Finally Finished

Took me a while I know. Can you blame me? I wanted to see it in HD 1080i. Yes you are hearing this correctly, I finished Assassins Creed. What a hell of a great game. The ending is rather different, and yes it does end abruptly. However for those who want to know what the ending means, Here a link for you to read up. I could type it up but it will basically say the same thing, so if you did not get it read that page. I decided that the fighting style of Altiar is similar to my own style. And after much research into the references they used to make the game, I come realize they did their homework and I can apply some of the armor styles(which are very period based) to my SCA armor. With some slight modifications of course to help change it so it fits more my style of fighting.

The main issue for me is figuring out a way to make my sword basket and gauntlet and still maintain the ability to maneuver it to fit the situation. I think if i armor up the bracer and have some sort of articulating gauntlet, I can keep the weapon free and able to be reversed. When ever I fought with a heavier blade I found that key to being able to adapt to the opponents offensive attacks. Being able to parry and riposte is the key to winning a fight, for me anyways.

I would like to experiment with smaller weapons. I see these guys using sword and shield, Florentine (duel weapons), heavy great swords, hammers etc. But I don’t see many who can fight duel well and I don’t see many using just a long or short sword. A shield I find encumbers me too much to be able to parry or even see the attack coming. I notice people 'hiding' behind their shields too long. Again I would like to note that I have not fought in this arena type and things will be different from my experience once I am facing an opponent of these styles.

Lady K has offered to help me make the armor, as to which I am honoured. I can hear her eyes rolling at the above paragraph but that’s cool. I only speak from my experience.

These photos are what I want to create for a Halloween costume with the armor bits used for my SCA fighting. That bracer is very close to what I want for maximum movement and protection of the forearm. I want to add some steel shoulder plates (maybe can be scavenged from my plate armor. I want to maybe make a chain shirt for under a cloth shirt with perhaps some plates in vital areas for added protection. I like the long coat style so I may see if I can get my seamstress to make me a coat similar to this. I really like the tails. The kidney belt and scabbard are great as well. In addition to the scabbard on the back which I would not mind having, for it is a great place to put an extra short weapon for easy access incase I get disarmed with my non-attached to my body sword. It will also provide that extra little bit of back protection that I want. My main goal is to get a great looking suit of armor with the criteria of high mobility, protection, and functionality. And I want it to look good to. If I get all this done I may donate my chest plate to the armory. We will see though because if I get the wrong idea for this one I may want something to fall back on. To tell you the truth I really don’t like that breastplate. It is cumbersome in the mid region. I can make it work but it needs to be modified. I can’t help but think that perhaps I should have swindled my way out of the breastplate and only got the helm (which I want to keep and use in this new setup) and the shoulders (pauldrons).

Most of all I want to avoid being pummeled. I like to go to work the next day looking good, not like I was in a bar fight. Poor Lady K is mangled today. Maybe she needs to fight in a giant bubble hee hee! Some of these guys are brutes though and will roux the day the put an unsportsmanlike pummeling on me.
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