Category Archives: service

To Colour or Not to Colour: a treatise on digital heraldic submissions

Posted on September 27, 2021 by Rachel

As more and more heraldic submissions are accepted using digitally rendered and coloured means, the question frequently comes up in heraldic spaces: what is an acceptable digital colour palette, in either hex codes or Pantone colours? This article will discuss … Continue reading →

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Volunteer Development in the SCA

Posted on February 24, 2020 by Rachel

This article is a companion article to my Volunteer Management in the SCA article, and is a step beyond the items covered within it. If you have not read that one, please do before going forward with this one. The … Continue reading →

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Straight Outta SLC: Quick and Easy SCA Names Using FamilySearch

Posted on January 21, 2020 by Rachel

Documenting names for the SCA doesn’t always require large tomes or some sort of wizard with super-linguistic skills to interpret a source. One of the best sources we have at our disposal is FamilySearch, a genealogical tool that has compiled … Continue reading →

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Making Choices; or why Konstantia wore one outfit over another

Posted on January 12, 2020 by Rachel

Calontir Coronation was this weekend, and as is often the risk with midwestern kingdoms in January, we had the prediction of some pretty heinous weather. So not kidding – we had a winter storm warning issued that morning for potential … Continue reading →

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Making the Odds Ever Be in Your Favour: surviving the heraldic submissions process

Posted on January 7, 2020 by Rachel

How do you make sure that you increase your chances for your submission getting registered and less like you’re trying to get your submission to survive the heraldic Hunger Games? Continue reading →

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2019 Year in Review

Posted on December 31, 2019 by Rachel

Did I feel like I missed out on things in the Society? Of course. Did I miss people? Definitely. Do I regret my break? No. I needed this, and I needed to not be in the middens of everything. And that has made all of the difference. Continue reading →

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Demystifying Heraldic Submissions: Waiting Is the Hardest Part

Posted on November 1, 2019 by Rachel

Picture the scene: you’ve got your name picked out, your badge forms coloured in, and you’re itching to get your device painted on your shield. You go to your local herald, and as you’re discussing the process, the question of … Continue reading →

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Omphaloskepsis: “Real Life Comes First”

Posted on August 25, 2019 by Rachel

Today, on that Other Social Network, I noticed a group dedicated to a century drill of service. For those not knowing what a century drill is, it’s 100 days of combat work, whether it be at a pell or with … Continue reading →

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Text: Adelaide Sarsfield’s Calon Cross

Posted on July 28, 2019 by Rachel

Our Minister of Youth has done a bang-up job at taking care of the youth of Calontir, and when I was approached about writing the text, I said yes. (Also, I love writing scroll texts, and often wish I could … Continue reading →

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SCA Philosophy Question Ahoy!

Posted on February 26, 2019 by Rachel

Since November 28, 2017, I’ve been asking my social media friends list (which, yes, comprises mostly of SCA folks) questions about SCA philosophy, SCA personae, and the like. Sometimes, the questions may have been a bit pointed, and sometimes, well, … Continue reading →

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