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[Stirk]

((A serious note: Conscription was never enacted in Australia. Every Australian who fought in the first World War was a volunteer. The Australian corps only made up about 10% of the Allied force and were responsible for more than a quarter of German prisoners captured on the Western front. Close to 10% of the population of New Zealand fought in the war.

Tens of thousands of men on both sides (Ottomans, Germans, French, British, Australians, New Zealanders) died at Gallipoli, and the tragedy of the conflict led to Australia and New Zealand seeking greater independence from Britain after the war.

Cheers to every man who fought. Though there will be, there's no harm in wishing that there's never a war like it again. Therefore: may humanity never see a conflict of it's like again.))

((Well, technically there *was* conscription enacted in Australia, but it only applied to the home forces. The Defense Act 1903 meant that Australia couldn't send conscripted soldiers overseas, where all the fighting was done in this war, so all the fighting was done by the volunteer forces. If somehow the Germans landed on Oceanic soil, there would have been conscripted soldiers fighting too.

_{......Does it count as pestering if it is background knowledge not related to the turn?} ))

[ATHATH]

I'm going to have to drop out. Sorry.

Actually... Can some of the waitlisters play as some of the Turks?

[adwarf]

"Alright, lets see which of these fellows I can trust enough to hand an explosive."

Check with the members of the 1st Section to see who knows how to use the bombs, and then observe them to see how they're reacting to a ship getting destroyed by a giant tentacle.

[Sosoku234]

"Well now! They're passing out explosive as if they're popcorn. No doubt I won't be getting none. Oh well, suits me fine. I didn't want to be vaporized anyway."

I just sit and bide my stay in the timeout corner until we get to shore.

[GiglameshDespair]

"Aye, I reckon a smoke wouldn't go amiss..."
Noah gratefully accepted the cigarette, trying to stop the shaking in his hands.
What the bloody hell had that been?
Leviathan himself?

[Parsely]

((Well, technically there *was* conscription enacted in Australia, but it only applied to the home forces. The Defense Act 1903 meant that Australia couldn't send conscripted soldiers overseas, where all the fighting was done in this war, so all the fighting was done by the volunteer forces. If somehow the Germans landed on Oceanic soil, there would have been conscripted soldiers fighting too.

_{......Does it count as pestering if it is background knowledge not related to the turn?} ))

Neat facts!

It's only pestering if you're asking me to change the outcome of something that happened in the game because of historical reasons, or something. So nope, not pestering.

I'm going to have to drop out. Sorry.

Actually... Can some of the waitlisters play as some of the Turks?

You were never even on the waitlist in the first place because your char sheet read like you wanted to be some kind of shapeshifter.

No.

[Parsely]

adwarf/Carl Sanderson
You all trained with the bombs only once before. ["trying to remember how to use bombs" challenge (over 1) - result 18 (success)] They're dead simple to use though. Pull the pin and throw. Easy. Everyone except West seems all right in the head. Hitch saw you get the bombs and seems interested. He grins past broken teeth, thinking himself charming. "Go on Sandy, give us a few!" Ender steps up confidently as well, his cap tilted at a jaunty angle. "All right there mate? I'll give ye' a couple o' smokes for it."

All
Some time passes. The Lieutenant sings out. "3 minutes to the shore!" The fog refused to lift and the shadows of the shore were huge now. There must be cliffs ahead. "When the boat runs aground, leave the boat and head towards land! Do not stay in the water! Move up the beach and don't stop until I blow the whistle!" The sergeant repeats. "Move up the beach, do not stop until the Lieutenant blows his whistle!"

Spoiler: adwarf/Carl Sanderson (click to show/hide)

Appearance: An old man in his forties with brown hair, and who is the late stages of growing bald. He's short, about 5' 5", with a lean build, a constant scowl, and a glare that could seemingly penetrate through a trench and kill a man. He is rarely found without a cigarette, or cigar lit.
Position: Lance Corporal, 1st Section, 1st Platoon
Inventory:
Peaked Cap
Lee-Enfield Rifle No.1 Mk.III (10+1/10)
4x .303 Charging Clips (5/5, 5/5, 5/5, 5/5)
Pattern 1907 Bayonet (16.11-inches)
Entrenching Tool
Satchel (20 Mills Bombs)

Spoiler: Sosoku234/Keaton West (click to show/hide)

Appearance: About as average as one can be in build. He has white hair and a heavy stubble. Green eyes. No real physical deformities.
Position: Private, 1st Section, 1st Platoon
Inventory:
Peaked Cap
4x .303 Charging Clips (5/5, 5/5, 5/5, 5/5)
Pattern 1907 Bayonet (16.11-inches)
Entrenching Tool

Spoiler: GigDes/Noah Shepard (click to show/hide)

Appearance: A man who looks younger than his 21 years. Promoted and still unsure of himself, and it shows. His face is still smooth, and his eyes are dark and narrow. His brown hair is, of course, cropped short. A bible can be seen in his front pocket.
Position: Lance Corporal, 2nd Section, 1st Platoon
Inventory:
Peaked Cap
Lee-Enfield Rifle No.1 Mk.III (10+1/10)
4x .303 Charging Clips (5/5, 5/5, 5/5, 5/5)
Pattern 1907 Bayonet (16.11-inches)
Entrenching Tool

