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This page is a directory of educational material regarding SCA Heraldry and the SCA College of Arms. These articles cover filling out and reviewing submissions and the forms, commenting, and other organizational matters. The articles here should be of interest to submissions heralds, anyone interested in being a submissions heralds, and submitters as well as heralds of all levels in the SCA.

Submissions and Forms

How do I fill out the form for my name or household?
How do I fill out the form for a branch name, order name, or guild name?

How do I fill out the form for a device/arms or a badge?
How do I write a petition for a branch name or arms?
A Grammar of Blazonry
or Master Bruce's Guide to Excruciatingly Correct Blazon
Argent Snail's Armory Insta-Boing Checklist
nine basic checks for any SCA device or badge submission
Counting Complexity in Devices and Badges
how to apply the SCA's rule-of-thumb regarding heraldic complexity
Table of Restricted Charges
Table of Reserved Charges
Appealing a Heraldic Return
Tips for the Submissions Packet
Standard Letter Granting Permission to Conflict
Model Letters:
- Letter of Attesting to Legal Relationship [DOC] [PDF]
- Letter of Transfer [DOC] [PDF]
- Letter of Acceptance of Transfer [DOC] [PDF]
- Letter of Permission to Presume [DOC] [PDF]
- Permission to Conflict with Armory [DOC] [PDF]
- Permission to Conflict with Name [DOC] [PDF]
- Blanket Permission to Conflict with Armory [DOC] [PDF]
- Blanket Permission to Conflict with Name [DOC] [PDF]
- Petition for Registration of Group Name and/or Device [DOC] [PDF]

Commenting

Introduction to commenting in the SCA College of Arms

Organizational Matters

A Guide to the Submissions Process
why it takes 5-9 months to register names and heraldry in the SCA
Common Mistakes made by Submissions Heralds