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Post by Loic Galopin on Apr 16, 2020 16:37:02 GMT
Only for NPCs. PCs can choose for themeselves whether to risk it. Then I'm against. Anything a PC can do, an NPC should be able to do as well, including deciding to buy their way into a position they're unsuitable for and coming to a bad end.
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Post by Ymbert Montgomery on Apr 16, 2020 16:53:58 GMT
Only for NPCs. PCs can choose for themeselves whether to risk it. Then I'm against. Anything a PC can do, an NPC should be able to do as well, including deciding to buy their way into a position they're unsuitable for and coming to a bad end. That one's pretty much the case across the board though. (I don't make rolls for every potential NPC applicant for positions, as one example, just player rolls and assume a NPC gets it if none succeed. NPC mistresses don't have the autonomy of female PCs. Regimental enemy NPCs don't turn up to clubs. etc.) I'd see this as less that NPCs couldn't do it, they just have the sense not to.
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Post by Father William Souris on Apr 16, 2020 17:10:59 GMT
Also the case of 100 applicants the one with a basic understanding of military things is the one who would get the post. Someone who can afford the costs of buying ranks would likely have a a family that would point a military incompetant to another role.
We do have examples of complete incompetants in charge, in Sharpe novels and real life, but in the former at least they are given Sharpe to stop the worse excesses!
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Post by Ymbert Montgomery on Apr 16, 2020 17:15:12 GMT
Also, worth mentioning that PCs can't buy themselves up to sigificant command positions either; just infantry company commanders.
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Post by Jacques Bougiedure on Apr 17, 2020 14:34:59 GMT
Strength Training is a weekly activity but I don't see in the rules how it is done.
Also, Paragraoh 36.26 (under recruiting informers) talks about rolling against etiquette score but doesn't have a results table. Is it the same as the Skill Check Results table at the end of Section 35 (which mirrors the Battle Results table)?
Can you train the "general" expertise level to improve all weapon scores?
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Post by Ymbert Montgomery on Apr 17, 2020 14:38:53 GMT
Strength Training is a weekly activity but I don't see in the rules how it is done. Str (or Con) training takes 10 weeks and costs your SL in Livres per week. But I'll likely change that; standarise it with other forms of training which aren't SL based. Yes, it is. No, only individual weapons. (One of the reasons it's quicker to do than the other physical stats).
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Post by huillaume on Apr 17, 2020 14:39:06 GMT
Strength Training is a weekly activity but I don't see in the rules how it is done. See 10.10 Can you train the "general" expertise level to improve all weapon scores? Training is for a specific weapon.
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Post by Yves Eau on Apr 17, 2020 15:21:08 GMT
I have a question regarding the opening-night party for my play. Has this rule now been amended as suggested earlier in this thread (my emphasis)? I do not have a patron, and my lowly standing and limited means will not support much of party. Could my responsibility for providing the party be satisfied by arranging for another character to host it, in loco patronus?
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Post by Ymbert Montgomery on Apr 17, 2020 16:00:32 GMT
I do not have a patron, and my lowly standing and limited means will not support much of party. Could my responsibility for providing the party be satisfied by arranging for another character to host it, in loco patronus? That sounds entirely reasonable.
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Post by Jacques Bougiedure on Apr 18, 2020 15:37:19 GMT
A couple of quick questions:
Noble Ranks: The noble ranks table in Paragraph 3.6 shows a Marquis (Noble Rank 5) outranking a Comte (NR 4).
Section 24.10 Staff Commands states “Division Commanders (less than 3 brigades) are expected to be Marquises and Large Army Commanders, Comtes”. This indicates that a Comte outranks a Marquis.
I think that I have seen similar contradictions but can't remember specifics.
In cases of contradicting rules, does the noble rank in Paragraph 3.6 take precedence?
Death Roll: If the Death Roll for personal result on a campaign is 13 or greater, does a natural 12 for the roll require “Dice with Death”?
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Post by Jacques Bougiedure on Apr 18, 2020 19:49:42 GMT
Another question: This time about Loot (money, money, money....)
What does 2x50 in the outcome tables mean? 100 Livre? 2d6 times 50 Livre? Two chances (die rolls) to get 50 Livre each time?
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Post by Ymbert Montgomery on Apr 18, 2020 20:33:20 GMT
A couple of quick questions: Noble Ranks: The noble ranks table in Paragraph 3.6 shows a Marquis (Noble Rank 5) outranking a Comte (NR 4). Section 24.10 Staff Commands states “Division Commanders (less than 3 brigades) are expected to be Marquises and Large Army Commanders, Comtes”. This indicates that a Comte outranks a Marquis. I think that I have seen similar contradictions but can't remember specifics. In cases of contradicting rules, does the noble rank in Paragraph 3.6 take precedence? Oops, I'll keep an eye out for those but yes, 3.6 takes precedence. If the Death Roll is 12 or greater a natural 12 gives a 50% chance of Dice With Death and 50% of dying. (Invunerable soldiers are not longer a thing!) 2d6 x 50 Livres
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Post by Jacques Bougiedure on Apr 20, 2020 13:13:02 GMT
Section 14.3 (Estates) in the 4th paragraph states, "The buy prices listed for the various estates in the table below refer to estates in the Isle de France, near Paris, which generate incomes of 5% of their purchase price."
In the Nobility Table at the bottom of page 43, the Revenue column is not 5% of the IdF Purchase Price. i.e. for a Chevalier's estate Revenue on the table is 5 but 5% of the Purchase Price (4800L) should be 240L. Even if we assume that the estate generated 5% annually, that would still mean 20L/month not the 5L indicated in the Revenue column.
What am I missing?
What does IdF mean? Aside from Iserali Defense Force.
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Post by Father William Souris on Apr 20, 2020 13:18:30 GMT
Ille de France
aka Isle de France
The area around Paris
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Post by Guest on Apr 20, 2020 13:20:23 GMT
This should be tidied up in the next draft. The Revenue figure (5 in the case of the above) is then multiplied by (7 minus the admin skill result of the estate owner or his land agent). With an average result of 4, this give 4 x 5 = 20 for the month, as you surmised above.
IdF = Isle de France, the region surrounding Paris.
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