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→When do I take a hit?
A spearman hits you a couple of times in the knee (an illegal and unsafe shot)
and then proceeds to slide the weapon upwards until he eventually finds your
upper leg. Do not take this hit.<br>
'''A Good Hit'''<br>
A strike lands on your upper arm. It is well within the target area. You feel it - it
even stings for a second but is unlikely to result in a bruise. Your response to
it is natural and immediate, of course you are going to take it.<br>
'''A Marginal Hit (1)'''<br>
A spear grazes past you, possibly the blade came into contact with you—or
seen it, you would not have been aware of it at all. In reality, it would not have
caused an injury - it would have been a miss. You should not take this shot—
more importantly, your attacker should not expect you to.<br>
'''A Marginal Hit (2)'''<br>
A sword strikes you on the arm. It is very near the elbow. Difficult to tell in the
This last one is tricky isn’t it? It’s your call. If you have more than one hit, then
maybe the sporting thing to do would be to take it. If you are a Levy with only
one hit, do yourself a favour and ignore it—he can probably do better.<br>
It should be obvious from the above that what we are requiring is a greater
level of sportsmanship and some give and take. This should increase as the
