[MR] Saint Aiden Tourney of Heraldry Rules

[Jonathas]

Also just wanted to avoid any confusion, this is the St Aiden's Tourney at
Sapphire Joust on May 24.
**NOT AT** St Aiden's War College this coming weekend.

Jonathas



On Wed, May 6, 2009 at 1:35 AM, Lord Mungoe <mungoe1 at msn.com> wrote:

>  OK
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>  Tourney of Heraldry
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> Rules of Engagement
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>           The Tourney of Heraldry is a fighting format that attempts three
> ideas. A fighting format to practice melee or team fighting, a venue to show
> off baronial and household heraldry, and to allow the populace to
> participate in the outcome of the Tourney. (Also add to the fog of War.) It
> is also a very easy tourney to MOL due to the awarding of gems as points
> gathered by the team herald to determine who is the winner.
>
>           Fighting format is simple, 5-7 person teams in a wound retained
> bear pit format. Peers on a team may not repeat weapons forms. Each win your
> Herald collects a gemstone from the MIC. Additional points may be gathered
> as follows:
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>                    All members of the team, including the Herald, are in
> matching household or baronial livery. Matching shields one point, tors and
> mantles another point.
>
>                    The container to collect gemstones is decorated with
> the household or baronial colors. If documentation is available to show
> container is period, more points.
>
>                    The following team captains are worth points, a peer
> leading worth a point, triple peers 2 points, landed Barons 3 points, each
> landed Baroness is worth 5 points
>
> One point bonus
>
>                    Entourage of the team is dressed in matching livery.
>
>                    Entourage is very vocal in cheering on their team
>
>                    Flags, Banners, pennants are all worth points
>
>                    Ability of the Entourage to make the Queen giggle and
> laugh
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>                    Water Bearers in team livery that have water containers
> in their team colors are worth 3 points
>
>                    Special 5 point stones will be given to the Queen to
> issue out at her pleasure
>
> Silver Back Rule- All Counts and Dukes on a team older then the Sargeant
> Major of Saint Aiden get 4 points
>
> New Rules for this year
>
> Pets in creative heraldic display earn one point, no repeat species.
> (Humans do not count as a pet, unless in persona as a mythical creature-2
> points.)
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>           Some of the rules in this tourney are for entertainment for the
> participants and the populace. Some are deliberately “unfair” as war is
> sometimes “unfair.”
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>           The winning team will receive a box of many things for their
> efforts.
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