The King's Dragoons Ride Again: Let's Play Guns of Infinity!

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AJ_Impy: Jun 17, 2007; SWORD OF SMATTAS. CAN YOU NOT HEAR A WORLD CRY OUT FOR JUSTICE? WHEN WILL YOU DELIVER IT?; Yam Slacker

Case by Case

Great for pitched battles, lousy for stealth missions.

# ? Apr 5, 2016 09:02

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# ? Jun 9, 2024 15:50

ShootaBoy: Jan 6, 2010; Anime is Bad.
_{Except for Pokemon, Valkyria Chronicles and 100% OJ.}

Case by case. No need for a full suit of armour during a night mission.

# ? Apr 5, 2016 09:08

Ikasuhito: Sep 29, 2013; Haram as Fuck.

Every battle will involve people wanting to shoot us, so we shall use our armor In every battle.

# ? Apr 5, 2016 09:38

Dong Quixote: Oct 3, 2015; Fun Shoe

Case by case

If we're sneaking up on other nobles, all the bane stuff will be a big old beacon on where we are.

# ? Apr 5, 2016 11:50

Griefor: Jun 11, 2009

Lord Cyrahzax posted:

trivial obstacles like stone, wood, or people

We will need this sword in our hands 24/7 in case we need to cut through some trivial obstacles like people. :allears:

# ? Apr 5, 2016 15:52

Lord Cyrahzax: Oct 11, 2012

quote:

Indeed. Although there will be situations where a flaming sword and bulletproof plate may prove useful, there are also ones where such assets become hindrances; a loud, obvious suit of armour would certainly not help if you needed to ambush the enemy or sneak about.

You make arrangements to have the armour added to your allotment of personal baggage, to be carried with your squadron's pack animals on campaign.

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It is in the first month of 608 that a convoy of warships carrying the ensign of the Royal Tierran Navy sails into the ice-scudded waters of Noringia's harbour. Onboard are replacements for the line infantry, new guns for the artillery, and most preciously of all, a score of bright young officers in the grey-green tunic of the Royal Dragoons.

Out of the twenty, Cazarosta's Third Squadron is to receive seven. Another six are bound for Lieutenant-colonel Keane's First Squadron. The remaining seven are for your own Sixth Squadron. After being the sole commissioned officer in a squadron of nearly two hundred men for nearly a full year, the relief you feel as your new subordinates report in is palpable.

Unfortunately, of the seven new officers you receive, not all are suitable. Only three are lieutenants fit to command the five troops that your squadron is divided into. The remaining two troops will have to be commanded by cornets: freshly made officers with new commissions and bugger-all else.

With each section of your command now led by its own officer, your men begin to show improvement very quickly. Over the next few months, your squadron becomes better drilled, more spirited, and even begins to redirect any resentment over punishments and long exercises from you to their new junior officers.

You also take the time to appoint a personal servant; the commanders of infantry companies and cavalry squadrons are permitted to retain an enlisted attendant, or 'bat-man,' to see to your personal needs in exchange for easier duties and a substantial pay bonus. You pick out one of the more loyal of your men, a Corporal Marion, to serve in this purpose. You soon find that having someone else available to shave you, see to your uniforms, and prepare your tea makes life much easier.

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As the seasons turn once again and your officers settle into their duties, you find yourself facing another decision. When you were the only commissioned officer in the squadron, you led the entire unit as a unified command. Now, with each troop led by a commanding officer of its own, you must choose which troop to accompany into battle should you ever be deployed separately.

In addition, the commanding officer of the troop you pick would be the one most likely to be at your side on the field. You spend some time going over your officers' strengths and weaknesses. The two cornets commanding their own troops are too inexperienced for the job, which leaves your three lieutenants.

First, there is Lieutenant Sandoral, commander of 1st Troop, a lanky figure with a stooped back and glasses. Every day, he reads lines of Kian philosophy and M'hidiyossi poetry to his men before they drill. One would think that such a habit would make him an object of ridicule amongst his men, yet the dragoons under his command seem to respect and even almost like their soft-spoken, bookish officer.

