Trials of Verdite

The trials of Verdite refer to the academic portions of the Grunt and Footman trial. They are based off of a general understanding of Game Laws, The Law and Concept, and Verdish Standards *(crash course to Antioch standards)*. When studying for your grunt/footman trial it is recommended to read these documents first.

You will find the tests **and** the answers here. On this page you will find flashcards to help your study!

**Bonus points negate a missed question in any section.**

### Grunt Trials

#### **Basic Combat Rules Trial**

(Allowed to miss up to three questions)

1. **What are the six damage classes?**
	* A: Blue, Red, Black, Green, White, and Yellow.
2. **What is the difference between double green and single green?**
	* A: Double green is a two handed thrust, where single green is a one handed thrust.
3. **If I strike you in the arm (unarmored) with a blue sword: What happens?**
	* A: You ‘lose’ that arm. You must put it behind your back and instantly drop anything it was holding.
4. **Can you grab the shaft of a spear?**
	* A: Yes.
5. **Can you grab the blade of a weapon?**
	* A: No. If you do: you ‘lose’ your arm.
6. **What can you block arrows with?**
	* A: Shields, helmets, and plate-tier armor.
7. **Can you use a rock as a melee weapon?**
	* A: No.
8. **What weapons can utilize a player’s head as a target?**
	* A: Projectile Javelins, Rocks, and Arrows.
9. **How do you break a shield?**
	* A: With two solid two-handed swings from a red or a black weapon.
10. **If you have ‘lost’ your arm to a swung weapon, and are struck with a blue weapon in your leg, what happens?**
	* A: You die.
11. **If I strike you in the leg (unarmored) with a red weapon, what happens?**
	* A: You lose your leg and must drop to one knee.
12. **Can you catch Javelins?**
	* A: Yes, as long as you catch it by the shaft and not the head.
13. **Can you catch arrows?**
	* A: No, never.
14. **Can you catch rocks?**
	1. A: Yes.
15. **Are you allowed to initiate a grapple if you are wearing armor?**
	* A: Yes, but it must be done safely (Important to note that at cross-gaming events this is not allowed)
16. **If you are to shield bash (meaning ram them from greater than 2 steps away) someone, how are you allowed to do it?**
	* A: Only from the front.
17. **Can you shield check (meaning strike with your shield) someone in the head?**
	* A: No.
18. **If you swing a Red sword one handed, what does it count as?**
	* A: Blue damage.
19. **If you swing a Black sword one handed, what does it count as?**
	* A: Blue damage.
20. **Explain the areas on the body that count as arm, leg, torso, and head/Neck.**
	* A: Arms are from wrist to shoulder socket.
	* Legs are from ankles to below the buttocks.
	* Torso is the shoulders, buttocks, chest, groin, and back.
	* Head/Neck is the head and neck.
21. **In what way are you allowed to kick a shield?**
	* A: Only if one foot is on the ground. You can never do a flying kick.
22. **Can arrows be used as melee stabbing weapons?**
	* A: No, they have to be shot.
23. **How far do Arrows and Javelins have to travel before they are considered lethal?**
	* A: Their entire length.
24. **If someone strikes your hand with a swung weapon while it is holding a weapon or shield, what happens?**
	* A: Nothing. But you must call ‘hand on weapon’.
25. **If you are standing still and you are struck in your foot while it is on the ground, what happens?**
	* A: Nothing. But you must call ‘Foot on Ground’.
26. **When someone blue hits you in an armored zone, what do you need to call out?**
	* A: ‘Armor!’ So the opponent knows there was contact, but your armor came into play.
27. **Are you allowed to fake injuries?**
	* A: No.
28. **Can you grapple someone who is in armor if you aren’t wearing any?**
	* A: Yes.
29. **When breaking a shield, do Black and Red damage count towards the same 2 hit requirement? For example if a shield received a red hit followed by a black weapon hit, is the shield broken?**
	* A: Yes.
30. **When is the only time you are required to yell “Black!” when using a black weapon?**
	* A: When attacking armor. It is often less confusing to just yell red when attacking a shield.

#### **Identify what Signifies a Command Staff Member**

*You only need the general idea, not necessarily the verbatim description.*

(Allowed to miss up to one question)

1. **What does a Gold Antioch Symbol mean?**
	* This signifies titles of Taichou and above. The only command staff members who do not have a gold symbol are Fourth Guardians and Paragons.
2. **Do command staff members have a special rank chain?**
	* Yes. Every Command rank has some form of additional decoration upon their rank chain.
3. **What is the piece of garb that signifies a command staff member?**
	* An open-faced cloak. These vary from title to title but all command staff members wear an open face cloak of some kind. This is why open faced clothing is not allowed for standard members.

