Re: UBAG - was Re: MR-Banter: Fran

["smith, jason h" <SMITHJH@ed.concord.wvnet.edu>]

Poster: "smith, jason h" <SMITHJH@ed.concord.wvnet.edu>

> > If anyone has any questions about UBAG, ASk me. I can Answer all 
> > questions you may have!
> 

> Well, Ciaran, I suppose I have a few questions ...
Ok Shoot!

> 1. What is the relationship between the UBAG and the SCA?  Is it an 
> independent organization?  Is it a group of SCAdians playing a Cloak And 
> Dagger variant on the weekends?
I am not quite sure how all of this got started on the Merry Rose, It 
was not SUPPOSED to make a Kingdom wide appearance for som time to 
come. UBAG members (only about 3 or 4 members TOTAL!!) are SCAdains 
who are trying to raise some money for the Chirurgens(sp) of the 
Kingdom. W/o giong in to great detail, the assassians and those to be 
assassinated are ALL IN MUTUAL AGREEMENT about what is going on. No 
one is force in to playing, nor does anyone play against their own 
will. Those who participate have to pay a fee if they get 'killed' 
which goes to the Kingdom chirurgen fund. THIS IS NOT SPONSORED BY 
THE SCA, KINGDOM OF ATLANTIA, OR THE KINGDOM CHIRURGENS. (just a 
disclaimer) A test run was done at Black Diamond's event "Field of 
Gold" and there was much success.  It is not Cloak and Dagger of any 
sort. Nor are the members a splinter or fantasy group.

> 2. Does the UBAG understand that its activities as an assassin game would 
> not be appreciated or tolerated at SCA events, but that the individual 
> members of UBAG (preferably not as active assassins!) ;) would be more than 
> welcome to play with the SCA?
Yes, UBAG understands that, and that is why ALOT of care is taken as 
to who plays. The assassians don't just run up to whom ever they want 
and kill randomly. All who are invloved are specifically marked and 
are aware that they are playing as a target.
 
 > 3. How large is the UBAG -- geographically and population-wise? > 
> 4. Would the UBAG be interested in researching period assassins (methods, 
> reasons, targets, personas, etc.)?  I'm sure I would find such research 
> quite interesting ... after all, it's not the typical TOURNAMENTS 
> ILLUMINATED "build a nifty chair" article ;)
Research is being done even as we speak, and UBAG contains only a 
scant few members from Black Diamond. This is not a group that has 
taken ANY money for the game, it has been done ONCE as a test only. 
No money was paid to anyone.

> Eagerly awaiting an answer to some of these questions, and hoping that 
> these questions will not be too closely picked apart for semantic 
> purposes, I remain
> 
> Yours in Service to the Dream,
> 
> Karen Larsdatter med det Usigelige Efternavn fra Skyggedal
> Just Plain Resident of the Barony of Ponte Alto
> 
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