Spoiler: Stirk/Harold Hotchkiss (click to show/hide)

Appearance: His curly black hair is to regulations, if barely, and his eyes are a grayish blue. He has a slightly-taller-than average, though his straight posture makes him appear taller than he is. He naturally wears the uniform-complete with slouch hat that is often found lying on the back of his neck rather than its proper seat. His face is smooth and close-shaven, generally staying that way from effort on his part.
Position: Private, 2nd Section, 1st Platoon
Inventory:
Slouch Hat
Lee-Enfield Rifle No.1 Mk.III (10+?/10)
4x .303 Charging Clips (5/5, 5/5, 5/5, 5/5)
Pattern 1907 Bayonet (16.11-inches)
Entrenching Tool

1st Platoon

Spoiler: 1st Section (click to show/hide)

2nd Lieutenant Spiers
Sergeant Blair
Corporal Henderson
Lance Corporal Sanderson, Carl
Private West, Keaton
Private Board
Private Smith
Private Jones
Private Richards
Private Brown
Private Williams
Private Little
Private Fox
Private Peters
Private Hope
Private Ender
Private Hodges
Private Hitch

Spoiler: 2nd Section (click to show/hide)

Corporal Sullivan
Lance Corporal Shepard, Noah
Private Hotchkiss, Harold
Private Gilbert
Private Jenkins
Private Corbin
Private Perkins
Private Ashcroft
Private Moore
Private Cornell
Private Montgomery
Private Churchill
Private Angler
Private Dalton
Private Langley
Private Pope

Spoiler: 3rd Section (click to show/hide)

Corporal Paulson
Lance Corporal Jennings
Private Turner
Private Peterson
Private Laurel
Private Lee
Private Empty
Private Gains
Private Elder
Private Rich
Private Kane
Private Lewis
Private Rorke
Private Allen
Private Maxfield
Private Brumhead

Spoiler: 4th Section (click to show/hide)

Corporal Easter
Lance Corporal Robinson
Private Johnson
Private Hammond
Private Clark
Private Oldfield
Private Hicks
Private Board
Private Taylor
Private Grey
Private Shaw
Private Hill
Private Olson
Private Hook
Private Reynolds
Private Gonfield

[Sosoku234]

"Sir, yes sir."

To Ender, "Oi, got any fags left? I'd really enjoy a nice smoke before I die."

[Parsely]

"Sir, yes sir."

To Ender, "Oi, got any fags left? I'd really enjoy a nice smoke before I die."

"Buzz off West, you're nuts remember? Maybe if you gave me somethin' in return."

[Sosoku234]

"I'll give you my hat for one or two. That's about all I can give. Besides bullets, which I will need, and my bayonet, which I will probably need. "

[Parsely]

"Your hat." He smirks. "Nah that's all right mate."

[Sosoku234]

"Fine. I'll just have to do without."

Time for some real action.

[Stirk]

"Half a league, half a league, half a league onward it is then...."

Check the gun, make sure it is fully loaded with a round in the chamber.

[Parsely]

"Half a league, half a league, half a league onward it is then...."

Check the gun, make sure it is fully loaded with a round in the chamber.

The quarters are too tight, unfortunately, and there is no safe way to inspect your rifle's chamber. You hold the rifle vertically in front of you in order to have a quick look at the action however, just to make sure everything is in order. You notice the striker is cocked. Your face feels hot. You must've left it that way when you loaded it before embarking. De-cocking the rifle while a round is (possibly) chambered is dangerous so you decide to leave it alone. You make sure the safety is active (in the rear position) and sling it over your shoulder again.

((The SMLE Mk.3 has a 10 round magazine plus the chambered round. Your sword bayonets are about 17 inches long. Adding in the approx. 40-inch length of your rifle plus the length of your arms means you have extraordinary reach when fitted with the blade. From now on everyone has 4x 5-round charging clips, all loaded. If you want loose rounds you have to find them. Reloading rules have been added to the OP.))

Edit:

Spoiler: Loading rules from the OP. (click to show/hide)

You may load one loose round in the first turn you load, plus two (for a total of three per turn) each subsequent turn you spend loading. The bonus dispels as soon as you are finished loading, or you start firing the weapon, or you start loading a different firearm. Thus you may fend off an enemy with your bayonet, then go back to reloading your rifle without dropping the bonus.

Ex. In TURN ONE John starts loading loose rounds. He loads one round into his rifle. In TURN TWO John loads three rounds. In TURN THREE John stabs a beholder in the eye. In TURN FOUR Jonn decides to keep loading and loads three more rounds.

((Let the feature creep commence.))

[Parsely]

Lee-Enfield rifles have a unique (at least by modern standards) capability in the form of a magazine cutoff toggle. This means that you can use the rifle as a single-shot rifle until you require the rounds in the magazine. So later on if you have a mostly loaded rifle and lots of loose ammo, it can be a good strategy to shoot-load-shoot-load, until you need the ammo you have in reserve that's already loaded in your rifle.