Palimpsest Rules Letter dated 2023-05-30

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This is a proposal for a new table in the Glossary of Terms. It identifies the default arrangement of charges (primary, secondary, and tertiary) based on the number of charges.

OSCAR doesn't handle tables, so each item includes the relevant portion of the table as an image. Each item deals with a specific number of changes (column 1) and is subdivided into primary, secondary, and tertiary charges (column 2). Each of those sections includes a number of fields (for primary charges) or charges (for secondary and tertiary charges) and the default arrangement (if there is one).

1: Glossary of Terms - Table 7 - 2 charges - New Rule Change

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Arrangements for two charges:

Primary

  • On any field when combatant, respectant, or addorsed, the default is: In fess

  • On any field when passant counter-passant (or similar), the default is: In pale, the charge in chief facing to dexter, the charge in base facing to sinister

  • On a field divided in 2 the default is: One in each section

  • On a field divided per pall or per pall inverted, the default is: In fess

  • On a field divided in 4, when the charges have poor contrast with 2 sections, the default is: One in each section with good contrast

  • On a field divided in 4, when the charges have good contrast with all sections, the default is: None, must be specified

Secondary

  • Around a pale the default is: In fess

  • Around a fess, the default is: In pale

  • Around a bend, the default is: In bend sinister

  • Around a bend sinister, the default is: In bend

  • Around a chevron or chevron inverted, the default is: In pale

  • Around a pall or pall inverted, the default is: In fess

  • Around any other charge(s), the default is: None, must be specified

Tertiary

  • On a fess or chief, the default is: In fess

  • On a pale, the default is: In pale

  • On a bend, the default is: In bend

  • On a bend sinister, the default is: In bend sinister

  • On a chevron, the default is: In fess

  • On any other charge, the default is: None, must be specified

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2: Glossary of Terms - Table 7 - 3 charges - New Rule Change

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Arrangements for three charges.

Primary

  • On a field divided in 3, the default is: One in each section

  • On a field divided per chevron, the default is: Two and one

  • On a field divided per chevron inverted, the default is: One and two

  • On a field divided party of 6 when the charges have good contrast with only one of the tinctures, the default is: One in each section with good contrast

  • On a field divided party of 6 when the charges have good contrast with both tinctures, the default is: Two and one, with the two in chief crossing the vertical lines of division

  • On any other field, the default is: Two and one

Secondary

  • Around a fess, the default is: Two and one

  • Above a chevron, the default is: In fess

  • Around a chevron, the default is: Two and one

  • Around a chevron inverted, the default is: One and two

  • Around a pall or pall inverted, the default is: One in each section

  • Around any other central ordinary, the default is: See Note

  • Around any other charge(s), None, must be specified

Tertiary

  • On a fess or chief, the default is: In fess

  • On a pale, the default is: In pale

  • On a bend, the default is: In bend (oriented to follow the bend)

  • On a bend sinister, the default is: In bend sinister (oriented to follow the bend sinister)

  • On a chevron, the default is: In chevron

  • On a pall or pall inverted, the default is: One on each arm

  • On any other charge, the default is: None, must be specified

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3: Glossary of Terms - Table 7 - 4 charges - New Rule Change

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Arrangements for four charges.

Primary

  • On a field divided in 2 See Note; however, the arrangement is generally specified

  • On a field divided in 4, the default is: One in each section

  • On a field divided gyronny of 8 when the charges have good contrast with only one of the tinctures, the default is: One in each section with good contrast

  • On any other field, the default is: None, must be specified

Secondary

  • Around a saltire or a cross, the default is: One in each section

  • Around any other central ordinary, the default is: See Note; however, the arrangement is generally specified

  • Around any other charge(s), the default is: None, must be specified

Tertiary

  • On a cross or saltire, the default is: One on each arm

  • On a pall or pall inverted, the default is: One on each angled arm, two in pale on the vertical arm

  • On a fess or chief, the default is: In fess

  • On a pale, the default is: In pale

  • On a bend, the default is: In bend (oriented to follow the bend)

  • On a bend sinister, the default is: In bend sinister (oriented to follow the bend sinister)

  • On a chevron, the default is: In chevron

  • On any other charge, the default is: None, must be specified

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4: Glossary of Terms - Table 7 - 5 charges - New Rule Change

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Arrangements for five charges.

Primary

  • On any field when the charges are identical, the default is: Two, two, and one

  • On a field divided in 2 when there are 2 types of charges, the default is: One type of charge in each section; see Note

  • On a field divided in 2 when the charges are identical, the default is: See Note; charges may be blazoned in a specific arrangement covering the entire field

Secondary

  • Around a central ordinary, the default is: See Note

  • Around any other charge(s), the default is: None, must be specified

Tertiary

  • On a cross or saltire, the default is: One on each arm, one in the center

  • On a fess or chief, the default is: In fess

  • On a pale, the default is: In pale

  • On a bend, the default is: In bend (oriented to follow the bend)

  • On a bend sinister, the default is: In bend sinister (oriented to follow the bend sinister)

  • On a chevron, the default is: In chevron

  • On any other charge, the default is: None, must be specified

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5: Glossary of Terms - Table 7 - 6 charges - New Rule Change

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Arrangements for six charges.

