La Chanson de la Victoire (The Song of Victory): La Petite Arpenteuse (Non, SV, you are a General of France in the Napoleonic War!)

[Plausbius]

Would delegating an army action to a subordinate officer on the basis of their specialty have the same likelihood of interfering with completing their duties to their detachment?

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Yep, for example, Severin would be passively drilling the troops if you don't assign him specifically to an action, giving you a slight boost to any combat rolls involving your troops.
De Lisle would help plan out routes and fortifications for when the enemy arrives, as well as contributing to the scouting of the area.
Chamans would be taking yet another inspection of the army, though he might go into the city to make sure there won't be subversive elements when the Brunswick comes rolling from the north.
These won't involve dice, but are small bonuses, thus they are passive.

De Lisle and Chamans are both decent statesmen, and have better charisma and oratory than you (that's not a huge achievement, but still)
I'll put up sheets for the three officers in a bit, for reference.

For example, De Lisle, as an artillery commander, has some expertise in fortifications, yes?

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Yeah, he's studied as a military engineer, though still has basic experience with it.

If we were to delegate some of the army's discretionary funds to him, would he complete the Expand the Fortifications action with less/no consequences because of his specialty?

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You could expend some funds, actually. He'd make the action in your name, but it wouldn't be as effective as you yourself doing it. Delegating a task also pulls de Lisle for example, from performing his normal duties in charting out supply lines for the battle or siege, and could result in slight problems down the line, though those effects would be minor, as well.

Basically, you doing things is the most impactful, while delegating would yield similar results, but won't involve you, so you'll gain no recognition from d'Oyré, for example, for sending de Lisle to help him, and you won't get a bit of defense bonus as well as a "lower supplies lost"-type of modifier if a siege occurs. The general's opinion of you wouldn't increase directly, but it won't decrease, if that's what you're wondering.

We could send in Claude in for that, he already finished La Marseillaise by this time. Singing would raise morale right?

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He already made the song, yeah. This timeline, he is ambivalent about the Revolutionary cause, though not a royalist like his "traitorous" father, who was jailed.
De Lisle is okay with the republic for now, and the inspiration from hearing about Thérèse made him feel that perhaps this wasn't a terribly lop-sided war.

No, the worst that can happen is that they decide "fuck the French, Austro-Prussians aren't so bad"

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"You know, I thought we ought to try to give these Republican guys the benefit of the doubt, but holy fuck-!"

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Well, these are literally mainly people who have lived under Austrian rule, albeit indirectly, as the von Habsburgs were "Emperors" of the HRE. They aren't too happy about literal military occupation from whom they see as a foreign power, but they aren't that enamored with their kings and queens to die for them, yet.

Claude, start singing.

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Ah right, how could I forget de Lisle's famous singing voice?
Rolling for how good his singing is.

Edit: nope, he's better off as a mute.

Plausbius threw 1 100-faced dice. Reason: Is de Lisle a good singer? Total: 1

 

[Magoose]

Ah right, how could I forget de Lisle's famous singing voice?
Rolling for how good his singing is.

Edit: nope, he's better off as a mute

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Maybe Therése can sing.

Edit: well she won't sell out the Opera, but she has a decent set of pipes she can use.

Magoose threw 1 100-faced dice. Reason: Does our MC have a good voice Total: 62

 

[Kicker]

Ah right, how could I forget de Lisle's famous singing voice?
Rolling for how good his singing is.

Edit: nope, he's better off as a mute.

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Dice please. This is bad omen.

 

[Plausbius]

New trait for Claude:
Voice of a Dirt Clod - Bereft of a normal voice at a young age, this poor soul sticks to writing songs, rather than singing them.
-50 to rolls involving singing
-3 Oratory
+20 to writing songs

Dice please. This is bad omen.

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It's called "getting the bad rolls out". Also, I'm using the Rolz roller, so y'all should be safe.

 

[Magoose]

New trait for Claude:
Voice of a Dirt Clod - Bereft of a normal voice at a young age, this poor soul sticks to writing songs, rather than singing them.
-50 to rolls involving singing
-3 Oratory
+20 to writing songs

It's called "getting the bad rolls out". Also, I'm using the Rolz roller, so y'all should be safe.

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Well Therese is a decent singer and she potentially has a chance to grow if she was given proper training.

But as we can safely say, she ain't selling out the opera.

 

[Kicker]

By the way, would the reroll be only for the survey bonus? I thought they appllied for all failed ones. Or does it mean only when that trait is used there's a reroll?

