Army of Liberty: a Fantasy Revolutionary Warfare Quest Fantasy - Historic

Photomajig · 2023-12-05T14:14:20+00:00

Welcome to Army of Liberty! Napoleon was a poor movie, but it got me in the mood for Napoleonic warfare and Revolutionary politics once more. The Quest takes all that and adds a heavy dose of fantastical elements. This is a Quest of revolutionary politics, strategy, tactical warfare and magic in an alternate world set at a time of our French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars. You take on the role of a young military commander as they find themselves at the head of their own fighting division and in the pivotal battles of the Revolutionary Wars to come. Those battles will be played out on a tactical hex map as directed by you, voting on the actions taken by each regiment under your command. The setting of this Quest resembles the late 18th century of our own, but only on the surface. The ancien régime and the world it represents is one of elven domination of myriad subject peoples. The Revolution promises equality, liberty and communality between all races and kin, a promise that has captured countless hobgoblins, dwarves, halflings, humans and others across the realms to its cause. As in the world we know, the Revolution will soon begin to eat itself up from the inside even as foreign powers threaten its survival - a situation that offers both opportunity and peril for an up-and-coming commander. The exact mechanics of combat, army management, politics and so forth will be described as they come up. It is not necessary to understand the precise logic of the rules to participate, but they'll be introduced gradually in a tutorial mission to start things off. *** "Messenger coming through, sir!" The lookout's cry breaks you from your battlefield reverie. He is swiftly proven correct. The rolling banks of gunpowder smoke ahead part for a moment to grant passage to a mounted halfling woman on a stout and bloodied pony. She gallops to your station and draws up quick, both horse and rider panting. "Compliments of General Guizot, sir!" the messenger says, thrusting a sealed message cylinder at you. "You are to take your reserve and make immediately for the village of Saintonge two miles north-north-east. Enemy forward elements sighted beyond the line; all forward divisions presently committed; swift action required to prevent collapse of left flank." You take the message and confirm that it repeats the messenger's words. A shiver of excitement runs up your spine. Enemy forces threatening to fall upon the flank of the line, and only you there to stop it. A fine chance of pace from sitting in reserve for hours on end. A fine chance for promotion and glory for a measly Colonel, to be offered an independent command of a larger force away from the meddling of superior officers. A fine chance, you think, to prove yourself to the cause of the Revolution. You dismiss the messenger and observe the soldiers assembled before you. Thousands of men and women from across the realm - among them tall and long-limbed hobgoblins, eager scores of halflings, expressionless dwarves with their rough stone faces, regal elven defectors and wild-eyed humans twitching with fervor yet to be released, all of them garbed in the joyous blues, oranges and browns of the new Army. It is a sight that would have been impossible to conceive of only a year ago, not merely for the unity of their cause. It is Year One of the Revolution and though misled royalist mobs still frustrate the advance of liberty, the day has dawned brighter and more hopeful than ever. You stand out amongst them and not merely for your rank. Few young officers can boast of such a rapid rise in the ranks, but the Revolution has opened many doors before thought sealed tight. Your previous circumstances matter little now, but you were of the... Who are your people? What is your Kin? [] Elves. They say Elvenkind rules the world, but that's always only been true for a handful of high-placed elites, leaving the rest of you with little to distinguish you from the peasantry save for a fine title. You are of the Elven noblesse mendiante, the gold-poor beggar-aristocracy of the realm. When the Revolution came, you were quick to defect for a chance at genuine glory and elevation. +Blessed Blood: Elves live exceptionally long lives and resurrect spontaneously after deaths as long as there's enough left of the body. Their senses are sharp, their manners elegant, and their entitlement immense. You have improved relations with the conservative Constitutionalist faction. You have slightly improved relations with counter-revolutionary Royalists and foreign elites. Elven Units regain more casualties after battle and spot enemies more easily on the battlefield. -Elven Stagnancy: When you're already perfect, there's no need for change. Elves tend to learn more slowly than others and become fixed in their ways. Elven Units require more experience to improve their fighting skills. [] Hobgoblins. Treated like savages and cannonfodder for centuries, the Revolution now offers Hobgoblins a chance to claim an equal place in society. For the first time in centuries, there are paths open to them other than those of soldier or serf. Many of them cannot forsake war just yet, though – their strength, ferocity and martial traditions make them valued shock troops on the battlefield. You joined the Revolution as one of the first hobgoblin officers, and there is no way you are leaving behind anything but a spectacular legacy for that. +Mighty: Hobgoblins have strong limbs and hardy bodies, making hobgoblin charges feared across the realms. You have improved relations with the militarist Liberationist faction. You have slightly improved relations with the radical Leveler faction. Hobgoblin Units inflict more damage in melee combat and have stronger charges. -Hobgoblin Diet: A strong body requires a full stomach to maintain. Hobgoblins must eat far more than most to sustain themselves. Hobgoblin Units consume additional supplies on and off the battlefield. [] Halflings. The small are not to be discounted. Halflings are a diminutive people with a great deal to gain from Revolution. Liberated from their fields and pastures they have been legally bound to for centuries, halflings