so am I the only noob?

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I've been going to the Kappellenberg fencing practices, on and off, for about four months, and I just taught my first class for the Canton, but I don't have an SCA membership and I've never been to an event. For me, it's mostly about the stabbing and the company - Windmasters has a lot of awesome people in it - although I'm also interested in learning more about blacksmithing, brewing, and leatherwork. Stonework, too, if anyone does it.
I don't really have a persona, and I don't really see the need to have one. I do have a Roman nomen, Quinta Caelia Laeta, by which I am known among the Nova Roma crowd, so I'll answer to Caelia as well as Dreya.

If you're looking to get into leatherwork I occasionally teach on the subject. I prefer teaching 1-on-1 or in small groups. I'd be willing to start up a series of introductory classes if there's interest.

Actually, I think I am the newbie now, as I have pretty much just found out about SCA earlier this morning, and have since spent my time researching about it and have decided I'll make and/or find the time to join. However, I already live about 45 minutes away from the local canton, which is Attilium, so the travel alone takes a little of my time anyway. And I have somehow gone off on quite a few tangents, as I have a wont to do sometimes, and I still do not know why as it only happens when I write. Anyway, I just thought I'd let you know that you're not the only newbie around here!

I cannot attend the Event this weekend, as it's too short of notice and I work most Saturdays from 1pm - 8pm on a golfing range, so until summer comes around, I will probably be busy most saturdays. But I'll be getting another shift soon, so I'll try and ask for saturday's off. But the Tournament in June sounds possible. I'd just need some more details, as I graduate the 13th of June and then I have Freshman Orientation the 18th and 19th. But hopefully I can fit the tourney in somewhere, because it would be an awesome experience.

As for the areas, I'm interested heavily in the combat, as I've taken a few fencing classes, and have done martial arts for a very long time, but I'm also highly interested in blacksmithing, having completed the merit badge for it in Boy Scouts. Plus, it's just fun. I also am kind of interested in copper-smithing, falconry, archery, equestrainship (which I'm pretty sure is a word... Not 100% though), and overall just living as my ancestors would have. I've loved these periods of history for as long as I can remember, so when I saw the newspaper article about it, I jumped on it and here I am. Hopefully, I can integrate the persona I wish to create, fairly well into the Barony while I'm here.

Thanks for all of the information! And I'm quite a bit more interested in heavy/armored combat as opposed to rapier combat, as I've always had a little bit of an affinity with the axe... XD As for waiver's, I'll be 18 before I can do anything anyway, so I won't need to worry about those and I find myself disappointed that the day of my graduation and the day of the Tournament fall on the same day. As for the practices, I could only make wednesday's possibly, but that would be if they were close, so I don't see myself as being able to attend either practices until possibly mid to late June. But whenever I can make it out to one of them I will, and whenever I can attend a baronial event, I will make sure to seek out Sovarr and bring all of my miscellaneous scraps of copper so that maybe I can heat them up and combine them and find something to do with it from there. Also, would it be required for me to piece together a costume before attending anything? Because I'm going for a 13th century Germanic warrior, and that could be slightly challenging, but I bet I can find some models from the History Channel. Just finding period-style materials would be the challenging part. And I don't leave for Asheville until August, so I'll be around this Barony until then and and I'll be around next summer as well, so what kind of problems could that pose?

I was poking and proding around the SCA website and filtered my way through to this site and maybe I missed it but, do you have to be a part of the canton region to participate? Also, do you have to wear garb to meetings and practices? Thank you for your time.

~Deitrich

Well in that case, I will just check the calendar and pop by a meeting or something when I am off of work. Look forward to meeting more like minded individuals!