Ye'H.A.W. (Huntsville Armored Weekend) aims to bring armored and unarmored fencing together for a weekend of group combat, featuring mixed arms and tactics mimicking a 15th century battlefield. The goal of this is that everyone can play, regardless of how much armor they have, and will find their niche within the group scenarios.
The weekend shall also feature an unarmored tournament meant to simulate life-or-death duels using our wound timer system, where if you are incapacitated, you are out. Alongside the unarmored fighting with the wound timer system, competitors may fight single combats in armor under the same conditions.
New for 2023: This year not only shall archery be an obstacle during the melees, but on Sunday there is the opportunity for partaking in an archery contest in shooting for accuracy.
This section includes links to rules documents and other important resources pertaining to this event. All participants are strongly encouraged to review all of this material before registering for the event.
Friday November 10th | |
5:00-9:00pm | Welcome party, getting folks squared away with gear storage, and a light social at Ravenwood Meadery |
Saturday November 11th | |
8:00-9:00am | Setup at the National Speleological Society building, arming, and opening remarks |
9:00-10:00am | Muster (including gear checks and calibration for hits), knight killing 101 |
10:00am-12:00pm | Guided melee scenarios |
12:00-1:00pm | Lunch and rest |
1:00-4:00pm | Open melee scenarios |
4:00-5:00pm | Arming down and packing up |
5:00-7:00pm | Refreshing and dinner |
7:00-9:00pm | Social at Fractal Brewing [tentative location] |
Sunday November 12th | |
8:00-9:00am | Gear up at National Speleological Society building and muster |
9:00am-12:00pm | Totentanz (Wound Timer System) tournament and armored free sparring |
12:00-1:00pm | Lunch and rest |
1:00-4:00pm | Free sparring and farewells |
To register for this event: