Mark Tiller wrote on Tue, 23 Nov 2004 00:15:12 -0000 > P.S. Can anybody remember a reference to any sport?....aside from > dueling. Hi, Is sports a part of culture? If not, it is a part of life as in Dragaeran life, culture, and art. I did not think there was enough sports to list, but heh, we got a couple going right here. Dueling, fencing, javelin-throwing, javelin shooter shooting(?), knife-throwing. In Response to Mark Tiller Philip Hart wrote on Mon, 22 Nov 2004 16:17:40 -0800 (PST) >Archery? (Which is why I disagree with Linda's recent well-researched >comments on the archery range - that is, I didn't find them conclusive.) Thank you. Nothing conclusive until it is written in a book and maybe not even then. In Response to Mark Tiller Chris Olson - SunPS Mon, 22 Nov 2004 16:19:58 -0800 (PST) >Yep. The ball game (anyone recall the exact name?) >that the Teckla play alongside the Dragons, though >rarely in the same game, and never on the same team. I cannot remember which book that is in, but I had come across this ball game in Dragon recently, paperback, Chapter 13, page 211 "The next day some of the company drew out a squareball field, wrapped a bunch of rope around a rock to use as the ball, and played a good rousing game while the rest of us stood around and yelled encouragement and obscenities. The injuries weren't nearly as bad as a full-scale battle would have been but were bad enough to get us yelled at by Crown and cursed by the company physicker." Same page "S'yang Stones" is mentioned. Is gambling a sport? Interesting Mark wrote on the 23rd and others responded on the 22nd. Dueling, fencing, javelin-throwing, javelin shooter shooting(?), knife-throwing, archery, squareball, S'yang Stones. Bye. Linda G. Hmmm, catching javelin with your teeth? Dragon, paperback, Chapter 14 page 228 Vlad says to Virt "Do they have javelins?" "Probably", she said. "Almost certainly." Then, "Do javelins worry you?" "Not at all," I said. "I'm looking forward to trying to catch one in my teeth." "That's what we need: fighting spirit." Vlad thinks "I assumed she was being ironic, but I couldn't tell for certain." See maybe she wasn't being ironic. Why in the world wouldn't javelins worry you? "A single, vast, sheet of metal" flying at you. Virt just assumes Vlad knows about the defensive spells. Of course, she is a Dragon and she gets to go to the Paths if killed. Unlike "Don't come back, Fenarian" Vlad.