Scouting rules...
* Scouts must have gear inspected.

1. All scouts must be 18 years of age or older

2. All scouts must have a Pennsic 31 Site Medalion.

3. All scouts must meet the minimum standard for protective equipment, as detailed by there home kingdom.
4. Scouts MAY NOT carry a weapon. Scouts may not carry a back-up weapon for the fighters in their units. Including Shields, Weapons, Crossbows, Bows, or Javelins. Scouts may carry an extra supply of Arrows and bolts or thrown weapons for their unit (excluding javelins), as long as they are carried in a bag. Scouts must never carry a weapon in such a way that they might be confused for a fighter.

5. Scouts may glean arrows, rocks, and thrown weapons (NOT Javelins) from missle battles where gleaning is allowed. All thrown weapons need to be immediately placed in a bag to keep the scouts from being mistaken as fighters. Javelins may not be gleaned due to the higher probability of being mistaken for a fighter.

6. Scouts cannot act as a living "Pavise". A Human Wall in which archers can hide behind.

7. Holds apply to scouts as well as fighters. When a hold is called, stop, drop to one knee, and remain where you are unt! il a lay-on is called. There is to be no talking or moving during a hold.If the hold is local (affecting only a small area) and the scout is not directly involved, he/she need not observe the hold, so long as he/she will not violate any list, battle, or safety rules.

8. In order to kill a Scout a fighter must enter weapon’s range and declare, “Scout, you are dead. ”Weapon’s range is defined as 10 ft. Scouts MAY NOT be intentionally struck or touched by a fighter. REGARDLESS OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES! Scouts may not run away once a Kill is initiated, they are dead if the enemy fighter is within 10’ for any portion of the call “Scout you are dead”. When a scout is killed, his/her information is lost until resurrection.

9. A Scout may not be declared dead if he/she has a friendly fighter between themselves and the enemy fighter, even if the enemy fighter is within 10’ of the scout. Fighters lacking proper identification (kingdom tape, inspection stickers, etc), not wearing their helmets, have their visors open, or not carrying a weapon MAY NOT kill scouts. Archers may not touch scouts with their bows/arrows, crossbows/bolts. Striking a scout will result in that fighter being removed from that battle. Further disciplinary action may be taken against the fighter. Scouts are not killed when struck directly, by glace, by accident, or on purpose by an arrow, crossbow bolt, javelin, or any other thrown/projectile weapon.

10. Scouts cannot kill anybody. Not even other scouts.

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