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Spike wrote:This is the funniest thing I've ever read on these boards and the rest of you are bad at things generally, too.
Tiberius Claudius wrote:I don't get cosplay. It's like a weekend-long Halloween in a hotel where everyone gets the herp, but there's no candy.
Bishop wrote:Overall I believe the article was positive for our image, loosely defining us as a sadomasochist anti-larp. I'm ok with that. http://www.vice.com/en_ca/read/LARP-harder
Caleidah wrote:But, his sensei passed that style down to him! Literal hours of tradition!
If bows being struck is truly a problem, then this (^) is a better solution.Arrakis wrote:How about "Bows should not be intentionally struck in combat and archers should attempt to prevent them from being hit. Any incidental hit to a bow is considered to do no damage (or some damage? or damage to both parties?), but intentionally blocking with a bow causes ... something?"
Tiberius Claudius wrote:If safety trumps realism, then we should say that incidental strikes to the bow cause no penalty to either party, intentional strikes to the bow cause death to the striker, and intentional blocks with the bow cause death to the one wielding the bow.
Arrakis wrote:How about "Bows should not be intentionally struck in combat and archers should attempt to prevent them from being hit. Any incidental hit to a bow is considered to do no damage (or some damage? or damage to both parties?), but intentionally blocking with a bow causes ... something?"
Bishop wrote:Overall I believe the article was positive for our image, loosely defining us as a sadomasochist anti-larp. I'm ok with that. http://www.vice.com/en_ca/read/LARP-harder
Caleidah wrote:But, his sensei passed that style down to him! Literal hours of tradition!
Anastasia of Chamonix wrote:Horde marched to the field. Their leaders up in the air, adorned in furs and animal skulls. Women from camps chained underneath the platforms, fire-breathers & flag bearers ran about before of the procession. I have never in my life felt closer to being in a fantasy world. I will always remember that for a moment I thought so many things were possible.
Big King Jimmy wrote:I really feel like that's a myth. To this day I've never seen it. I've seen archers make bad calls, maybe even make the call before it hits once or twice, but never turn their head and yell without looking before the arrow strikes.
bo1 wrote:the best rule would be to say if the archer intentionally blocks with the bow, the are disallowed from arching for the day. if a weapon strikes the bow, the possessor of the bow loses an arm as well as the possessor of the weapon that did the strike. everyone is punnished and everyone loses.
Cyric wrote:People would still swing for bows under this rule. Giving an arm to take out a bow is almost always a good trade.
I don't think this is a rule that needs to be changed. people using their bow as a one hit shield is becoming rarer these days. Bows are still going to be struck, which is where the danger is. There's no need to penalize an archer for getting hit in the bow. If someone is being unsafe about it, it should be up to the marshals to pull that person aside and talk to them.
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