Joust of Peace 3 - The Emprise of the Boar

[Harroghty]

Thanks to Isaldur for all of your help with this as usual.

The same goes for Oghma. Your help is always appreciated and, as usual, you were a big help.

Thanks to Garl for providing the area in time for this event.

Thanks to all the riders for showing up and making it fun.

To explain the blazons (the examples are just that, examples, they only show the device in an example, not what the PCs now have necessarily):

-An embattled tower to Sir Kallias
Example: http://www.heraldsnet.org/saitou/parker ... /m579a.gif

Tower, (fr. tour): towers and turrets are more frequently named in connection with the Castle(q.v.), but they are also found in some cases as distinct charges. Though a castle is sometimes represented as consisting of a single tower, it generally has at least three.
Embattled, battled, battelly, crenelled, or kernelled: a line of partition resembling a row of battlements, (from which it derived its origin and its name) across the shield; the term may also be applied to the edge of an ordinary.

-A bull's head caboshed to Squire Briek
Example: http://www.heraldsnet.org/saitou/parker ... /m082b.gif

Bulls' heads are perhaps more commonly found than the animal itself, generally erased, sometimes couped, rarely caboshed. Generally the horns are blazoned of a different tincture.
Caboshed is facing the viewer.

-Three swords barwise to Squire Alfrid
Example: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.anc ... /arms1.jpg

Sword, (fr. epée), or arming sword: the usual form is a long straight blade, with a cross handle, and it is borne is a variety of ways, so that its position should be distinctly stated. The sword in the insignia of the city of London is sometimes called the sword of S.Paul, that apostle being patron of the city. The blade may be waved, embrued, &c. A sword is often represented piercing an animal or a human heart.
The hilt and pomel are also frequently named, as they are often of a different tincture from the sword itself. A sword proper is argent with hilt and pomel or.

-A swan's head crest to Sir Victor
Example: http://www.randyasplund.com/browse/medi ... ne%207.jpg

(The above is an example of a crest, not of a swan.)

[Raona]

Raona's apologies again to Aramil for barreling into him in the stands. Sade later discovered a metal shard in one of Amity's hooves, so perhaps he didn't actually loose his head and/or temper, but rather was in pain. In any case, deepest apologies for not pulling up in time to avoid contact.

Thanks to Harroghty and Sade for putting on another superbly-organized event!

Note to self: In the future, whatever time I estimate on the calendar for one of these...double it.

*Special Thanks to Auglathla the Moonhorse

Subtle!

[Saranya]

*Special Thanks to Auglathla the Moonhorse

I said he should of placed third at least.

Thanks to all for this event!! Twas great fun even if I had to depart before I saw Raona's "Great Leap Forward."

[Harroghty]

This event did run longer than I anticipated that it would (longer than those jousts we have had in the past). What do you all think? Too long? I'd love to have feedback in order to optimize people's experience at future jousts. Thank you!

Edit: Feedback on any issue relating to the joust, not just on the length.

[Lerytha]

Firstly, want to thank Harroghty for organising these. They are amazing. And anything I say here is not intended as a criticism, just a response to the invited suggestions.

Positives:

+ Great umpire
+ Great scoring system - I love trying to work out who's won, but am always beaten to the result by Sade, who works them out incredibly fast!
+ Great area to hold it in
+ Ruddy good fun to watch, and to get involved in as a spectator
+ Intriguing, exciting, educational (etc)

Negatives:

- The length, maybe?
- Sometimes I felt unsure of whether it was alright for the spectators to talk. I know we did, and some of us shouted and screamed as the spectators of a joust would have done. But I felt a bit awkward at times, OOC, and a word or two at the beginning of what to do as a spectator and what not to do, might help avoid confusion/awkwardness?
- It ended a bit abruptly, after the length. It was all fighty, then prizes, then gone (see idea below for suggestion?)

Ideas:

* I know in the Medieval times, tourneys and jousts were moments for nobility, high-ranking personages, and the like, to attend even if they did not fight. I'd love for there to be some sort of function (like a feast?) before or after, for knights, nobility and guests, to mingle, and to discuss anything. Nobles could choose a knight to bestow their "favour" upon. Maybe it could be hosted by whoever is generous enough to host the tournament?
* I know this should probably be IC and character-driven, but maybe a herald, to announce the knights as they enter the lists: "Ah, this is Sir Kallias, victor of the Emprise of the Boar, bearer of the arms of... hero of... (etc)."
* Again, character-driven, someone to take bets!
* Actually, most of the things above could be character-driven, but maybe people need to know whether they're encouraged to expand the event more than it is? At the moment, maybe people are unsure whether their idea to have their bard stand as the official herald would be accepted?
* I'm willing to work to think of "roles" for other people they could do, to make these events truly incorporated, with not just the jousters, but other classes. Maybe an official medic? Maybe the herald? Maybe a ranger to see to rogue horses? Maybe a wizard to scry for magic?
* So, sorry to go on. These ideas could probably be summed up (apart from maybe the first one) as: Do you want more people to get involved, Harroghty?

If I think of anything else, I'll post. Once again, absolutely incredible event, Harroghty. Thank you for waking knight RP up, and making me jealous of knight-characters.

[Raona]

I'm short for time, but over-all, it was great! But I'd suggest that in future tournaments, the steeds be set to nofight, so that they aren't involved in the outcome. Also, it was very hard for me to know when I'd stunned my chosen opponent - how did others manage to see and react to that?

[Horace]

it was very hard for me to know when I'd stunned my chosen opponent - how did others manage to see and react to that?

The first round I didn't attack with config -gag on, I'd start on a new opponent immediately after.

[Harroghty]

Thanks for the feedback from everyone. Here's my basic concern: striking a balance between the amount of time, the amount of moving parts, and the amount of events. I think four hours is how long this needs to run.

-I would love to include bards as heralds. I posted this invitation for two of the jousts and didn't really get much positive feedback (I am tying up the loudest bard by using the judge that I am).

-I have considered maybe making this two or three seperate events? Traditionally all those competing would arrive and display their arms to allow people to do things like make bets, pick favorites, and so on. The rub here is that this is difficult due to the nature of the game.

Thoughts on that idea? How could we make that work? (Oh, and I don't worry about hurting my feelings: I have thick skin and enjoy constructive criticism.)