 

[Foxwood]

You could expend some funds, actually. He'd make the action in your name, but it wouldn't be as effective as you yourself doing it. Delegating a task also pulls de Lisle for example, from performing his normal duties in charting out supply lines for the battle or siege, and could result in slight problems down the line, though those effects would be minor, as well.

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So, regardless of the complexity of the task or the specialization of the subordinate officer, it would have the same technical effect as if we did the action while debuffing their passive rolls. Rather leave them where they are, as I originally figured we would.

Y'know, as Company and Regimental commanders, they ought to have staff of their own. At least an XO to keep the unit from blowing up the gunpowder stores and dance naked around a bucket. But ya gotta balance the delegation mechanic somehow, I suppose. Thanks for answering my question.

 

[Magoose]

So, regardless of the complexity of the task or the specialization of the subordinate officer, it would have the same technical effect as if we did the action while debuffing their passive rolls. Rather leave them where they are, as I originally figured we would.

Y'know, as Company and Regimental commanders, they ought to have staff of their own. At least an XO to keep the unit from blowing up the gunpowder stores and dance naked around a bucket. But ya gotta balance the delegation mechanic somehow, I suppose. Thanks for answering my question.

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It's already hard enough simulating a Generals army and staff and not including the enemy as well. Trying to do even more would probably kill us.

 

[Plausbius]

By the way, would the reroll be only for the survey bonus? I thought they appllied for all failed ones. Or does it mean only when that trait is used there's a reroll?

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Yeah it's for the survey action. You'll reroll if you get a failure, which is kind of unlikely, but it could happen. Good thing you're pretty experienced at it!

So, regardless of the complexity of the task or the specialization of the subordinate officer, it would have the same technical effect as if we did the action while debuffing their passive rolls. Rather leave them where they are, as I originally figured we would.

Y'know, as Company and Regimental commanders, they ought to have staff of their own. At least an XO to keep the unit from blowing up the gunpowder stores and dance naked around a bucket. But ya gotta balance the delegation mechanic somehow, I suppose. Thanks for answering my question.

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It's already hard enough simulating a Generals army and staff and not including the enemy as well. Trying to do even more would probably kill us.

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Pretty much this lol, you can imagine there's a chain of command that I won't be simulating.
I'll try to be as nice as I can, no worries!

 

[Random Member]

I need to do this. Oh RNGesus, how good is Napoleon's singing voice?

Edit: A man of many talents, but not this one.

Edit2: He was apparently tone deaf anyway, so this is accurate.

Random Member threw 1 100-faced dice. Reason: Napoleon's Singing Total: 13

 

[theproducer4]

I need to do this. Oh RNGesus, how good is Napoleon's singing voice?

Edit: A man of many talents, but not this one.

Edit2: He was apparently tone deaf anyway, so this is accurate.

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.....This is embarrassing.

Edit: .....Is he the french version of Nero.

 

[AvidFicReader]

Can Severin sing?

Edit: not really, but he's enthusiastic about marching songs.

AvidFicReader threw 1 100-faced dice. Reason: Singing voice? Total: 23

 

[Kicker]

More importantly, can Brian sing?

Edit: Holy shit bro.

Kicker threw 1 100-faced dice. Reason: Can Brian be on Broadway? Total: 86

 

[Random Member]

Robespierre's Ode to the Guillotine:

Random Member threw 1 100-faced dice. Reason: Max Total: 76

 

[AvidFicReader]

Chamans, out of curiosity.

Edit: well damn. I guess Therese has the best singing voice in L'armee du Rhin?

AvidFicReader threw 1 100-faced dice. Reason: Singing voice? Total: 7

 

[ThatGuyWithIdeas]

We need to start working on fixing our Charisma, as -6 to all rolls that involve Charisma is something that we really do not need.

Other things that we need to work on, in order to, at the very least, ensure we roll without penalties in said categories: Oratory (-6), Command (-2), Cavalry Command (-10), Grand Strategy (-6), Law (-4).

Oh, and since we rolling dice to see how good certain people are at singing... I'll take Brunswick.

ThatGuyWithIdeas threw 1 100-faced dice. Reason: Brunswick's singing skills Total: 75

 

[theproducer4]

We need to start working on fixing our Charisma, as -6 to all rolls that involve Charisma is something that we really do not need.

Other things that we need to work on, in order to, at the very least, ensure we roll without penalties in said categories: Oratory (-6), Command (-2), Cavalry Command (-10), Grand Strategy (-6), Law (-4).

Oh, and since we rolling dice to see how good certain people are at singing... I'll take Brunswick.

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.....f—k this means we can't roast the c—t.

