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Post by huillaume on Apr 3, 2020 13:05:41 GMT
Just one linguistics question about racehorses (remember English is not my native language):
I understand what winning is (of course), but what do place and show exactly mean?
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Post by gaston on Apr 3, 2020 13:09:42 GMT
Place = Second (Actually, a Place bet pays out if the horse comes first or second, but at lower odds than a bet to win) Show = Third (A Show bet pays out if the horse comes first, second or third, but at lower odds than bets to Place or Win).
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Post by huillaume on Apr 3, 2020 13:22:54 GMT
Thanks
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Post by huillaume on Apr 6, 2020 15:46:14 GMT
Clarifications asked (about the Derby):
Those four characters include the ladies/Beaus (so two couples) or they are aside (so up to 4 characters plus their ladies/beaus, if any)?
Is carousing needed to toady, or characters may toad without carousing (as written, carousing is a must to toady, but I understand that is not the usual case)?
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Post by Ymbert Montgomery on Apr 7, 2020 14:20:11 GMT
Characters currently can choose not to carouse to toady, although new rules will be coming there. (Thanks to Gaston for help with that area).
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Post by huillaume on Apr 7, 2020 16:02:03 GMT
And about the first question? Those four characters include the ladies/Beaus (so two couples) or they are aside (so up to 4 characters plus their ladies/beaus, if any)?
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Post by Aunt Geraldine on Apr 7, 2020 16:22:30 GMT
I would expect so Surely mistresses are included in NPCs ?
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Post by Ymbert Montgomery on Apr 7, 2020 18:47:30 GMT
Yep, mistresses are indeed included in NPCs. The only thing that isn't are visiting royals as people can't plan for that.
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Post by Ymbert Montgomery on Apr 15, 2020 19:55:33 GMT
Small but important change that will go in for next turn if people like it.
Commanding officers have a minimum MA of 3.
IC reason - Nobody with less than that is going to accept command positions and get themselves killed or courtmartialed.
OOC - This would make getting better SCR's slightly more difficult, but really reduces the chance of being screwed by a few unlucky rolls on top of the death roll. But it doesn't make it too safe.
What do people think?
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Post by Yves Eau on Apr 15, 2020 20:11:15 GMT
Makes sense to me. Even MA 3 is no military genius, so we will still have barely competent officers (presumably with good connections) leading their men to likely disaster.
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Post by Father William Souris on Apr 15, 2020 20:25:48 GMT
I'm thinking of having Arnold apply for Aide to a Brigadier. I guess a better MA Brigadier is better, though now they will be at least MA3?
Of course it will only apply to NPC's....
Aye I say Aye and lets do it!
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Post by debreos on Apr 15, 2020 22:41:25 GMT
Agreed - I raised this with the King, pointing out that they'd run out of incompetent commanders through death or court martial very quickly. Last turn. the Spanish Front had a Frontier Commander with MA1, and a Brigadier with MA1! The Commander survived, but the Brigadier had a Battle Result of 6 and snuffed it (possibly to avoid the shame of the Court Martial!). There isn't an infinite supply of such people - and I think the authorities would only go so far in appointing people for cash or favours, as the King is likely to notice PDQ. So, I think it makes sense.
Regards, David
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Post by huillaume on Apr 16, 2020 8:44:17 GMT
Small but important change that will go in for next turn if people like it. Commanding officers have a minimum MA of 3. IC reason - Nobody with less than that is going to accept command positions and get themselves killed or courtmartialed. OOC - This would make getting better SCR's slightly more difficult, but really reduces the chance of being screwed by a few unlucky rolls on top of the death roll. But it doesn't make it too safe. What do people think? While I agree in principle, I have two questions:
- What do you mean with Commanding Officers?
- Wil lthis affect PCs, or it's only for NPCs?
Regarding the first question, In original EG! only Battalion commanders and up rolled for BR, so being (I guess) considered Commanding Officers, but with current Liminal, any Captain rolls BR, so might be considered Commanding Officer... Regarding the second one, this would put characters with MA 1 or 2 as inelegible for those posts, so forcing them to decline any promotion (and if a Captain is seen as a Commanding Officer, forcing them to subaltern or lesser rank, so to spend some weeks in regimental duties). Another possibility would be to assign the NPC Regimental commanders and up a +1 to MA roll per rank over Lt COlonel, assuming that better officers use to raise quickly in ranks (something not always true, but that can be more or less a rule of thumb). This will also give the possibility that a higher commander to have MA over 6, something quite desirable OOC and with some logics IC.
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Post by gaston on Apr 16, 2020 8:49:34 GMT
I think what Sam means is that effectively all NPC officers will have an MA of at least 3 (so if they are rolled as 1 or 2 this will be automatically bumped up to 3).
Makes sense to me.
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Post by Ymbert Montgomery on Apr 16, 2020 13:18:52 GMT
Only for NPCs. PCs can choose for themeselves whether to risk it.
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