#### **Basic Understanding of the Command Staff**

(Allowed to miss up to one question)

1. **Who is the leader of the Verdish Empire?**
	* Derath, the Verditian Lord
2. **Who is the branch leader of Central Verdite?**
	* Lachlan, the Grand Inquisitor
3. **Who is the branch leader of Southern Verdite?**
	* Hedgie, Fourth Guardian
4. **Name a Fourth Guardian Taichou.**
	1. Torrens.
5. **Name 2 Fourth Guardians**
	* (Rakdos, Baern, Aizen, Artaillies, Saith, Grongore, or Veloth are all acceptable answers)

#### **Basic Understanding of the Law and Concept**

(Allowed to miss up to two questions)

1. **What is the only color garb you can wear?**
	* A: Black.
2. **Are you allowed to decorate the trim of your garb in a color other than black?**
	* A: No, not until the rank of Knight and above. (Bonus points if they mention samurai armor exceptions for Vanguards)
3. **Are you allowed to be a pirate?**
	* A: Hell no!
4. **Are you allowed to wear an open face cloak/garb?**
	* A: No. Only command staff members can.
5. **Name the combat ranks from lowest to highest.**
	* A: Pawn, Grunt, Footman, Vanguard, Knight, Champion, Warlord
6. **Name the crafter ranks from lowest to highest.**
	* A: Pawn, Grunt, Ward, Acolyte, Monk, Priest, Warlord
7. **What are the support ranks?**
	* A: The Reverent and Nobles
8. **Who are the Reverent?**
	* A: Support members with equal authority to footman-paragons
9. **Who are the Nobles?**
	* A: Titles for supportive significant others.

#### **Basic Understanding of the Empire**

(Allowed to miss up to 2 questions)

1. **What do Fourth Guardians of Zeal do?**
	* Fourth Guardians who help with integration and social issues.
2. **What do Fourth Guardians of Fury do?**
	* Fourth Guardians who help with combat training.
3. **What do Fourth Guardians of Vindication do?**
	1. Fourth Guardians who build and develop for the empire.
4. **What do Fourth Guardians of Adjudication do?**
	1. Fourth Guardians who deal with diplomatic issues and public relations.
5. **What do Fourth Guardians of Conquest do?**
	* Fourth Guardians who actively work on expanding/recruiting for the empire.
6. **When we refer to Central Verdite and South Verdite, what does it mean?**
	* Central Verdite is the original branch in Michigan. and South Verdite is the branch in Tennessee.

#### **Ability to Cross-Game**

(Allowed to miss up to one question)

1. **In Dagorhir and Belegarth, how strong are the following armor tiers? (Leather, Chain, Plate)**
	* A: All armor is reduced to leather-tier effectiveness at a Belegarth/Dagorhir event.
2. **What do Black weapons classify as in a Dagorhir/Belegarth setting?**
	* A: They are simply red weapons.
3. **Can you initiate a grapple while wearing armor at a Belegarth/Dagorhir event?**
	* A: No, it’s explicitly banned.
4. **While at an event, if someone thinks they killed you, what do you do?**
	* A: Die and say you're sorry.
5. **You headshot or hurt someone at an event. What do you do?**
	* A: Stop and make sure they are okay. Apologize sincerely.
6. **Pretend another fighter at an event is very angry with you. How should you react?**
	* A: Apologize as sincerely as you can. Try to talk to them after the fight as well.
7. **You've encountered someone who is truly hateful and angry. What do you do?**
	* A: Don't start shit. Go tell Derath or an administrator. They'll deal with this POS.
8. **Do you argue with heralds at events?**
	* A: No, it’s explicitly banned and makes the chapter look bad.

### Footman Trials

When attempting the footman trial, the academic portion only needs to be completed once.