Second, there is Lieutenant Blaylock, commander of 3rd Troop, a powerfully built young man who joined the army after he had been thrown out of Aetoria's Royal University for duelling. Abrasive and often crude, you must admit that the young man is an exceptional swordsman, a crack shot, and a gloriously skilled equestrian.

Lastly, there is young Lord Renard, or rather, Renard d'al Findlay, the Duke of Cunaris's eldest son and commander of 4th Troop. He is slim, dashing, and possesses a personal magnetism that even you find hard to resist. His aristocratic upbringing has made him eloquent and a fine horseman. He is also, unfortunately, profoundly dense.

Which troop do you decide to attach yourself to?

1st Troop, under Lieutenant Sandoral.

3rd Troop, under Lieutenant Blaylock.

4th Troop, under Lieutenant Findlay.

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As of the Summer of the 608th year of the Old Imperial Era

Sir Alaric d'al Sancroix
Age: 36
Rank: Captain
Wealth: 395
Income: 15
Soldiering: 24%
Charisma: 50%
Intellect: 60%
Reputation: 25%
Health: 75%
Idealism: 39% Cynicism: 61%
Ruthlessness: 95% Mercy: 5%

You are a Knight of the Red, having the right to wear bane-hardened armour and wield a bane-runed sword.

You can speak, read, and write the Antari language.

Sixth Squadron, Royal Dragoons
Senior NCO: Staff-sergeant Lanzerel
Discipline: 46%
Morale: 49%
Loyalty: 46%
Strength: 96%

# ? Apr 5, 2016 19:07

my dad: Oct 17, 2012; this shall be humorous

If there's one thing that we've learned in our misadventures, it's that a clever commander who can keep his troops both loyal and disciplined is worth his weight in gold. So, 1st Troop, under Lieutenant Mc-least-likely-to-get-us-all-horribly-killed Sandoral

# ? Apr 5, 2016 19:15

tatankatonk: Nov 4, 2011; Pitching is the art of instilling fear.

Findlay will need our help, and he's the son of a well-connected officer.

# ? Apr 5, 2016 19:21

sullat: Jan 9, 2012

If there's one thing we know, sucking up to our boss will serve us well in the future. Findlay.

# ? Apr 5, 2016 19:21

Dong Quixote: Oct 3, 2015; Fun Shoe

Findlay.

Intelligence is his weak point, and we're pretty smart. If we attach to the bookish guy, we're gonna get steamrolled in every engagement because we can't fight.

# ? Apr 5, 2016 19:22

ShootaBoy: Jan 6, 2010; Anime is Bad.
_{Except for Pokemon, Valkyria Chronicles and 100% OJ.}

Findlay. Maybe some of our brain will rub off on him, hopefully not literally.

# ? Apr 5, 2016 19:36

akulanization: Dec 21, 2013

Findlay let's see if we can't get Elson2.0 to turn out a little less dead than the original version.

# ? Apr 5, 2016 19:49

my dad: Oct 17, 2012; this shall be humorous

Do you guys know something I don't? :v:

# ? Apr 5, 2016 19:54

sullat: Jan 9, 2012

my dad posted:

Do you guys know something I don't?

The importance of networking, apparently.

# ? Apr 5, 2016 20:20

AJ_Impy: Jun 17, 2007; SWORD OF SMATTAS. CAN YOU NOT HEAR A WORLD CRY OUT FOR JUSTICE? WHEN WILL YOU DELIVER IT?; Yam Slacker

The idiot with connections, he won't notice us assuming direct control.

# ? Apr 5, 2016 20:24

Ikasuhito: Sep 29, 2013; Haram as Fuck.

Someone has to make sure the idiot dosent hurt himself. Findlay

# ? Apr 5, 2016 20:38

George Rouncewell: Jul 20, 2007; You think that's illegal? Heh, watch this.

We need a goon to crack heads, we can do the thinking.
Blaylock!

