Updates from the Earl Marshal’s Office

The Society Office of the Earl Marshal has begun rolling out a number of updates in the past month.  There are changes coming for all martial disciplines. Some changes will take effect one discipline at a time. Presently, armored combat, siege, and combat archery are the first disciplines that changes have been implemented to.

The following information applies to marshals of ALL martial disciplines:

•A presentation made at Curia and shared at 100 Minutes War outlines the changes that are coming that will eventually be applied to all disciplines. That presentation is available at https://marshal.eastkingdom.org/index.php/2026/01/21/earl-marshal-digitization-efforts-and-rosters/

The following information applies ONLY to marshals of Armored Combat, Siege, and Combat Archery, for the time being (other disciplines will be added at a later date):

•Digital Marshal Cards are now live. Additional information is available at https://marshal.eastkingdom.org/index.php/2026/01/30/digital-marshal-cards-now-live/

•The East Kingdom Marshal Look Up Tool is now live, available at https://marshal.eastkingdom.org/index.php/marshal-lookup/

•Marshal warrants will now expire. Warrants must be renewed via an online quiz.

•Marshals are required to have an official East Kingdom email address so that, among other things, they can access the quiz. If you have not yet set yours up, now is the time. Information about doing so is at https://webminister.eastkingdom.org/email/east-kingdom-accounts-faq/

•Your warrant expiration date may currently be blank, or it may say “expired.” It will be updated AFTER you complete your quiz and receive your Digital Marshal Card by email.

The following is required action by all Armored Combat Marshals:

•All Armored Combat Marshals are required to complete the warrant quiz no later than February 28th. Completion of this quiz is mandatory in order to be eligible for your warrant.  We are doing a full warrant reset of all armored marshals based on knowledge of the updated handbook.  So, even if your current warrant was not set to expire for a number of years, you still must take the quiz.

•The quiz is found at  SCA Marshal Rules Quiz – A.S. LX

•The updated Armored Combat Handbook is available at https://marshal.eastkingdom.org/index.php/marshals/

•Use the Armored Combat Handbook Wiki to review to complete the quiz. It is available at https://society-rules.fullmesh.co.nz/index.php/Armored_Combat:Handbook

•You will need a score of 75% to pass and receive your warrant.  If you miss that on the first try you are welcome to review the handbook and try again.