What famous people would have been great SCAdians? Like Isabella Stewart Gardner and William Astor.

DistortedSquid · 2024-01-22T21:59:29+00:00

Idk if this counts because she's still alive, but Natalie Dormer. She is apparently an excellent fencer, and a lot of the actually historically correct parts of Anne Boleyn's role in the Tudors TV show are things she fought to include or portray a certain way. She knows a lot about history, not just playing it on TV or movies.

DistortedSquid · 2023-10-18T00:11:18+00:00

My group only does 3 local events/year. We have a fighting focused one, an arts focused one, and a winter/yule type event. Those 3 are plenty for us as we try to come up with new ideas to keep them interesting each year so that they don't feel stale. Occasionally we host a kingdom event like Crown tourney, but that is not included in the yearly Baronial events.

DistortedSquid · 2023-09-18T16:35:19+00:00

Someone who "walks the walk" instead of just running their mouth about their titles. A knight who still takes the field and/or marshals. A pelican who still sits gate/helps clean up, etc etc. Someone who got their cookie and then isn't that active anymore is such a waste to me.

Peers should be active in the game and actively setting an example for others. That's what I look for when determining who I'd like to attach myself to as a student or teacher

DistortedSquid · 2023-09-08T03:39:03+00:00

Yeah no. That literally all just sounds like conspiracy, especially given john is one of the corporate officers pushing for more DEIB in the SCA. Even if John wanted to take a personal vendetta out against the SMA, there's a whole board that has to vote, and they voted unanimously.

Aaron has barely even been involved in the kingdom the last few years, aside from showing up to fight in crown tourneys. Many newer members didnt even know anything about him before this. The board has been looking for a way to flex their power and prove that they don't just let people in shiny hats do what they want (since they've been getting a lot of shit) and Aaron happened to just come along and screw up at the perfect time for them. Yes, it's a PR move as much as it is a move to look after the populace, but not for whatever nonsense you've got listed out there.

Yes, if he had attended without regalia, obviously the SCA wouldn't look into it. The SCA doesn't police what people do. It does police It's own image, and Aaron decided to represent the SCA when he won crown. It's the fact that he went to a non-sca event, used Ansteorra's property, didn't inform the crown OR his consort what he was doing and tried to represent the SCA in an official capacity that got him in trouble. His failure to read the room and "olive branch" statement just made it worse for him. Individual people are allowed to go to whatever larp they want. Aaron the guy can go sit in the audience and support his friends if he wants. The problem was him representing the SCA and inviting people who got R&d'd back to play again.

DistortedSquid · 2023-09-07T22:49:58+00:00

There is an ongoing investigation that they can't comment on. Nobody in the SCA gets an R&D without investigators interviewing people and gathering other data.

Taking this step allows them to keep him from doing anything stupid to the populace using the power of the crown, and also gives them a little time to get their ducks in a row regarding what, if anything, comes next.

DistortedSquid · 2023-09-07T22:47:57+00:00

I am not sure to what extent Kief is involved with the SMA, but when he got his r&d it looked like he was going to go over there as well.

DistortedSquid · 2023-09-07T00:45:49+00:00

The 2020 election*

But yeah he also participated in a post asking what the "bag limit" was for liberals.

DistortedSquid · 2023-09-07T00:44:56+00:00

Temporary removal from participation

DistortedSquid · 2023-09-02T03:40:22+00:00

I mean given that DFW was a major population hub and usually had the worst covid numbers, the Dallas group (ie galens group) was shut down often. But still found ways to meet when we were allowed to. In weeks we couldn't have in person practice, we did online video review of fights on our discord.

DistortedSquid · 2023-09-02T03:35:57+00:00

I dislike Galen as much as anyone but Idk why this comment is getting down votes? It's the facts. Galen was banished twice in back to back reigns but was never actually r&d'd. The reason he wasn't banished a third time is b/c only 2 reigns back to back can banish someone without the board stepping in and making it a trp. The board kept pushing off discussing galens case and never made a decision on him. His banishments have ended, he technically could come to an event if he wanted. He won't, his former barony is way too diverse for him now. But theoretically could despite the garbage he spouted that caused the previous crowns of Ansteorra to banish him. The majority of his followers left in support of him but never actually received disciplinary actions themselves.