#### **Advanced Combat Rules Trial**

(Allowed to miss up to two questions)

1. **You have been legged from a swung weapon, and you are presenting one leg and kneeling on the other. Another swung hit has been delivered to your kneeling leg. What happens?**
	* A: Nothing, that limb is already gone.
2. **If your armor has been ‘broken’ by blue damage and then receives a single green thrust, what happens?**
	* A: Nothing, single green can never go through armor, regardless of any previous damage.
3. **Are you allowed to grab the shaft of a weapon if you are wearing armor in a Dagorhir/Belegarth setting?**
	* A: Yes. It’s not considered grappling.
4. **Can a healer heal armor?**
	* A: Yes.
5. **Can a healer heal shields?**
	* A: Yes.
6. **Can you grapple someone if you are holding a bow?**
	* A: No. You would have to drop the bow first.
7. **When do you need to ‘half-draw’ javelins and arrows?**
	* A: When they are closer than 20 feet away.
8. **You have lost your arm to a swung weapon, and then are stabbed in the leg with a double green. What happens?**
	* A: You lose both limbs. The two limb death rule only applies from swung weapons. You could actually lose all four limbs to stabbing/shot/thrown weapons and still be alive.
9. **You have suffered two solid red/black hits to your shield, before you can drop it another hit is delivered. What happens? And what happens if a fourth hit is delivered?**
	* A: You lose your arm. On the fourth shot: you die.
10. **If an arrow hits your sword accidentally, what happens?**
	* A: It acts as if the sword wasn’t there. So if the sword is over your chest, you’d be dead. If the sword is out in the open: nothing happens.
11. **If you are struck in your ‘lost’ arm with a swung weapon, what happens?**
	* A: The limb is considered to ‘not be there’. So you’d die.
12. **When you are ‘legged’ are you allowed to take more steps in and attack as you fall to your leg?**
	* A: No, that is blatantly cheating.
13. **If you are ‘armed’ are you allowed to transfer what you were holding in that arm to your other one?**
	* A: No. You have to drop what you were holding.
14. **You are wearing chain armor from head to toe. If you are struck with a blue weapon once in the chest, and then another time in the back. What happens?**
	* A: You die, that is the same armor zone.
15. **You are wearing full armor. On your forearm is a leather bracer; on your upper arm is the sleeve from your chainmail shirt. The armor is not connected. If you are struck in the bracer with a blue weapon and then again struck with a blue weapon in the armored sleeve what happens?**
	* A: You lose your arm. Armor is by zone, regardless of layers or pieces present. Once any armor in a zone has been 'broke' the whole zone is broke.
16. **Can an arrow bounce from one target to another and kill multiple people in one shot?**
	* A: No, after the arrow hits anything it is considered ‘dead’.
17. **Does hand on weapon count for arrows?**
	* A: No.
18. **You are jumping/running and you are hit in the foot, what happens?**
	* A: You lose your leg.
19. **You block a swing from a blue weapon, but it still hits your unarmored arm. What happens?**
	* A: You lose your arm; simply blocking a weapon does not negate the swing if it still hits you. Saying the sword was blocked and doesn’t count is blatantly cheating!
20. **What happens if you block a blue swing with a bow?**
	* A: The bow is broken and must be discarded like a broken shield.
21. **Can you grab the backside of a weapon? (ex. A Katana)**
	* A: Yes, but only if no part of your hand is touching the bladed part.
22. **You're wearing safety gloves that extend past the wrist. You receive a strike to the bottom part of the glove padding that is covering the lower part of your forearm (right before the wrist). Does this count as hand-on weapon?**
	* Absolutely not. This is blatantly cheating! Hand on weapon only counts for strikes that land from your wrist-joint to your hand. Your forearm is part of your arm zone.
23. **You have been legged from a swung weapon, and you decide to go down on both knees. Another swung hit has been delivered to the leg that has already been hit. What happens?**
	* A: You die. If you aren’t presenting a leg, both will count as viable targets.

#### **Tactics Trial**

(Allowed to miss up to three questions)

