CORRECTIONS TO EMPEROR'S CHOICE

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THE EMPEROR SENDS HIS GREETINGS TO HIS MINIONS THROUGHOUT  ATLANTIA ! HE IS
HEARTENED TO HEAR THAT SO MANY WARRIORS WILL FLOCK TO HIS CAUSE IN AZURMONT.
MANY OF HIS RETAINERS HAVE ASKED HOW AND WITH WHAT TO FIGHT FOR HIM AT THIS
EVENT. HIS PRONOUNCEMENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

COMBAT ARCHERY
NO BOWS OVER A 30 LB PULL WILL BE PERMITTED. ALL 4 ATLANTIAN APPROVED COMBAT
ARROWS WILL BE PERMITTED. ALL ARROW SHAFTS MUST BE TAPED WITH STRAPPING TAPE
AND MARKED AS TO OWNERSHIP. BEANBAGS OR HACKYSACK CAN BE USED AS SHURKEN.

ARMOR MUST CONFORM TO COMBAT ARCHER STANDARDS .

COMBAT
SHINAI MUST BE IN SOUND CONDITION, WITH NO BROKEN OR SHARP EDGES. NO
THRUSTING TO BE ALLOWED. HOMEMADE SHINAI CAN BE USED. THE EMPEROR RECOMMENDS
THE FOLLOWING METHOD: USE PVC FOR THE CORE OF THE SWORD WHICH IS CONSTRUCTED
TO THE DIMENSION OF A KATANA. PLEASE USE HOT/COLD CPVC 4120H TEMP 100PS
180F-690 F IF YOU CAN FIND IT. ALTHOUGH THIS PVC MAY BE "WHIMPY" IT RESISTS
FRACTURE MORE EFFECTIVELY. WRAP IT WITH STRAPPING TAPE IN ORDER TO AVOID
SHARP EDGES IF IT WERE TO BREAK. COAT THE BLADE AREA WITH PIPE INSULATION,
AND OVERLAP TIP BY 1/2 INCH. THEN COVER IT WITH DUCT TAPE. CUT OUT A TSUBA
WITH PICKLE BARREL PLASTIC, AND THERE YOU HAVE A SWORD FOR LESS THAN $5.00.

RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
ALL FIGHTERS MUST BE CALIBRATED BEFORE ENTERING THE FIELD. ALL OF THE BODY IS
A TARGET. NO GLEANING OF ARROWS DURING A BATTLE. NO SHOOTING ARROWS AT ANYONE
WITHIN 10 FEET; ARCHERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CARRY A SIDE ARM. NO STRIKING AT A
PRONE FIGHTER.
OBEY THE EMPEROR'S AGENTS (THE MARSHALS) FOR THEIR WORD IS LAW. TREACHERY IS
EXPECTED!

BRING CUSHIONS FOR SEATING AT THE FEAST AS WE WILL HAVE LOW TABLES, JAPANESE
STYLE.