Joust Tilting Rules 1.0

1. How to Play

A. The Marshal of the Joust

The first article is that the Marshal shall declare a tilting joust between knights. The second article is that the Marshal shall receive a gram from each knight upon which the knight's posture and any joust bonus is declared. The third article is that the Marshal shall prepare the course for a tilting joust. The barrier is to be inspected to ensure the safety of the horses. To ensure a quick pace the Marshal should have two instances of their browser open. The first to be displaying this the Tilting Joust Game page and the other the Jousting Thread to display the results. The forth article is the Marshal shall ensure the names of the knights are on the lists1. This is required only on the first course. The Marshal then applies the Posture2 and Bonus3 to each knight as appropriate. After ensuring this is made ready, the Marshal clicks once on the Press to TILT4 button. The numeric results are displayed. The Marshal then clicks the Play by Play5 button and then the Select All6 button. The former will present HTML code to be placed in the Jousting Thread and the former copies this code for Internet Explorer users. A Marshal using Netscape must then press ctrl-c to copy the highlighted code. The fifth article is that the Marshal shall paste the results of the course to the Jousting Thread and await the posture grams from the jousting knights. The sixth article is that the winner shall be determined when a knight has at least six points combined from lance breaks and attaints or a winner shall be immediately declared should he unhorse his opponent. Should both knights have more than six points at the end of a given course, the knight with the greater number of points shall be declared the victor. The seventh article is that during a sanctioned tournament the Marshal must ensure that the results of the tilting joust are record on the appropriate Jousting Tree.

In summary the actions of the Marshal are thus: Names in Persona boxes. Click on appropriate Posture button. Click on appropriate Bonus button. Click on Press to TILT button. Click on Play by Play button. Click on Select All button. Netscape users must then ctrl-c to copy code. Paste results in new message at Jousting Thread. Important: Do NOT reload, refresh, or leave the Tilting Joust Game page once a joust between two knights begins.

B. The Knights

The first article is that the said knights shall be armed on horseback with shield. The knights shall have between them 12 tilting spears, all of the same length each tipped with coronal for joust of peace. The second article is that the knights shall not hesitate to gram the Marshal with chosen posture. The third article is that the knights must watch the Jousting Thread to ensure the pace of the joust is kept. The forth article is that the victorious knight shall be given a Jousting streamer. All of which are to displayed proudly at thier keep. With these streamers their tilting bonus shall be determined. The fifth article is that during the fortnight before a tournament a knight's representative shall present to the lists the shield bearing the devices of their lord and be determined sans reproche.

2. How the Game Works
A. Chance to Hit by Posture
Hits:	2	1	1	.5	0	6
Posture	Head	Head Attaint	Body	Body Attaint	Miss	Unhorse
Normal	1 - 15	-	16 - 35	36 - 60	61 - 99	100
Head	1 - 25	26 - 35	36 - 45	-	46 - 99	100
Body	1 - 5	-	6 - 40	41 - 65	61 - 99	100
Parry	1 - 5	-	6 - 10	11 - 40	41 - 99	100
- Parry will also subtract 20 from the to hit chance of the opposing player.
B. Hits to win:	At least six [6] hits are needed to win the tilt.

3. Who can Play
A. Tournaments:	Those tournaments which are sanctioned by The Age of Chivalry must be conducted by the rules stated above. Any changes must be posted here and noted in a separate message at this thread, Random Determination Boards.
B. Role Play:	Players may use the Tilting Joust Game as they see fit to their role play activities. If the tilt is not part of a sanctioned tournament or officiated one-off then the results should not be posted to the jousting thread nor should they be added to the jousting tree.
C. One-Off's:	Whether they are part of role play or not, two knights may joust at any time. They should have a third person to act as Marshal. If they wish the joust to be considered for the purpose of gaining a tilting streamer, then the Marshal must be a member of The Age of Chivalry and post all of the courses to the Jousting Thread. These jousts are not posted to a jousting tree.

4. Definitions
Attaint:	A hit of a lance on an opponent, the lance does not break or only a minor fracture results.
Break:	A hit on an opponent resulting in a major fracture of the lance.
Cheque:	The current total score of two knights in a tilt.
Coronal:	a tip usually metal fixed to the end of a lance to distribute force over larger area during impact. Also coronel
Course:	1. The area on which the joust occurs. 2. A single pass by two knights trying to break lances.
Posture:	A game term used to describe the tactics used by a knight.
Tilt:	1. The action of tilting the lance just before striking an opponent. 2. A mounted joust between two knights using lances usually consisting of a number of courses before a winner is determined.
Tilting Spear:	The weapon used in a tilting joust, the lance. All tilting spears between to opponents must be of the same length.