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Eryndur
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Blackrat said:
No, no. A lowly NCO -- only a few steps up from grunt -- is how I pictured my guy. I can definitely picture a calm, wise unperturbable elf monk being a high-ranking officer in the platoon, though.
I was actually going to suggest that EthanDrew's marshal should be the ranking officer, considering his class choice, but he's claiming to be a sergeant like Konnel. I don't buy it.
ShaggySpellsword
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As the guy who can fly the ship, how should I be addressed? Rank? I am knighted, so I put Sir in front of my name, but that isn't very military. Looking at Forge of War which describes the Aundairan military structure...If we were a specialized company (roughly our over-all company leader would have been a Major, with 3 captains, 9 sergeants, and roughly 100 soldiers of variant low-ranks (privates).
If we were a Platoon, we would be led by a Captain, 3 sergeants, 33-36 soldiers (privates?)
Now, we could have been a completely different sort of Elite Unit with a Commander and then everyone else tends to be equally ranked, a la Knights Arcane or Knight Phantoms.
My vote would be a platoon with the PCs being mostly higher ups.
Are there still 10 of us?
1 Captain
3 sergeants
6 distinguished veterans
My votes for officers would be Sarelo, Reteif, Jael, and Konnel; pick ranks and go I say.
If we were a Platoon, we would be led by a Captain, 3 sergeants, 33-36 soldiers (privates?)
Now, we could have been a completely different sort of Elite Unit with a Commander and then everyone else tends to be equally ranked, a la Knights Arcane or Knight Phantoms.
My vote would be a platoon with the PCs being mostly higher ups.
Are there still 10 of us?
1 Captain
3 sergeants
6 distinguished veterans
My votes for officers would be Sarelo, Reteif, Jael, and Konnel; pick ranks and go I say.
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Autumn
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Hmm. Well I'm open to changing my IC post to accommodate any decisions here, particularly since other people are obviously more knowledgeable than I about the Aundairan military hierarchy.
At the moment though I have Ghaunder pegged as a lieutenant. The idea is that he wrangled a commission in order to attach him to the unit since he wanted to be at the front witnessing the fighting for himself in order to record it. He was never promoted due to a complete and utter lack of leadership qualities, and in terms of actual role played in the unit he's certainly one of the 'distinguished veterans' you mention, Shaggy. But still, as to his background, he's commissioned; he wasn't originally one of the men, in any sense. He had to earn that, and exchange an awful lot for it.
At the moment though I have Ghaunder pegged as a lieutenant. The idea is that he wrangled a commission in order to attach him to the unit since he wanted to be at the front witnessing the fighting for himself in order to record it. He was never promoted due to a complete and utter lack of leadership qualities, and in terms of actual role played in the unit he's certainly one of the 'distinguished veterans' you mention, Shaggy. But still, as to his background, he's commissioned; he wasn't originally one of the men, in any sense. He had to earn that, and exchange an awful lot for it.
ShaggySpellsword
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Sykes isn't supposed to be another PC...I just thought it would be fun to have another member of the group who isn't showing up that we can tell wild stories about...Bill Brasky style.
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ethandrew
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I envision us all being similar rank, maybe sergeant or higher, since we've all distinguished ourselves in battle and war. Maybe one or two higher ranking officers, but at this point, it'd be so casual and the camaraderie so complete that the ranking would be informal and only used on official business.
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