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Hi all!
I'm curious to see if anyone would be interested in participating in a colonial RP?
My ideas is this: The rp takes place in the 1600's, you can be whatever or whomever you want to be.
Native Americans trying to keep there land, a settlor who has left his or her's homeland for this place called, "The New World," a person already in a set up town..the possibilities are endless!
So, anyone up for it?
I'd like to get some replies before I put thought in to an actual character;but I'll give you a hint I may rp as a native american, I'm not sure.
Hell, you could be apart of the first slaves that were horibley forced to come to America in the 1600's whom arrived in Virginia.
If you're interested, leave here what you're thinking about in terms of character, plot ideas..etc
I'd like to start the official rp ASAP, however would like more than just myself and 1 or 2 others...

Thoughts? questions? suggestions?
Leave them here!

There was a similar RP few months ago, but it died away since our UK abandoned it... I'd like to give it another shot, if possible.

I'd be playing Mahicans of the Hudson Valley, led by Chief Ahagutama (same name&character I used in that previous RP).

That sounds great, hopefully we could get a good plot started.
I didn't know, although I thought that people may have brought this rp idea up before but I wasn't sure, and I've never seen it.

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Hell yeah! I'm interested. I'll think about who I want to be, probably the French.

Hmm... What part would it be? If it was the late 1600s I'd be some Pirates but if its the early, I'll be the Dutch.

I'll play as a Light Dragoon unit

This seems interesting. I'd like to RP either just as the English, or more specifically as the New England Mayflower-esque settlers.

This seems interesting. I'd like to RP either just as the English, or more specifically as the New England Mayflower-esque settlers.

That sounds cool!
So, set in America, perhaps 1620's?

I'm either thinking about playing the Spanish expanding from South America or perhaps Russians with interests in western America. I'll decide which sometime later tonight.

I think I'll be a French trapper/guide.

I think I'll be a French trapper/guide.

That sounds cool..you'll get interaction with everyone mostly.

south american patriots

Great, can't wait :D

Me ither

Awesome!
I have a good amount of people for the start, however I'm going to wait until tomorrow just so people that aren't sure about joining can get sure.
The rp will be up tomorrow, no question! It'll be a simi closed rp, I'll make a list of the players that I have thus far and anyone else that wants to join can do so in this thread.
But has to join in this thread only! Anyone that just starts posting in the IC thread will be ignored.

Sounds like it will be fun and interesting! :D

Awesome..

I've decided mine is going to be a character, she was actually in an old rp that died. I figured I'd use her again, cause I thought she was cool thus deserves a chance to develop.

Russians! That's what I'll be. I'm thinking a small squad of russians(No more than thirty) sent from the motherland to explore America for new land.

Interesting charactors....my charactor will be british from the queens light dragoons, Lt.Col William Crossley

My character's name is Halona, which is native american for fortunate, however her life has not been. She is a lone native american woman, traveling away from her tribe because she is on the run for the murder of an Indian man that tried to rape her. Since the man was one of her father's favorite warriors, he wanted to kill his daughter for not giving in to the man and doing what women are expected to do. That was when in the dark of night, she knocked out her father and slipped out of the village and began her travel as a run away. The woman not knowing who or what is after her as she makes her way from place to place. She has been a run away from her tribe for about a month, although I'm not sure what tribe to make her be from.


Her stats are:

Height: 5 feet 6 inches
Eyes: Dark brown
Hair: long straight black however a bit madded because of her traveling and such
Clothes: Has a small bag full of her native clothes however wears a dress that a white woman gave her out of kindness


I really can't wait to rp her!

Name: William Crossley
Rank: Lt.Col in the british army,Queens Light Dragoons
Age:26
Weapons: Two Pistols, Cavelry Sabre
Physical Descripton: Black short hair,Blue eyes,Well built,stands 6'ft tall
Bio:
Lt.Col William Crossley graduated at the top of his class, he was given a commission in the kings army as a Lt.Col. Crossley is a very professional and ambitious leader, As stated by Lord Nelson, "All officers in the kings army are expected to preform their dutys to the best of their ablitys". Lt.Col Crossley is cocky and his pride is everything, he advances himself through victory and shows very little compassion.

Cool, I like it can't wait to get started..the rp should be open tomorrow afternoon sometime.

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Anyone else wish to sign up?
The rp thread will be posted tomorrow.
This is the sign up thread.

OCC: Bump

I guess I will join. Hey [NS::]Reallydrunk can I have a another british person be in your Queens Light Dragoon, but be like a lt. or lower like a private?

