The Dogsoldier Codex

A Guide to Armored Combat for Fighters, Commanders & Teachers

 

 

by

Brian J. Pfeifer

and

Baron Sylvanus Perrin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sable Tower Press


Table of Contents

To Answer The Call: How to Authorize        

Dogsoldier: A BeginnerÕs Guide to Melee Combat   

DawnÕs Early Light    

The Gathering Storm  

Loose the Dogs of War!

On Foreign Ground: Or, I broke through, now what?

Life on the Wall

Live to Fight Another Day

Appendix: Spear Games

Wolf Pack: a Battlefield Handbook

Woods Battle

Field Battle

Bridge Battle

Castle Battle

Drill and Training

Concerning Food

Concerning Armor

Concerning Injuries

Tending the Flame: A TeacherÕs Resource

Types of Fighters

Transcripts of Basic Lessons

The Pitfalls of the Trainer

How To Recruit New Fighters

The Annotated Training Tally

Books: Written sources that have direct value to fighters

Drills and other fun stuff

The Lost Art of the Thrust: A reintroduction for the heavy fighter

Lessons of the Orc Forge: Armoring Mistakes We Made So You DonÕt Have To

The PCAS Armor Repair Field Kit

PerrinÕs Two Bits: A Novice FAQ

How do I hold a sword?

How do I strap a helmet? The thug-rig method

What is the proper balance for broadswords?

What hardware do I need to strap my shield?

How do I strap a heater shield?

How do I form a shield-blank?

Armor bites and other indignities

Metal and metallurgy for stickjocks

Swordblow Compendium

Guards and their abbreviations

Snap blows - Made with the hip pivoting towards opponent.

Return blows - Made with the hip pivoting away from opponent.

Other miscellaneous blows

Thrusts

Glossary

About the Authors

Training Tally Cards

 

 

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