bear skin...he may actually
> *be* a berserker... (Feeding the berserker is not a good
> idea...he may follow you back to camp and eat *all* of your
> food... As well, if he offers you a drink of Mead from his
> horn...politely say "thank you" and take only a *small*
> sip...even if it tastes wonderful ... If you drink it all...he
> will chase you with the axe... Trust me on this...)
>
> 18. Peeing in the campfire is not "Medieval"...and the berserker
> will chase you with his axe...again.
>
> 19. Soaping up in the downpour is not advisable...even though it
> was done in Days of Yore... Nowadays only *Balda the
> Hornswaggled* is allowed to do this...mainly because we can't
> stop him............and he made the axe for the berserker....
>
> 20. It's *Seneschal* not "Silly-chal"...
>
> 21. "99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall" is *not* an invitation to
> guzzle all the ale in someones camp...nor is it truly proper fare
> in the Bardic Circle...
>
> 22. And if the newcomer just has to get in armor and fight,
> "...cause its all foam and faking"...tell him to hit the old one
> legged fighter's remaining leg..."because he can't do anything
> while on the ground..."...
>
> 23. Watch out for the *wolves*....they tend to eat newcomers...
> What? Those are only coyotes...? Dang...they sure seem
> clos......*erk*
>
> -------------------------------
>
> Well...there you are, "The Complete Newcomer's Guide to Success
> and Advancement at Their First Event."
>
>
> Your good and helpful neighbor...
>
>
> Kief
>
>
> =====================================
>
> --- Bubba <mysticz28 at swbell.net> wrote:
>
> > This reminds me, is there a list of the Ansteorran specific
> > sumptuary laws,
> > customs, etc. out there somewhere? There are a few new people
> > that will be
> > coming with me in Feb. and I'd kind of like them to be a bit
> > more prepared
> > than I was 12 years ago with the grey baldric incident ;)
> > --
> > Gundy
> > mysticz28 at swbell.net
>
>
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