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[Ardas]

You aren't really dead, the wounds aren't as gracious as Ghaz makes them out, but it's a gentle sign for your retinue to act. And a cue go new players that have been informed.

E: for those additional players not yet in the game (anyone that's not Taricus or Filex), please post your sheets here. Also, look forward to a map, since I believe that the revolution will be entering last phase.

[Digital Hellhound]

Welcome to the club, Iituem. Speaking of which, GMs, can I get any ETA on when I'll be healed-ish? I suppose in the meantime I can do laying-around-on-stretcher-possible stuff, but I'm not super useful in a battle.

[filiusenox]

You aren't really dead, the wounds aren't as gracious as Ghaz makes them out, but it's a gentle sign for your retinue to act. And a cue go new players that have been informed.

E: for those additional players not yet in the game (anyone that's not Taricus or Filex), please post your sheets here. Also, look forward to a map, since I believe that the revolution will be entering last phase.

Spoiler: Jonathan Highmaple, Revolutionary (click to show/hide)

Age: 23
Starting: Charisma, Swordsmanship, Base Regiment
Backstory:
Jonathon was born in the blistering summer of  six ninty-seven, to the Count Highmaple Of Elbreth and his wife. His life was an eclectic mix of tutors, dancing, swordplay and marksmanship-- and farming, herding, and helping to raise the Count's sheep. His father was a disciplined man, having served as a soldier most of his life, his every day, and by extension, his sons, following a neat, military schedule.
   It was only when the sheep were tended to and his studies complete that Jonathon would be allowed to do as he pleased without worrying about the birch. He spent it reading histories and legends in the Highmaple Mansion's dusty, moldering library. His daydreams of glory lightened the monotonous sparring sessions and herd-work-- and it was only natural, that when Jonathon had saved up enough money, he purchased a sword and musket from a local blacksmith, and left home to seek his fortune.
   Many a battlefield and shipdeck saw Jonathan's blood, his seven years of adventuring taking him all over the Storm Coast and beyond- even as far east as the Ruined Jade Empire. When he tired of battle, and the mistakes of man, he returned to Sheepstead.
   Word, through tavern talk and other adventurers, reached him of the Princess's rebellion, and the war that was to come to Elbreth, and, with a bit of smooth talking, he convinced some of the locals to join him to fight for independence.

[Ardas]

My bad DH, I should have mentioned that you are fine now. I'm terribly sorry, you were kept in a limbo by an oversight. You are good to act as fit as a fiddle.

[Taricus]

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: Adrian Arialdi

Description: Currently around 28 years of age, though this isn't truly confirmable given that his outfits typically consist of a gasmask and trenchcoat. For the rare glimpses at him with the mask off reveals that he has blond hair paired with green eyes accentuating his rather pale skin.

Background: Born in Ligoria, Adrian was raised within a middle-class family, part of the rare few not confined to the kyrite mines by necessity as his parents both worked within the administration of the region. At a young age, Adrian was enrolled into an engineering academy specialising in the utilisation of kyrite. Adrian proved to be adept in regards to manipulating the substance greater than what his above-average marks showed, and had quite the engineering talent outside of that as well.

After graduating from the academy, Adrian spent years in Ligoria, amassing a small fortune to fund his experiments and creations via various means, from small-scale investment to commissioned works. Looking across the sea for a secluded lab/workshop and a summer residence, he bought a small estate in what was formerly Elbreth off the bankers of Preston and converted the manor into what he desired of it, leaving the farmers to manage themselves.

When the revolution erupted, Adrian held no great respect or reverence for it, content to ignore it. But with the crackdown that came with it, he found himself unable to leave the country. At the tipping point of their assured victory, he merely went along with it in order to preserve his assets than out of any trust with the revolution.

Starting resources: ---

[Ghazkull]

Wait, we completely failed to damage the artillery on the last exchange?  Crap, I thought we'd taken them out in exchange for our own.

Well fuck, someone else lead this battle, I'm dead.  o_o

You didn't damage the Artillery much you only destroyed the castles defenses, making you able to damage the artillery...your choice to not attack them was your undoing. Should have used your mage to take them out completely before sending in anyone. Also, there is a reason people started commanding not directly from the frontlines starting with the invention of artillery

also *grumble, grumble* bloody nice gm turning my maimings and cripplings into harmless wounds 

[Ardas]

Hey, this is still the prologue,  I can't have my main cast die off just like that. At lwast not yet.

[micelus]

Wait, we completely failed to damage the artillery on the last exchange?  Crap, I thought we'd taken them out in exchange for our own.

Well fuck, someone else lead this battle, I'm dead.  o_o

You didn't damage the Artillery much you only destroyed the castles defenses, making you able to damage the artillery...your choice to not attack them was your undoing. Should have used your mage to take them out completely before sending in anyone. Also, there is a reason people started commanding not directly from the frontlines starting with the invention of artillery

also *grumble, grumble* bloody nice gm turning my maimings and cripplings into harmless wounds 

Wait so there's a hole in the castle walls or do you mean the gate?

[Ghazkull]

There is a hole in the gate, if you had more artillery ( for example magical artillery) you can shell the artillery directly now...and the troops stationed inside the castle for that matter.

[Ardas]

As you have probably noticed, ghaz provides the grimdark in this game, with battle controls and calculations.

[Iituem]

There is a hole in the gate, if you had more artillery ( for example magical artillery) you can shell the artillery directly now...and the troops stationed inside the castle for that matter.

A fair point.  I judged that risking Harroway's "artillery" would likely burn down everything we were hoping to gain from this fort.  Sometimes you make the wrong call.  :B

Edit:  Also, if I'm near death we can appoint a trio of body doubles to be Queen in my stead!  It'll be like a twisted reverse Man In The Iron Mask!

[Ardas]

Right, in line with my earlier PM to the players, I would like to take time for some suggestions, ideas and overall push of the game forward!

like most you probably know, this is my first serious attempt at a game, and as such I would like to learn from it as much as I can, in addition to having fun with an idea that brought me to Bay12 in the first place. As such, I would like to get some feedback from players and perhaps discuss few concepts and ideas that I had with respect to making the game more active and interactive.

As a first idea, I would like to see if the system could be sped up a bit with more rounds and turns actually passing by, with world events and ambience being created for the world - I would like to do that, but at the same time, posting for its own sake without players will look strange as well. I am happy to generate world events and see more happening. By that same virtue, I would like to make the game more active in regards to you guys acting to events and situations - while march on capital and establishing the kingdom proper is still in the books, you might be propelled to and fro a bit if the revolution is seen to be floundering.

If you are happy with it, I would like to generate at least 1 random event per player per turn, in addition to world events and situations, so that you guys can react and interact with the world, with consequences being far-reaching or local, and with rewards being impactful to none. In this respect , the dice will be key, but only in determining parameters, whereas your actions will make or break the situations that arise.

[Deny]

I think that's a good idea, as it stands the only real problem I see with the current format is that since we have a set goal there isn't much reason interact with one another and we don't really have much we can input into the given situation, we don't have much motivation to post.This could give us more reason to interact and do our own things as well. Also, I am going to be posting an action for this turn soon just for clarification.

[micelus]

I didn't post because I didn't notice the update. Sorry bout that. And yeah, random events sound nice.

[Iituem]

I'll talk once someone comes to see me.  I am currently being tended to by sister-nurses, and all the conversation I get is prayer and songs of praise.  >_<