[OOC] Valkyria Chronicles: Lions of the South

[Zarkun]

@Lennon79@Raven_OperativeAdded my RP sample.
Thought I should give you something which is closely related to what I'm going to do in the IC.
Take it as a brief prologue of sorts.

@Willy Vereb

It's what my sample is. What James did to get attached to the militia.

[Willy Vereb]

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It's what my sample is. What James did to get attached to the militia.

@Zarkun

In my case I was already part of the militia but I'm getting transfered.
Reason? I used forks and spoons as lethal weapons in combat and broke my SMG by throwing it at another soldier.
Kyo is kind of like a young Jack Churchil here.

[Zarkun]

@CirusArvennicusAre you stalking me?

[CitrusArms]

Oh, no. I poked my head in here a long time ago and theeeen lost inspiration for my character. x.x

I'm used to Phoenix Wing being at the top of my list. And then it's your name, too.

[Zarkun]

Well, sounds like we could always use another Storm Trooper.

[Lennon79]

Good old Mad Jack.
Willy, accepted. I'll update the roster asap. Feel free to NPC Meulemann for your intro and then join the squad in the morning after my next post timesips us on. Welcome aboard.
Also, sup Circus.

[CitrusArms]

Oh right, they're called Storm Troopers. That throws me every time.

'sup. I was gonna make a anti-personell lancer, buuuut... I guess I want to make a new character concept. Hmmm.

[AtomicNut]

I'm just picturing a cross of susie evans and catherine o'hara, and it makes me laugh.

Also yay! Promotion Get!

@Raven_Operative

@ZarkunIf you call dibs on the sniper none of this can happen.:(

[Zarkun]

B-but I already said IC that James put in for the training...

[Lennon79]

Shocktroopers technically, but it doesn't matter. Mortar lances were a thing in VC1 if you want to go with that.
That said, we need shocktroopers. Badly.
Also, from now on all new Squad 4 members are to be Private only. We have a lot of PFCs.

[AtomicNut]

B-but I already said IC that James put in for the training...

@Zarkun

S'okay. Shocktrooper Fina should be equally amusing.@Lennon79... and i think necessary

[Lennon79]

You never know. After Vasel the squad will be given a chance to tweak their training regimes, possibly including class swappage. Eventually we'll be moving into Elite classes, but later.

[Willy Vereb]

We already have a shocktrooper addition with Kyo.
If there's at least one "normal" Shocktroop left then two (three, four, however many are the actual number) make a good combination.
Also I realized that even though my sword sure can't slash through tank armor, it can bend or otherwise damage the gun barrel which is nearly as good.
Granted, it still requires me being lucky to be even getting near the tank.

Shocktroopers technically, but it doesn't matter. Mortar lances were a thing in VC1 if you want to go with that.
That said, we need shocktroopers. Badly.
Also, from now on all new Squad 4 members are to be Private only. We have a lot of PFCs.

@Lennon79

Private First Class is generally an automatic title given after 4-6 months of armed service.
It can be also gained if you finished certain forms of education prior to joining or being drafted.
You could say it's just a different form of the Private which pays better.
Given we're militia you probably don't even get much of that. So consider it a "senior" title.

Lance Corporals is a special case in some armies which used that rank. It's generally given for enlisted men who temporarily assumed command position or for various "specialists" like medics, engineers and drivers. Unless they do have the Specialist rank which is in some armies the typical advancement from Lance Corporal.

[Lennon79]

I'm mainly going by the British rank system because its what I have most experience of, so Lance Cap is the first proper promotion a soldier gets and PFC is, as you said a seniority thing (even though it is extremely American). However, the Militia was only called up about three weeks ago IC and the majority of conscripts wouldn't have enough experience to be automatically bumped up a pay grade. Considering we already have 5 PFCs to 4 Privates, I won't be accepting any more characters that start above the rank of Private. Promotions may come later, if/when the character earns them.

[Zarkun]

I'm mainly going by the British rank system because its what I have most experience of, so Lance Cap is the first proper promotion a soldier gets and PFC is, as you said a seniority thing (even though it is extremely American). However, the Militia was only called up about three weeks ago IC and the majority of conscripts wouldn't have enough experience to be automatically bumped up a pay grade. Considering we already have 5 PFCs to 4 Privates, I won't be accepting any more characters that start above the rank of Private. Promotions may come later, if/when the character earns them.

@Lennon79

See, I'm familiar with the US Army ranking system, which goes Private E-1, or a fuzzy cause they don't have a rank patch, Private E-2, first rank patch, PFC, Specialist, Corporal, Sergeant, Staff Sergeant, Sergeant First Class, Sergeant Major, First Sergeant and then we get into the Officer ranks. I'm pretty sure I'm accurate, but I might have flip flopped a couple of them in the NCO level.

[Lennon79]

Yeah, the Americans I served with always confused me with rank insignia. Lance Cap is technically equal to PFC in the NATO rank system even though they fill different command roles, but no fucker ever told me that so I was forever wondering why a Private was giving me gyp >>;
In any case VC has its own rank system which I'm broadly following and includes both ranks in a linear progression. Private>PFC>Lance Corporal>Corporal etc

[Slypheed]

I was forever wondering why a Private was giving me gyp >>;

@Lennon79

Welcome to the armed forces of 'MURICA!

[Lennon79]

Where professionalism and pure dickery go hand in hand.
I quite liked them.

[Lennon79]

@Willy Vereb, I'm just posting now and having Harald go visit the Captain the next morning; might be a good place to introduce Kyo.

[Slypheed]

I suddenly have a desire to make a Darcsen :I
I don't know why o 3o