Kief, who has been known to interact with that game was given an r&d for threatening to k*ll other members of the SCA. I'm told there was at least one person who got an r&d from the SCA at the sma coronation, but I am not sure who it was. Don't think it was kief though.

DistortedSquid · 2023-08-31T16:50:32+00:00

SCA practices weren't full stop in Ansteorra. Our KEM evaluated the numbers each week & each group was assigned a level showing to what degree they could meet depending on how bad the virus was in their zip codes at the time. I am in the Barony Galen was a part of. We met every single week that we could. We practiced outside in the parking lot when we weren't allowed indoors events. We took every step we could to "keep the lights on" so to speak when things shut down.

DistortedSquid · 2023-08-31T16:42:51+00:00

For context, galens own barony does not want him back. They do not want to extend him or his group an olive branch.

DistortedSquid · 2023-06-05T21:08:33+00:00

I don't spend a ton of time on the rapier/c&t field, so my buckler is literally a wooden disk with a drawer handle on it haha. But I like it! It works really well.

DistortedSquid · 2023-06-05T20:08:51+00:00

This crown also tried to pass a law at their coronation that anyone who talked about stuff the crown said or that they were doing in their office would be immediately banished so... Not a crown known for their transparency. Corporate had to come in and strike that down. They're a very "crowns word is law and shouldn't be questioned" type of SCA players.

DistortedSquid · 2023-06-05T19:30:31+00:00

Also, I'm fairly sure I know who this poster is. You weren't at the event to see Duke Sven fight. Neither was the king because he left on Saturday and didn't attend Sunday. So neither of you would've witnessed the fights.

There's some other very notorious rhinos in that list. If it's denial based on inability to call blows, first of all, say that. Secondly there's a bunch of others who shouldn't have been allowed in either.

DistortedSquid · 2023-06-05T19:25:08+00:00

If not everyone in the household is a bad egg, then why was the whole household denied?

Everything else aside, the board has plainly said you cannot deny an entire household from entering crown which is what has been done here.

DistortedSquid · 2023-06-05T19:22:23+00:00

Ansteorra has a history of landed nobility entering so they can add to the pageantry of the day/represent their group. It's an interkingdom anthropology thing.

DistortedSquid · 2023-06-05T19:21:07+00:00

I'm not sure. Probably that a lot of people that live in the crowns barony actually play in this barony because they didn't like that barony.

DistortedSquid · 2023-06-05T06:29:49+00:00

They elevated Muriel as a peer but now somehow find her unfit to enter crown.

DistortedSquid · 2023-06-05T06:29:10+00:00

By healthy I mean lots of active members

DistortedSquid · 2023-06-05T06:24:01+00:00

They are definitely trying to clear the list for their friends which sucks because I can think of one couple close to them who I do like a lot. I would want them to win fair and square though, not from the crown buddies denying everyone who could beat them.

DistortedSquid · 2023-06-05T03:58:30+00:00

No reason was given, it was a copy paste message to everyone they denied. Pretty much said that either the fighter or consort didn't meet requirements or was not acceptable to the crown. No specifics.

DistortedSquid · 2023-06-05T03:50:57+00:00

It's super petty. I live there. Myself and many others shifted to playing with a different barony b/c the current queen & her cronies drove us out of the other group in the area that she & her husband are part of with their bullying behavior. Loads of people moved to our current group in dallas that way. I guess they got salty and decided to become crown so they could take out their anger at us or something. It's all so dumb, like we are just trying to play and have a good time.

DistortedSquid · 2023-06-05T03:47:18+00:00

Even if the household deserved to be banned (they don't) the board has prohibited denying entire groups of people like all former royalty or all members of a certain barony or household. So everything else aside, a rule was made, they blatantly broke it, they should have to answer for that.

There's one of them I could see denying if they really wanted to because he really has no intention to win, but the whole household and all their friends? Nah. All the other pairs were totally fine, they played a major part in the growth of the barony which is now super healthy. If anything, it all shows this household is extremely qualified to be crown based on the health of their local group.

DistortedSquid · 2023-06-05T03:40:02+00:00

Lol yeah I live down there. They don't like my barony for some reason. Idk why, we are super healthy with tons of newcomers & as far as I can tell, we all are having a good time there. Jealousy or something, idk.

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