In general, when army-scale maneuvers are discussed, the field battle is what’s envisioned. Limited fronts preclude maneuvers, woods and towns tend to disrupt orderly movement and, often, create vulnerabilities even in well-organized lines. “Field awareness” becomes supremely important now: Not that it isn’t in a Woods Battle, but on a field you can see the […]
Archive for June 2009
Wistric’s Weekly Warfare 24: Field Battles Leave a comment
Other People’s Stuff: Llwyd’s Chapter on Communication 2 comments
Baron Llwyd wrote a chapter for the still nascent Atlantian Rapier Melee Manual on the importance and means of communication. Definitely worth a read!
Wistric’s Weekly Warfare 23: Charging 1 comment
For all good Atlantians, of course, “Lay On” means “Charge”. But usually what THAT means is “Run across the field and then stop outside of range”. That’s not so much charging as, well, running across the field and stopping outside of range. This is sensible, though: We’re all holding metallic stabby things. Running onto them […]
Wistric’s Weekly Warfare 22: Self-Assessment 2 comments
This is the Beta 1.0 version of the questionnaire. Input is welcome (Requested by and with input from Bastyaen Karrekijn de Leeu, and inspired by Dante di Pietro’s Self-Assessment class) First, your goal. Complete this sentence: On the melee field, I want to be ___________________________ Starting with safety and mechanics, do you: Call dead loudly […]
Musing: Teaching Leave a comment
“I want you to know that it is a beautiful mystery to know how to teach people well, more than to just play; for a man, if he knows how to play well and does not know how to teach, is not good (he is single): but one that knows how to teach well, is […]
Wistric’s Weekly Warfare 21: Woods Battles Leave a comment
There is, quite possibly, no greater rush on the melee field than the first clash in the woods. At ‘Lay on’, the enemy is invisible, unlike all other scenarios, and you charge forward towards your goal not knowing if you’ll make it before the enemy appears; not knowing if you’re running into the entire enemy […]
Other People’s Stuff: The Book of Four Things Leave a comment
Sir Corby has boiled all of melee down to his Book of Four Things. Definitely worth a read, though be aware he’s writing primarily for heavy fighters, so some things are reversed.