1. **When we refer to the following fighting areas: Line, Flank, Solo, and Back-line. What do we mean?**
	* A: The line is where shield lines with support structures form.
	* Flanks refer to the loose formation fighting on the lines edge. (it doesn’t refer to the act of flanking)
	* Solo fighting refers to fighting alone attempting to duel opponents. (could be considered ultra-flanks)
	* Back-line really only refers to the ranged fighters.
2. **You're fighting in a large line with swift filling shieldsmen, and you have the opportunity to kill a red, pike, or shield without any fear of retaliation. What should your kill priority be?**
	* A: Pike first. Red second. Shield last.
3. **You’re an archer. Is it considered good practice to waste the entire battle attempting to kill a single enemy archer when you can more easily eliminate multiple pike/red threats?**
	* A: No. To be truly effective I should attempt to secure a steady stream of kills that will eliminate the highest amount of threat and allow my line to gain ground.
4. **Where is the optimal place for a Pole-Red/Black weapon in battle? What places are considered less optimal?**
	* A: Front lines paired with shields are the most optimal. Loose formations, flanks and solo fighting are less optimal.
5. **Where is the optimal place for a Pike (meaning 8ft+) in battle? What places are considered less than optimal?**
	* A: Front lines paired with shields are the most optimal. Loose formations, flanks and solo fighting are less optimal.
6. **Where should the following shield styles operate: Massive, Large, Medium, and Small shields?**
	* A: Massive should ONLY operate on the front lines.
	* Large shields should generally only operate on the front lines.
	* Medium shields can operate on the front lines but are better suited for the flanks.
	* Small shields should only focus on flanks and solo fighting.
7. **Where is the optimal place for a dual weapon fighter in battle? What places are considered less optimal?**
	* A: Solo fighting and flanks are the only place dual weapons are optimal. They should never attempt to fight in the line.
8. **Where is the optimal place for ranged weapon fighters? What places are considered less an optimal?**
	* A: Generally the back-line is optimal. Anywhere else is less optimal.
9. **If you’re a single blue fighter: What should you be doing? And what should you avoid doing?**
	* A: I should really be playing the support role or attempt to assassinate unsuspecting enemy members on the flanks. I should never be on the front line.
10. **If your team is comprised of a full shield wall and your enemy has little shield resistance (They are comprised of mostly unshielded fighters), what should you do? Why?**
	* A: Charge them. Because if I fight at a range, they will pick us all off.

#### **Advanced Understanding of the Command Staff**

Allowed to miss one question.

(If there is no position filled locally, it cannot be counted against the tester.)

1. **There are 6 tiers of Command Staff. Recite the titles from highest to lowest.**
	* Tier 1 - Verditian Lord
	* Tier 2 - The Grand Inquisitor, The Warlord General, and The Fourth Guardian Marshall (any answer is acceptable)
	* Tier 3 - General / Inquisitor (Either answer is acceptable)
	* Tier 4 - Fourth Guardian Taichou (captain)
	* Tier 5 - Fourth Guardians
	* Tier 6 - Paragons
2. **Name your local Fourth Guardians: (Remove one missed question if the member can name them all)**
	* (Central Specific)
		+ A: Standard: Baern, Aizen, Rakdos, Artaillies, Saith, Grongore, and Veloth.
		+ Taichou: Lactoes, Torrens, Sapientia, and Sarudon.

### Crafter Trials

#### **Weapons**

*(Allowed to miss up to 4 questions)*

1. **When making empire equipment for general use, what color are items allowed to be?**

	* Black.
2. **What do all striking surfaces need to be covered with?**

	* A cloth cover.
3. **What is the maximum amount of flex allowed for a swung weapon**

	* 45 degrees.

1. **What is the maximum amount of flex for a thrusting weapon?**

	* 90 degrees.
2. **What is haft padding? And to what standards should it be constructed?**

	* Haft padding is the padding on the hafts/shafts of weaponry such as axes and polearms. For swung weapons it should be constructed in a way that is as safe as the striking surface. For thrusting weapons it doesn’t need to be as heavily padded, but still enough to protect from slaps and accidental hits.
3. **How much of a swung weapon can be unpadded?**

	* No more than 1/3 of its overall length unpadded, nor have more than 30″ unpadded.
4. **How much of a thrusting weapon can be unpadded?**

	* No more than 2/3 of its overall length can be unpadded.
5. **How padded must the flat of a weapon be?**

	* A general rule of thumb is enough so the core cannot be felt.
6. **What are the requirements of pommels?**

	* The pommel of a weapon must be safely padded and must not easily go through a 2 inch-diameter hole.
7. **What is the “2 and a half inch rule” in the context of weaponry?**

	* No part of a weapon’s striking surface, whether the tip, the edge, the face or any other part, may pass easily more than 0.5″ through a 2.5″ diameter hole when tested in the direction of the strike.
8. **What is the “2 inch rule” in the context of weaponry?**

	* No non-striking component of a weapon, such as a cross guard, a nonstriking tip, or a pommel, may pass easily more than 0.5″ through a 2″ diameter hole when tested perpendicular to the striking surface or shaft of the weapon.
9. **Outside of the ‘2 and a half inch rule’ what do weapon testers commonly test for on stabbing tips?**

	* If they bend from side to side or deform from use.
10. **How do you indicate that a weapon is single-sided?**

	* The non-striking surface must have a 12-inch piece of silver or gray tape at least 1 inch wide.
11. **What are the length and striking surface requirements for blue weaponry?**

	* A minimum total length of 12 inches and a maximum total length less than 48 inches. The minimal length for a striking surface is 6 inches.
12. **What are the weight requirements for blue weaponry?**

