This is a very cool thread. I know that one of the main reasons I wear my armor (and put up with the weight, heat, etc of wearing it) is to get to talk to people at Faire. I get an amazing mixture of adults and children with never-ending questions and requests for pictures. At Parf, my home faire, there are quite a few of us, ranging from a Viking to a Templar Knight to a Roman Legionaire. We all gather in a group outside of the Joustfield exit after first joust for group pictures and chat. One very memorable moment last season for me was when a young child, maybe 10 or so, asked to hit me in the head while I was wearing my mail coif and barbute helm. I figured it would be a light tap, like most people do, but this kid hauled off and hit me about as hard as he could. I felt nothing through the armor and padding, but his hand really hurt (luckily he did not break it). Afterwords, I took off my helm and showed him the mail and arming cap under it. His freinds and mother stopped and talked to me all through the chess match, over half an hour! They had alot of good questions to ask and really paid attention to what I had to say. Who knows, maybe in a few years we'll have a few new Knights as a result!
