Ranged Weapons

Some types of combat are not hand-to-hand, but are done at a range, or distance. These include combat archery, thrown weapons, and missile weapons (siege engines). These combat arts are not only practiced for use in combat, but can be pursued simply as recreation as well, without ever entering a war. There are shooting competitions held at the shooting range, for example.

Combat Archery

If archery is performed upon the battlefield, it becomes combat archery. If you want to do archery in combat to help your team gain glory upon the battlefield, you can! There is archery in heavy combat fights/wars as well as in light combat. You'll have to become authorized in the style of fighting you shoot at, because of the fact that those armed fighters will be present.

Interest groups - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Archery

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ironbow/

SCA Combat Archery http://www.facebook.com/groups/95468199155/

A place to discuss tactics, gear, rules, and all aspects of the discipline of combat archery in the Society for Creative Anachronism

A collection of related emails -- http://www.florilegium.org/files/ARCHERY/idxarchery.html

And, Archery FAQ http://www.florilegium.org/files/ARCHERY-FAQ/idxarch-FAQ.html

Thrown Weapons

This would be our very own Baroness Lucilla the Knife Thrower's choice of damage!

What all can get thrown? Along with Knives, Axes and Spears can also specialty throwing weapons can be used. If you have a unique item it can be inspected and if allowed, used.

Missiles

Projectory weapons. Muhuhahaha. Who doesn't love a catapult?

More info - http://www.sca.org/officers/marshal/docs/siege/siege_engines_handbook.pdf

Interest group - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-MissileCombat

Guns! What? Yes.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Gunners/