Empire of Medieval Pursuits Wiki

**Welcome to the Empire of Medieval Pursuits**
(Unofficial Collaborative Wiki)

The Empire of Medieval Pursuits is a non-profit organization dedicated to the re-creation and enjoyment of the realities, myths, and legends of the Ancient to Medieval world. Our purpose is to provide a forum through which individuals can come together in order to share a mutual interest in the celebration of the arts, customs, and ideologies of diverse and ancient cultures.

Looking to join up? Click Here to be taken to the official site. Membership is $20 a year, you are not bound by mundane location when choosing a branch, and it will need to be renewed every April 15th. If this is your first time signing up, you can sign up any time after January 1st and your membership will roll over to the next year's dues.

## Rules

Only one kingdom has formed under this organization, which can become a little confusing when getting into the nitty-gritty of the rules since one set of rules effect every member of the organization and another set of rules technically effect every member but it's in a different place.

Branches

The individual branches of the Empire are designed to be as versatile as possible, allowing each group of individuals to customize their branch as much as possible. Their name, heraldry, and events are themed to their culture and time period. All of these groups can easily be accommodated by the structure of branches within the Empire. The Empire shall be organized as a feudal hierarchical society. Following are the rules regarding Branches within the Empire.

Challenges

Two of the foundational pillars of life within the Empire are personal responsibility and being excellent to one another. However, occasionally members find themselves in opposition to each other with no means of redressing their differences other than outright combat. In these cases the Empire provides the option of Challenge. Upon winning a Challenge one member or branch may enforce their will upon another regarding a single issue. This Law is enacted to provide energy and harmony within the Empire and to foster the concepts of personal responsibility and feudalism.

Conventions of Combat ***Required reading for fighters.***

The pursuit of excellence in combat arts was central to virtually every ancient culture as its future often depended on its warriors. Throughout the history of armored combat, non-lethal war games have been considered an essential element of training those warriors. The EMP is no different and endeavors to foster those traditions and skills in the relative safety of a Behordium like tradition. The EMP provides a loosely structured environment for its adherents to expand their knowledge and skills at “combat”. Hereafter are the current rules and guidelines for combat with the Empire of Medieval Pursuits.

Rattan Fighting ***Required reading for fighters.***

This document outlines the definitions of armor and arms, provides armor rules, and weapon construction rules.

Cut and Thrust Fighting ***Required reading for fighters.***

These rules are meant to establish a minimum set of standards for Cut and Thrust Combat within the Empire of Medieval Pursuits. While these rules are set to help promote safe steel combat, they do not take away from common sense, judgment and individual concern for the safety of the participants involved in this activity. It should be standard practice to always be aware of one’s personal safety and never commit to an action that will knowingly compromise the safety of one’s opponent. Further, these rules are designed to augment foundational theories of swordplay and duelism. The Empire encourages practitioners to study the manuals, period sources, and from knowledgeable citizens, to help rediscover the western martial traditions.

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1. ↑ http://empiremp.org/
2. ↑ https://www.kingdomofardesca.org/
3. ↑ http://empiremp.org/rules/