Name: Vlad Vladstienerson
Rank: Special Agent of the Russian Empire
Age:32
Weapons: Long-range Rifle, pisol, Rapier
Physical Descripton: Long black hair and thick black beard; tall(About 6'4) and thin. Missing left ear.
Bio:A tough war veteran since he joined the army at the age of 15. He rose through the ranks quickly until he reached the rank of Lt. Col., and was taken under the wing of Peter the Great, who saw him as a capable officer. Vlad was made a special agent of the empire and was sent to the Americas as the leader of a small band of thirty other capable Russian agents. Their mission is to travel across the northern americas, make contact with other civilized and native nations, and scout out new lands. Vlad is well educated, and speaks Russian, Greek, English, and spotty French.

Name:Sarina
Rank:Scout and Translator
Age:21
Weapons:Bow and Arrow
Physical description:Full bodied, attractive, average size(About 5'7), black hair.
Bio:A member of the Nez Perce tribe, Vlad and his men picked her up while passing through western america. The Russians use her as a translator to communicate with other Indians. Although she looks delicate, she is a deadly expert with her bow.

Name:Pjotr Gavrie
Rank:Special Agent of the Russian Empire
Age:19
Weapons:Six pistols, throwing knives
Physical Description:Blond hair, about 5'11, Muscular Build
Bio:A young agent and Vlad's Protégé. Petri is the son of one of Vlad's war buddies, and it was Vlad who convinced Peter the Great ot let Petri into the agents. The youngest agent of the group, Petri made special holsters on his chest for his many pistols and knives. A very capable close range fighter and an able officer.

The party includes 29 other crack Russian agents armed mostly with rifles, pistols, and axes.

Just a FYI, Russian names tend to end with -ov, -of/f, and -ko. Vladstienerson sounds more like Swedish. :p

Petri is a Finnish name, I think you were looking for Pjotr (sometimes translated to Peter). Grazinztel is also a name used in Sweden.

There is naturally nothing wrong with these, but if you want to increase the authentity I suggest you fix them a bit. From Vladstienerson to Vladminiov, Vladrof, Vladistienko, for example. Also, Vlad is a Romanian name, but "acceptable" as Russian too, being the short form of Vladimir.

I know, but I like the name" Vladstienerson." I was going to make it "Vladstienersonilferstizenflargruzenflinger," but I thought that would be too ridiculous.

I'll change Petri to Pjotr, though. Thanks for the suggestions.

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I've decided that I'll RP generally as the British, but more specifically as the settlers of the Massachusetts Bay Company, and even more specifically as a few characters:

Name: Sir Horatio Hornblower
Rank: Commodore in the Royal Navy
Age: 43
Weapons: cutlass, a brace of finely crafted rifled pistols
Physical description: Wiry, with pianist's fingers, about 5'10"
Bio: Intelligent and bold, Sir Hornblower is the commander of His Majesty's fleet in North American waters. Loved by his men and an audacious fighter, the Commodore is eager to keep North America for the English.

Name: Sir Thomas Baird
Rank: Brigadier General in the British Army
Age: 39
Weapons: long claymore, three well-made pistols
Physical description: Tall and with immense strength yet surprising agility, about 6'4"
Bio: Sir Thomas Baird is a fierce Scottish officer who has surprisingly climbed the ladder in English forces. One of the few survivors of the ill-fated Scottish colonisation attempts, he was rescued and sent to England where he beat his way to the top. Now he has returned as the grizzled commander of the English land forces in North America.

I'll probably add some civilians later on, but for now this'll have to do...

Sir Horation Hornblower, nice name

Sir Horation Hornblower, nice name

And a great (serie of) book(s) also! Highly recommended to all of those interrested about the naval warfare of the Napoleonic Era and Royal Navy's history.

Nice charactors, my Lt.Col will report to the general then...

My character:

Name: Alain Massena
Age: 25
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 180lbs
Hair: Dark with short beard
Eyes: Blue
History: Alain was the son of a French fronteirsman and a farmer's daughter. His life was spent in the woods. At a young age he learned to hunt and is a crack shot. He is a skilled outdoorsman and knows several Indian languages such as Iroquois, Huron, and Mohican. Now, he works as a trapper and sometimes a scout for the French military. He is strong and knows his way through the fronteir.

Sorry for being anal, but Kentucky Rifles weren't around untill 1750's... hundred years or more after the moment this RP was originally going to start. I have no objections of changing the starting year to be in the 18th century either, though.

Good charactor, my dragoons will be riding about alot so they will have a chance to meet many different charactors...

