Armor as Worn Group Fights 

Shaladar Armored Combat I'm sure it's only a matter of time before Alex tries cramming his head into another one

Living Manuscript Alex is like a cat : he puts his head inside whatever is tight

I ask myself the same thing every day haha

Shilo Wilson it is very fun! I'd recommend it once you do get back into armoring

Good to have you around! And thanks, I'm working on that ;)

Living Manuscript i suggest to try make armor out of paper ive done it before and my version worked RIP Alex

Rpg_Time I've done a little paper armor in the past, but I think metal is more my thing now

Living Manuscript maybe some Metal plates on top or under the paper?

Living Manuscript well have you tried scale? Metal btw

I did make it myself, though it's not the same one as in the demolition video because this one is made from leather so that it doesn't do what the steel one did to armor haha. A video about it is a pretty good idea, I'll try to do that sometime soon!

Thanks man! It was a really good time, I think we all want to do it again. Part of the game was the variation in armor, which encouraged more dynamic strategies and styles. So since not everyone was wearing a lot of plate we thought it would be better to use a leather axehead so that we don't kill each other or anything.

You're absolutely right that it's very Midwest! This event was in south central Wisconsin, about an hour south of Madison, wi.

@@LivingManuscript Awesome man! I looked it up, it's about 4 hours from me though :( you guys keep up the great work!!!

@@ryancoakley you're not alone in being far away, a lot of the people at this event and in the group are all over the state and Illinois. Maybe sometime you could make it to an event, even if not regularly :)

@@LivingManuscript I'd love to! It would be great! Do you guys have a Facebook page or something?

@@ryancoakley it would be great to have you! You can message me directly through the Facebook page that's linked in the description if you'd like, that way it might be a little easier to exchange details about this sort of thing :) . Or if you're feeling a little more formal you can email me at thelivingmanuscript@gmail.com

It's on my list! :)

That's right, we just lumped all modern equipment as just protective gear, including the masks. So modern plastic HEMA gloves would count as "unprotected". And please do use the ruleset! I'd love it if more people did this so that we can figure out the best way to do things! It was a lot of fun, and when there are enough people involved, the strategies get really creative and interesting.

We actually didn't stab except with the spear for a little while. But the next step is to get everyone fitted with mesh face covers so that we can stab.

Living Manuscript I'd like to cover my helmet with a steel mesh (cover the holes from the inside) How will you secure your helmets ? What are your plans ? Maybe a bit of welding could do the trick

pasquale autelitano it has a 14 guage top and 16 guage sides

Living Manuscript ok, thank

Dkfl Cnfyrtdbx I'm sure we can agree that armor for the buhurt can get expensive. This style of fighting allows for easier entry and differentially armored participants. Another thing that I like about this style is that because of different armor levels, interesting strategies start to emerge based on numbers, terrain, weapons, and armor levels. Which I find to be similar to historical situations, and I think the next step is to have everyone try this with mesh face covers so that we can stab as well, which would also bring us closer to a historical situation.

Living Manuscript in Russia our armor usually unexpensive, 300$ cost full set for bugurt

Dkfl Cnfyrtdbx Maybe I was wrong to assume that then haha. It is, however, still reasonably expensive in my area as far as I am aware.