PSA* Gulf Wars SCAllion ID Created RIDING OF HOLLEKE TOR, KINGDOM OF AETHER – Hi everybody!  It's your favorite oniony friend! I hope you’re ready to see me at Gulf Wars!  The Newsroom has graciously created a version of an ID to help you with your authorizations, featuring the best allium around:…

PSA* Gulf Wars Site Token Design Leaked RIDING OF HOLLEKE TOR, KINGDOM OF AETHER – Less than two weeks away from Gulf Wars, Deep Gorget has provided the SCAllion with a preview of the planned Gulf Wars Site Token for this year. After scouring the whole of the Society artisans to create a…

Gulf Wars Merchants Scramble to Exploit New Market RIDING OF HOLLEKE TOR, KINGDOM OF AETHER – In the wake of recent announcements concerning ID requirements, several merchants are scrambling to take advantage of a potential new revenue stream: providing photo IDs to Gulf Wars attendees. Attendees…

PSA* Additional Changes to Inspection Point RIDING OF HOLLEKE TOR, KINGDOM OF AETHER – The Society Earl Marshal has announced further updates to inspection point, to better facilitate the new procedures reported elsewhere. Gentles wishing to find inspection point should be advised that the point…

SEM Announces “SCA Pre-Check” for Gulf Wars Inspections RIDING OF HOLLEKE TOR, KINGDOM OF AETHER – In a further update to the inspection conventions at Gulf Wars, the Society Earl Marshal has announced the implementation of “SCA Pre-Check,” which will allow fighters in any discipline to…

SCAllion Rejected for Society Communications Officer RIDING OF HOLLEKE TOR, KINGDOM OF AETHER – In the spirit of transparency, we here at The SCAllion are publishing the full text of our application letter to become the next Society Communications Officer, and the response we received. Names and…

Shire of Ostrich Reach dissolves after bake sale kerfuffle KINGDOM OF OBLIVIA , SHIRE OF OSTRICH REACH* – The Shire of Ostrich Reach is facing dissolution after the entire officer corps ghosted the rest of the Society for Creative Anachronism in the aftermath of a messy and messed-up bake sale.  …

Letter to the Editorial Board: Yes, Virginia, there are good peers Last year for the holidays, we posted this letter that had come through our Letters to the Editor box. Given that it is again that time of year again, we thought it in good taste to remind our Knowne World that yes, indeed, there…

Yule event struck by timely death SHIRE OF EASTERN SHORE, KINGDOM OF NEWLAND* - Attendees at Eastern Shore’s Yule event last weekend bore witness to the timely death of Lord Alton Stadtler, long a stalwart member of the group’s “feedback council”. Alton, 64, was holding forth on the largess…

Reality too wild, The Onion guns for The SCAllion’s readership BARONY OF AYRETON, KINGDOM OF THE MIDDLE – As we are entirely too well aware, sometimes writing satire is all the harder because reality is more ridiculous than our creative writers room finds plausible for our style of ridiculous…

Known Worlde Bookies Watching Today Closely SHIRE OF NETHER STABBINGTON, NORTH BY NORTHEAST KINGDOM* – Bookies across the Society for Creative Anachronism are reportedly biting their nails today, as the first reign to be selected by something other than rattan combat stretches into its third day.…

Local member sanctioned for approving of R&D BARONY OF RECURSIVA, KINGDOM OF OBLIVIA* – In a move which has polarized the kingdom, a member of a local barony (renamed “Dave” to protect privacy) has been sanctioned by the Crown for social media posts in which "Dave" said that they approved of a…

Shire membership found to consist entirely of chatbots with the exception of A&S Officer. SHIRE OF ADAVALE, KINGDOM OF EATENFIELD* – The Crown and Seneschallate of Eatenfield are considering their options after the recent discovery that the Shire of Adavale has only one physical member, the Arts…

BREAKING NEWS – Royal Abuses Power to Sexually Harass Women SHIRE KNOWN AS “OF COURSE IT IS”, KINGDOM OF DOES IT EVEN MATTER? - Our editors were horrified, appalled, and not at all shocked to receive reports that a sitting royal had, yet again, sexually harassed women and gender minorities.…

Allie Rides Again! Paint me like one of your French leeks. RIDING OF HOLLEKE TOR, KINGDOM OF AETHER - We here at the SCAllion want to see what you’ve been up to this summer yet again.  If you’ve taken a photo with our very own Allie Umberto, let us know by uploading your photo here and you could…

Kingdom creates an ultra-exclusive, peeriest peer award SHIRE OF OTTERLEIGH, KINGDOM OF SYUNIK* – What do you get the peer who literally has everything?  Another peerage!  On the docket for discussion as offered by Their Majesties of Syunik, is an award for the most peer-like, the very paragon of…

