[MR] Pumpkin Siege Event in Highland Foorde - October 10, 2009, for those who aren't at WoW

[Glynis Gwynedd]

Please disregard the prior message about the demo being canceled.
Please come in garb for as much time as you are able to spend with us.
Bring your A&S projects and your siege/missile weapons - we'll make it
work with whomever shows up!

So, to recap, October 10, 2009, 10am - 6pm, in Cearfoss, Maryland,
members of the SCA will be present at the Great Pumpkin Siege,
demonstrating period siege weapons and talking about the SCA time
period and SCA in general. It's going to be fun. :)

Bring chairs.

~Lady Glynis Gwynedd
Barony of Highland Foorde
"Have you hugged a harp today?"
--
"To this end should a truly chivalrous man know something of arts and
courtesies as befits the quality of his character, else the world
shall think him nothing but a knuckle-dragging troglodyte in
vambraces." -Lady Swannoc
"This statement presupposes that a chivalrous man is a man with
martial training. Then should a courtier skilled in the arts and
sciences know something of the martial arts else the world could think
him nothing but a poncy perfumed fop in lace." - Gaston de M. GD, AT,
KDT



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> On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 11:18 AM, Glynis Gwynedd<ylandra at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Greetings! If you were planning to attend (or even "maybe" attend)
>> this demo, please contact me off-list at ylandra at gmail.com ASAP.
>> Without enough people expressing an interest in attending I will need
>> to cancel the demo, and there are several other events happening in
>> the area that I was previously unaware of.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> ~Lady Glynis Gwynedd
>> Barony of Highland Foorde
>> "Have you hugged a harp today?"
>> --
>> "To this end should a truly chivalrous man know something of arts and
>> courtesies as befits the quality of his character, else the world
>> shall think him nothing but a knuckle-dragging troglodyte in
>> vambraces." -Lady Swannoc
>> "This statement presupposes that a chivalrous man is a man with
>> martial training. Then should a courtier skilled in the arts and
>> sciences know something of the martial arts else the world could think
>> him nothing but a poncy perfumed fop in lace." - Gaston de M. GD, AT,
>> KDT
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 11:37 PM, Glynis Gwynedd<ylandra at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Greetings and salutations! It turns out that the weekend of War of the
>>> Wings, there will be a siege of pumpkins in the Barony of Highland
>>> Foorde. This is not an SCA event, however, we have been invited to
>>> attend and participate. I am organizing an SCA demo at the event. I
>>> strongly encourage everyone to attend War of the Wings - that's a
>>> really fantastic event! But for those who are stuck up here in
>>> northern Atlantia with me, you're invited to come play!
>>>
>>> The website for the event is http://www.pumpkinsiege.com/ . I have
>>> included the rules for the Siege below, as they are printed on their
>>> website. For those who don't want or aren't able to participate in the
>>> siege aspect of the event, you are invited to create targets out of
>>> cardboard. They have a competition for the Crowd Favorite target with
>>> an entry fee of $5.00.
>>>
>>> Admission is $4 per person, and there is also a corn maze on site.
>>>
>>> More details will be forthcoming as I receive them.
>>>
>>>
>>> The Great Pumpkin Siege Rules
>>>
>>> General Rules
>>>
>>> The Great Pumpkin Siege contestants will be judged in the following categories:
>>>
>>>    * Distance (closest 1000 ft without going over, 1000ft+ will be
>>> disqualified)
>>>    * Accuracy (Most targets hit)
>>>    * Crowd Favorite (Target class will also be judged for Crowd Favorite)
>>>
>>>      Awards will be presented for the winner of each Category
>>>
>>>
>>> Official “Catapult” Class Rules
>>>
>>>    * Pumpkin weight—8 to 10 pounds
>>>    * Pumpkin must leave the machine intact
>>>    * No wadding or other foreign materials or objects
>>>    * The machine shall consist of springs, cords, rubber, dead
>>> weights or mechanical means of storing energy.
>>>    * Cranking devices may cock the machine
>>>    * Back stops are required.
>>>
>>> Official “Trebuchet” Class Rules
>>>
>>>    * Same as above
>>>    * Machine consists swinging or fixed counterweights made of wood,
>>> metal, or plastic
>>>
>>> Official “Human Powered” Class Rule
>>>
>>>    * Machine can use any kind of power stored by a single human in two minutes
>>>    * Energy must be stored by the power of this one person, not other means.
>>>    * This 2 minutes is in addition to the 3 minutes provided before firing.
>>>
>>> General Rules for Machines
>>>
>>>    * All machines allowed 3 minutes prep time before firing.
>>>    * All catapults and trebuchets must have safety strap or mechanism
>>> to prevent firing arm from swinging early.
>>>    * Hard hats and eye protection at firing line.
>>>    * Officials reserve the right to reject any entrant based on
>>> discretion, observation, or potential safety concerns.
>>>
>>> Target Category
>>>
>>>    * Build a cardboard castle or peasant house using cardboard, duct
>>> tape and paint.  Be creative.  See how long your target can last
>>> against the onslaught of pumpkins.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ~Lady Glynis Gwynedd
>>> Barony of Highland Foorde
>>> "Have you hugged a harp today?"
>>> --
>>> "To this end should a truly chivalrous man know something of arts and
>>> courtesies as befits the quality of his character, else the world
>>> shall think him nothing but a knuckle-dragging troglodyte in
>>> vambraces." -Lady Swannoc
>>> "This statement presupposes that a chivalrous man is a man with
>>> martial training. Then should a courtier skilled in the arts and
>>> sciences know something of the martial arts else the world could think
>>> him nothing but a poncy perfumed fop in lace." - Gaston de M. GD, AT,
>>> KDT
>>>
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