dragoon
personify courage & mentorship
A dragoon’s Role
A Dragoon is the fifth Rank, or “level,” that any Sword Tag participant achieves. Dragoons have an understanding of Courage and Mentorship. Dragoons seek to understand and demonstrate the values of Leadership and Patience. This is a the first of the Noble Ranks now that the participant has demonstrated that they are willing and able to mentor others and have shown their mastery of the rules.
A dragoon’s Load-out
The following are the load-out rules for what kinds and lengths of boffer a Dragoon can use. All boffers that Dragoons can use should be marked with blue tape. They can also use any load-out that any of the Ranks below them may use.
Bigger Swords
A Dragoon may wield up to two Swords at the same time that are 42 inches or shorter in length.
All Swords must be compliant with current Sword boffer rules (these can be found on the Basic Sword page).
Bigger Axes & Maces
A Dragoon may wield up to two Axes at the same time that are 38 inches or shorter in length.
All Axes and Maces must be compliant with current Axe boffer rules (these can be found on the Basic Axe page) and Mace boffer rules (these can be found on the Basic Mace page).
Bigger Spear
A Dragoon may wield a single Spear or Shield & Spear that is 62 inches or shorter in length.
Please remember the 6 foot rule: If a you are using a Shield or a dual-wield load-out, the lengths of all boffers and shields placed end-to-end cannot exceed six feet (72 inches)
All Spears must be compliant with current Spear boffer rules (these can be found on the Basic Spear page).
Single Glaive
A Dragoon may wield a single Glaive that is 50 inches or shorter in length. Glaives may not be used with a Shield.
All Glaives must be compliant with current Glaive boffer rules (these can be found on the Basic Glaive page).
How do i become a Lancer?
What are the Values?
- Leadership
- Patience
What are the Rank-up requirements?
- Make and bring your own Spear boffer (instructions pending).
- Work to mentor other people, maybe even taking on a dedicated person that you would like to work with. This person (or people) will speak with the Lancers when they are discussing ranking you up. They will ask:
- What did your Dragoon teach you?
- How did your Dragoon support you and your learning?
- What was the biggest lesson your Dragoon taught you?
- Did your Dragoon use patience when they worked with you? Or were did your Dragoon get frustrated easily?
- Attend minimum of 3 sessions after your prior rank up. These sessions do not need to be consecutive.
What do the higher Ranks look for?
- Does the Dragoon not only know the rules, but go out of their way to help others learn and understand the rules, too?
- Does the Dragoon scale their ability up or down depending on their opponent? For example, do they spar with a Squire the same way they would spar with a Lancer? Or do they “go easy” on the Squire to help them build up confidence and have fun?
- Does the Dragoon help the Marshals and Wardens without being asked?
- Can the Dragoon discuss plans and strategy for games with others? Are they able to justify their actions and choices with more than just “I said so”?
- Does the Dragoon seek out mentorship opportunities? Do they work with the Lower Ranks (especially Squires) of their own choice?
- How does the Dragoon work with the person they are mentoring? Are they able to “keep their cool” when things don’t go as planned?
- How does the Dragoon handle frustration? When they are tagged too hard or in an illegal area, how do they respond?