Primary

  • On an undivided field, the default is: Three, two, and one

  • On a field divided in 2 when there are 2 types of charges, the default is: One type of charge in each section; see Note

  • On a field divided in 2 when the charges are identical, the default is: See Note; charges may be blazoned in a specific arrangement covering the entire field

  • On a field divided party of 6 when there are two types of charges and at least one of the charges has good contrast with only one of the tinctures, the default is: One type of charge in each section with good contrast

  • On a field divided party of 6 when the charges are identical, the default is: One in each section

  • On any other field, the default is: None, must be specified

Secondary

  • Around a pale, the default is: Three in pale on each side of the pale (may be blazoned as two, two, and two)

  • Around a fess, the default is: Three in fess on each side of the fess

  • Around a chevron Three above the chevron in fess, three below the chevron where they best fit

  • Around a bend or bend sinister, the default is: Three on either side, arranged to best fit the available space; roughly two and one in the upper section and in bend/bend sinister in the lower section (no DC granted for the arrangement)

  • Around a central ordinary when there are two types of charges, the default is: One type of charge on each side of the ordinary; see Note

  • Around a central ordinary when the charges are identical, the default is: See Note

  • Around any other charge(s), the default is: None, must be specified

Tertiary

  • On an ordinary, the default is: Follow the ordinary; when blazoned as semy the charges are strewn and may be in fess, in pale, in two rows, or random with no DC granted for arrangement

  • On any other charge, the default is: None, must be specified; when blazoned as semy the charges are strewn and may be in fess, in pale, in two rows, or random with no DC granted for arrangement

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6: Glossary of Terms - Table 7 - 7 charges - New Rule Change

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Arrangements for seven charges.

Primary

  • On a field divided in 2 when there are 2 types of charges, the default is: One type of charge in each section; see Note

  • On a field divided in 2 when the charges are identical, the default is: See Note (or blazoned as semy rather numbered); charges may be blazoned in a specific arrangement covering the entire field

  • On any other field, the default is: None, must be specified

Secondary

  • Around a central ordinary when there are two types of charges, the default is: One type of charge on each side of the ordinary; see Note

  • Around a central ordinary when the charges are identical, the default is: See Note

  • Around any other charge(s), the default is: None, must be specified

Tertiary

  • On any charge, the default is: Blazoned as semy rather than numbered; the charges are strewn and may be in fess, in pale, in two rows, or random with no DC granted for arrangement

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7: Glossary of Terms - Table 7 - 8 charges - New Rule Change

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Arrangements for eight charges.

Primary

  • On a field divided gyronny of 8, the default is: One in each section

  • On a field divided in 2 when there are two types of charges, the default is: One type of charge in each section, see Note

  • On a field divided in 2 when the charges are identical, the default is: See Note (or blazoned as semy rather than numbered); charges may be blazoned in a specific arrangement covering the entire field

  • On any other field, the default is: None, must be specified (or blazoned as semy rather than numbered)

Secondary

  • Around a central ordinary when there are two types of charges, the default is: One type of charge on each side, of the ordinary; see Note

  • Around a central ordinary when the charges are identical, the default is: See Note (or blazoned as semy rather than numbered)

  • Around any other charge(s), the default is: None, must be specified (or blazoned as semy rather than numbered)

Tertiary

  • On any charge, the default is: Blazoned as semy rather than numbered

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8: Glossary of Terms - Table 7 - 9 charges - New Rule Change

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Arrangements for nine charges.

Primary

  • On a field divided in 2, the default is: See Note (or blazoned as semy rather than numbered); charges may be blazoned in a specific arrangement covering the entire field

  • On any other field, the default is: None, must be specified or blazoned as semy rather than numbered

Secondary

  • Around a central ordinary when there are two types of charges, the default is: One type of charge on each side, of the ordinary; see Note

  • Around a central ordinary when the charges are identical, the default is: See Note (or blazoned as semy rather than numbered)

  • Around any other charge(s), the default is: None, must be specified (or blazoned as semy rather than numbered)

Tertiary

  • On any charge, the default is: Blazoned as semy rather than numbered

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9: Glossary of Terms - Table 7 : 10 charges - New Rule Change

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Arrangements for ten charges.

Primary

  • On any field, the default is: Four, three, two, and one (or blazoned as semy rather than numbered)

Secondary

  • Around a central ordinary when there are two types of charges, the default is: One type of charge on each side, of the ordinary; see Note

  • Around a central ordinary when the charges are identical, the default is: See Note (or blazoned as semy rather than numbered)

  • Around any other charge(s), the default is: None, must be specified; usually blazoned as semy rather than numbered

Tertiary

  • On any charge, the default is: Blazoned as semy rather than numbered

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10: Glossary of Terms - Table 7 : Note - New Rule Change

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The note that will appear at the end of the table:

    Note: Per the November 2012 Cover Letter, "charges in a single group split in two by a field division or a central ordinary that are placed to reasonably fill the space available to them and that are similar to period patterns will be considered to be in a default arrangement, and they do not require their exact positioning to be blazoned."

Jeanne Marie

Palimpsest

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