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Creating a society/order?
Sir Edward:
Welcome to the forum, Nathan. :)
Yep, all great ideas so far. For the name I was also going to suggest possibilities along the lines of (but obviously not identical) to some of the ones we already know of that have the right idea, such as:
* The Knightly Order of the Fiat Lux (Fiat Lux = "let there be light")
* The Knights of Veritas (veritas = truth)
* The Order of the Swords of Chivalry
The order I threw together in DAGGER was called the Order of the Silver Sword (silver often being equated with purity).
But I like the Order of the Marshal too. I think some googling may be in order to make sure we're in the clear. The abbreviation doesn't have any obvious problems either (KOM = "Knight, Order of the Marshal").
Based on our discussion so far, I may try to draw up a sample charter. Then we'll get to decide on all the fiddly little bits and pieces. :)
Sir Edward:
--- Quote from: Sir Edward on 2010-11-08, 02:19:36 ---
But I like the Order of the Marshal too. I think some googling may be in order to make sure we're in the clear. The abbreviation doesn't have any obvious problems either (KOM = "Knight, Order of the Marshal").
--- End quote ---
Quick search (not even a few minutes) shows some of the closest things as:
* Marshallans (Knights of Marshall, named in honor of Sir James Marshall) http://www.marshallan.org/
* Knight Marshal (former office in British royal household) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knight_Marshal
Sir Patrick:
Just found an Order of the Marshall on Facebook. It's a page for anyone with Marshall as a first, middle, or last name. Bummer.
Sir James A:
There is a free program available on windows and *nix called "Skype" that I have used for VOIP stuff before. Works well enough considering it's free. I'm not sure if it supports video chat, but again, it's free. :)
I think the Order of Modern Chivalry would be great. It ties back into the forum here, and if this is going to be the basis for the members / founding members, it makes sense. It would also help to separate us from the somewhat cliche "Order of the {animal}" groups, which, for some reason, remind me of sports teams.
I agree with the "no storm troopers clause". An effort at a knightly kit should be somewhat of a requirement, as that's what we're based around. IMO, doesn't matter if the member only has a soft kit that is a rough representation of something medieval. Accuracy will come along as time and finances permit for most people. And some people don't want to own armor, which is perfectly fine, as they likely have interests in other medieval-ish topics; music, dance, and so on.
My schedule fluctuates wildly, to say the least, but I'd like to get out to participate when I can. I'll see if I can come up with a decent monochrome "logo" of sorts.
Sir William:
I like the Order of the Marshal (one ell, not two) - one is based on last names, ours would be based upon the Greatest Knight, Sir William the Marshal. I really like it.
Was flirting with taking his colors and heraldry as my own...this would be better.
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