[Steppes] Re: Fighter Levy

[Michael Smith]

To that end, you can stop by our heavy fighter practice at 2:00 p.m. every
Sunday at Mary Heads Carter park in Carrollton.  We do some melee practice
most every week.  We don't do siege weapon practice, of course, but you can
get a feel for what heavy fighting is like, and we can chat!  :)

Anyone who is interested in this baronial fighting unit should come to
practice.  Anyone interested in combat at all in the SCA should come to
practice.  :)  We have loaner gear to get anyone who is rusty up to speed
and to get anyone who is new the necessary experience to get you authorized
and on the field.

See you there!

Morgan

----- Original Message -----
From: <ironwyrm at juno.com>
To: <steppes at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 7:01 PM
Subject: Re: [Steppes] Re: Fighter Levy


>
> On Tue, 12 Aug 2003 14:15:25 -0500 "Stosh Gypsy" <stoshgypsy at comcast.net>
> writes:
> > I might want to volunteer, but I would need to know a lot more about
> > what it
> > would entail..
> >
> >
> > Stosh Gypsy
>
>
> Hmmm,
>
> First step GET ARMORED UP!  Wether you make, purchase, or borrow armor do
> so early enough to locate and adjust any fitting problems prior to
> wearing it in combat.  Battle is not the place to discover some item does
> not fit properly.  Poorly fitted or padded armor can negatively influence
> your combat experience.
>
> Belive it or not the major item I see plague most fledging heavy
> combatants is acquiring a helmet.  That may sound a bit silly but
> arguably that is the most important and expensive piece of personal armor
> you will require.   Keep in mind unobstructed visibility and breathing
> should be very important factors in your choice of helm!
>
> A basic helm will cost you about $50 - $125 wether you make it yourself
> or purchase it there is hardly any way to get around that investment.
> Knees & elbows would be the next most costly items to purchase but not as
> expensive as the helm, about $10 - $45 a pair.  You can make the rest of
> your armor including knees, elbows, vambrances, kidney belt, gorget, and
> half-gauntlets from hard materials (metal, thick leather, or some types
> of plastic), and the last required item to purchase is groin protection
> (some fighters claim it's the most important piece of armor).
>
> So you can expect to spend at least about a $100 or more upon your armor
> not including the time required to make, assemble and pad all the pieces.
>  I've seen some complete that task in a day, others sometimes take
> months, depends on experience and how complex the design is, but simple
> designs are always best.  I would suggest that for your first set of
> armor spend as little cash as possible to meet the minimum requirements.
> As you learn more about armored combat your interest and needs will
> change.  You will be able to make better informed decisions later about
> where you need improved protection.
>
> OK, once you have your own armor and you have made that commitment, for
> the combat siege engineer the rest is easy and just up to you.  You can
> volunteer to crew another's siege engine learning to load, aim, and
> shoot, or build your own siege engine and recruit your own crew, it's
> your choice!
>
> But if you get on the field you'll have a lot of fun, just ask any of
> these warriors responding on this string, each of them has their own
> favorite "there I was" story worthy of bard lore!
>
> If you're still interested contact me off list and I'll be very glad to
> assist you in getting started.
>
> YIS
>
> Ironwyrm
>
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