Is this effective immediately in Alliance Seattle?
Will marshals checking weapons at the event this Friday be measuring weapons to the new lengths and, if necessary, directing folks to get new tags from Logistics?
For Alliance Seattle, "all
non-striking surfaces which may come into contact with another player (such as the shaft of a blunt weapon or polearm, crossguards, and the flats of sword blades) must be protected with
sufficient closed cell foam to ensure safety should accidental strikes happen with those areas of the weapon" ... what is "sufficient closed cell foam"? Marshal discretion? A specific thickness? Can't feel the core pressing the thumb print into the non-striking surface?
For the new rule about boulders : "Chapters may rule that some specific Thrown weapons, called Boulders, may only be lifted by creatures with Superhuman Strength and the skill Thrown Weapon. Boulders are usually represented by garbage bags full of wrinkled paper or open cell foam and will be tagged appropriately." ... Since it is now a Chapter Specific rule as to whether or not Superhuman Strength is required will that need to be announced similar to the mechanics of Massive?
"All weapons which are intended to allow thrusting must have a thrusting tip." ... Who defines when a weapon is intended to allow thrusting? If it is the user, then why not use language similar to Waylay tips?
Previously, 60" was acceptable for Polearms. Now that the minimum is 62" will we fail previously accepted polearms (and therefore determined to now be a two-handed blunt)?
For heads: "The head must be noticeably thicker than the pipe insulation and should
squash easily." ... Do we have a guidelines or dimension recommendation? Something like "squash to half it's height" maybe? Or, perhaps we create a new unit for "squashyness" as in inches per inch^3 per pound? Or, is this another "marshal discretion"?
Just a few questions.