[Ravensfort] Fw: [Ansteorra] 30th Year Champion

[Sher M]

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From: <YsfaelEleanor at aol.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2009 2:28 AM
To: <ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org>
Subject: [Ansteorra] 30th Year Champion

> Greetings,
>
> Due to circumstances that were probably well within  my control, there has
> been some confusion about the tourney format I am running  on Saturday at
> Ansteorra's 30th Year Celebration.  Confusion even about  whether it is a
> Light or Heavy armor tourney.  As a result, and to be more  clear I am 
> changing
> it to  the following format.  To give credit to  the authors of this
> tournament I say that it is the same that Caladin, Maelgwyn  and Gaston 
> worked on
> and ran at Lysts of Castleton this year.  The  description is mostly 
> verbatim
> from Cal's website.
>
> Here you go  ...
>
> Ransom Tournament/Melee in Heavy Armored Combat
>
> There will be opportunity for single combat challenges.
> The second phase  of foot combat will be an hour long great weapon teams
> melee.
> The third phase will be a standard singles format where lowest  precedence
> chooses the weapon style for both combatants.
>
> 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!
>
> You must use a single great weapon around 6 feet in length no  thrusts,
> single sword and single sword and buckler are also allowed.
>
> 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, a poem composed for their lady, etc.
>
> 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.
>
> This will be a judged tournament with the overall champion being the 
> victor
> in a contest of arms against a chosen few.  The more fun, glory and
> chivalry you display, the more likely it is that you will be chosen to vie 
> for
> the title and come back in five years to run the next one (unless of 
> course
> you're Mayan.)
>
> Rules of the List:
>
> Only two handed weapon, single weapon, or single weapon and buckler are
> allowed
> For two handed weapons, weapon length is limited to 6 feet.
> No thrust
> No Shields except small buckler.
> Only killing blows count.  Blows  to arms or legs (that aren't killing
> blows) mean nothing.
> 3 Blows to head/body means you are 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 and  rejoin 
> same
> team.
> If left alone, as in not captured,  for 10  seconds when stunned, call
> UNSTUNNED. You may now fight again.
> Try to keep  engagements to no more than 3 on 1 for safety.
> 2 eye contact is  required for engagement.
> Keep the "cheesy"  rules lawyering to  a minimum and enjoy the spirit of
> the tournament.
>
>
> Suggestions for Heralds
>
> Heralds should announce captures, advertise great feats, mock cruddy
> ransoms etc.
> Ransoms should be small, a bottle of beverage, a small trinket,  a poem
> composed and/or read to their lady, a single flower,  etc.
>
>
> Other suggestions
>
> Knights should recruit or capture and keep lances. Teams will  hopefully 
> be
> evened up by lances.
>
> Audience suggested to bring prizes/ransoms for noble and impressive (or
> funny) deeds.
>
>
>
> Thank you for your attention.  If I can make it clearer let me  know.
>
> Pax,
> Ysfael
> Aut Ceaser aut nihil!
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