now offer their services in the fighting corps of the realms. Their small size is a boon when moving unseen and staying unhit, but their frailty makes itself known in physical contests against others. You left a position on a village council to make your mark on a grander scale than that of provincial politics. +Overlooked: Halflings rarely grow to more than 3 feet tall. It is easy to overlook them, a fact they use ruthlessly to their advantage among other peoples as well as while crossing battlefields. You have improved relations with the radical Leveler faction. You have slightly improved relations with the centrist Consular faction. Halfling Units are more difficult to hit with ranged attacks and hide more easily on the battlefield. -Smallfolk: One cannot pack too much muscle into a pint-sized frame. Halflings do poorly in close combat against larger foes. Halfling Units take more casualties in melee combat. [] Dwarves. The False-Kin are born not of mothers, but carved of stone in their strange halls deep underground. The overpopulation of the world below has compelled millions of dwarves to migrate to the surface, where they have found themselves easily exploited by others for their rigid, order-craving minds and enduring bodies. You enjoy a greater degree of independent thought than many of your peers thanks to an ideal mixture of stone in your Carving, which you intend to make the most of to elevate yourself and your kin in this new world to come. +Stone Skin: Dwarves have hardened stony hides that can withstand harsh punishment and personalities that subsume fear under the bonds of routine, rote and discipline. You have improved relations with the centrist Consular faction. You have slightly improved relations with the conservative Constitutionalist faction. Dwarven Units take fewer casualties on the battlefield and gain greater benefits from drill and discipline. -Stone Mind: Dwarves also have minds that find it difficult to act in the absence of clear rules, orders and hierarchies. This can cause problems when their assigned leaders are out of commission. Dwarven Units are disabled if their commanding officer is wounded or killed. Dwarven Units lose morale if discipline falls in their army. [] Humans. The orphan people have no homeland to call their own, nor any origin or maker that they could tell you of. Humans have wandered and roamed the realms in their tight-knit groups since time immemorial. Military types have found them useful for their strong passions, quick learning and suspectibility to grandiose propaganda. You are a true believer in the cause, ready and willing to sacrifice anything and everything for the Revolution. +Dreamers: Humans feel things strongly and attach themselves to causes and friends like no other people. Their devotion to those they believe in is unbreakable. More than that, humans are always striving and looking for more, dreaming of something greater. You have greatly improved relations with any one faction of your choice. Human Units require less experience to improve their fighting skills and gain greater benefits from morale and mood. -Human Despair: Humans also react strongly when things go wrong. Defeats and losses can drive them to despondency to a degree that other peoples find absurd. Human Units lose more morale from defeats, unit losses and other setbacks. [] Devils. Hell was once the pinnacle of power and sophistication in all of Creation. Then the elves drowned it. Now the last dregs of the infernal race drift as refugees in the world above, mourning their flooded and broken home, and carrying the memories and experiences of those they have lost with them forever more. You have shaken off the gloom and apathy of your kind with the coming of the Revolution and begun on the road to seeing what life might, in fact, still hold for the spawn of Hell as one of the only devilish commanders in this new Army. +Infernal Immortality: Devils are ageless creatures of strange magics. They remember all that their forebears did and use their accumulated skills as naturally as other peoples breathe. The more experience they amass, the harder it is to beat them. You have access to infernal rituals on the battlefield. Devil Units never lose experience rank and gain greater benefits from experience. -Lost and Damned: Only a fraction of Hell's teeming population escaped the Deluge. Only a fraction of those survivors continue to find life worth living. Devil populations are small and scattered and only growing smaller every year. Devil Units are much more difficult to find replacements and recruits for. Another change, of course, is that the men are no longer only men. The stifling elven traditions and structures of gender have been abolished under the Revolution, allowing for soldiers of all genders to enter the ranks and the trades as they see fit. You yourself are... [] Male. The narrative will refer to you with he/him pronouns. [] Female. The narrative will refer to you with she/her pronouns. [] Neither. The narrative will refer to you with they/them pronouns. ***

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NSchwerte said:
These quotes are literal citations to show that you are trolling, but thanks for confirming it

@NSchwerte has recieved 25 points and a 72 hour threadban under Rules 3 and 4 due to their conduct in this argument and previous warnings. Continuing to snipe at someone after repeated attempts disengage or de-escalate is not okay, and further contributes to a hostile thread atmosphere. While I understand that plan votes in quests can be passionate affairs, please be mindful of how you contribute to a discussion - it is not against the rules to disagree with other users or critique plans (even vehemently!), but when this starts to stray into sniping at other posters, we will step in.

This is also a prime example of why we strongly discourage spaghetti posting on SV - not only does it encourage cherry picking arguments in isolation and out of context, it also makes the thread absolute hell for any other quest participants trying to follow the conversation. Going forward @NSchwerte, @Red Rationalist, I would like to see discussion not resemble a foodfight in a pasta restaurant.

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