Oh, I forgot when this takes place, nevermind

The rp takes place in the 1620's up in new England since it seems people's characters seem to be heading that way.
I'm going to post the official rp very soon, I just have to gather the list of players that are in it thus far, figure out where my char is going to fit in, set the scene..etc and it'll be up!
It will be up today

Heh, thanks, yes I also really like the Hornblower series so that's why I included him.

I would prefer to do this in the 1700s, it would make the weaponry more well-known and give us more to work with.

Yes, Reallydrunk technically you'll report to Baird, but in reality he has little control over the far-flung battalions throughout the continent. This means that you'll get occasional orders, but be free to do as you like pretty much.

Actually, Baird is from another great Napoleonic series, the Richard Sharpe books...:)

Heh, thanks, yes I also really like the Hornblower series so that's why I included him.

I would prefer to do this in the 1700s, it would make the weaponry more well-known and give us more to work with.

Yes, Reallydrunk technically you'll report to Baird, but in reality he has little control over the far-flung battalions throughout the continent. This means that you'll get occasional orders, but be free to do as you like pretty much.

Actually, Baird is from another great Napoleonic series, the Richard Sharpe books...:)

Great, im cool with that...

*Pines*

Anyone know when this is supposed to start?

Tarayshia has went offline.... :( therefore i don't think it will be today..

Reallydrunk']Tarayshia has went offline.... :( therefore i don't think it will be today..

Damn. I say we go to his house and FORCE him to put the thread up.

*Grabs Baseball bat and Crossbow*

Damn. I say we go to his house and FORCE him to put the thread up.

*Grabs Baseball bat and Crossbow*

Lol, agreed!

The RP is up now!!
You were wrong, and now bow at my feet and say you're sorry...
:)
BTW, I'm a woman...
*looks down at self* yeah, I'm a woman not a guy...

You should put a link to the sign-up thread on the main rp.

Yeah, and the same for here..but I don't know how to get the links propperly.

Name: Jean-Daniel Dumas
Rank: Lieutenant
Age: 20
Weapons: A musket and pistol
Physical description: Brown hair with brown eyes. Has a ponytail. Stands at 5'6"
Bio: Jean-Daniel Dumas was put in charge of a platoon in Canada. He is fighting a guerilla war with the British. The men ware brown uniforms and have been trained by the local natives in Canda. Jean does not like the British one bit.

Does anyone know how to get the link to my colonial america rp posted here?

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=482946

Ah, the wonders of cutting and pasting.

I know how to cut and paste, but cut and past what? Where did you get that info to post it into a link?

Um. The Taskbar? Where you type in the name of the website you want to get to?

Anyone else want to sign up?

Anyone want to accidently stumble into my Russians? Vlad will give a warning before firing any guns(Unless whoever stumble into me starts firing first, of course.)

I will.

I will.

Okay. I just noticed Madnestan's post too. His Indians have noticed the Russians as well.

I edited my post to interact with the natives.

I edited my post to interact with the natives.

Uhhh... how exactly? Or did you mean that
"...Then he saw that didn't look right he called out in French. "Whose there? If you are natives my French." He held his musket ready to fire."-part? My Mahicans are hiding, and when forest indian warriors hide, it usually means that a French Regular doesn't notice them :)
Or is the Russians you were talking about?

Also, and this is not my business anymore, I just wanted to point it out - don't you think you were a tiny bit godmoddish with Kulikov's character? Didn't really give him much chance to respond, notice your guy, fight back or anything at all. I atleast would complain if you had done that to one of my characters, but like said it's not my business in this case.

Uhhh... how exactly? Or did you mean that
"...Then he saw that didn't look right he called out in French. "Whose there? If you are natives my French." He held his musket ready to fire."-part? My Mahicans are hiding, and when forest indian warriors hide, it usually means that a French Regular doesn't notice them :)
Or is the Russians you were talking about?

I was wondering about that myself, actually.

Sorry russians. Also they are french regulars, but have been serving two years alongside natives so they would probably know they were there.

Also it was the element of surpise.

I beg to disagree. There's little point in being an indian if every paleface fellow who walks in the forest notices them with the first sight, after a (atleast somewhat/to some degree) detailed IC description about how they're doing their best to avoid getting noticed. I wanted to play these people presicely because they're known to be the best scouts, in this enviroment, and extremely skilled in hiding and ambushing.

Ok sorry.

Ok sorry.
Np at all. I just recently read J.Fenimore Cooper's famous The Last of The Mohicans, which has made me to think I know something about forest indians... :rolleyes:
But if there's one thing I know for sure, they were good in hide&seek. That's why that previous rant.

