Avacal Book of Fencing (Rapier) Combat (May 2024) can be found at the bottom of this page
Please thank the sponsors and organizers of each of the activities. They play a major role in making this game so enjoyable to play.
Scholars’ Tournament (Friday, 19:00; inspections 18:30)
Rapier fighting: Hosted & sponsored by House Fines Lames (pronounced fin lam )
location: alternate eric by the A & S shelters
Are you someone who was first authorized in fencing sometime after May 1, 2022? Then this tournament is aimed at you! Other fencers are wlecome to join in and test the mettle!
Kick off Quad War by fighting other newer rapier fighters in a casual round robin (everyone fights everyone else at least once).
Bring your favourite weapon style that you are authorized in. Double deaths are re-fought once; a second double death is a loss for both.
Fighters are grouped into the following categories: Scholars (first authorized after May 1, 2022; Masters of Defense & current Champions/Defenders; Free Scholars (everyone else).
All wins and losses are counted, but fighters will have their numbers compared only to other fighters in their category. Ties in categories to be resolved in a best of three passes, played to first touch. If we run out of light before things are done, Scholars get fist dibs on the field, because this tournament is initially for them, afterall!
PRIZES! for the winning scholar, & most courteous.
Have questions? Please contact Magnifico Bjar the Blue
Rapier War Combat (Saturday, 15:00-17:00; inspection 14:30)
Organized by Gunther Rorikson
Several scenarios will be scripted for your fighting pleasure; please stay tuned for details. Enjoy yourself.
Roving Rapier (Friday – Sunday 11 a.m.)
hosted by Castra
For those who have not had the pleasure before, it’s three days of all-you-can-eat blade.
Greetings my fellow rapier fighters, roving rapier is back. since its been a few years we are going to keep the rules short and simple just so we can all get our feet wet again.
Start: Friday afternoon, come and find me (Castra). I will be about the site or at the erics. You will need your weapons, armour, and your fight card. I will give you your five ” life” tokens and the game begins .
Ends : Sunday by 11am. I need all your tokens returned and your numbers recorded. This is open to all authorized rapier fighters. There will be prizes for most tokens collected, and an accolade prize or two
TRPs 1. The whole site is included in the game area, but please be considerate of others and don’t “hatch” spots for more than 2 or three fights, especially on merchants rows
2. you must have at least two marshals/seconds in public areas to ensure spectator saftey.
3. Everyone starts with 5 life tokens. If you lose all your marbles, you can come beg a boon of me, or haul in a ” bounty ” . There will be wanted posters put up at random on site for this purpose.
4. You can only fight with the weapons you are authorized in. There will be tokens woth one point and others worth five points. If you are feeling confident or cocky, you can trade some ones for fives to have less to carry on your person
You can return your tokens to me, or to our lovely bank , Galeana’s Closet on Merchants’ Row.
Delaroche Rapier Buy-a-life Tournament (Sunday, 12:00-14:00)
Ran and sponsored by House Delaroche.
House Delaroche will once again host our buy-a-life tourneys as a fundraiser for quad site improvements.
How does it work? There will be a tourney for each of armoured combat, fencing, and archery. In each tourney you can buy lives for $2 each. You lose a life each time you are defeated but you’re not out until you have no lives left. And even then, you can buy more lives to stay in.
Even better, your friends can buy lives for you. Be an anonymous benefactor and discreetly buy lives for someone. Have fun with it. We’ll accept cash or e-transfers. These tourneys will be run Sunday afternoon one after another so you can take part in as many as you like and are authorized for.
There will be prizes. Anyone can win! Bragging rights go to the last competitor standing. A draw will determine who gets the prize.