	* A minimum of 12 ounces and balances above the handle. However, blue weapons under 18 inches in length have no weight or balance requirement.
13. **What are the length requirements for red weaponry?**

	* A minimum total length of 48 inches. There is no maximum length.
14. **What are the weight requirements for red weaponry?**

	* A minimum of 24 ounces and balances above the handle.
15. **What are the length requirements for black weaponry?**

	* A minimum total length of 54 inches. There is no maximum length.
16. **What are the weight requirements for black weaponry?**

	* A minimum of 32 ounces and balances above the handle.
17. **What is the core requirement for black weaponry?**

	* A core must be a minimum of 2/3 inches thick.
18. **If a weapon is made that doesn't meet all the black weapon requirements, but still meets the red weapon requirements, is it legal in Verdite?**

	* Yes, it’s simply a red weapon.
19. **What type of foam are arrow and javelin heads required to be made out of?**

	* Open-cell foam.
20. **What are the length requirements of Javelins?**

	* Between 4-7 feet in length.
21. **What are the weight requirements of Javelins?**

	* A javelin cannot weigh more than 1.5 pounds. There is no minimal weight.
22. **What are the four other unique Javelin construction laws? (covers, padding, head diameter, head construction)**

	* Javelin cloth covers must be yellow.
	* Javelins must be fully padded along their entire length
	* Javelin heads must not pass more than 0.5 inches through a 3.5 inch hole.
	* The softer open-cell head must be at least 3.5inches in diameter and the harder base foam must be at least 3 inches in diameter.
23. **What is the maximum draw weight of a bow?**

	* 35lbs at 28 inches.
24. **What is the maximum draw weight of a crossbow?**

	* 35lbs at 12 inches.
25. **Are compound bows/crossbows legal?**

	* No.
26. **Where must a drawstop be placed on arrow shafts?**

	* At 28 inches.
27. **How many fletchings are required for an arrow to be legal?**

	* Two.
28. **What must every arrow shaft be capped with?**

	* A penny
29. **Can arrows have pointed tips under the foam?**

	* Absolutely not.
30. **What do you need to do to wooden arrow shafts (and wooden weapon cores) for them to be legal?**

	* Wrap them in tape.
31. **Can arrows have tape over the striking surface?**

	* No.
32. **What are the arrowhead diameter requirements?**

	* Arrowheads cannot pass more than 0.5″ through a 2.5″ diameter hole. The softer padded face of the arrow must be at least 2.5″ wide in all directions. The stiffer structural base foam must be at least 2″ in diameter where it meets the open cell face foam.
33. **What are the stability requirements of arrows (For example, what kind of twisting/movement will fail an arrow)?**

	* The head of the arrow must not be able to move easily in relation to the arrow shaft. This movement includes but is not limited to: twisting without return, twisting more than a quarter of the shaft circumference with return, plunging up and down, wobbling from side to side.
34. **What are the size and weight requirements of rocks?**

	* Rocks must be at least 4″ in diameter. The maximum weight of a rock is 1.5 pounds.
35. **Do rocks have to adhere to the ‘2 and a half inch rule’?**

	* Yes.
36. **Can rocks have tape on them?**

	* Yes, but it should be used sparingly.
37. **What are the padding requirements of shields?**

	* Shields must be safely padded on the front and all edges. Any dangerous protrusions (bolts, handles, etc.) on the rear must be taped and/or padded for the user’s safety.
38. **What’s the minimal diameter of a shield?**

	* 12 inches.
39. **Can plasti-dip be used instead of a cloth cover on shields?**

	* Yes.
40. **What type of core must a verdish shield have?**

	* A wooden core.

#### **Armor**

*(Allowed to miss up to 2 questions)*

1. **How long are protrusions on metal armor allowed to be?**

	* 0.5 inches.
2. **Can metal armor be failed for ‘unblunted’ corners or edges?**

	* Yes.
3. **Can armor be failed for areas that could catch an appendage, such as a finger?**

	* Yes.
4. **What materials can metal armor be constructed from?**

	* Steel and Titanium alloys.
5. **What is the maximum thickness of metal armors?**

	* 1/8 inch.
6. **What is the minimal thickness of metal armor in Verdite?**

	* 1.2MM
7. **What is the minimal thickness of auxiliary armors? (it is also the minimal thickness of Dagorhir/Belegarth metal armor)**

	* 0.9MM
8. **What is the minimal thickness of leather armor?**

	* 4.8mm, 3/16”, 12-14 ounces (any answer is acceptable)
9. **What are some examples of high-quality chainmail materials with a high KSI (>110)?**