I'm still confused. Canadstein, did your private notice my Russians, or are Madnestan's Natives the only ones who know that there's a gaggle of Eastern Europeans lurking in the woods?

The private is seeing the Russians.

Cool, this is comming along...

bump, anyone else can still sign up.

Anymore people want to sign up?

True, interest ppl...interest!!

This isn't boring honest!
:)

I think I will join. I think I will be a band of Irish immigrants to America- led by Captain Patrick O'Reilly. They are technically part pf the French Army, however, often act on their own, and roam around, disturbing British interests, to get revenge for the horros done to their motherland. They joined the Spanish army at first, where they got some experiance. but later decided more could be done agaisnt the british in the north. They are known as "St. Bridgets Brigade", though only have 35 men.
I consdiered the Spanish, but this will be more interesting, I think.

A little sum-up for our newest recruit:

Hudson Valley, the area inhabitated by the Mahican tribe (Me) since the ancient times. They're allied with the French, atleast nominally, but the main reason for that is the weaponry and supplies they're getting from them. The French (Canadstein) are also here, intercepting the British Dragoon Regiment (Reallydrunk) that has come all the way to the Lake George. They were in the middle of Mahecan area, and Mahecan Great Chief Ahagutama is aware of this, but didn't step in when the French and Dragoons had a little skirmish. It ended with a draw, neither side trying to make it decisive. The Brits saw two persons there, right in the middle of their "battle" - totally surprised by it, Young native woman Halona (Tarayshia) and a French Hunter Alain (Kulikovo). Dragoon officer kidnapped the girl and took her to their camp as they withdraw.
Near that lake was also a group of Russian explorers/soldiers/agents (Ravea). They are still around there somewhere, I guess.
The French followed Reallydrunk's dragoons to their camp and fired few shots, forcing them to continue their withdrawal towards the for that is a bit further in South.

Towards a bigger fort - in where most of the Dragoon Regiment are located (in that skirmish there were only about company present) are now also heading the skirmishers and Iroquois of Caladonn, who's also playing the leader of the whole British Army in the New England. If I got it right. My Mahicans are having a meeting and negotiations with him, near that fort.

And that's pretty much it. Ask if there's something you didn't get or that confused you, and I'll do my best.

That pretty muched sumed it up well. Thanks a bunch.

Halona's character history and bio are in this thread..if you need to look anything up it's all here.
Thanks for joining and welcome to the rp!
:)

Alright, thanks for the welcome. I'll get up my main characters bio up.

Patrick O'Reilly was born in Galway, the first of twelve children. His parents were both killed by the English, and ever since then, he has had a deep hatred for them. He was driven from Ireland by the British after attacking a garrison of soldiers, and so he escaped to France. From there, he journeyed to the new world. He somehow ended up in Spanish territory, and joined with a few other Irish, the Spanish Army. They later fomed their own brigade, but, unsatisfied with action agaisnt the british, journeyed north to join the French army. Fromth ere, they have participated in some raids against the English.

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Well, it seems like there are two British players, Reallydrunk and me, two anti-British players, and then the Mahicans, who are French-leaning, and Halona, who seems to be British-leaning at the moment. We seem evenly matched.

Yeah, you seem to be right from how I see things at the moment..that's cool we're evenly matched.

It is. Though I technically have all of Britain's North American military, right now I'm mainly RPing as Captain Sharpe's company of Riflemen. I'm planning on a few things with Hornblower soon though.

My character Halona is still in this rp, however she's with ns(reallydrunk) and he hasn't been online in a while..so i'm stuck from rping at the moment..at least i think.

Bump

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OOC: Sorry i was stuck with work and all...now we'll continue sorry..

it's no problem really..glad you're back!
:)

Can I join but as my nation in this time period?

Of course you can join..however what exactly is your question?
The RP takes place in the year of 1710;

I don't really have a question but can I join as my nation in the 1700's?

Oh, I wouldn't see why not..however I do suggest that you read the rp so you know what's going on. Or, if you can scim through it. I do realize it is a long rp (14 pages) however the good news is that it moves at a slow pace, not horibley slow, but the kind of slow that you can leave it for a few hours and come back and not have mountains of posts to read.
Before you post can you leave character info in this thread?
Thanks for deciding to join and I'll add your name to the list once you've posted.

Oh, I wouldn't see why not..however I do suggest that you read the rp so you know what's going on. Or, if you can scim through it. I do realize it is a long rp (14 pages) however the good news is that it moves at a slow pace, not horibley slow, but the kind of slow that you can leave it for a few hours and come back and not have mountains of posts to read.
Before you post can you leave character info in this thread?
Thanks for deciding to join and I'll add your name to the list once you've posted.

