Armored Combat:Change log

Change log

Completely new version

The Society Marshal commissioned a complete reveiw of all of the handbooks for all martial diciplines. This has led to a rebuild of them all.

User friendly

The handbooks start with the information that new members need to know, the information you need to be able to particpate, then the information for marshals and those who administer martial activities to the back of the document. We have used Plain English as per https://www.plainlanguage.gov/ and other similar standards where we can, though there is room for improvement.

Same template and categories of information

Each discipline's handbook is structured the same way, so that you can easily find key differences. You should find the same kind of information in the same chapters whether you are looking at armored combat, fencing, or target archery.

Consistency

Some information should be the same for all martial forms. However previous handbooks referenced other handbooks, and version control created issues and unnecessary differences. Through the use of the wiki, where handbooks should have the same content (eg how you report an injury) they pull the same content from our global pages - rules that are global across all of our disciplines.

Redline copy isn't available

Because we have rebuilt the rules from the ground up, a direct redline version of the rules from the old rules is not possible. But the old rules have been accounted for - many are just reworded for clarity and Plain English, many are now in a different (hopefully better) location, but we will point out the rules that have actively changed the way that we play.

Chapter summaries

1. Introduction to SCA martial activities

   This chapter is one of our global ones that appears in every one of the new Society Marshal's Handbooks for each discipline.

   It contains an overview of all the martial forms, layout of the handbooks, general rules, in or out of kingdom guidelines, and a section for newcomers so they know what to expect when showing up for the first time.

2. Rules of the Lists

   The Rules of the Lists apply to all of our martial disciplines, so they are global and the same content appears in every handbook.

   Changes to the Rules of the Lists in Corpora were consulted on and approved by the Board of Directors in November 2024.

   The applications of the Rules of the Lists have all been incorporated into their relevant section of the rules.

   • The Rules of the Lists were reordered, and the prohibition of missile in tournament lists has been removed. Whether missiles are allowed is now set at the tournament level, and events such as combat archery tournaments can now be held without bending the rules.
3. Overview of armored combat

   This chapter is a brief description of the discipline, includes some definitions of key terms, a list of the types of activities, and authorization catheories. Most of this chapter is new.

4. When you are allowed to participate

   This chapter is all about when you are allowed to go and fight.