 

[Kicker]

[X] Plan Hold the Line!
[X] Hold the chokepoints, as the generals already planned. Least risky option. Will add the generals' modifiers to yours, making this easier.
[X] Land Survey: The area around here has numerous hills and covers which could prove beneficial when fighting against Brunswick, regardless of battle plan. No good maps cover all of these currently. You can help with that.
[X] Address Mainz: The civilians will likely take casualties if there's a siege or battle near the city. Perhaps you could convince them with words…
[X] Study & Practice: choose a skill to study and practice. Can increase by 1 or 2.
-[X]Command

Playing to our strength in military. Let them tire themselves on the bridges, numbers will not mean much when only few can come to contact. Then, smash them. Of course, surveying would net us at least +20 for all the clashes in the coming battle.

In addition, the civilians of Mainz must be dealt with one way or another. We need to have maximum firepower for damage instead of suppressing fire. Because having our officers do it only brings minor effect and forcing the move would mean no survey action, we have to use one of our personal actions to speak with them. We'll need to have someone dump max omake points though. That -12 modifier scares me.

The final one is cavalry. Seeing as our lancers may be the key to win this battle and there's a -10 modifier for them, I think it's crucial we reduce it as much as possible.

Edit: Changed it to overall Command, as I just noticed it was on 9, not 10 like I thought it was. This should eliminate the -2 from all rolls for battle instead of just for cavalry.

 

[SzechuanSauce]

Oh, since its established that the Auclair siblings have a good set of pipes, Brian can do broadway, Therese is at least a decent singer, lets see the story I can make out of it.

A lullaby for Therese

Brian sighed, he loves his sister, he really does, but she can be very frustrating when she wanted to.

"But Brian, I don't wanna go to sleep! I wanna stay up and explore."

"Therese, I've told you already, its midnight, you'll get lost."

Little Therese just puffed her little cheeks at that, "I won't get lost, I know this place like the back of my hand, and even if I did, you'll find me!" She said with all the confidence a child could have.

The Auclair tradition of surveying meant that they know these lands inside and out, which likely meant that if Therese did get lost at night, Brian really would be capable finding her, but he didn't wanna risk that, he could find her getting eaten alive by wild animals for all he knew.

Brian just rackled his mind, trying to think of ways to convince his sister that she should sleep, "Perhaps a trek through the woods could tire her out, no that's stupid, I may know the surroundings but it is much too dangerous to go at night, think man, think."

Suddenly a flaming candle appeared above his head, he had an idea, "Therese, I will sing for you if you go to sleep."

Therese was suddenly very interested in the deal, she always loved hearing her brother sing, especially when they went out surveying, she always claimed that the local animals loved hearing her brother sing and sung with him, but Brian always dismissed that as just her imagination.

"Okay, I'll go to sleep if you sing for me, but you have to promise to teach me how to sing tomorrow." The youngest Auclair said, with the tone in her childish voice showing that she won't budge on that.

Brian could not be more relieved to hear her say that, teaching her how to sing might be a bit hard, but he'll chalk up her going to sleep as a victory either way. He thought of any good songs to help her sleep, any that could serenade a hyperactive child, he rattled his brain for ideas, until a memory hit him.

"Dodo, l'enfant do, L'enfant dormira bien vite Dodo, l'enfant do L'enfant dormira bientôt. " He hears a kind, soft voice serenading him to sleep, he couldn't remember her face that well, but he remembers the song.

Brian cleared his throat, hoping that this works out.

Dodo, l'enfant do,
L'enfant dormira bien vite
Dodo, l'enfant do
L'enfant dormira bientôt.

Une poule blanche
Est là dans la grange.
Qui va faire un petit coco
Pour l'enfant qui va fair' dodo.

Dodo, l'enfant do,
L'enfant dormira bien vite
Dodo, l'enfant do
L'enfant dormira bientôt.

Tout le monde est sage
Dans le voisinage
Il est l'heure d'aller dormir
Le sommeil va bientôt venir.

When he finished singing, he glances at his little sister and finds her fast sleep, "Must have fallen asleep halfway through the song." He thought to himself. He decides to leave the room and tries to figure out who was that lady that sung to him in his memories, perhaps his father knew her?

This is how I think Brian sounds like when singing.

 

[Defiant Roar]

Hmm, our plan may depends on how much risk we're willing to take.

Being sieged is defenitely out of the question.

Holding choke points may stall Brunswick. Depending on his supplies, we may be able to either force him to attack, have him lose soldiers from lack of it or retreat back.

If we want to defeat Brunswick, the other options would have a higher chance of battle.