Here is my character:

Damien (with his family) is a man from Mount Zeon. He wants to settle in the New World with his family. Damien is fascinated by the British, French and Native Americans and hopes to have a good life.

I hope this is good info.

Sounds good..you're aded! Perhaps the french or the brits will find you..who knows..thanks for joining I hope you'll enjoy!
They meaning the brits and the french may of course want you to choose sides...

Sounds good..you're aded! Perhaps the french or the brits will find you..who knows..thanks for joining I hope you'll enjoy!
They meaning the brits and the french may of course want you to choose sides...

Thanks for adding me. I have already posted. Also, I hope one of them finds me. However, Damien would probably want neutrality, if he can hold onto it.

True, however I'm just warning you..things can happen in an rp.

He's welcome to live in the fort for awhile, or for good..he could eventully settle outside the walls but the surrounding area is being civilized..Lt.Colonel Crossley has received his new troops so the British will be doing better.

Damien will be with his family. Also, they could live near the walls or in the fort. Also, I know what happens in RP's, I played in a RP like this before.

Ok cool, but around the walls wouldn't be a good idea...possibilities that it could be surrounded and attacked are great. It would be a devestating mess for his family, things can get real bad.

I would suggest inside or maybe even a little distance away...

Reallydrunk']Ok cool, but around the walls wouldn't be a good idea...possibilities that it could be surrounded and attacked are great. It would be a devestating mess for his family, things can get real bad.

I would suggest inside or maybe even a little distance away...

They would probably want to live in a safe area so those would be good areas.

Cannons and soldiers will be comming alot to try and push us out so the decision is up to you...both places..inside and out can be just as dangerous.

How about I go to the fort, your soldiers notice my characters and then Damien interacts with them or something?

That sounds good..your family is looking for a place to stay..you can say.
I do realize you're new at rping, so I know some rp stuff may seem overwhelming..I've been there.
If you need help, feel free to send me a telegram..and if you have questions about this rp can you please ask them in the OOC thread (this thread) instead of the IC thread.
Thanks!
:)

That sounds good..your family is looking for a place to stay..you can say.
I do realize you're new at rping, so I know some rp stuff may seem overwhelming..I've been there.
If you need help, feel free to send me a telegram..and if you have questions about this rp can you please ask them in the OOC thread (this thread) instead of the IC thread.
Thanks!
:)


I will go with that. Damien has greeted the guards, can someone respond so he can say his family is looking for somewhere to stay? Also, thank you for offering to help me. You are a polite person. Also, I am new on RPing on NS but not new to RPing in general.

I will have guards interact with him, if i can be of any help aswell just ask...

Reallydrunk']I will have guards interact with him, if i can be of any help aswell just ask...

Thanks! Damien has greeted the guards in two posts. Thanks for the offers of help!

Np M8, im off to bed for the night....got work in the morn! good night all..see you tomorrow and will catch up on everything..

Yep, same here..off to sleep.

There...im off, later..c u all tomorrow..

Thanks..me to.

Reallydrunk, could I have some info on the fort? How many troops (Infantry/cavalry) does it have? What kind of artillery? Is it a star fort, or a rudimentary palisade? That sort of thing. If it needs to be improved, Sharpe's men can begin working to enhance its defensibility.

Reallydrunk, could I have some info on the fort? How many troops (Infantry/cavalry) does it have? What kind of artillery? Is it a star fort, or a rudimentary palisade? That sort of thing. If it needs to be improved, Sharpe's men can begin working to enhance its defensibility.

He posted a pic of the fort in the IC thread.

Here is everything you need, i think.....

http://www.tmterrain.com/images/18th/18th-15.jpg

Gun Stats:
Cannons: Maximum Range - 2,000 yds (1.2 miles)
Effective Range - 1,000 yds (.6 miles)


Mortars: Maximum Range - 1,400 yds (.8 miles)
Effective Range - 750 yds (.4 miles)


Howitzers: Maximum Range - 1,300 yds (.8 miles)
Effective Range - 750 yds (.4 miles)


There are 26 Garrison guns around the perimiter, six field cannons, six mortors and 4 howitzers inside. The dragoon regiment consists of 246 men but 112 are present at the fort known as Crossleys Brigade. There are 150 British recoats in the fort under Major Munroe. I also have 40 colonial militia and 60 indians...

We are under streneth but Sgt.Whtie told the irishman and the french we have an entire battalion at the fort....soo..they don't know the difference...

We are under streneth it seems..

That's all I could ahve hoped for and more... thanks a ton.

