Calder wrote:
When I saw my local Bel group and I saw people fighting without shoes, without shirts, without helms, with all three, with shields, without, rocks, arrows, etc...it looked totally FREE! It looked like an organization that was totally inspiring creativity and fitness and fun, as opposed to an air of superiority or snobbish servitude "just so you could climb the chivalric ranks" or loads of rules weighed down by constant varying geographical interpretation. I got the impression Bel was what the SCA should be. I can totally see the armour rules, I just hope that sense of freedom and personal choice for historical and/or fantasy interpretation doesn't go away, I know as a new recruit, that was totally what drew me in. It looked fun, and Bel people were way way approachable...
Thank you so much, man.
This guy met us at the Ren Fair Last weekend.
I am so happy that you saw Bel the way you did. That is exactly what Bel is all about and what we try to communicate to the people watching. Trust me, it's never going to change.
We run our Realm like a national event all the time. The rules are always the same, we add nothing to them.
It's nice to hear that people are pickin up what you're layin down.
Magpie, just tell the SCA dude's that they can come out and show you how bad * they are. "Of course you're an awesome figher, Sir ****, I'm asking you to come to our practice to show us some of your mighty skills." Then when they come to your practice, show them how cool we are and what we have to offer them.
It also helps to find out which ones party. You then invite them to a BBQ or something and party them down, HARD. Make sure they have a great time. Once you're in with the party crown in any scene, you'r in like Flynn, baby.
FB