[quote=“Xcerus”]What I would like to know is if you feel that shields can be labels as bows are - each one tested to see their practicality and restrictions set about for the type of shield use.
For example - Green classification shields may be used as a weapon as well as blocking
Blue classification shields may only be used for blocking larp weapons and larp arrows.
Yellow classification shields may only be used for blocking larp weapons…[/quote]
It’s good to know this is happening. I look forward to seeing what you come up with. I would suggest that before you “pass” any combat archery rules, that some people get together with maximum poundage minimum specification arrows and shoot the crap out of each other
I think larp arrows should be able to be blocked with anything. But I don’t want to get distracted by that point…
Back to the shields!
I think you could certainly look at having rules that applied to all shields, like:
- no metal or wood in construction
- padded / rounded edges
Which would be the minimum to get it on the field. That would mean that nobody would annoyed by the new rules, because their shield should hopefully pass these requirements…
And a separate (additional) set of requirements for shields people intend to attack with, like:
- corners rounded to 50mm radius
- padding must extend at least 75mm past the edge of anything riged (pickle barrel / corflute / cardboard)
- must weigh less than 1kg
- whatever
- etcetera
- blah blah blah
I don’t know about the color coding. I personally don’t think it’s desirable, and suspect it wouldn’t be observed by people making shields. Like anything else we take larping, the player knows if it’s able to be used as a weapon. I can take a wooden walking stick on a game that I know I can’t attack people with, or I can take a larp saft walking stick. I don’t have to colour code the real one.