Request for AI Consorts Goes to the Board A LAPTOP SET UP IN A SERVER STORAGE UNIT, SOMEWHERE IN THE STATES - Viscount Reimonde Guillaume de Gybsonne, KSCA has reached out to the Board of Directors of the Society for Creative Anachronism, asking for a variance allowing him to fight in Crown List…

Request for AI Consorts Goes to the Board A LAPTOP SET UP IN A SERVER STORAGE UNIT, SOMEWHERE IN THE STATES - Viscount Reimonde Guillaume de Gybsonne, KSCA has reached out to the Board of Directors of the Society for Creative Anachronism, asking for a variance allowing him to fight in Crown List…

SCAllion receives leaked wording for new peerage ceremony A WAFFLE HOUSE, SOMEWHERE – The SCAllion was alerted to the possibility of certain leaked documents relating to the most recent peerage authorized by the Board. A retrieval team was sent to a cardboard box near the dumpster behind a certain…

Bigot surprised at SCA’s reaction to anti-Pride post ACROSS THE KNOWNE WORLD – As numerous Society for Creative Anachronism groups ramp up social media posts for Pride, numerous still were complaints from medieval enthusiasts hoping to find a group that would accommodate their rather medieval ways…

Bigot surprised at SCA’s reaction to anti-Pride post ACROSS THE KNOWNE WORLD – As numerous Society for Creative Anachronism groups ramp up social media posts for Pride, numerous still were complaints from medieval enthusiasts hoping to find a group that would accommodate their rather medieval ways…

BREAKING: Missive to all cooks across the Knowne World from a recent feast cook found among recipe redactions BARONY OF OAKGHYLL, KINGDOM OF OSRIA* – Honorable Lord Ralph Holes was feeling pretty proud of himself. Found among the redactions of the latest feast cook for a small baronial event and…

BREAKING: For the first time in SCAllion history there was a major event too happy to satirize SHIRE OF GLEN LINN, EAST KINGDOM — We know some of you have been waiting to see our take on the East's Crown Tournament, and we need to just be up front and transparent that we’ve reviewed the footage…

The SCAllion currently too stunned for words as Board of Directors takes rapid disciplinary action over seeming non-action BARONY OF BODLINGTONE, PRINCIPALITY OF CORPORA-PORA, KINGDOM OF BODLANDIA –  Over the weekend, Their Majesties Juglindore*, James and Isabelle, stated their intention to…

Ask The SCAllion Editorial Team Anything Answers A few days ago, we put out our Ask the Editorial Team Anything post as a way to connect with you, our readers, and we were blown away at how many responses we received in such a short time. Due to this overwhelming response, we’re putting out some…

Board of Directors Releases new SCA Dress Codes BARONY OF BODLINGTONE, PRINCIPALITY OF CORPORA-PORA, KINGDOM OF BODLANDIA – With the addition of the newest Peerage of the Society for Creative Anachronism, the Board of Directors has released an official dress code in order to preserve the…

Ask The SCAllion Editorial Team Anything! Hi SCAdians -- The SCAllion Editorial Team here. You also know us from our satire blog. You know us as the purveyors of silliness, good advice, and generally all-around good-natured shenanigans. The purpose of all of this is to connect with you and for you…

Booker Takes on The Board of Directors BARONY OF BODLINGTONE, PRINCIPALITY OF CORPORA-PORA, KINGDOM OF BODLANDIA – Fresh off his record-shattering Senate floor speech taking on the cruel and incoherent policies of the current presidential "administration", New Jersey Senator Cory Booker has…

BREAKING: The SCAllion Editor Exposes All! BETWEEN THE DIGITAL DIVIDE, KINGDOM OF RAMSBYTE* – In a shocking development, Pseudonymous Bosch, the Editor-in-Chief of The SCAllion has come forward with a bombshell statement regarding the authorship of several articles of the satire blog. Today, The…

SCAllion Board announces inaugural Black Faux Awards RIDING OF HOLLEKE TOR, KINGDOM OF AETHER – The SCAllion Board of Directors is pleased to announce the inaugural “Black Faux” awards, to be given for exceptional reportage, satirical commentary, and cheap jokes.  As this is the inaugural slate,…

The Society for Creative Anachronism Board Accidentally Texted Me Its R&D Plans The Knowne World found out shortly before 3 p.m. Eastern time on March 19th that the Board had come to a decision about whom the Board was planning to blame - and consequently revoke and deny membership to the Society…

Recent Board actions explained by humoral imbalance BARONY OF BODLINGTONE, PRINCIPALITY OF CORPORA-PORA, KINGDOM OF BODLANDIA – The Board of Directors’ actions in the last few months have raised eyebrows across the Unknowne World, with their recent reorganization being the most striking example.…

Ten Years of a Unified Martial Peerage: A Retrospective THE SMOLDERING RUINS OF THE SHIRE OF THE GREEN RIVER* - The year is AS LXXV. It’s been ten years since the kingdoms ignored the wise words of the Board of Directors and began knighting non-rattan combatants. If only we’d known what kind of…

