[MR] Peerage confusion -- RE: Atlantia Digest, Vol 102, Issue 58

[Thorwulfgar Uvaerkaller]

Good points Seanne,

But unfortunately there is a bit of politics you have to play as well.
yes if a person is well rounded,its good,but unfortunately its not enough.

I have seen and known peoples playing for years and even though they dont ever ask for anything,or expect anything,
they get nothing.why?
Because if that person doesnt have a title of such,or knows anyone with a title and plays around people and gets looked at
for the good things they do,they dont get seen.
and if they dont play around people with titles and such they fall by the wayside.
I have been saying this time and time again when this subject comes up,but its true.
even if they dont want or expect anything if they dont rub elbows with people who surround themselves with
the "political" game,they will not get seen.

its harsh,but true.I know I am not the only one who thinks this.

But it is good to know that if people play the game how they wish and have fun.
thats what this game is all about. in most cases anyway.

in service,
Torgar

 
Fearlessness is better then a faint heart for any man who puts his nose out of  doors,The length of my life and the day of my death were fated long ago.

Thorwulfgar Uvaerkaller



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From: Rick Allison <threeallisons at hotmail.com>
To: Merry Rose <atlantia at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 3:22 PM
Subject: [MR] Peerage confusion -- RE: Atlantia Digest, Vol 102, Issue 58


There will always be thgose whoi feel they should be a peer because they did something for someone at one time or another,
just as there will always be those fighters who can pummel everyone and think they should be knights,
There will also always be those who think since I have been a meber XX years I should be a peer.

An ancient Knight and his Lady Laurel once told me several things about the peerages;

Peers are not made they arrive and are recognized
To be a peer act as a peer
The dream is not for the awards it's for your enjoyment.

Okay so the last is a bit hokey.  But the first two seem spot on.
Peerage awards have loose requirements so we can elevate and recognize those who make the game better for all.

by the way everyone I play this game with can fight competently, create a scroll or at least use some calligraphy, play chess, dance a step or two, perform at feast or court, field herald, blazon a device or two, sew some basic garments and construct basic armor and has a pretty good handle on their persona historyu, lineage and charactor.

Maybe I just got lucky ......    Naw that's what everyone who plays can do after a few years...

Laird Seanne Alansyn, the Forever Squire
aka, Rich Allison
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