Okay, so here's the arpeg. What do you think? Battlefront 1861
Battlefront: The military sector in which actual combat takes place. The American Civil War began on April 12, 1861 when the Confederate assault on Fort Sumter brought tensions between the northern states of the USA and the southern states of the USA to a boil, finally kicking off the bloodiest conflict in United States history, and in only four years had claimed the lives of anywhere between 618,000 to 700,000 Americans. Now, it is your turn to enter the war. You must fight for the Confederates or the Union, and turn the tide of the War Between the States.
Name: First and last name, please. Middle name optional. Do not include rank. Age: 14-60. Neither army was very picky about who they allowed to enlist. They needed everyone they could get. Side: Confederate or Union. Home State: Not required. Connected to "side". Rank: Private, unless your class is Officer, in which case you start off as a Lieutenant. Health: 50/50 Class: Look below to see the classes. Skill: See "Classes" Perk: You can have one perk. Check below, in Perks. Weapon: See "Classes". Clothing: Confederate Uniform or Union Uniform, according to your side, Haversack(kind of like a backpack, it's what you carry your stuff in). Other Equipment: Bedroll, Canteen, Rations[1 week]. For the rest, see Classes. Allies/Troops: See Classes.
Classes(all the classes are the same for either side). Cavalryman: The horse-riding branch of the military. Used as reconnaissance, or to harrass the enemy slowly but surely, so that they will either slow down or stop. Starts out with a Trained Horse, a Pistol[2/2], and a Saber. Skill is "Horsemanship", the ability to train a horse for battle, and skillfully ride it. Officer: The high-ranking commanders of the battlefield. Used as an in-combat commander, the Officer not only commands troops, but can take out enemies of their own. Starts out with a Saber, a Pistol[2/2], and 10 Troops. Skill is "Command", to control troops on the same side as you to do what you tell them to. Infantryman: The on-foot backbone of the war. Used for nearly everything, from defense to offense to drawn-out battles. Starts out with a Musket[5/5], and a Bayonet. Skill is "Sharpshooter", the ability to reload your weapon faster and aim more accurately. Artilleryman: The "big guns" of the war. The artillerymen must work as a seamless team, because it takes five or so people to operate a cannon, but when it works, it can take out nearly anything. Used for offense or defense. Starts out with a Cannon, a Snake(sharp, swordlike tool that they use to load the cannon, but can also be used as a makeshift weapon), Flint and Tinder, 5 allies, and a Knife. Skill is "Heavy Artillery", which is the ability to load and fire cannons and mortars accurately and more quickly than untrained people trying to operate them. Other: You can create your own class, HOWEVER, it must be approved by me. Please attempt to make it historically accurate and do not make it overpowered.
Perks: A perk is a little something extra. You can gain perks throughout the game by doing amazing feats, but most of you are going to end up with only the perk you pick at the beginning, so choose wisely! Your perk(s) are what set you apart from other soldiers just like you. Sharp: Players with the "Sharp" perk are more skilled with a sword, and can wield it much more efficiently than soldiers without the perk. Resiliency: Players with the "Resiliency" perk are not only more resistant to disease, but if they do get it, it does less damage and goes away quicker. Plus, they can go longer without food, water, and sleep without feeling the effects. Squeaky Clean: Players with the "Squeaky Clean" perk automatically take much better care of all their weapons, meaning they're less likely to malfunction(and blow up in your face). Locked and Loaded: Players with the "Locked and Loaded" perk are better with small arms like pistols, meaning they're more accurate with a pistol and fire faster. Other: As with classes, you can make your own perk, but also as with classes, it must be accurate, not overpowered, and must be approved by me.
Also: I know that in the Civil War, disease actually killed many more people than bullets. However, just to make this interesting, you can and must find some way to make sure that your character doesn't get sick(they will, just not with a fatal disease, as long as you take precautions. If you have Resiliency, chances are you won't even get a minor disease). So, read up, and find out how you can save your character's life with some common sense!
