Wing and Sword: a d20 Modern military campaign [METAGAME]

[Bobitron]

What about penicillin? I know it was patented for mass production in 1948, so I assume that would be available, correct?

Edit: Oh, and just to clarify, everyone is in the same position now, right?

 

[Barak]

The problem is that most of the really good stuff is simply not available in North America - I comb through the bibliographies of the books I have and they reference archival material that is almost exclusively in France.

Hey, I'll do the research for you, simply for cost. Just get me the plane tickets, hotel rooms, and money for meals, and I'll get right on it.

 

[The Shaman]

Hey, I'll do the research for you, simply for cost. Just get me the plane tickets, hotel rooms, and money for meals, and I'll get right on it.

If I could afford that, I could also buy a French-English dictionary and translate the stuff myself!

I visited Paris for a few days on a study tour many years ago - my wife and I were talking about flying over to see the Tour de France in a couple of years, after our baby is big enough to make the trip. It's a beautiful country, and contrary to what many report, I found the people to be very friendly and helpful, even when I was butchering the language.

What about penicillin? I know it was patented for mass production in 1948, so I assume that would be available, correct?

Edit: Oh, and just to clarify, everyone is in the same position now, right?

Yes, penicillin is available in the campaign.

Positions: Marcel and Vidal are in the gully with Sgt. Duval, Cpl. Lavareaux, Pvts. Dinter and Berg, and unconscious Cpl. Martinez at D6 - Normand and Pyotr are with Sgt. Neumann and Pvt. Gonzalez among the rocks at F4.

 

[Barak]

It's a beautiful country, and contrary to what many report, I found the people to be very friendly and helpful, even when I was butchering the language.

Truth is, parisians are responsible for that reputation, and most other frenchpeople don't like parisians either. Back in Montreal, I once worked with a normand and a parisian, and.. Well I'll let you imagine.

 

[The Shaman]

I'm getting a little concerned about the pace of the game.

When a PbP game gets started, it's normal for people to post as much as twice a day - everyone's excited about starting the new game, so interest is high. After a while most gamers, IMX, settle into a routine of posting every couple of days - for action under initiative, this generally translates into a round over two or three days.

Unfortunately posting has slowed to the point where more than week has passed without completing one round of action. I understand that people are very busy and that other more important things in life crop up, so I would ask the following of everyone as a courtesy to the group:

1. If you know that you won't be able to participate for several days, please ask another player to run your PC in the interim or ask me to run your character as an NPC until you can return.

2. If you don't want to post in a particular round (your character is simply waiting while others act, for example), please leave a post in this thread letting me know when you plan to resume acting so that I can post around your character in the game thread.

I'm afraid of losing the continuity of the game - the more time that passes, the harder it is to remember what happened before and the more time it takes to post as your refresh your memory of the preceding action.

Like I said, I understand that everyone gets busy and there are unavoidable problems that come up with respect to accessing the game and posting. Hopefully these courtesies will help to smooth over those times. Thanks for your help!

 

[Bobitron]

I've had a bit of computer trouble this week, but I have noted the thread. I think I was waiting for someone else to take the initiative.

Game's going great, I wouldn't worry too much about lack of interest.

 

[shadowbloodmoon]

Exactly. Interest is still there as far as I can tell. I was waiting for the other two to post this round's actions. I did have a question though. Since Pyotr's orders were to attempt to pick out an officer and take him down, I was planning on having him hold his shots until such a thing occured, however, would that be a continuous Spot check each round or would it be a long range Search check?

 

[знаток]

I'm getting a little concerned about the pace of the game.
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2. If you don't want to post in a particular round (your character is simply waiting while others act, for example), please leave a post in this thread letting me know when you plan to resume acting so that I can post around your character in the game thread.

As I mentioned before, I'm often waiting for those above me in the initiative chain (specifically the leadership) to act before I set a course of action. This just makes sense to me, but if you'd prefer I post immediately I can give it a shot.

Edit:
I watched the Battle of Algiers, too. Very interesting, but not the action I expected. I'm glad I saw it. The modern relevance is very obvious.

 

[Barak]

Hmm.. In the first part of this encounter (IE the first 15 rounds or so) I was posting as soon as I saw you (The Shaman) had posted. Now I was thinking it would make it easier on you to wait until my turn in the init count.. I can go back to the "as soon as you posted" thing, though.

It's true that the game has slowed down quite a bit! And I can't wait to see what happens next, so...

 

[The Shaman]

I'm baaaack...

Since Pyotr's orders were to attempt to pick out an officer and take him down, I was planning on having him hold his shots until such a thing occured, however, would that be a continuous Spot check each round or would it be a long range Search check?

I'm treating your Spot check as a sort of "ready action" - in essence Pyotr is watching for someone who could be identified as an officer or leader of some sort, and should such a figure appear among the fells, your roll is what I will use to determine if Pyotr picks him out or not.

Same thing with your Hide check - until or unless one of the fells attempts to Spot specifically, your Hide roll stands. There's no need to re-roll each round in this instance.

As I mentioned before, I'm often waiting for those above me in the initiative chain (specifically the leadership) to act before I set a course of action. This just makes sense to me, but if you'd prefer I post immediately I can give it a shot.

Hmm.. In the first part of this encounter (IE the first 15 rounds or so) I was posting as soon as I saw you (The Shaman) had posted. Now I was thinking it would make it easier on you to wait until my turn in the init count.. I can go back to the "as soon as you posted" thing, though.

If you would prefer to post in initiative order, that's fine with me - I didn't want to force you to wait around for me or another player if you know your character's action. Either way is fine with me!

I watched the Battle of Algiers, too. Very interesting, but not the action I expected. I'm glad I saw it. The modern relevance is very obvious.

It's definitely not as action-packed as Lost Command - instead it gives a picture of life in Algiers, and a somewhat balanced view of both sides of the conflict (though I think some reviewers of the movie over-emphasize this - IMHO the French army and especially the colons are clearly the "bad guys"). Most of all it captures a lot of the period detail that I'm drawing from for the game-environment.

Gen. Paul Aussaresses' book The Battle of the Casbah is inspiring more of your future encounters during the Battle of Algiers than the movie does, but when it comes to describing clothing, the look of the Casbah's streets and alleys, sounds, and so on, The Battle of Algiers is invaluable to me.