Setting up on the other side would be the nost unexpected action. Highest risk as our back or side would be to the river. Definitely will be attacked as Brunswick sees this as an easier target compared to the other plans.

Letting them cross is the riskiest but most rewarding. It requires timing and speed of our forces to both punch through the vanguard and know when we need to sally out. Too soon and we'll be playing our hands too early. If we're too late, we may not have enough force to deal with the coalition. If we time it just right, we could destroy almost a quarter of their army by surrounding those who cross the river while also taking back the bridge to hold enemy reinforcements.

The civilians are a problem. Either we force them to move, less risky, or we talk to them, very risky but will boost our reputation higher.

Military action is the most difficult. Surveying must be taken. Yet, the other options are good too. We could use our officers but the vague consequences stated makes me wary.

I think it would be good to speak to the other Generals if we were to convince them to have a different plan from just holding the crossing. Not to mention getting respect, increase our reputation and having more allies outside of war.

My choices would be;

[] Hold the chokepoints, as the generals already planned. Least risky option. Will add the generals' modifiers to yours, making this easier.

[] Land Survey: The area around here has numerous hills and covers which could prove beneficial when fighting against Brunswick, regardless of battle plan. No good maps cover all of these currently. You can help with that.

[] Private Meeting: You have a few concerns to address with some people, but there is little time, in addition to all of your busy schedules.
-[] General de Beauharnais, the general who seems a bit… wait, he's an aristocrat, why is he fighting on your side?
-[] General d'Oyré, engineer, general, and military governor of Mayence; he seems a little stressed out, and sounds like he wants to harm Brunswick. Maybe that's something you have in common?

Then have Colonel Chamans to
[] Show of Force: The civilians in the city need to be protected for their own safety. Use your soldiers to relocate them to the center of the city and other areas away from the frontlines. Will be seen as aggressive, but is efficient.

This is the least risky plan I think. I would swap General D'oyre with addressing the civilians but unless someone would dump max omake points, I find it hard to believe we can succeed. I rather we have them on surveying action.

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Whats the terrain ? can we hold him back until night and then retreat baiting him into sending part of his army to pursuit ?. Basically pull Wilem at Hastings ?

 

[Kicker]

Whats the terrain ? can we hold him back until night and then retreat baiting him into sending part of his army to pursuit ?. Basically pull Wilem at Hastings ?

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The right side is North and South on the left. Unsure of the terrain.

It's just too risky. Taking the fight across would mean unable to do anything else, especially surveying the terrain. Worst case scenario, the Coalition will just maneuver around so we'll have both the Rhine and Main River cutting our space to maneuver to make a feign retreat, which may actually turn to an actual retreat.

 

[Plausbius]

she has a decent set of pipes

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I need to do this. Oh RNGesus, how good is Napoleon's singing voice?

Edit: A man of many talents, but not this one.

Edit2: He was apparently tone deaf anyway, so this is accurate.

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Can Severin sing?

Edit: not really, but he's enthusiastic about marching songs.

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More importantly, can Brian sing?

Edit: Holy shit bro.

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Robespierre's Ode to the Guillotine:

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Chamans, out of curiosity.

Edit: well damn. I guess Therese has the best singing voice in L'armee du Rhin?

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We need to start working on fixing our Charisma, as -6 to all rolls that involve Charisma is something that we really do not need.

Other things that we need to work on, in order to, at the very least, ensure we roll without penalties in said categories: Oratory (-6), Command (-2), Cavalry Command (-10), Grand Strategy (-6), Law (-4).

Oh, and since we rolling dice to see how good certain people are at singing... I'll take Brunswick.

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Y'all just making seriously important dice rolls in my place

.....f—k this means we can't roast the c—t.

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Well, you can, it'll be based on an opposing dice roll to see how good you burn him, and how he reacts. If you roll enough over him, he might rip out his hair in frustration or something, iunno

Oh, since its established that the Auclair siblings have a good set of pipes, Brian can do broadway, Therese is at least a decent singer, lets see the story I can make out of it.

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Aww this is too pure <3 Have a +10!

 

[Foxwood]

Y'all just making seriously important dice rolls in my place

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This is a matter of grave importance to the security of the Republic and the proliferation of liberation!

 

[Random Member]

This is a matter of grave importance to the security of the Republic and the proliferation of liberation!

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Indeed. Quick, roll for every Frenchman of political importance! Whoever rolls a 100 (or the closest to it) will be send to Britain to burn the rosbifs and their fleet in an epic rap.

 

[Astra Myst]

I feel the need to drop a bonus on our singing roll and tgen i remember I have no bonii