Scheduling: A Note from the Newsroom We know you've missed us (we've seen the fan art and shoutouts to us in the last few weeks since the Board's . . . uh. Missteps), and while we're having fun covering everything, we're still pretty crispy. As in, a certain Southern colonel is considering adding…

The MTS announces formation and policies MEDIEVAL TOLERANCE SOCIETY, KINGDOM OF BEYOND-THE-PALE, – The Medieval Tolerance Society, a group which claims to be unrelated to the Society for Medieval Tolerance which was recently purchased by The SCAllion, has announced both its formation and its…

Ranged Peerage Poll as It Should Have Been Findings, Because It’s Not Like the Board is Transparent About This RIDING OF HOLLEKE TOR, KINGDOM OF AETHER – Hot off our data gremlin's mid-1990s Packard Bell desktop, we have the results of our unofficial poll regarding the ranged peerage. We do want…

Inspired by the Chivalry, the Laurel and Pelican each to split into multiple peerages SHIRE OF BERRYHILLOCKS, KINGDOM OF JUGLINDORE – A recent attempt at polling about the new martial peerage yielded surprising results - not only do the Laurels and Pelicans support the creation of yet another…

SCA BoD angrily declares “WE ARE THE SCA!!” during hotly contested conference call BARONY OF BODLINGTONE, PRINCIPALITY OF CORPORA-PORA, KINGDOM OF BODLANDIA — During a particularly difficult and hotly debated recent conference call, the President of the Board of Directors of the Society for…

Last Chance to Vote: Ranged Peerage This is your last chance to vote in our poll so we can do some number crunchies and munchies on our end with our datamancer goblins.  Vote, though, not only in our poll, but also in the Board’s poll to ensure that the support for the Ranged Peerage is seen. …

The SCAllion Presents: Gulf Wars Announcements GULF WARS, KING'S ARROW RANCH – The following announcements have been shared with the Knowne World  in advance of Gulf Wars 2025. Please read them prior to arriving on site for the war to ensure a seamless War Experience. The rules for parking have…

Leaked letter to heralds outlines Board position BARONY OF BODLINGTONE, PRINCIPALITY OF CORPORA-PORA, KINGDOM OF BODLANDIA – As the fury rages on regarding the Ranged Peerage, the Board of Directors has continued to receive dozens, if not hundreds of email missives from upset members, all funneled…

The SCAllion Leeks: Discovered Board Draft of Ranged Peerage Update – Joint Statement In an effort to better understand the Board’s wisdom in their direction on the Ranged Peerage Update, our inside mole at the Board of Directors, Deep Gorget, obtained one of the original working drafts of the…

REPOST: Board comes together of one accord to create new roadblocks for announced peerage In honor of the Board of Directors' joint statement regarding the Ranged Peerage, we here at The SCAllion would like to repost an article we presented in September of last year regarding those roadblocks. We…

Everytime We Try to Get Out, We Keep Getting Pulled Back In: Ranged Martial Peerage Poll Hey, Leekheads! The SCAllion here. Unlike the Board of Directors and their black hole of communication, we're happy to provide updates on the currently running ranged martial peerage polling. At time of…

A Second Interview with Jaws, Esq.: The SCAllion Comes Out Of Retirement The closest thing to a public face for The SCAllion is our intrepid in-house counsel, Jaws.  We asked Jaws to answer some of your most pressing current questions. Q: What made The SCAllion choose to come out of retirement…

The SCAllion Presents: the Ranged Peerage Polling That Should Have Been The Board of Directors of the Society for Creative Anachronism has decided that they're going to ignore some very convenient and well done work done by the College of Arms and completely leave off choices in their own polls…

Deep Gorget is Back SHIRE OF EVENRISE, KINGDOM OF THE SOUTH* - As rage among the ranged weapons and heraldic communities rises, The SCAllion has once again obtained inside information about what the latest developments with the Ranged Peerage Proposal from its top secret informant, Deep Gorget. …

BREAKING: Beleaguered Board of Directors Gives Up Hope BARONY OF BODLINGTONE, PRINCIPALITY OF CORPORA-PORA, KINGDOM OF BODLANDIA – In a twist move no one saw coming, the newest peerage for the Society for Creative Anachronism lay at the bottom of a Greek pyxis, never to see the light of day. The…

To the People of the SCA from The SCAllion: A Serious Post A serious post from us here at The SCAllion. We are still on an indefinite break, but this was too important to not share, especially in light of y'know, everything. Please share this far and wide. You are not alone. In this age, we are…

REPOST: Splinter group,  “Society for Medieval Tolerance” announces policies As we announced in So Long and Thanks for All the Alliums, we noted that we'll be reposting our top ten most talked about articles over our past nearly two years over the next few weeks. SHIRE OF SKORRAGARDR, ANSTEORRA –…