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 electronically sign a document?
• 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
• Paperwork Processing for External Submission Heralds
• 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]
  • Blanket Letter of Permission to Claim Relationship [DOC] [PDF]
  • Letter of Permission to Claim Relationship [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
• Commenting on Letters of Intent

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
• How To: OSCAR Notifications [PDF]