lancer
personify patience & leadership
A lancer’s Role
A Lancer is the sixth Rank, or “level,” that any Sword Tag participant achieves. Lancers have an understanding of the concepts of Patience and Understanding. Lancers seek to understand and demonstrate the values of Respect and Self-control. If these values seem familiar, it’s because they are the same values for Squires! However, by this point, the Lancer should be seeking a deeper understanding of these values than when they were a Squire. Lancers will work with Cavaliers to progress them into and through the Noble Ranks.
A lancer’s Load-out
The following are the load-out rules for what kinds and lengths of boffer a Lancer can use. All boffers that Lancer can use should be marked with purple tape. They can also use any load-out that any of the Ranks below them may use.
Bigger Swords
A Lancer may wield up to two Swords at the same time that are 50 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).
Please remember the Dual-Wielding Rule: Sword boffers in excess of 42 inches in length must be single-wielded, meaning that they cannot be used with a second boffer or with a shield.
All Swords must be compliant with current Sword boffer rules (these can be found on the Basic Sword page).
Bigger Axes & Maces
A Lancer may wield up to two Axes at the same time that are 50 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).
Please remember the Dual-Wielding Rule: Axe or Mace boffers in excess of 42 inches in length must be single-wielded, meaning that they cannot be used with a second boffer or with a shield.
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 Lancer may wield a single Spear or Shield & Spear that is 74 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).
Please remember the Dual-Wielding Rule: Spear boffers in excess of 50 inches in length must be single-wielded, meaning that they cannot be used with a second boffer or with a shield.
All Spears must be compliant with current Spear boffer rules (these can be found on the Basic Spear page).
Bigger Glaive
A Lancer may wield a single Glaive that is 62 inches or shorter in length.
Glaives may not be duel-wielded or used with a Shield.
All Glaives must be compliant with current Glaive boffer rules (these can be found on the Basic Glaive page).
Single Staff
A Lancer may wield a single Staff that is 62 inches or shorter in length.
Staffs may not be dual-wielded or used with a Shield.
All Staffs must be compliant with current Staff boffer rules (these can be found on the Basic Staff page).
How do i become a Sentinel?
What are the Values?
- Respect
- Self-Control
What are the Rank-up requirements?
- Make and bring your own Shield with your own heraldry (instructions pending).
- Train your replacement: you need to work with other participants to get them from Cavalier to Dragoon. Ideally, this will be one person, but life happens. As long as you are involved in the process, this is okay.
- The Cavalier (or Cavaliers) you work with will speak with the Sentinels when they are discussing ranking you up. They will ask:
- What did your Lancer teach you?
- How did your Lancer support you and your learning?
- What was the biggest lesson your Lancer taught you?
- Did your Lancer use Respect when they worked with you? Or was your Lancer dismissive of you? Did they lead with tyranny or with compassionate authority?
- 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?
- Is the Lancer involved in involved in the process of getting Cavaliers to the Dragoon Rank?
- Does the Lancer not only teach Cavaliers how to become Dragoons, but also prepare them for when they will be performing the Lancer’s role?
- Does the Lancer respect the people they are mentoring? Does the Lancer speak dismissively of them or do they speak with respect?
- Does the Lancer use self-control when teaching? How do they act when they are not with the people they are mentoring? Is it different of the same? How so?
- How does the Lancer behave in out-of-game situations? Are they a help or a bother? Do they support their fellow participants, the Marshals, and the Wardens? Do they take action without needing to be told?
- How does the Lancer behave in-game? Do they take time to help people who seem to need it? Can they troubleshoot and help when a situation arises or do they shy away from helping? Can they report situations to the Marshals if the situation calls for it?