Perhaps we should support this new proposal.
Forwarded from Barony_Atenveldt list.

Greetings Atenveldt,
This post has been forwarded because it affects all
hardsuit fighters. Please forward this to all who are
affected.

Thank You,
Madok ap Gruffydd,
Atenveldt Deputy KCAM



--- john.oliver@... wrote:
> To: outlands@yahoogroups.com,
> outlandsmarshal@yahoogroups.com,
> outlands-combat-archery@yahoogroups.com
> From: john.oliver@...
> Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 11:06:49 -0600
> Subject: [Outlands-Combat-Archery] All Fighters
> Please Read
>
>
>
>
>
> Greetings, warriors.
>
> A new rule has been proposed that may have a
> fundamental impact on how we
> play the game in the Outlands and at Estrella. This
> letter is an attempt
> to enlist your aid in heading off this new rule.
>
> Yes, the new rule concerns combat archery. Before
> you say, "this doesn't
> apply to me", and stop reading, please consider that
> we have some limited
> combat archery in most melees if the archers show up
> and that we'll
> continue to face combat archers every year at war.
> This rule will affect
> the game you play. This is your opportunity to help
> shape the rules.
> Without your help, this rule will go into effect,
> and we'll be stuck with
> it. (No pun intended.)
>
> In a nutshell, the new rule says that if an arrow or
> crossbow bolt hits you
> point first, without glancing off anything on the
> way in, then you are
> dead. By definition. The actual text of the new
> rules (in two different
> sections) is:
>
> "Blows must be delivered with effective technique
> for the particular type
> of weapon used, and must strike properly oriented,
> to be considered an
> effective, or good blow. Due to the restrictions
> that have been placed on
> combat archery missiles (i.e. limited maximum draw
> weight, arrow
> construction and other safety considerations),
> missiles shall not be
> required to hit with a minimum sufficient force in
> order for the blow to be
> considered effective. Any missile that hits head
> first, non-glancing that
> is seen, felt, or heard by the fighter hit by it
> shall be considered
> sufficient. As with any weapon, it is on the
> fighters honor to accept
> these shots. Reminder, since arrow shots are
> designed for someone in
> minimum Society Armor, those fighters in plate need
> to calibrate themselves
> for missile weapons.)"
>
> "Fighters should be aware that an effective blow
> from an arrow or bolt will
> feel lighter the greater the distance from the
> weapon discharging it (i.e.
> an arrow striking a fighter from 30 yards away will
> always have a
> substantially lighter impact than the same arrow
> striking from 10 feet
> away). Any blow from an arrow or bolt that the
> fighter is aware of striking
> him (even if he does not feel the blow and only saw
> the arrow impact on
> him) must be accepted."
>
> Obviously, this is a change from the way we play
> now. Although our rule
> says, in effect, that arrows have to hit like a
> sword thrust, in actual
> practice we've evaluated each arrow hit on the basis
> of, "Okay, that was
> good" or "Nope, too light", just like we do with all
> other blows. The new
> rule, as written, takes away your judgement call on
> whether it was good or
> not. If you notice an arrow hitting you under the
> new rule, you have to
> take it as good.
>
> I've already spoken with a good number of you to
> gauge how the Outlands
> feels about the proposed new rule. The majority
> I've talked to oppose it.
> My unofficial polling on the subject is not good
> enough for the society CA
> marshal to consider a change. She has to hear it
> from us individually.
> She also tells me that her mail on the subject is
> running ten to one in
> favor, which isn't surprising since, 1) they play a
> different game in other
> areas of the known world where they let their combat
> archers set the rules
> to a much greater extent, and 2)the draft was
> released to the SCA missile
> list, so most of the comments she's getting are
> coming from combat archers,
> the majority of which are "out east". Just so you
> know, all the combat
> archers I've spoken to so far in the Outlands, with
> the exception of a
> couple of knights who do CA, don't like the new
> rule. Please don't blame
> the Outlands archers for this. I've also spoken to
> a number of archers
> from Atenveldt, Artemisia, and Caid on the subject.
> Caid's rules are
> pretty much in line with the proposed rule, and we
> all know how much
> influence Caid has on the Estrella treaty.
> Atenveldt and Artemisia, on the
> other hand, pretty much feel like we do in that we
> believe it is our right
> as fighters to decide whether what hit us is good or
> light, regardless of
> what we're hit with. I will also be posting to
> their lists asking them to
> comment on the new rule.
>
> The only way this rule will die is if we get enough
> people to write to the
> society CA marshal and let her know we oppose it.
> If you don't like the
> idea of having "magic missiles" on the field, please
> send an email to Tessa
> (address at end of message). Please be polite, as
> antagonizing her will do
> more harm than good. Please copy Earl Robert, the
> Society Earl Marshal, on
> your posts, as he gets to decide on the rules before
> they go to the BoD for
> approval. Time is short, like about a week, so
> please take the time to do
> this now. The game you save may be your own.
>
> Tessa's address: tessathehuntress@...
>
> Earl Robert's address: marshal@...
>
> Also, please let fighters who are not on this list
> know about the issue and
> encourage them to write.
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Mordrake the Obnoxious
> Outlands KCAM