	* High-carbon/tempered steel, tempered stainless, or strong grades of titanium.
10. **What are some examples of low-quality chainmail materials with a low KSI (<110)?**

	* Galvanized fencing wire or materials you usually find at local hardware stores.
11. **What are the size requirements for chainmail rings made from high-quality materials? (minimal wire gauge and the ID requirements)**

	* 18swg wire minimal.
	* 18swg high-quality wire can have no larger ID than 5/16”
	* 16swg high-quality wire can have no larger ID than 3/8”
12. **What are the size requirements for chainmail rings made from low-quality materials? (minimal wire gauge and ID requirements)**

	* 16swg (1.6mm) wire minimal
	* No larger ID than 3/8"
13. **What is an easy way to test the acceptable gap in armor?**

	* Using a penny. (3/4 inches)
14. **For chainmail weave/rings to be considered legal, what tool and test is used?**

	* 3/8 inch rod must not be able to penetrate the weave.

#### **Armor Tier**

*(Allowed to miss up to 2 questions)*

1. **What is meant by Single-Make, Hybrid, and Ambiguous armor?**

	* Single-make refers to armor that is made up entirely of one type of material-qualification (such as plate, chain, or leather)
	* Hybrid refers to armor that has distinct and clear areas that are made up of different materials to cover larger sub-areas within a target-zone.
	* Ambiguous refers to armors that either have multiple materials clustered together, or combinations of materials accenting one another in a way where there is no obvious or armor-worthy majority. If armor does not easily fit into the categories of Single-Make or Hybrid, they are automatically considered Ambiguous.
2. **There is an armor made up of many materials, including leather, chain, and plate. The armor is classified as an ambiguous armor. What tier of protection does it offer?**

	* Leather. Ambiguous armors are only as strong as the weakest material present.
3. **What three styles of armor are always considered ambiguous-armor?**

	* Brigandine, Cloth-covered brigandine, and small non-overlapping tags woven into a chain mesh.
4. **Traditional kikko armor (hexagons of metal sewn in between cloth layers) are exempt from the cloth-covered brigandine standard. What tier-protection do they offer?**

	* Chain-tier.
5. **For hybrid armors to retain different levels of tier-protection, what requirements must be met? For example, if an armor item has both plate and chain portions, how distinct do the areas have to be before it falls under the ambiguous armor standard?**

	* Armors can only maintain hybrid status if differing armor materials are clearly defined and cover one of the sub-areas within a target-zone. (for example, forearms would be considered a sub-area of the larger target-zone of Arm.)
6. **What is plate-tier armor?**

	* Plate armor is defined as armor made out of solid metal pieces that meet the empire standards.
7. **What minimal standard is required for splint-style armor to be classified as plate-tier?**

	* They must encompass a limb with no gaps greater than 3/4 inch.
8. **Can splint-style armor retain plate-tier status when not used on arms/legs (such as using splints on a torso)?**

	* No.
9. **How large do plates need to be before they no longer require chain connectors?**

	* Large enough to cover a subzone. (such as the forearms, upper arm, etc.)
10. **How large do plates that are not overlapping but instead connected by chain, have to be to be considered plate-tier?**

	* 2 inches by 3 inches
11. **How can plates smaller than 2 inches by 3 inches be classified as plate-tier?**

	* If they overlap consistently. (such as lamellar, scalemail, hon-kozane)
12. **What is chain-tier armor?**

	* Chain armor is defined as armor made up of interlocking metal rings that adhere to the empire standards, both styles of kikko armor, and armors that utilize metal 'tags' woven into a chain mesh.
13. **What are ‘tags’ in the context of chain armor?**

	* As non-overlapping metal plates, that are smaller than 2” by 3”, and interconnected by chain.
14. **If plates are connected by chain that exceeds 1” in width, Is the armor considered chain-tier?**

	* Yes.
15. **If an armor uses leather tags in a chain mesh, what tier is the armor?**

	* Leather.
16. **What is leather-tier armor?**

	* Leather armor is classified as both armors made from leather and as armors that have questionable defensive properties.
17. **Can splint-style armor be made out of leather?**

	* No.
18. **If an armor is made up of repeating plates that are not connected by chain, such as brigandine or tatami armor, what tier is it? Is this true even if the plates are steel?**

	* Leather. Yes.