# ? Apr 5, 2016 21:50

Jaguars!: Jul 31, 2012

If we don't keep an eye on Blaylock, we'll soon only have two lieutenants one way or another. If he wants to duel, he can duel a bane armoured veteran, and we can shoot him in the foot.

# ? Apr 6, 2016 06:26

Lord Cyrahzax: Oct 11, 2012

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Starting the next day, you begin attending drill exercises with Lieutenant Findlay's 4th Troop.

You can sense the devotion which young Findlay's men feel towards him almost immediately. In a way, the Lieutenant is almost a perfect officer from the point of view of a man under his command; he is a bold and inspiring figure with a razor wit, as well as the will and proficiency needed to lead his men on exercise by example.

He also lacks the great affliction which strikes most junior officers: the belief that he knows better than even the veteran common soldiers under his command. The young lordling is just smart enough to realise how stupid he can often be, and so he defers constantly to both you and his sergeants. It is a good habit to have as a junior officer, but you cannot help but worry about the effect it might have upon his confidence as an officer.

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Noringia swells with fresh reinforcements as the seasons begin to turn once again. Regiments that had been devastated after Blogia are once again at near full strength. Indeed, even the losses you took in that first action as squadron commander a year ago have been entirely made good.

However, despite the rejuvenated state of the army, His Majesty, in direct command of his armies, refuses to take the field. Instead, he merely sends out enough forces to maintain control of the small strip of the southern forest under Tierran control. The bulk of the army remains at Noringia, training.

Surely you must have an opinion on that.

With our ranks refilled, we should be attacking. Blogia must be avenged!

I'd rather not try to second-guess the decisions of my monarch.

We need the extra time to train and make ready.

# ? Apr 6, 2016 09:33

Ikasuhito: Sep 29, 2013; Haram as Fuck.

BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD!

# ? Apr 6, 2016 09:39

AJ_Impy: Jun 17, 2007; SWORD OF SMATTAS. CAN YOU NOT HEAR A WORLD CRY OUT FOR JUSTICE? WHEN WILL YOU DELIVER IT?; Yam Slacker

Get good first.

# ? Apr 6, 2016 09:41

my dad: Oct 17, 2012; this shall be humorous

We're bloodthirsty agains unarmed people. Against armed people, we're cautious. We need the extra time to train and make ready.

# ? Apr 6, 2016 09:53

akulanization: Dec 21, 2013

my dad posted:

We're bloodthirsty agains unarmed people. Against armed people, we're cautious. We need the extra time to train and make ready.

This, if we use all our ammo killing soldiers we'll never have enough left over to finish off the civilians.

# ? Apr 6, 2016 10:14

sullat: Jan 9, 2012

Swords don't need bullets! Unless they're gun-swords. Can we get some of those issued to us? Wait until we can train the men in their new gun-swords.

# ? Apr 6, 2016 14:26

Dong Quixote: Oct 3, 2015; Fun Shoe

Git gud

# ? Apr 6, 2016 14:34

ShootaBoy: Jan 6, 2010; Anime is Bad.
_{Except for Pokemon, Valkyria Chronicles and 100% OJ.}

Training montage first, then we can go do war crimes.

# ? Apr 6, 2016 16:24

Pump it up! Do it!: Oct 3, 2012

Vegneance! if the men aren't properly trained it's easier to lead them into committing war crimes.

# ? Apr 6, 2016 17:52

Mightypeon: Oct 10, 2013; Putin apologist- assume all uncited claims are from Russia Today or directly from FSB.

key phrases: Poor plucky little Russia, Spheres of influence, The West is Worse, they was asking for it.

Clearly, the King knows best

# ? Apr 6, 2016 19:12

Lord Cyrahzax: Oct 11, 2012

quote:

Absolutely. There is certainly a difference between freshly raised units and well-drilled troops. It takes weeks, even months of such training to turn a mob of civilians with uniforms and muskets into a real fighting force. The extra time is a blessing, if you view it that way.

Still, perhaps the King has his own plan as well.

+1% Cynicism

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Soon, winter comes again, a particularly harsh one this time. For the first time since you arrived in Antar, you witness Noringia covered in thick blankets of snow.