By the way, now you've been reinforced by Sharpe's 98 men... are we still understrength? Sharpe could send a message to Baird for a couple of Fusilier companies if needed.

That's all I could ahve hoped for and more... thanks a ton.

By the way, now you've been reinforced by Sharpe's 98 men... are we still understrength? Sharpe could send a message to Baird for a couple of Fusilier companies if needed.

We are still under streneth for the forts garrison but we are able to hold, for a bit anyways....a message must be sent to Baird to let him know how things stand...Crossley is confident he can hold the fort but don't want to send out troops in the fear an army approaches to lay siege to the fort...

We have a pretty solid defence....

I just copy here what I wrote as a sidenote to the IC thread before noticing that you have been discussing about it here already;

OOC: Reallydrunk, I think you should tune down the fort of yours quite a bit... the pic you posted is not a fort, more like a fortress. Building that would require a big bunch of men to work for months, and it can only exist if it was build quite quickly - otherwise Mahicans would have been figting you already. It's not like they would have just sit and watch the Brits to build such a Vauban-fortress without trying to stop it with everything they could muster. It's right in the middle of Mahican lands, as has been stated. The artillery is also quite excessive - each of the guns takes a minimum of 6 man for a crew, which means that you have 78 men for the artillery alone, which would leave you with too few men to act as infantry. Not to mention how hard it is to take such a column of wagons that is needed to transport the mentioned firepower through miles and miles of thick forest. Plus the powder, feed for the couple hundreds of horses...
The way I see it, Brits may have surprised my indians by quickly building a small keep before they manage to react. There is no way that a whole fortress with 14 guns and hundreds of men (that you would need to defend it) could have been built there without a full scale war.

Cherry Ridge, your concerns are valid, but I'd like to point out that guns are not very useful when the enemy has actually arrived- they are mainly used to attack them as they approach. If the enemy make a breach, which is really when you need infantry, gunners can easily train as infantry as well to reinforce the garrison. Also, smaller guns like he 3-pounder galloper guns Sharpe brought definitely don't need a six-man crew, though some of the larger ones might need that.

That would be something rather extraordinary - in the British army, infantry were infantry and gun crews were gun crews, period. The only force of the Era I know to be trained for both roles were the grenadiers of Napoleon.

About the crew strengths, mortars and howitsers fire such heavy ammunition that 6 men crew is a standard. I will check these out later if possible, but I'm pretty sure of it already. Light cavalry guns are naturally a different story. Those "Field Cannons" can however hardly be taken as such.

EDIT: I just noticed - 26 Garrison guns PLUS the mentioned figures?! That's a whole artillery regiment... in one far-pushed outpost in the middle of nowhere... it's getting closer and closer to the infamous G-word... :rolleyes:

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Hardly, i can ease up on my amount of guns..however i will not be acused of godmoding. The fort i have posted was on the frontieer and it was called Fort William Henry, it fell to the French and Indians in 1751.

My fort is understreneth and General Baird is not sending any help..if you happen to lay seige to it, we are trapped...

My walls will not last forever, nor will my supplys and powder stores....

I think this is somthing we should talk about more sence you feel that way, my garrison is weak like i mentioned before! i do not have the crews for all my guns! some remain unmannned...

The guns that are not on my bastions and ramparts are field artillary..they won't end up on my walls ither..they are used for FIELD engaugements.

It's not as if gunners actually have to train as infantry; in the chaos after a breach, really all that's needed is the ability to fire a musket, and I'm pretty sure almost all soldiers had that.

It's true that the larger guns would require more men; I was only talking about the Riflemens' galloper guns.

hey, so are you people in the colonies or are you a nation,species,group?

Cause im interested, im just not sure what you are

hey, so are you people in the colonies or are you a nation,species,group?

Cause im interested, im just not sure what you are

I play the whole tribe of Mahicans, Tarayshia plays a young Indian girl, Reallydrunk plays a dragoon regiment... you can be what you want, as long as it fits to the enviroment! :) (and you RP well)

i want to be an explorer. You know, wander beyond and hired hand, hired muscle.

is that cool?

ill write my guy up in here if i need to.

Sounds great! Even though I'm not the host of this game, I see no reason for not letting you in with an explorer character. It's up to Tarayshia and her desicion, naturally, but I think there's little fear for you of becoming rejected.

Good to see you out of TNW Ebedron! The British may be willing to contract your assistance.

I do technically RP as the overall British forces in North America, but right now I'm mainly playing the part of one Rifle company.

i want to be an explorer. You know, wander beyond and hired hand, hired muscle.

is that cool?

ill write my guy up in here if i need to.

