Armored Combat (Heavy Weapons)

Thursday • Friday • Saturday • Sunday
Conventions of Combat • Alden-style Battles • War Banners

Combat Staff

Battlemaster: THLord Sechequr Qara and Duchess Mora de Buchanan combatcaid-gww.org

Armored Combat Schedule

There will be FOUR FULL DAYS of armored combat this year at Great Western War; fighting will begin promptly at 10:00 am each day.

Armored Combat (plus Combat Archery): Battlefield

Time	Thu Oct 7	Fri Oct 8	Sat Oct 9	Sun Oct 10
9-10 AM	Fighter Authorizations (end 9:30 AM); Armor/Weapon Inspections	Fighter Authorizations (end 9:30 AM); Armor/Weapon Inspections	Fighter Authorizations (end 9:30 AM); Armor/Weapon Inspections	Fighter Authorizations (end 9:30 AM); Armor/Weapon Inspections
10-11 AM	Zombiegeddon!	Alden-style Battles	Alden-style Battles	Valkyrie Rose Tournament; Alden-style Battles (for those not in tourney)
11 AM-12 PM	Zombiegeddon!; Alden-style Battles	Alden-style Battles	Alden-style Battles	Valkyrie Tourney; Alden-style Battles
12-1 PM	Alden-style Battles	Alden-style Battles	Alden-style Battles	Valkyrie Tourney; Alden-style Battles
1-2 PM	Alden-style Battles	Alden-style Battles	Alden-style Battles	Valkyrie Tourney; Alden-style Battles
2-3 PM	Pickup Fights	Days of Principality Tourney	Pickup Fights
3-4 PM	Pickup Fights	Days of Principality Tourney	Pickup Fights
4-5 PM	Pickup Fights 4:30 PM Equestrian Practices take the field	Days of Principality Tourney	Pickup Fights
5-6 PM			Grand Court starts
6-7 PM
7-8 PM
8-9 PM

Conventions of Combat

Weapon standards for the war follow Caidan regulations, armor standards for the war follow the regulations of each fighter’s home kingdom, Combat Archery regulations will follow Society rules.

Armor/weapon inspection begins at 9:00 am each day, fighter authorizations will take place from 9:00 am to 9:30 am, if you miss this window and need to be authorized you will need to wait until the next day for an authorization, no exceptions.

Missile and thrown weapons will be inspected each day from 9:00-9:30 am and between CA battles only.

The first scenario of each day will begin with combat archery; combat archery will be allowed in every other scenario.

No inspections will be done during CA scenarios; late arrivals will have to wait until the next inspection. Archers will retrieve arrows and bolts between scenarios and will have them inspected for use for the next scenario. There is no entry to the field with uninspected missile or thrown weapons.

To encourage camaraderie between rapier and heavy weapons combat, we will be running scenarios alongside of each other on the fighting field, to make this work all rapier fighters and heavy fighters need to keep their helms on while on the field to prevent accidental injury from archery fire. There will be safe zones for fighters and spectators to stand with helmets off and watch the fighting or take breaks and drink water.

Alden-style Battles

An Alden battle is 15 min of fighting, fought to the last man, 5 minute break, restart. Combat archery will be used every other round.

There are brief/basic themes: Castle Battle, One-on-One, Bridge Battle, etc. There are no large time blocks for downtime. Fighters are welcome to sit out a scenario to take a 20-min break.

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To all Free Companies, War Bands, Mercenary Bands, and Brotherhoods of Arms:

Let it be known that their Puissant and Gracious Majesties, Conrad and Eleanor, King and Queen of CAID would invite all those bands of warriors who journey to engage in the joy of battle at Great Western War to bring with them a banner or pennant bearing the device or charge of their company for display upon the field of battle.

There will be a banner stand by the side of the heavy field as well as one by the rapier field to display the charges of those taking the field in a brotherhood of arms. The banners may be placed in the stand when a unit fields for the day and removed when the unit retires, that all who stand witness may know the forces there assembled in joyous combat.

Their Majesties request that unit banner poles be no taller than 9 feet, and that the banners themselves be sized appropriately for display (i.e. No larger than 3 by 5 feet for square banners or 2 by 6 feet for pennants). Kingdom banners may be mounted on a banner pole 12 feet in length and may be larger than unit banners.

Inquiries regarding this invitation may be directed to Sir Rhys Ravenscroft and Viscountess Jimena Montoya at war_bannerscaid-gww.org.

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Combat Schedule

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Location: Battlefield

• 9 AM: Armor/weapon Inspections
• 9 AM to 9:30 AM: Fighter Authorizations
• 10 AM: Zombiegeddon! Takes place inside and around the castle beginning at 10:00am. All peers will be inside the castle and may use any weapons form normally allowed during a war scenario. Combat Archery is allowed in this battle and all participating archers will fight inside the castle with the peers. All other fighters will start outside the castle with single hand weapons only. There is no resurrection for the peers and archers, if you are killed by a zombie then you become a zombie and must switch weapon styles accordingly (including archers). Zombies have unlimited resurrections. This scenario will last half an hour or will end if all the peers and archers are killed.
• The rest of Thursday will be Alden style battles until 2:00 pm,
• 2 PM to 4:30 PM: The field will be open for pickup fights (bring your own marshals).
• 4:30 PM: the equestrian crew will be running practices on the main battlefield for the castle charge occurring on Friday.

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Friday, October 8, 2010

Location: Battlefield

• 9 AM: Armor/weapon Inspections
• 9 AM to 9:30 AM: Fighter Authorizations
• 10 AM to 2 PM: Alden style battles all day, the beginning battle will be led with a demonstration charge at the castle. Fighters, if you are not comfortable around horses please stand by until the charge is completed; normal scenarios will resume after the charge. War scenarios on the main battlefield will end at 2:00 pm,
• 2 PM to 5 PM: Days of Principality Tourney -- Come one, come all to celebrate Caid's youth and remember when we were but a fledgling Principality newly split off from our Mother Kingdom, the West. Old-timers; bring memories, stories, and memorabilia. Newer members; bring questions, your curiosity, and a sense of humor. Heavy Fighters; bring your swords and armor -- there will be an almost standard double-elimination tourney (except for the following:) For the first round, the field will be divided in half by "How long have you played in the SCA". Then, challenges will be issued by the 'Youngsters' who will pick a helm from a line-up of helmets -- and then fight the owner! And lastly, the 'Veterans' will be granted Three lives, and the 'Youngsters' will get the standard Two. -- So new and old, Westie or Caidan, come out and enjoy an afternoon of remembrances!

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Saturday, October 9, 2010

Location: Battlefield

• 9 AM: Armor/weapon Inspections
• 9 AM to 9:30 AM: Fighter Authorizations
• 10 AM to 2 PM: Alden style battles. all day, war scenarios on the field will end at 2:00 pm.
• 2 PM: The field will be open for pickup fights (bring your own marshals).

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Sunday, October 11, 2009

Location: Battlefield

• 9 AM: Armor/weapon Inspections
• 9 AM to 9:30 AM: Fighter Authorizations
• 10 AM: The Valkyrie Rose Tournament Duchesses, Countesses and Viscountesses from throughout the Known World are ALL invited to sponsor up to four fighters each: one knight, one unbelted, one scarfed (grant-level) rapier fighter and one unscarfed rapier fighter for a tournament of honor and chivalry in memory of Duchess Kolfinna kottr.
• 10 AM to 2 PM: Alden style resurrection battles running simultaneously for fighters not sponsored in the tournament.

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