The sheer amount of the stuff on the ground makes any sort of equestrian drills or marching exercises impossible. It is only through the efforts of some of the Line Infantry units, roped into clearing the roads with shovels, that the town is able to function at all.

As a result, your men are restricted to practising close-order drill in the cleared squares of land set up specifically for that purpose, along with musketry practice. It is during an instance of the latter that you notice something of a problem.

The King's regulations demand that each soldier in service be capable of firing three rounds a minute from their weapons, in any weather. While such requirements were somewhat loosened in the frantic months after Blogia, Grenadier Square seems once again insistent that this basic standard be met, enough to send inspectors to each company and squadron of each regiment.

Your squadron is not to be inspected for another two weeks; however, you can already see that the men are not up to the job. While you can usually manage three shots a minute, your men are less able; the veterans can generally work their carbines fast enough, but most of your men are still short. Worse yet, a few can barely even manage their second shot before time runs out. Surely, if your squadron is to pass the upcoming inspection, you must do something.

I order extra drill until all the men can get it right.

I offer rewards for the fastest shots in the squadron.

I find some way to speed the reloading process.

Hopefully, the problem will work itself out.

# ? Apr 6, 2016 19:48

Sylphosaurus: Sep 6, 2007

I find some way to speed the reloading process.

# ? Apr 6, 2016 20:12

KYOON GRIFFEY JR: Apr 12, 2010; Runner-up, TRP Sack Race 2021/22

Drill, baby, Drill

# ? Apr 6, 2016 20:19

Deceitful Penguin: Feb 16, 2011

Hopefully, the problem will work itself out.

I just like the idea of thinking that.

# ? Apr 6, 2016 20:19

tatankatonk: Nov 4, 2011; Pitching is the art of instilling fear.

Find a different way

# ? Apr 6, 2016 20:35

ShootaBoy: Jan 6, 2010; Anime is Bad.
_{Except for Pokemon, Valkyria Chronicles and 100% OJ.}

C'mon Al, put that brain to work and figure out a way to speed this whole reloading business up.

# ? Apr 6, 2016 20:48

Rogue AI Goddess: May 10, 2012; I enjoy the sight of humans on their knees.
That was a joke... unless..?

Intellect is our highest stat for a reason.

Find a way to speed up the reloading process through a very clever and possibly illegal exploit that will get banned in the next patch.

# ? Apr 6, 2016 20:50

Dong Quixote: Oct 3, 2015; Fun Shoe

Ephemeron posted:

Find a way to speed up the reloading process through a very clever and possibly illegal exploit that will get banned in the next patch.

This

# ? Apr 6, 2016 21:07

AJ_Impy: Jun 17, 2007; SWORD OF SMATTAS. CAN YOU NOT HEAR A WORLD CRY OUT FOR JUSTICE? WHEN WILL YOU DELIVER IT?; Yam Slacker

Bite. Pour. Spit. Tap. Aim.

# ? Apr 6, 2016 22:02

Xander77: Apr 6, 2009; Fuck it then. For another pit sandwich and some 'tater salad, I'll post a few more.

AJ_Impy posted:

Bite. Pour. Spit. Tap. Aim.

I was just about to post something like that. BTW, who wants to bet that Legit Caz isn't just "sometimes managing three shots", but rivalling Sharpe's 6 shots in a minute?

Xander77 fucked around with this message at 18:54 on Apr 29, 2016

# ? Apr 6, 2016 22:04

akulanization: Dec 21, 2013

Xander77 posted:

I was just about to post something like that. BTW, who wants to bet that Legit Caz isn't just "somtimes managing three shots", but rivalling Sharpe's 6 shots in a minute?

Legit Caz gets 7 on a good day. :colbert:

Offer prizes to the best shots. The free market of murder will do what grenadier square cannot.

# ? Apr 7, 2016 00:37

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Ikasuhito: Sep 29, 2013; Haram as Fuck.

Drill until they can do it in their sleep.

# ? Apr 7, 2016 00:41

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