The Setup Starting a month and a half ago, the RMiC, Dante di Pietro started a storyline of strange invaders attacking Stierbach, a North Virginia barony. It manifest as a series of e-mails to the Atlantian Rapier Net, each one recounting the delivery of a message to one of the various units, baronies, or other […]
Archive for March 2009
Defending the Gate: The Day Zombies Came to Atlantia 1 comment
Wistric’s Weekly Warfare 13: Personal Initiative Leave a comment
If you pick wrong, your whole team takes a beating, and you learn. And that’s all.
Newbie Question of the Week 3 comments
How does a newbie get the most out of her melee experience? Most of my questions thus far have been centered on a fencer’s solo experience (although many of the answers have had universal applications). In light of upcoming events, however, I thought it prudent to gather some intelligence on how to avoid becoming perfututa […]
Wistrics Pet Peeve 3: The whole “dying to the ground” debate 2 comments
Every time dying to the ground comes up on the Atlantian Rapier Net or at events or wherever, I get cranky. Usually, everybody else gets cranky, too. In short, “dying to the ground” = “cranky”. So, naturally, I bring it up here, and apologize for the generation of crankiness. The general concern I have is […]
Wistric’s Weekly Warfare 12: Command 3 comments
I am a strong believer in Napoleon’s idea of “A marshal’s baton in every rucksack.” Every fighter on the field should be able to command. They may not be the best commander, but they need to have the skill necessary to bring order out of chaos when things go pear shaped and move their unit […]
Newbie Question of the Week 5 comments
What is your thought process prior to your attack? The answers to last week’s question were very, very thought-provoking. It’s interesting to have fencing’s mental aspects so resoundingly emphasized; this tends to be a semi-invisible part of the sport – i.e., I don’t think your average fighter thinks about it very much. I was chewing […]
Wistric’s Weekly Warfare 11: Rules Leave a comment
Rule 1: Don’t die
Musing and Questions: Female Fighters 8 comments
It seems that male fencers are, in general, more comfortable with dictating the terms of a fight and asserting their will upon their opponent. Is this true, or am I missing something?
Newbie Question of the Week 3 comments
What is the single most important exercise you do to improve your fencing? Yes, yes, I know it’s all important: drilling, conditioning, practicing, mentally reviewing. But if you had to name one single thing that improves your game more than any other, what would it be? I expect that everyone will have different answers for […]
Wistric’s Weekly Warfare 10: Goal Awareness Leave a comment
The cookie is The Goal. Don’t let anybody get between you and the cookie. If somebody does, you kill ‘em.