Sounds cool with me! Just write your character up in the thread here and join in somewhere! I'll ad you to the list of players once you can write stuff about your character in here. If you need help with anything, let me (or one of the players) know and I'm sure we'll be glad to help.
Just; do not godmod.
That's it, thanks for joining and I hope you'll enjoy the rp!

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Name: Michael Collin Lewis(does the Lewis sound familiar?)
Age: 25
Height: 6'5
Weight: 190
Occupation: Explorer,guide,hired hand
Birthplace: Boston
Bio: Born to a middle-class merchant family, when he was 16 he joined one of his fathers ships and sailed for several years. When he returned, he was a strong, intelligent young man. He was still somewhat shy, but he would overcome that. After his stint on a ship, at age 20, Lewis thought about joining the navy or the army. He prepared to join as an officer, but ultimately refused it. He left one day with most of his money, a rifle, and his pet dog. He had plenty of supplies. Where to go? anywhere. For 5 years Michael explored into Spanish Florida and into the French Louisiana territory. Now he is coming back. He is around the Virginia area, and hopes to be home in several months. Unless ofcourse, he is stopped...

can i get the rp thread?

Sure can't wait to rp with you

Ebedron where are you going to come in? the forts being attacked right now which is pretty cool, a lil' early excitment...

When are those Mohawk warriors general Baird dispatched going to arrive?

i could arrive at the fort and find it under attack. Then... i dont know.

wheres the rp thread?

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=482946

Sorry Ebedron, I wasn't around to help you out and give you the link to the thread. Cool character..yes, i know what you mean about the last name..
The fort isn't under attack anymore, the fighting has stopped with 2 french men being captured by the british.
My character who's name is Halona, is a native woman that got captured by the british and is at the fort with them.
I'll ad you to the list of players, hope to see you there!

Yeah, me too...welcome to the Rp...

I lied. I'm taking a militia group from the colonies, figting for the French, not a regular unit.

Commanding Officer:

Name: Colonel Charles Orlean
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Brown
Age: 29
Biography: Charles Orlean was born in France, but as an infant, was taken to New France. He joined the militia later on, then enlisted in the regulars. He excelled so much, he was commissioend as a Lieutenant first, then a Captain. He eventually resigned his position, to care for his parents. When they died, the French offered him a position of Colonel- with the condition they would be militia. He took command of 60 men, and began training them. Some say they are as good as regulars. The militia was ordered to march to aid Lieutenant Colonel Dumas.

What are the new specs of the outpost Reallydrunk?

What are the new specs of the outpost Reallydrunk?


They remain the same expect i do NOT have the needed artillary crew to man all my guns, therefore i cannot defend all my bastions with more than 1 or 2 guns each. When an attack comes i simply unmann the bastions that are not under attack and those troops man my guns on the side where i am being assulted from.

The french defenses look like this execpt it goes all the way around and there is no tower and the thing in the middle.

http://www.barbsbunker.com/Ffortification1.JPG

It's impossible your charactors would know my forts strength, that was OOC information. I might even come upon your outpost eventully...

Now i do not really have the resourses to attack AND defend, but who's what i'll do..

You can not use OOC info in this and many rps.

Lt.Dumas' guess was a rough one from what he saw.

Still room for people to join?
Looks quite cool....
I'm thinking a small army, ex-mercenary, following a charismatic bastard (literal use of a technical term...though it's quite descriptive as well).

Said charismatic bastard would obviously be my character :D

Still room for people to join?
Looks quite cool....
I'm thinking a small army, ex-mercenary, following a charismatic bastard (literal use of a technical term...though it's quite descriptive as well).

Said charismatic bastard would obviously be my character :D

Yes, you can join however could you not be so vague as to what you are planning?
Basically, could you post some information on your character/characters?

Heh, sure. Wanted to check it was still open first, is all.

Commander James Nomara
6'2", with a slimly muscular body, and allegedly 'hawklike' blue eyes. Aged about 25.
The rank is self-chosen. The last name made up. He is the bastard son of an Anglo-Irish nobleman; kept out of sight, then belatedly brought into the fold on the death of the last legitimate heir and packed off on the Grand Tour to make a gentleman of him.
Absconding from Italy with the money he had been given, he joined a mercenary outfit fighting a nearby war. Within two years he had risen to command. Six months later he had expelled all those who questioned his authority or his training regimen, which has made his men effective soldiers.
After an...incident...in one of the German princedoms, he fled Europe for the frontiers and new start of America. Being by then a rich man, as well as a charismatic leader, he managed to bring a third of his men with him.
The 1,000 men who remain with him are trained soldiers; they are proven to be loyal; they have experience in most forms of fighting. And they are both recruiting and available to the highest bidder; for now, anyone who can keep them fed.
If that fails, they will have to kidnap women and decamp into the wilderness to set up a nation of their own.

