[MR] Worth 1000 Words

[logan]

for some of us our tabard is as important a part of our kit as any other
part.  for example, ive had to wear one of my squires tabards and once i
fought in a houpeland.  in every case i was so distracted by the odd
clothing that my fighting suffered.  also, like our predecessors, many of us
use heraldry for field command.  it makes it easy to get back to your unit
in a melee when you can simply spot the heraldic charges out of the corner
of your eye.

does it "look" good?  usually it does.  but the cost to produce something en
masse only to wear it once in a rare while coupled with some of the negative
effects it has on our performance make it a hard sell.

regards
logan

 
"If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his
vengeance need not be feared"
Niccolo Machiavelli

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-----Original Message-----
From: atlantia-bounces at atlantia.sca.org
[mailto:atlantia-bounces at atlantia.sca.org] On Behalf Of C. Brian Towey
Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 12:50 PM
To: atlantia at atlantia.sca.org
Subject: [MR] Worth 1000 Words

Friends and neighbors,

Under all this discussion of mantling and such, I hear a larger issue.
Other kingdoms go to much more effort to present a unified appearance on the
field.  Well, I would like to offer one photo for your consideration.  

http://picasaweb.google.com/LordCharlesFleming/SpikeDiscussion

This youth fighter was on the field at Gulf Wars last month.  If a fancy
collar is a modest step towards a uniform, I think this represents the other
extreme.  With a tabard and shield cover, Celts and Samurais and Centurions
alike look like an army, not just a bunch of guys at a pickup game.

If we're going to start a mass silk-screening operation, shall we go all the
way?  I threw in some pictures from other kingdoms for reference.
	
Charles Fleming



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