#### **Uniform Standards**

*(Allowed to miss up to 2 questions)*

1. **What color is the uniform?**

	* Black
2. **When we say black, does that mean purple, orange, brown, green, red, pink, blue, or any other color that isn’t black?**

	* Absolutely not.
3. **What members can wear white torso garb?**

	* Penvaren
4. **What rank may trim their garb in red?**

	* Knights
5. **What rank may trim their garb in blue?**

	* Champions
6. **What rank may trim their garb in yellow/gold?**

	* Warlords
7. **Can Vanguards wear a green rank seal?**

	* No. (Not including Samurai armor)
8. **What armors may utilize a natural steel finish (outside of accenting)?**

	* European armors
9. **Can you mix-match natural steel armor and black armor? Is there an exception?**

	* You cannot mix and match, either your armor is black or natural steel. The exception is for chain shirts, that can utilize a natural steel shirt while using black appendages.
10. **What color grommets and other findings are used for general members and command members ranked lower than Taichou?**

	* Silver.
11. **When can gold grommets/other findings be used in garb?**

	* For command ranks Taichou and above.
12. **Who wears a gold Antioch symbol?**

	* Command ranks Taichou and above.
13. **Who can have an Antioch symbol on their back?**

	* Command Staff members.
14. **Can garb feature symbols/paintings/depictions other than the standard Verdish symbol? (or otherwise command rank related iconography?**

	* No.
15. **Can garb can imitate the special garb given to command staff or feature rank seals that the wearer has yet to achieve? Or feature a seal that imitates a rank seal?**

	* No.
16. **Can you trim your garb in black satin, regardless of rank?**

	* Yes.
17. **Can garb/equipment feature an Antioch symbol variant the wearer hasn’t earned? Or hasn’t been approved?**

	* No.

#### **Samurai Armor Exceptions**

*(Allowed to miss up to 2 questions)*

1. **Can Samurai armor be natural steel in color?**

	* No, It has to be black, (Fourth guardians can accent their armor with silver however.)
2. **What are the two vanguard exceptions concerning samurai armor?**

	* Vanguards can decorate their armor with a green rank seal and a green obi (belt).
3. **Do the Vanguard exceptions have limitations?**

	* Yes, the lacing has specific areas it can be used in. (Bonus points if they can name where this is: bottom of Sode, Shikoro, and Kusazuri. It can also utilize lacing on the mimi-ito, the top most row of a Do's tateage, and the Takahimo/Munaita cords)
4. **What kind of fabric is allowed in samurai armors?**

	* Armor fabric may incorporate a decorative black design.
5. **Is there a pre-approved ‘Antioch mon’ for samurai armor?**

	* Yes.
6. **Who can utilize gold ring accenting on samurai armors (such as the connector rings)?**

	* Command ranks Taichou and above. (also warlords)
7. **Who can utilize silver plate accenting in their samurai armor?**

	* Fourth Guardians.
8. **Who can utilize rank plate accenting in their samurai armor?**

	* Knights, Champions, and Warlords can have rank-appropriate accenting.
9. **What color can grommets, fasteners, etc. be on samurai armors?**

	* Silver for all members who are not the command rank Taichou or above. Taichou and above can use gold.
10. **The kohaze (frog/buttons) have a special exemption, what is it?**

	* They are allowed to be natural wood colors.
11. **For simulated facial hair on samurai armor, what colors are acceptable?**

	* Black or the user’s natural hair color.

### Armor Licensure Trials

In order to wear armor at practice/events. A Verditian must pass a licensure exam that will ensure the member understands how armor works. The exam is as followed: (You must score 100%)

