[Steppes] Table top weaponry competition at Steppes 12th Night:

[Chiara]

It is posted to the website. HL Ironwyrm will announce it else where. :)

Announce takes a bit to post so that may be what is going on there.

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lisa Duke" <arabella at elfsea.net>
To: "Barony of Steppes - SCA, Inc." <steppes at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2005 12:44 PM
Subject: Re: [Steppes] Table top weaponry competition at Steppes 12th Night:


: have you posted this to ansteorra announce - the kingdom might be
: interested!
:
: Ironwyrm wrote:
:
: >OK, here's a quick update responding to some of you're phone calls.
: >
: >- Feast weapons do not have to be made of wood.  We will permit use
: >of plastic, PVC, or other materials as long as the MIC deems the
: >mini-weapon safe to use and they met the construction rules.
: >
: >- So called "mouse trap" or spring powered catapults are OK to use as
: >long as they are deemed safe by the MIC.
: >
: >- No we're not allowing mini-compound crossbows!
: >
: >- No we will not allow you to use frozen grapes!
: >
: >- And yes mini, baby, or feast weapons (crossbows, trebuchets, &
: >catapults) can be purchased.  You are not going to find them in your
: >local stores however you can find vendors on-line by typing either
: >"mini, baby, or feast" followed by "crossbow, trebucet, or catapult"
: >(whatever you are looking for) into your search engine.  Most are
: >reasonably priced ($10 - $45) and will display both color pictures
: >and descriptions of their offered wares including their ranges for
: >hurling marshmallows (use your best guess for grapes)!  Next day
: >delivery should get them here in time for 12th Night if you act quickly,
: >but you will have to work that out with the vendor yourself!
: >
: >I am encouraged at all the responses and the contest would seem to
: >be shaping up into a very competitive one.  Thank god we're just using
: >grapes, otherwise we might have to pass out sheets of plastic to our
: >spectators in the front row!
: >
: >We are asking for volunteers (especially those whom are good with
: >small children) for assisting marshals & list babes to help lend a bit
: >of order to the possible chaos.
: >
: >Thanks,
: >
: >Ironwyrm
: >
: >
: >
: >
: >Ironwyrm <hlironwyrm at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
: >Greetings all,
: >
: >After careful consideration (and some severe arm twisting on our archery
: >marshal's part) I have cheerfully agreed to volunteer to marshal the 
table
: >top weaponry competition during our coming Steppes 12th Night event.
: >
: >So I wished to post the competition's rules to give folks some idea of 
what
: >to expect.
: >
: >Competition Rules:
: >
: >- All feast weaponry must be able to fit within a twelve inch circle
: >(That's inside of a large feast plate).
: >
: >- Two categories permitted - 1) HAND HELD (mini-crossbows), cannot
: >exceed a five pound draw limit. 2) FREE STANDING (table trebuchet
: >& catapults), may be held steady but the base cannot be raised off
: >table while firing.
: >
: >- Only grapes will be permitted as ammo during this competition.
: >
: >- The whole "grape shot" must remain inside the targeted containers
: >to be counted (they do not have to remain intact). Any halved upon the
: >outer target rim do not count as a whole grape. "Grape shot" halved
: >on the inner rim shall count as the lesser point. All questionable
: >shots shall be resolved by the assisting marshals.
: >
: >- Any "grape shot" destroyed by the weapon or misfired during the
: >competitor's scoring round will be counted as a spent shot (So chose
: >your ammo well!).
: >
: >- All contestants will be allowed two minutes for six practice shots
: >followed by two minutes to complete six scoring shots (All previous
: >"grape shots" will be removed from target prior to the scoring round.).
: >
: >- All contestants will be firing from a seated position behind a table
: >at an unspecified ranged target (Somewhere between twenty & thirty
: >feet distance.).
: >
: >- Competitor with the highest score will be declared the winner!
: >
: >- Contest will run for two hours and be held sometime between 1 &
: >4 PM at our Lord & Lady Steppes' pleasure (And weather permitting of
: >course!).
: >
: >
: >Please note: We do not intend to limit the age of the participants but 
please
: >remember no matter how low the risk of injury we still are using 
projectiles
: >so we will be following Ansteorra's archery rules concerning parental & 
legal
: >guardian supervision for children.
: >
: >Sorry we do not have loaner equipment for this competition. All equipment
: >must be inspected and approved by attending marshals prior to it's use 
during
: >the contest.
: >
: >I hope you shall chose to join us for this extremely fun and entertaining 
food
: >flinging target competition.
: >
: >Should you have any questions please feel free to contact me privately.
: >
: >In service,
: >
: >HL Wm. Ironwyrm
: >
: >
: >
: >
: >
: >
: >
: >
: >
: >
: >
: >
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