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On behalf of the Barony of Steppes <br>
I come forth with the following announcement -<br>
<br>
Twelve Hour War<br>
January 19th - 21st, 2007<br>
Seventy Two Open Field Battles held Over the <br>
Course of Twelve Hours<br>
<br>
Come and fight in the entourage of your favorite Knight!<br>
The two knights with the most powerful entourages will <br>
command each side!<br>
<br>
The sides will hopefully be balanced by skill or numbers!<br>
<br>
This is the last event to practice fighting under Gulf War rules!<br>
Imagine a “Lay On!” almost once every ten minutes!<br>
<br>
A full day of fighting from sun up to sun down or until exhaustion, <br>
which ever comes first!<br>
<br>
Six AM Armor inspection, if you can not pass in the dark…<br>
<br>
January is great heavy fighting weather!<br>
<br>
An off the calendar event means no courts to attend!<br>
Besides, it is either this or Red Tape!<br>
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="http://www.steppes.org/XII_Hour_War">www.steppes.org/XII_Hour_War</a><br>
<br>
Site will open at 4pm on Friday January 19 and will close at <br>
11am Sunday, January 21<br>
.<br>
<br>
Contact Information: Site Fee:<br>
Steward: Adults $8, (5-17)-$4<br>
Cionaodh O’Hosey 5 and under free<br>
(Gene Hosey) Family max $24 <br>
(972) 689-0467 All prices not including non-member fee<br>
<br>
Site is wet with period containers.<br>
<br>
Event will be held at the Tanglewood site.<br>
<br>
Additional information will be posted as soon as it is available.<br>
<br>
Rules of the "Twelve Hour War" <br>
The Rules of Engagement All Gulf War rules of engagement will apply <br>
at the Twelve Hour War.<br>
<br>
Unit Organization <br>
To promote unit fighting under the command of the Chivalry and to try <br>
to provide sides balanced for skill and numbers every combatant is <br>
rated for their usefulness in open field battles, in Gold Pieces, look <br>
at it as the cost to raise and maintain such troops. <br>
<br>
Dukes 32 gold <br>
Counts 24 gold <br>
Knights 16 gold <br>
Centurion 8 gold <br>
Talons 4 gold <br>
Heavy Fighter 2 gold <br>
Arc d'Or 4 gold <br>
Talon Archer 2 gold <br>
Heavy Archer 1 gold <br>
<br>
Archers armed with melee weapons cost their highest value. <br>
Royalty are charged only for titles earned be by their own right. <br>
Units will be organized around inspected Knights. <br>
<br>
After inspection each fighter will declare which of the inspected
knights <br>
he is fighting with. <br>
<br>
Each knight will be restricted to nine troops each. <br>
Knights cannot fight for any one else. <br>
<br>
The knight with the most expensive force, including himself, <br>
will command the red team. <br>
<br>
The knight with the second most expensive force, including himself, <br>
will command the black team. <br>
<br>
The remaining knights and their units will be divided up between the <br>
red and the black trying to equalize the values. <br>
<br>
Each fighter inspected after the first lay on will be added to the <br>
weakest side at that time. <br>
<br>
The List <br>
The list will be forty yards by twenty yards with the center half
clearly <br>
marked each way. <br>
<br>
The edge of the world will be marked by ropes, the center halves by <br>
flags on the edge of the world. <br>
The edge of the world (EOW from now on) is death when one foot or <br>
other body part touches the ground out side of it. <br>
<br>
When the opponents start on the forty yard side, no more than five <br>
yards from their EOW, the list is called a field. <br>
<br>
When the opponents start on the twenty yard side, no more than ten <br>
yards from their EOW, the list is called a valley. <br>
<br>
The Flag <br>
The Flag is a nine foot piece of rattan with a basket hilt in the
middle <br>
so anyone can grab it. The flag can be used to parry but not to strike.
<br>
One end is red and the other black - <br>
the side in possession of the flag must hold their end up. <br>
<br>
Possession of the flag is not official until the end with your color is
up. <br>
When killed the flag bearer must kneel next to the flag holding it up <br>
for all to see. <br>
<br>
A killed flag bearer must release the flag to whom ever takes it. <br>
<br>
A flag dropped is subject to a standing ten count by the marshal in <br>
charge. A flag held by a dead bearer is not considered dropped. <br>
<br>
The Time <br>
No scenario will last past the set time. <br>
No one can enter the field after lay on. <br>
<br>
The Sides <br>
In each scenario one side will be the attacker and the other side the <br>
defender. <br>
<br>
The attacker must capture the flag from the defender. <br>
<br>
The defender must prevent the capture of the flag. <br>
<br>
The defender loses on a standing ten count also. <br>
<br>
The attacker losses if time runs out and he has not won. <br>
<br>
The Scenarios <br>
The two basic scenarios are "run, Forrest, run!" <br>
and "keep the center". <br>
<br>
In "run, Forrest, run" the defenders can take the flag any where <br>
they like. <br>
<br>
In "keep the center" the defenders must keep the flag in the <br>
center half of the field. <br>
<br>
The Complications <br>
Complications are added to the basic scenarios and work as <br>
follows. <br>
<br>
The "Kill the King" complication means that if the commander of <br>
a side gets killed that side immediately losses. <br>
<br>
Only if the commander is not to participate on the field may <br>
another Knight be declared the commander. <br>
<br>
The "Reinforcements" complication means the commander of <br>
each side can call for one resurrection and all dead can come <br>
back that were at the EOW center half for that side at the time <br>
of the call. <br>
<br>
Some one who did not make “lay on” can come on with the <br>
reinforcements. <br>
<br>
Note that a dead commander can still call on the reinforcements <br>
and himself with them unless kill the king was also part of the <br>
scenario. <br>
<br>
Archers <br>
Archers will be allowed to retrieve their arrows between <br>
scenarios. <br>
<br>
Scenarios will not be held up either for retrieval of arrows or <br>
arrow inspection. <br>
<br>
Arrows will only be re-inspected as Marshals are available.<br>
<br>
<br>
YIS<br>
Ld Michael Kettering<br>
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