Great charactor, nice description....i really like it..

The British may have a job for you....you can have your men come across the fort,

when Bairds men arrive at the fort my strength will stand at 710 able bodied men, Dragoons and infantry included..im still short artillary crews, this includes 1 highlander company...

The French are able to reinforce too correct? they have forts in the North?

My troops stats will be...

112 Dragoons...
598 Infantry....

Give or take that is..i did lose some men in the first attack...

Hehehe! Magnificent! I'd advice you to turn down a tiny bit the number of troops... 1,000 is really a huge army in these circles. But yea. That dude sounds exactly the kind of a crazy aristocrat I could imagine the indians would like :D
Have to make sure we'll have some interaction.

How strong are the French/Irish troops around the fort exactly?

Hehehe! Magnificent! I'd advice you to turn down a tiny bit the number of troops... 1,000 is really a huge army in these circles. But yea. That dude sounds exactly the kind of a crazy aristocrat I could imagine the indians would like :D
Have to make sure we'll have some interaction.

I was slightly iffy on the number aswell, my troops come from Albany where a large number of British troops are stationed..i basicly had to beg for them lol...What are the indians doing now? maybe we should parlay or..somthing?

The French may also hire you. You can stumble onto our fort as well. Afterall, the Brits did keep him out of sight.
I have 60 militia men. Not sure what Canadstein has. Al the RIish were either killed or captured (5).

Im not sure of their strength, i wiped the irish out in that attack....but he has come back as a French colonel....im sure their stats could be dug up...

Hmm, if the number is a problem...
I really have wanted 1,000 men. However, I can start smaller and work up to it. How? By saying he only had enough money to bring 500 with him. Another (up to) 500 men are making their way across by signing on as bonded labourers for the English colonies, thus getting free passage over. At a later stage, they will be collected, either paying off or intimidating their employers to get them back into the band.

kk

Jeez this is getting insane. It's all of you vs Cherry and me.

No, I can join either side.

Thats true, he will join ither side...im not to worried about alliances once my troops arrive at the fort sent by General Baird...i will be in a better state...

Terror Incognitia, I'll ad you to the list of players; I mean, you're already in the rp just making you official..lol. Had to catch up on some reading since I was behind..and busy today.

It happens to us all :)

Cool, all these other people I know are joining...

Yea, Terror, 1,000 men might be a bit much, since the British have a fair sight less, and I'm not sure about the French... still, even a few hundred could decisively tip the balance one way or the other.

Admiral Hornblower will provide your men free passage across the Atlantic if they agree to serve Britain...

Sounds reasonable....

Umm, that's nice but I already claimed they're there; and they're torn between Brits and French at the moment. :confused:
I'm sure we'll have contact with this Admiral at some stage, nonetheless. :D

Oh yeah, now RPing with 500, but with an IC excuse for increasing it by up to 500 more at a later date. Will only do that with broad agreement from other people.

Caladonn, when will the scottish Major arrive?

I think if this O'Reily fella does get shot, maybe he shouldn't die from the musket balls that hit him....i think it would be more dramatic if my charactor approaches and stabs him with his Sabre...

:)

According to British Army procedures at the time, if someone sentenced to firing squad isn't killed, the officer in charge goes up and shoots them with a pistol... that could work too though.

I have to catch up and such, but the additional companies should be arriving soon.

According to British Army procedures at the time, if someone sentenced to firing squad isn't killed, the officer in charge goes up and shoots them with a pistol... that could work too though.

I have to catch up and such, but the additional companies should be arriving soon.

Then i will shoot him with a pistol if Cherry follows through...

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this rp is still open!

This RP has moved too fast for me. It's a great thing that it is so active, but unfortunately I'm unable to keep up with it. Mahicans are ready for the taking, should anyone want that.

bump, anyone?

Derscon is away until July first, and this thursday I am leaving until July 10ish.

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We could use more people in the rp..anyone sign up?

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People can still join..lets get it going again!!
Maybe?

I still share the interest...at least could some charactors post a final battle or somthing of the sort?

I would like to free up my charactor so he can be used in another up comming role play.

bump..anyone?

I regretfully withdraw myself from this (and all other) RP on NS and elsewhere.

I will be unable to post regularly until September, and possibly not even then. It's been fun, I must now wave goodbye.
I shall return, real life permitting.

I totally understand, good luck with everything!