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Armia Krajowa Character Sheets

Looking good, accepted. I hope you know the risks of walking around the Polish streets as a jew...

The "argumentative" trait is so prominent in jews, that it even has a proverb within Jewish communities (and Israel, mainly): "If you place ten jews in a room, you'll get 11 different opinions". I'm not dissing the flaw, I just thought it was a nice fun fact/coincidence.

Armia Krajowa - WW2 Polish Resistance RP

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Armia Krajowa - WW2 Polish Resistance RP

kingkonrad said
The divisional system ,while I like it, is a bit weird too. The AK wasn't massively organized outside of Warsaw- it was easily uprooted, and in between 1939 to 1944, the distance between Poland and Britain/France kind of meant that most of any attempt to rally resistance was actually incredibly hard- also considering that the whole country was locked down by the Germans, and had in essence, become divided into two pre-1941 into an intergrated German state (in which my mother's family existed)

True, the AK wasn't organized per se, but they did have different "sections" like ops, intel, etc by mid to late war. I called them divisions to avoid confusion and to add a more specific role to PCs.

HeySeuss said
I want to play the leader of what becomes a Jewish partisan brigade -- they existed in the real life timeline of WWII, and I intend to play out the politics of Judaism in the era; zionism, traditionalism, socialism and so forth, if that's alright. Also, issues between the Jews and the rest of the Poles, relations with the Brits and the urgency of gathering and, more importantly, disseminating details on camp activities.But, if not, I can happily slot into whatever role. I'll probably still do a Jew, however.

While you can contact the Jewish resistance in Warsaw if you wish, I am not currently planning on having a seperate jewish partizans group/narrative. You can still gladly play as a Jew.

Armia Krajowa Character Sheets

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Armia Krajowa - WW2 Polish Resistance RP

The New Yorker said
So, I'm thinking about a pre-SOE British counter intelligence agent. He could have been sent into Poland when things first started getting hot in order to meet with Jan Gorski, bring back info on the state of things to the crown. After the invasion they got separated, Jan fled to France to start the silent unseen, while my British agent is left behind with the Polish underground. Unable to escape passed the nazis he joins up with someone suggested to him by Jan, eventually leading him to the SZP or ZWZ. This is a really bareass skeleton of an idea here. Just throwing it out to see if it gets shot down. I understand if it's a little too far fetched.

This could work quite well as long as it's kept realistic, that is to say, he's not some kind of James Bond superspy. A foreign Intel/Counter-Intel resistance member sounds very interesting. Perhaps work on the character sheet and take it from there.

WW2 Polish Resistance RP

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Armia Krajowa Character Sheets

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Armia Krajowa - WW2 Polish Resistance RP

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On September 27th, as a last resort, Polish general Juliusz Rómmel signed all documents to approve the foundation of a civilian resistance group called Służba Zwycięstwu Polski (SZP - Service for Poland's Victory). Warsaw, however, was captured a day later after massive bombings by the Nazis, and the SZP went underground.

Poland officially surrendered on October 6th. It was left naked, in shambles, and divided between the Soviets and the Nazis. The SZP would, slowly but surely, evolve into the Armia Krajowa - The Home Army, providing the allies valuable intel, sabotaging Nazi transports, raiding weapon depots, aiding the Red Army, and, on 1944, conduct the Warsaw Uprising, a one month long massive riot, against the Nazis, which would dissolve the Armia Krajowa and render the city of Warsaw inhabitable.

This RP is focused on the main Polish resistance movement, the Armia Krajowa (AK), from its creation in '39 as the SZP to its dissolve in '44-'45. Players will take the role of historical or custom members of the resistance in various jobs, all to drive the oppressors off their land.
This RP will initially be historically accurate, but this RP adapts to player choice, and may shape Poland differently. The tone will also be driven by player actions: from a pitch black comedy to a heavy, almost historically accurate simulation of What If. While it is not necessary to learn about the resistance, its acts and the period, it helps to immerse yourself and provides a more believable RP experience.

Rules Regarding Shooting At Enemies

Firing at an enemy or sabotaging transports won't resolve immediately - The GM will roll a dice roll for firing. Your chance to hit will change according to the number of shots you've fired, weather, wounds and imminent danger. Sabotage will succeed the more you plan for it and the more trained you are at combat.

Character Sheet Thread

Character Sheet

Name:
Age:
Country of Origin:
Religion:
Division: (List Below)
Appearance: (an image and/or a written description)
Personality:
Flaw: (No one's perfect - this field is for a personality flaw your PC has)

Available Divisions

Nothing's written in stone, and you may interpret and play with these definitions as you like.

Organization: Managing personnel, conserving peace within the group, law and order, religious and administrative matters.

Intel and Counter-Intel: Managing intelligence to the allies and specific personnel, and keeping communications safe from the public eye.

Operations: Coordinating and planning operations, sabotages and raids.

Logistics: Scavenging and managing equipment, including making deals and trading for weapons and ammo.

Comms: In and out communication (mainly with Western Allies), including coordinating attacks and air drops.

Kedyw: Polish for Special Ops. The executive branch of the AK. Specializes in combat, conducting sabotages, and armed action against the Nazis.

Misc: Individuals working for the uprising without an official title listed above, e.g. Scouts and Medics. List your custom job on the character sheet if you wish to pick this "division".

Current Crew

Organization:

Intel and Counter-Intel:

Operations:
Karol Zabek
Pawel Wojtkiewicz
Janusz Wojtkewicz

Logistics:
Schmuel Goldfarb

Comms:
Stanley "Stosh" Kilbowich

Kedyw:
Samuel Hammett

Misc:
Scout: Magda Wojtkiewicz

WW2 Polish Resistance RP

HeySeuss said
Yeah, weapons smuggling and other operations to get aid into places the Germans don't want it is a huge deal. So is getting intelligence out of the camps. That was major stuff in the real timeline.Now that you mention the whole element of higher ups in the structure, rather than foot soldiers, I think I have a better grasp on what you're doing and I can work up a character that'll work for that scenario.

It's not really a structure as much as it is different people working of different areas of the AK. Fun fact, the Home Army even stole weapons from Nazis arbitrarly walking down the streets, and traded with Italian and Hungarian units stationed in Poland. I'd love to see players pull of such raids.

So... It's on then? I'll go prepare the sheets and main RP thread.

WW2 Polish Resistance RP

HeySeuss said
I've wanted to do this for a while and I was considering running one myself, except I didn't think there'd be enough interest. I've run French Resistance and Filipino guerrilla themed RP's though, but I just never quite got around to doing Poland.Are we going to be concentrating on a specific area of Poland, such as Warsaw itself? Urban resistance in places like Warsaw happened a lot later than resistance in the countryside by partisans, so it's a useful thing to work with. Also, are we positive about 1939 as the timeline? It seems like things really pick up in 1942 more or less, but I'm fine with earlier. Also, if you like, I can happily make sure to clue in a couple dedicated historical RP'ers about this and get you some more people.For my end, I'll probably play a Jewish partisan, it's an easy shot for me.

The RP will focus on Warsaw, yes. I was actually planning to have a prologue sequence with the creation of Służba Zwycięstwu Polski one day before the fall of Warsaw in September '39, and from there to the creation of the Armia Krajowa (Home Army), the main resistance group operating in Poland, and the one that initiated the Warsaw Uprising in '44.

Another thought I had: Players can play as members in charge of one of the many different bureaus of the Armia Krajowa (i.e. Operations, Intel, Logistics, etc). Makes for a more interesting RP for me, at least - but it will require more players. What do you think?