War scenario

A typical SCA war is made up a sequence of war scenarios.

Some kinds of scenarios

• Open field battle: two forces square off across an open field. This allows for unit tactics at relatively large scales.
• Woods battle: like an open field battle, but through a wooded area
• Bridge battle: one (or more) bridges divide the two sides. Often the objective is to be the first to take the bridge, or to hold the most of the bridge after a certain amount of time. The bridge typically crosses a "river" which usually is imagined, and represented with some markings rather than having running water. Sometimes people are allowed to "forge" across the river, e.g. by crossing on their knees.
• Castle battle: a representation of a castle, often with a wall, gate, and towers.

Objectives

• Last one standing
• Delivering a "message", package, or person to a specified location
• Capturing a flag
• Holding some objective
• Gathering the most War points

Number of "lives"

• One life
• Limited number of "resurrections"
• Unlimited resurrections

Limitations

• Weapons limitations: e.g., no weapons over a certain length, no archery
• Shield limitations: e.g., no shields

Scenario Design

Some scenarios are presented with elaborately stated objectives which with a little thought amounts to "Last one standing" or some other simple objective.