[MR] Persona Development

Thu May 1 08:16:39 PDT 2008

Well, My persona is a late century scottish mercenary. I pride myself on
getting mismatched garb and armor to simulate the mercenary life ;)

On Thu, May 1, 2008 at 11:08 AM, Cap'n BlackJack Flint <
qm_blackjack_flint at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Don't get me wrong, I understand the points about needing some commonality,
> such as language and the like, but like Siegfried said, at least a
> generality would be nice..... Would be kind of silly if most people know me
> as "BlackJack" a 15th century sailing master, and then I showed up in
> traditional samurai garb, or a great kilt, wouldn't it?
>
> I've heard of the "Enchanted Ground" at Pennsic, where someone is supposed
> to be in persona? ((Never been to Pennsic, so no personal experience))
>
> However, some of the most memorable moments I have had at feasts were due
> to folks being in persona... Like the 9th century viking who had never seen
> corn on the cob before.... You can only imagine some of the things he did
> with this cob of corn... **laughs**
>
> Just me thoughts...
> Cap'n "Black" Jack Flint
>       Lord and Master of "The Raptor"
>            Brute for Hire
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Steven Chang <moondragn at gmail.com>
> To: Gina Shelley <paintedwheel at hotmail.com>
> Cc: atlantia at atlantia.sca.org
> Sent: Thursday, May 1, 2008 11:02:38 AM
> Subject: Re: [MR] Persona Development
>
> Not all of us are Historians or have a degree in history. What little I
> know
> of the middle ages I've read through the years from books and articles.  My
> persona slowly built over the 20+ years I've been in the SCA.
>
> That said, I still can't quite get a Scottish brogue going, probably
> because
> I'm Chinese and every time I try, it comes out more Chinese than Scottish
> LOL.
>
>
>
> On Thu, May 1, 2008 at 10:51 AM, Gina Shelley <paintedwheel at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> >
> > Blackjack, you couldn't be more right.
> >
> > I started in this game almost 30 year ago. Back then, we had personas. We
> > were those personas the entire time we were at an event. We had
> histories.
> > We spoke forsoothly.
> >
> > Let me tell you all something. It was seriously, seriously fun. Our garb
> > was not as authentic. Some of our guys wore carpets and street signs for
> > armor. Modern stand up comedy and conga lines were not unheard of at
> feasts.
> >
> > I have not been transported to another time and place by the SCA in over
> a
> > decade the way I had been back in those bad old days.
> >
> > Why? Because if you believe you are who you say you are with enough
> > conviction, you don't even NEED garb to transport yourself and those
> around
> > you.
> >
> > I'm guilty of not going that extra step with my persona, too. I'm not
> > blaming anyone else without taking perhaps the lion's share of blame for
> > myself. I'm more guilty because I know better. Some of you, this is how
> the
> > SCA is. As far as you know, it's always been this way. Trust me here, and
> > many of the old timers will back me up on this: it hasn't always been
> like
> > this.
> >
> > I had all these grand plans for the last event I was out. I was going to
> be
> > my persona, speak forsoothly, not be shaken out of persona no matter
> what.
> > Didn't happen. It just didn't. It's so hard to do if no one else is. It's
> > hard to REMEMBER to do it, if no one else is. I'm sure that's everyone
> > problem, that nobody else is.
> >
> > It used to be I would stay in persona even when I was alone. Now, it's
> the
> > only time I can manage it. It's like the boundary between who I'm trying
> to
> > be and who I am has firmed up and I am having a hard time stepping over
> that
> > fence.
> >
> > So do me a favor. I'm going to be at Erasmus. I'm a Rromany transient, a
> > foreign pilgrim. You might like my music, you might want to help me out
> in
> > my travels, or you might think I'm going to make off with your kids or
> curse
> > you with the Evil Eye. Whatever. Please treat me exactly as your persona
> > might have treated me. (If that means you must behave as though you think
> > I'm beneath you, so be it. I won't take offense.) You don't have to be in
> > persona all weekend. Just do me this one little favor and we'll see what
> > happens.
> >
> > Just be forwarned, I am planning on returning the favor. ;-)
> >
> > Dulcy
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