#### **Academic Portion**

2. **What are the three tiers of armor?**
	* A: Leather, chain, and plate.
3. **While rank testing, what tier is plate armor reduced to?**
	* A: Chain-tier.
4. **How does Leather armor protect the user against the following weapon damages? (Blue, Red, Black, Single-Green, Double Green, Yellow, and White)**
	* A: Blue- Leather can ‘block’ one blue strike but a second blue strike will deal damage to the limb/torso.
	* Red- Leather offers no protection against Red damage.
	* Black- Leather offers no protection against Black damage.
	* Single-Green- Leather is immune to Single-Green damage.
	* Double-Green- Leather offers no protection against double-green damage.
	* Yellow- Leather torso and limb armor offer no protection against yellow damage. However, leather helmets offer immunity to yellow damage.
	* White- Leather helmets are immune to white damage.
5. **How does Chain armor protect the user against the following weapon classes? (Blue, Red, Black, Single-Green, Double Green, Yellow, and White)**
	* A: Blue- Chain can ‘block’ one blue strike but a second blue strike will deal damage to the limb/torso.
	* Red- Chain reduces Red damage to blue damage. Therefore Chain can ‘block’ one strike but a second strike will deal damage to the limb/torso.
	* Black- Chain offers no protection against black damage.
	* Single-Green- Chain is immune to single green damage.
	* Double-Green- Chain reduces Double-Green damage to blue damage. Therefore Chain can ‘block’ one strike but a second strike will deal damage to the limb/torso.
	* Yellow- Chain torso and limb armor offer no protection against yellow damage. However, Chain helmets offer immunity to yellow damage.
	* White- Chain helmets are immune to white damage.
6. **How does Plate armor protect the user against the following weapon classes? (Blue, Red, Black, Single-Green, Double Green, Yellow, and White)**
	* A: Blue- Plate can ‘block’ two blue strikes but a third blue strike will deal damage to the limb/torso.
	* Red- Plate reduces Red damage to blue damage. Therefore Plate can ‘block’ two strikes but a third strike will deal damage to the limb/torso.
	* Black- Plate reduces Black damage to two points of blue damage. Therefore Plate can ‘block’ one black strike but a second strike will deal damage to the limb/torso.
	* Single-Green- Plate is immune to single green damage.
	* Double-Green- Plate reduces Double-Green damage to blue damage. Therefore Plate can ‘block’ two strikes but a third strike will deal damage to the limb/torso.
	* Yellow- All plate armor is immune to yellow damage
	* White- Plate helmets are immune to white damage.
7. **If plate armor has received a single point of blue damage and is then struck by a black weapon what happens?**
	* A: The limb/torso struck receives damage. (AKA the armor is ignored)
8. **You have hybrid armor, meaning that your chest is half chain and half plate. The chain armor portion has suffered blue damage and is therefore ‘broke’. Does the plate on your chest retain its ability to block another blue strike?**
	* A: No. Once the target zone has any armor broken, the whole armor in that zone is broke. Even though the plate would still be able to survive more in other situations.
9. **When someone blue hits you in an armored zone, what do you need to call out?**
	* A: ‘Armor!’ So the opponent knows there was contact, but your armor came into play.
10. **If your armor has been ‘broken’ by blue damage and then receives a single green thrust, what happens?**
	* A: Nothing, single green can never go through armor, regardless of any previous damage.
11. **In Dagorhir and Belegarth, how strong are the following armor tiers? (Leather, Chain, Plate)**
	* A: All armor is reduced to leather-tier effectiveness at a Belegarth/Dagorhir event.
12. **Can you initiate a grapple while wearing armor at a Belegarth/Dagorhir event?**
	* A: No, it’s explicitly banned.
13. **Are you allowed to grab the shaft of a weapon if you are wearing armor in a Dagorhir/Belegarth setting?**
	* A: Yes. It’s not considered grappling.
14. **You are wearing chain armor from head to toe. If you are struck with a blue weapon once in the chest, and then another time in the back. What happens?**
	* A: You die, that is the same armor zone.
15. **You are wearing a chainmail shirt that fully covers your torso and arms. You additionally have leather shoulder armor on top of it. How does your armor work in terms of tier-protection?**
	* Your armor is only as strong as the top-most visible layer. So in this setting your shoulders only offer leather-tier protection.
16. **You are wearing plate armor that fully covers your torso and arms. You additionally have a back-shield on top of it. Does this change how your armor works? If so, how?**
	* Yes, it changes how it works. Armor doesn't count if it's under a shield strapped to your body, such as an arm shied or a back shield. *(Bonus points if they mention that this only applies to shields that are strapped to your body that can't reasonably be 'dropped' when broken)*

#### **Identification Portion**

Verditians will be presented either a physical piece of armor, or pictures of armor and asked to identify what parts of the armor are leather-tier, chain-tier, or plate-tier. For sections about their personal armor, they must be able to fully, without error, identify how their armor would react in specific combat situations. Questions such as:

1. What parts of your armor are leather-tier, chain-tier, and plate-tier?
2. What parts of your armor share a Strike-Zone? (Arms, Legs, Torso, Head, etc)

### **Additional Requirements for Samurai Title**

Have to pass the licensure exam to become a samurai in addition to having chest armor and handle colors.

### **Removing Extensive Knowledge of Armor from the Grunt/Footman Academic Trials**

With the advent of an armor licensure, it would be redundant to require the trial questions in multiple places. Additionally this could reduce a barrier to general rank ups. So we'd remove the questions from above from the general academic trials and replace them with simple game questions such as: "What does it mean when someone says 'Armor' after you strike them?"

We'd likely keep the cross gaming questions as is and then simple interactions such as what can block yellow damage.