Northshield--Armored Combat:Kingdom summary

Index of Northshield's additions

In the PDF, kingdom-specific rules appear in blue text.

Northshield has additions to the following chapters and sections:

1. Introduction to SCA martial activities

• Link to Northshields's marshal documents - website

3. Overview of armored combat

• Authorization categories

4. When you are allowed to participate

• Age requirements
• Authorization and inspection requirements

6. Activity guidelines

7. Conventions - Holds

8. Conventions - Rules of engagement

• Types of engagement
  • Single combat engagement
  • Group and melee engagement
  • Death from behind
  • Helpless opponents

9. Conventions - Use of weapons and defensive equipment

10. Conventions - Target areas

11. Conventions - Acknowledgement of blows

• Effects of blows

12. Equipment standards - Armor

• General requirements for armor
• Hand and wrist armor

13. Equipment standards - Handheld weapons

• Single-handed weapons
• Two-handed weapons

14. Equipment standards - Defensive equipment

15. Equipment standards - Ranged weapons

16. Equipment standards - Missiles

17. Designated areas

18. Mundane restrictions

19. Authorization

• Expiry and renewal

20. Authorization process

• Theory test
• Re-authorization procedure

21. Accessibility

22. Safety resources

23. Injury procedures

24. Managing misconduct

25. Marshalate - Overview

• General
• Warranted marshals
• Expiry and renewal

26. Marshalate - Responsibilities and chain of command

27. Kingdom marshalate

28. Inspecting equipment

• Inspection requirements

29. Marshaling on the field

30. Inter-kingdom events

31. Reporting requirements

• Reporting schedule

32. Experimentation

33. Handbook updates

34. Glossary

35. Change log