Kingdom of Trimaris Combat Archery
December 2004 version
Introduction:
This is Sir Erika's handbook for Trimarian Combat Archery. A Combat Archer is a fighter who shoots combat arrows or bolts. The SCA version of a Yeoman is someone who is both a combat archer and a heavy weapons fighter. Combat Archers wear the same armor as heavy weapons fighters except for the gauntlets. In general, we die from any contact with a heavy weapons fighter or from a killing combat arrow shot. Read on to get all the details. Here are two very important things to remember about being a combat archer, and then I'll get on with the specifics. First: If you do not want to risk being hit by a heavy weapons fighter, stay away from the heavy weapons fighters. If you are close to them, you risk getting hit HARD. Second: We, combat archers, trust the heavy weapons fighters to make contact with us in a kind manner in order to kill us. We don't need to be hit hard or hit at all to die. We have nothing with which to block a blow. This means that a combat archer must never call a blow 'light' in answer to contact from a heavy weapons fighter. This will get your authorization revoked and Sir Erika mad. In the words of Baron Iain Fhearghuis, Trimarian Combat Archery Marshal, "Anything not specifically approved by these rules may be assumed to be disapproved."
Armor Standards:
Armor for combat archers is the same as the minimum armor requirements for heavy weapons combat, except the gauntlets. See the Trimarian Marshals rulebook for details. The rules say that helms need to be 16 gauge steel or better and that you need neck, elbow, knee, kidney, groin, forearm, wrist and hand protection. For women, breast protection in the form of a gambeson shall be worn as a minimum. OK girls, don't try to wear a man's groin protection; it'll hurt you. Also, you really need to wear rigid breast protection, not just a padded gambeson. An arrow shot on the breast really hurts. Notice that your kidneys are not at your waistline. They are higher, behind the lowest ribs of your back. Protect that area with armor, not your waistline. Cover all mundanities with period garb.

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