The Standards for Evaluation of Names and Armory - SCA Heraldry

The Standards for Evaluation of Names and Armory:The Rules for Submissionscounterchanged is substantially changed from Quarterly sable and Or, four annulets counterchangedbecause the number of annulets has changed from three to four.For example, Gules, four boars two and two argent is not clear of conflict under this rule with Gules, semyof boars argent because both have four or more boars. Per fess Or and purpure, a rose proper and a vol Oris not clear of conflict under this rule with Per fess Or and purpure, a rose proper and a maunche Orbecause the number of charges remains two in both cases.4. Change of Arrangement of the Primary Charge Group: A new submission which substantially changesthe arrangement of the primary charges from a piece of protected armory does not conflict with it. In caseswhere armory has an arrangement which is forced by the field, no difference can be obtained forarrangement of those charges. It does not matter whether the forced arrangement is in the registered item orthe new submission. The following groups of arrangements are substantially different from each other,while arrangements listed in the same group are not substantially different from each other; otherarrangements cannot apply this rule, but may still qualify for a distinct change under A.5.G below:• in pale• in fess• in bend• in bend sinister• in saltire, and two and two, and crossed in saltire• in cross• two and one, and three, two, and one• in orle and in annuloFor example, Gules, in fess two lions argent does not conflict with Gules, in pale two lions argent or withGules, in bend two lions argent or with Gules, in bend sinister two lions argent because the arrangement ofthe lions is substantially different. Per saltire Or and argent, in cross four suns gules does not conflict withPer saltire Or and argent, in saltire four suns gules because in cross is substantially different from insaltire. Argent, six mullets gules, three, two, and one does not conflict with Argent, eight mullets in orlegules because three, two, and one is substantially different from in orle.For example, Quarterly gules and argent, two ravens argent is not clear of conflict under this rule fromGules, in fess two ravens argent, because the in bend position of the ravens in the first item are forced thereby the field – the white ravens could not overlap either of the white quarters. Similarly, Sable, in pale twoanchors Or is not clear of conflict under this rule from Per fess sable and Or, in fess two anchors Orbecause the anchors in the second item are forced to the top half by the field - no yellow anchor could be onthe yellow part of the field.5. Change of Posture of the Primary Charge Group: A new submission which substantially changes thepostures or orientations of each of the primary charges from a piece of protected armory does not conflictwith it, when the posture of the individual charges are comparable. Charges which fall into separatecategories of animate charges do not have comparable postures; animate charges and inanimate charges donot have comparable postures or orientations. These categories are listed below in this section. Postures andorientations not listed in this section cannot apply this rule, but may still qualify for a distinct change underA.5.G below. Primary charge groups which are not comparable under this rule may still qualify for adistinct change under A.5.G below.For example, Per fess gules and azure, a hound courant and a lymphad argent cannot apply this rule whenbeing compared to Per fess gules and azure, a hound rampant and a dragon passant argent because, whilethe hounds are in different postures, a lymphad and a dragon do not have comparable postures ororientations. However, Per bend purpure and argent, a sword fesswise and an lion rampantStandards for Evaluation of Names and Armory – April 29, 2012 - Page 55 of 73