[Ravensfort] Fw: [Ansteorra] Lysts at Castleton

Sher M runa.herd at earthlink.net
Thu Apr 16 13:06:40 PDT 2009


Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 5:36 PM To: <ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org> 
Subject: [Ansteorra] Lysts at Castleton

For those who are not aware, there will be 2 phases of foot combat at Lysts 
this year.

The first phase will be much as we've enjoyed in the previous years at 
Lysts, but the Second Phase will be something a little different, and is 
being Sponsored by the Centurions of Bryn Gwlad.

The second phase of foot combat will be approximately an hour long and will 
be a great weapon melee, you must use a single great weapon around 6 feet in 
length (6.5' max) no thrusts, singe sword and singe sword and buckler at 
also allowed for those who don't' have gauntlets.

Teams will be organized by lances, and we hope the knights will organize 
lances or join a lance organized by another knight. Start recruiting now!

After you "die" you will need a ransom if you want to "resurrect" and fight 
more. Ransoms are suggest to be small, like a bottle of your proffered 
beverage
(beer! Cider! yum!) a poem composed for their lady, or some of that pile of 
stuff we all get at events that never really fit your persona.

Ransoming will be conducted by heralds, each lance needs a MINIMUM of one 
herald and each fighter is suggested to have his own herald. If you wind up 
being your own personal herald, you'll miss about twice as much fighting.

Here are the actual rules as currently implemented, thought the rules are 
subject to change if they get in the way of everyone fun.

Rules

• Rez/recover melee, rez at heralds point. Front of field spectators?

• 6’(ish) max weapon length. 6’ 5” is max. single weapon, or single weapon 
and buckler.

• No thrust

• Blow(s) to limb mean nothing.

• 3 Blow(s) to head/body, means “stunned”, call each blow, ONE, TWO, THREE, 
STUNNED!

• If Stunned you must be walked by an enemy (not necessarily the one who 
stunned you) to heralds point, forced to ransom to recover (rez) and rejoin 
same side.

• If left alone for 10 sec when stunned, call UNSTUNNED. You may now fight 
again.

• Try to keep engagements no more than 3 on one for safety.

• 2 eye contact on engagement.

• Don’t’ be cheezy or stupid.

• Heralds announce kills and captures with killer or capturer, advertise 
great feast, mock cruddy ransoms etc.

• Ransoms should be small, a bottle of beverage, a small trinket, a poem 
composed & read to their lady (they do not have to be material), a single 
flower, etc.

• Sides recruited by lances led by knights. Teams will hopefully be evened 
up by lances.

• Prizes for best herald, biggest laugh etc, not just heavy weapons 
fighters.

• Audience suggested to bring prizes/ransoms for noble and impressive
(or funny) deeds.

• Run in three phases of roughly 20 min each. Breaks between phases

Here is hoping to see everyone there for much heavy weapons whacking 
goodness!!

Caladin-


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