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Post by Brandwyn on May 5, 2009 4:57:04 GMT -5
Just to give everyone a heads up we are planning a Ranger Gathering and a Faire after the war is over.
Only ranger characters will be allowed to post on the Ranger Gathering thread, so if you don't have a ranger character, you might want to create one so you can participate.
The faire will feature a jousting, combat and archery tournaments, so if you want to play in those you will need a a knight, battleschool, or some type of archer character to participate.
Currently the SWC (Special Warfare Corps) is undergoing a secret mission in the war in Gallica. If you want to participate in that you need a SWC character.
Use the creation board to make these characters and get them approved.
(The SWC are battleschool people with special talents and a personality that allows them to carry out the less savory sides of warfare. Minimum age is about 22 because they would have had to complete battleschool and have had a few years in the army or a mercenary group to gain experience before being accepted into the SWC. Dougal, as the creator of the SWC, has a say in whether or not a character is accepted as SWC in addition to the staff. Be very detailed on these characters, especially in thier background, personality and equipment. They usually have some special skill and are allowed special equipment pertaining to that skill.) Read the SWC characters already in exsistance (Dougal, Robert, Avalea, Bolt, Darrell) to get an idea of what is expected.
If you have any ideas for plots after the war, the gathering and the faire, post them in the plots board.
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Post by ivory on May 6, 2009 18:46:04 GMT -5
What if we have a character that fits the bill, but isn't a SWC? Could we just have them operating with them from time to time but not a part of them? Like say, my character Galen Maverick. He's currently a mercenary for hire skilled in the art of hand-to-hand combat, a little blood-thirsty when it suits him, can be completly ruthless, and has a group of contacts that feed him information from far-reached places, oh, and one of them can 'talk to nature' (if he's admitted: his name's Jock by the way). Can he just be shoved into the group on orders of the King? I imagine a count of loyalty is probably needed, which is why I added that he's loyal to those that respects...for the most part. Who knows, maybe a wild card might make it more interesting.
And if not, can I have him or someone else play the badguy then?
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Post by Brandwyn on May 6, 2009 19:12:56 GMT -5
I would say no to him working with the SWC because they are members of the army and sworn to secrecy. Imagine them as an elite black ops force of the Navy Seals - The government doesn't openly acknowledge that they exist. There is no way a civilian mercenary would ever be working with them. The only way I could see that being even remotely possible is if they were all undercover and working with that merc under false pretenses to complete a mission of some type. But that is highly unlikely. And the merc would not know they were Navy Seals.
So I don't think Dougal would hire mercs to work with his men because he could not guarantee they would not talk once they were no longer working for him.
However, since the SWC are his creation, that would really be his call.
You may create a character to play the "Bad guy" if you want to.
Your merc group could also put in a "bid" to the King to get hired for a mission over in the war too, if you want.
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Post by ivory on May 6, 2009 19:23:28 GMT -5
What about Rangers (US military)? lol. I get your point.
How do you make a bid?
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Post by Brandwyn on May 6, 2009 20:44:58 GMT -5
Just start a new thread here in "plots and events" and write up a "letter" to King Duncan describing your merc group and that you are looking for work and what your group's specialties are. If you have something specific in mind that you want you mercs to do, then put that in the letter too (like "good at infiltrating enemy encampment and assinating key officials" or something to that effect - what ever it is you want for a mission.)
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Post by Dougal on May 7, 2009 2:35:37 GMT -5
Yeah, Brandy's right. The SWC are a special forces unit, although more like the SAS than the Seals (SAS=Stealthy killing, American special forces=lots of noise and airstrikes and general chaos). They're also not like the Rangers or 4RAR because they tend to operate in small groups (The Rangers and the 4RAR often operate in platoon or company size groups).
Mind you though, the SWC are actually being tasked with assassinating enemy officials, so the King probably wouldn't bring civilian contractors into this.
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Post by ivory on May 7, 2009 14:41:02 GMT -5
He's not really what you would call a 'civilian', but yeah, I get your point. I'll think about it.
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Post by Brandwyn on May 7, 2009 14:41:26 GMT -5
I was just using that as an example. What the contractors get hired to do would be up to Tandar or I, being in control of what the King is doing, but I want to get an idea of what Ivory would like for them to be doing.
Yes, it is true that the King would not likely hire mercs to do the same job. Course he could hire them to search out and kill the Aslavian sorcerers! Maybe...
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Post by ivory on May 7, 2009 15:12:52 GMT -5
What about if we're just a rogue group that does what we want, but occasionally offers information to the king free of charge?
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Post by Brandwyn on May 7, 2009 16:10:26 GMT -5
You can do that. Just be aware that if whatever you are doing should happen to conflict with or cause problem for the the King that he might send in the SWC or the Rangers to "take care of the problem". (Evil Grin!)
oh, and by "civilian" I mean the same as what the US government considers "civilian" and that is anyone who is not on "active duty" or "reserves" with the US military. Like I work for Navsea (Navy), but I am a civilian. I can go most anyplace in the govt that is below a "secret" clearance, but I am not active duty military, so thus I am labeled civilian. Contractors are also hired and are also considered civilians, but they have different badges that denote them as contractors. We all have to go throught he same security clearances process, though.
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Post by ivory on May 7, 2009 16:22:13 GMT -5
*sigh* And I thought all my learning was over with the final ring of the school bell. :-(
lol. :-)
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Post by ♥★Evanm7♥ on May 7, 2009 16:34:40 GMT -5
Does Evan count as someone who can go to the Faire?
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Post by Tandar on May 7, 2009 17:16:06 GMT -5
Sure. The fair will be open to the public--no background checks necessary.
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Post by ivory on May 10, 2009 18:29:54 GMT -5
What if something [like say, a group of everyday bandits] disrupted the faire? Nothing big, but then someone finds out that something bigger is going on? Something that maybe is tied to whatever mission the SWC is being sent on?
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Post by Brandwyn on May 10, 2009 21:47:56 GMT -5
that could get interesting. I have no objection to that. How about you Tandar and Drenith?
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