You may not use a melee weapon in combat while holding a bow; you must drop the bow before using another weapon. You may
never block with a bow. Participants blocking with bows will lose their arching privileges.
Javelins may also be blocked, caught, or deflected as long as this is done to the shaft of the javelin.
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This clarification is to add the following wording to the section on bows, closing this grey area of block vs deflect.
You may not use a melee weapon in combat while holding a bow; you must drop the bow before using another weapon. You may
never block or deflect with a bow, including any missile weapon. Participants blocking with bows will lose their arching privileges.
-Magistrate