The SCA
rules governing siege engines can be found at
www.sca.org/officers/marshal/combat/siege
Links
The SCA
rules governing siege engines can be found at
www.sca.org/officers/marshal/combat/siege
The
Midrealm Rules governing siege engines can be found at
http://news.midrealm.info/Marshal/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=47&Itemid=26
When siege engines
are used in SCA combat, they are also governed by the rules for armored combat
which can be found at
http://www.sca.org/officers/marshal/combat/armored/index.html
When siege
engines are used on the archery range, they are governed by the archery rules.
These can be found at
www.midrealm.org/marshal/archery/ The archery range may be the
only place at an event with enough room to fire a siege engine. They may
shoot there for demonstration purposes. These may include engines which
were not made for SCA combat.
DocMo
Kincain came up with the design used by most of the ballistae in the SCA.
This is the giant crossbow design which technically is called a 15th century
arbalest. DocMo sells design manuals, parts, and complete arbalests.
Picture courtesy of DocMo.
His website is at www.ballistaplans.com
Master Jean
Paul Pierrepont of the Dark Horde also sells supplies for siege engines,
particularly for ammo. His site is at
www.thesiegeshop.com
At his site you can find the instructions for making pool noodle tips for combat
ballista bolts.
The
Midrealm is not the only kingdom with siege engines. The East Kingdom also
has quite a crew. Their website can be found at
siege.eastkingdom.org
The Interkingdom Siege Weapon Challenge (ISWC) is a system for scoring a series of shots with a consistent set of standards. This system is for all the kingdoms in the SCA. It is similar to the IKAC used in archery. The ISWC scores are recorded by Load Caedmon Wilson. His site contains the rules and the scores for the ISWC. It can be found at mysite.verizon.net/interkingdom/iswc/main.html
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This is my household, House Ironwolf. Their website can be found at www.ironwolf.org
Shadowclans
built the red ballistae seen in several pictures on this website. DocMo is
a member of this household. Their website is at
www.shadowclans.org/
Captain
Dyderich Wolfhart also makes siege engines in the Midrealm. His
instructions can be found at
www.geocities.com/dyderich/siege.html
The Caidan
Royal Artillery Corps has a website at
www.batteredtower.com
Additional information on building and using siege engines can be found at the following non-SCA sites:
www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/warfare/81e6/ for model siege engine kits.
If you look very carefully, you should be able to see eight ballista bolts in the air over the fort. Picture from pennsic.net.
