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considered the same.The Standards for Evaluation of Names and Armory:The Rules for SubmissionsFor example, Per chevron gules and argent, a pale azure has one DC from Chevronelly gules and argent,a pale azure. Quarterly Or and sable, a fleur-de-lys gules has one DC from Checky Or and sable, afleur-de-lys gules. Per pale azure and argent has one DC from Per pale azure and bendy argent andgules. In each case, the change of number of pieces is significant.For example, Gyronny of six ermine and vert, a roundel sable does not have a DC from Gyronny (ofeight) ermine and vert, a roundel sable. There is no DC between Barry wavy of six argent and azure, adolphin gules and the same design drawn with more traits, and we generally do not blazon that difference.The one exception is party of six, which is divided in a different pattern (effectively per fess and paly ofthree) and was seen as a distinct field division in period. Therefore, it has one DC from checky anddesigns that create large numbers of lozenges (such as paly bendy). However, it does not have a DC fromdesigns such as Paly and per fess which create the same overall impression.e. Fieldless Armory: A piece of fieldless armory automatically has one distinct change (DC) from anyother armory, fielded or fieldless.Tinctureless armory, as described in A.3.A.2, is treated as fieldless armory for this purpose. However, noDC may be given for tincture of charges when comparing a tinctureless badge to any other design,including changes of tincture due to addition of lines of division.For example, (Fieldless) A mullet purpure has a DC for fieldlessness from (Fieldless) A mullet of sixpoints purpure, but no other DCs. For example, Per fess gules and argent, a lion counterchanged has aDC for tincturelessness from (Tinctureless) A lion but no other DCs for tincture, even though one of thelions is divided per fess.2. Adding or Removing a Charge Group: Adding or removing a secondary, tertiary, or overall charge groupis a distinct change (DC). The addition or removal of a primary charge gives greater difference and isdescribed under A.5.E.1 above. We count additions and removals in terms of the charge groups they affect,so that adding or removing multiple charges from a single group is only one distinct change. Adding orremoving charges from multiple charge groups may give multiple distinct changes.For example, Sable, a ram argent has one DC from Sable, a ram argent and a chief Or and from Sable, aram argent and overall a bend Or. In each case one charge group is removed. Sable, a ram argent and achief, overall a bend Or has two DCs from Sable, a ram argent. Similarly, Sable, a ram argent and on achief Or three roses sable also has two DCs from Sable, a ram argent. In each case two charge groups areadded. Sable, a ram argent and a chief Or has two DCs from Sable, a ram argent and overall a bend Or, asa secondary charge group has been added and an overall charge group removed.As discussed in A.5.C.2 above, when two pieces of armory have the same number of secondary chargegroups, they may not be considered to have added or removed a secondary charge group, even if thosesecondary charge groups are different kinds of secondary groups.For example, Sable, a lion argent and a chief Or has only one DC from Sable, a lion argent and in canton amullet Or, for the change in the type of the secondary charge (under A.5.G.4 below), rather than one DC forremoving the chief and a second DC for adding the mullet.As discussed in A.5.C.2 above, tertiary charge groups are considered comparable for the purposes of thisrule if they are on the same type of underlying charge group (primary, secondary, or overall). The additionor removal of comparable tertiary charge groups is a distinct change.Standards for Evaluation of Names and Armory – April 29, 2012 - Page 61 of 73
The Standards for Evaluation of Names and Armory:The Rules for SubmissionsFor example, Sable, a cross flory argent mullety gules and a chief Or has two DCs from Sable, a cross floryargent and a chief Or mullety gules, because the tertiary charge group on the secondary charge has beenremoved and a tertiary charge group on the primary charge group added. These tertiary charge groups arenot comparable. However, both of those designs have only one DC from Sable, a cross flory argent and achief Or, as in each case only one tertiary charge group has been added.3. Change of Tincture Within a Charge Group: Distinctly changing the tinctures, direction of partitionlines, style of partition lines, or number of pieces into which a charge group is divided is a distinct change(DC). At most one distinct change may be derived from changes to tincture of a single charge group.However, no distinct change for tincture may be given under any section of this rule when comparing atinctureless badge to another design, as described in A.5.G.1.e above.a. Tinctures: If the tincture of at least half the charge group is changed, the charge group will be considereddifferent. There is a distinct change (DC) for swapping or rotating the tinctures of a charge group evenlydivided into two, three, or four parts. There is not a distinct change for reversing the tinctures of a chargegroup divided into more than four parts. Furs and field treatments are considered different from theirunderlying tincture.For example, Azure, a cross crosslet argent has one DC from Azure, a cross crosslet per pale argent andgules. Per fess gules and argent, an annulet counterchanged has one DC from Per fess gules and argent,an annulet counterchanged argent and sable; the first example is a shorthand for Per fess gules andargent, an annulet per fess argent and gules. Each of the following is a DC from the other two: Vert, atree argent; Vert, a tree ermine; Vert, a tree argent masoned sable.For example, Gules, a fess argent between three lions quarterly argent and azure has one DC from Gules,a fess argent between three lions quarterly azure and argent, because the tinctures have been swapped.However, Gules, a fess argent between three lions checky argent and azure does not have a DC fromGules, a fess argent between three lions checky azure and argent, because the lions are divided into morethan four parts.Certain tincture changes are considered part of the type of the charge and do not contribute to difference.Charges such as towers and castles that are made of masonry are not considered to be different whendrawn with or without masoning, though fields and charges that are not made of masonry are. Somecreatures, such as panthers and yales, are often but not always spotted; the absence or presence of thesespots does not contribute to difference, though the addition of roundels to another type of charge isconsidered to be adding a tertiary charge group.b. Direction of Partition Lines: A change of direction of partition creates a distinct change (DC). Themajor single partition lines include: per bend, per bend sinister, per pale, per fess, per chevron, and perchevron inverted. A change from one to another (whether as single lines or multiple forms) is a distinctchange . In addition, a change from any of these to per saltire, quarterly, gyronny (of any number ofpieces), per pall, per pall inverted, checky, and lozengy or a change between any of these is considered adistinct change. A change in direction of half the lines of a design gives a distinct change. In general, theaddition, removal, or change of a partition line or group of partition lines that changes organization oftinctures in ways that affect half the tincture will be considered a distinct change.For example, the following all have one DC from each other: per bend argent and sable, per pale argentand sable, and lozengy argent and sable. The change from barry bendy to paly barry is a DC. There is aDC between barry wavy azure and argent and per pale and barry wavy azure and argent.Standards for Evaluation of Names and Armory – April 29, 2012 - Page 62 of 73
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