[quote=LancerDancer] It's an efficient society where everyone is given their place in it, and the 20,000 warriors are a home-based force bred for defence and security purposes. The soldiers are not paid, they are only supplied with weaponry and food. Not a tall order, in my books. The "army" I use on foreign soil is much different in nature, shaped to assist disasters and international emergencies, as per the nature of my nation's foreign policy. It's size varies depending on the mission involved, and the material required to fund it.Bottom line though, I'm not trying to win a game. I'm just trying to help write a story. EDIT: Sorry for that little outburst at the end there, those were hasty words. Just, you know, how many NRPs you guys been in where someone "wins"? Because I've not been in a single one. Either some kid with 3 million soldiers upsets another kid with 2 million soldiers, and the whole thing crashes, or people leave the moment they've been told their army lost a battle. I'd rather we just be rational, creative, selfless and level headed when it comes to that part of the RP. [/quote] I'm truthfully rather insulted, and I wont even other responding to this incricble/massive leap of opinion. Having had to live through the Ender Wiggin reign of terror, I'm rather tired of it all TBH. We all know this wont make it nearly far enough anywhere to reach a state of a conflict. So you can have your people riding daises for all I care.