Moderators: This game will start out with one moderator, Piester22, who helped me create this RPG by supplying accurate historical information. He can play the game, but can also respond to other players' scenarios(of course, Pie, you should be fair or you won't be a mod for long) and will also be giving you a dossier before each battle. As the game goes on, I may or may not add more moderators.
Any questions, comments, suggestions, or anything, feel free to post!
Name: James Brown Age: 21 Home State: NY Rank: Lieutenant. Health: 50/50 Class: Officer Skill: Command Perk: Locked and Loaded Weapon: A saber and a Pistol[2/2](Is this ammo?Beacause there six-shooters. Clothing: Union Uniform Haversack Other Equipment: Bedroll, Canteen, Rations[1 week]. Allies/Troops: 10
Name: Nickrov Krashklinkov Age: 16 Home State: Maine Rank: Private Health: 50/50 Class: Sharpshooter Skill: Sharpshooter: This guy is one of the best shooters around: More Accuracy Perk: Sights: This lucky soldier actually recieves the few sights availible!: More Accuracy Weapon: Smoothbore Musket: 5/5 Clothing: Union Uniform, Haversack. Other Equipment: Bedroll, Canteen, Rations [1 week], Sights Allies/Troops: N/A
Name: James Brown Age: 21 Side: Union Home State: NY Rank: Lieutenant. Health: 50/50 Class: Officer Skill: Command Perk: Locked and Loaded Weapon: A Saber and a Pistol[6/6] Clothing: Union Uniform, Haversack Other Equipment: Bedroll, Canteen, Rations[1 week]. Allies/Troops: 10
See, this is what I mean. I need someone to correct me on the little stuff. So, I fixed the pistol. Your character sheet looks good.
Journal of Lt. James Brown of the Union Army June 27th, 1861 I'd always been a stalwart defender of the Union, and an abolitionist to boot. When I heard of the Rebel attack on Fort Sumter(unfortunately I missed it), I immediately enlisted in the Union Army. After only a few weeks of training, I was sent off to a special camp. Apparently my superiors thought I was pretty smart and good with a pistol too, and they promoted me to officer. After a few more months of training, I was prom under Brigadier General Irvin McDowell. I found out that the Northern public has been demanding that the Union army march on the Rebel capital of Richmond, Virginia, ever since the war started. Nobody likes this war, nobody, and they'd all like to see it end quickly. The best way for us to do that, is to destroy the Rebel capital so that they know that trying to secede was a bad mistake, and surrender. Right now, me and the rest of my buddies fresh out of training are marching with Gen. McDowell to attack Richmond. There's got to be 30,000 men, at least! The Rebels have got no chance against us..." *end of page 1*.
*flip to page 2* July 7th, 1861 Well, we're marching. And marching, and marching some more! It's been just a few weeks since I left New York, and my feet are already sore and blistered. I have to keep walking though, have to keep going. Already, we've made it all the way to Maryland! I've never been this far south before. Just a little farther, and we'll reach Richmond, I say, not just to myself but to my troops too! After all, I'm not the only one who doesn't like marching. I have to keep going though, so we can end this war once and for all. Only problem is, a lot of our men are dying of some sickness, and the doctors can't do anything about it. Some men keep coughing and coughing, other men break out in strange itchy red dots. Other men are deemed "unfit for combat" cuz they have what the doctors called "diesentary", or something like that. They have diaraea and fevers and their stomachs hurt. But those won't kill you, the doctors say, and they don't. The doctors can do something for those. But the worst ones do kill you. The worst are the one that causes headaches, fevers, rashes, and the people see things that aren't there. The doctors call it Camp Fever. The other one is the consumption, men die from that too and the doctors can't do nothing about it. I'm still healthy, luckily, but I know that I've gotta help out somehow. Already, maybe 2,000 men have died from these diseases, or been sent back home. If I don't do something, anything, we won't have hardly no troops left to fight the Rebels, and I might get sick too. When we finally reach Richmond, we won't have nothing but a dozen soldiers to fight with..." *end of page 2* What will you do?
Name: James Brown Age: 21 Side: Union Home State: NY Rank: Lieutenant. Health: 50/50 Class: Officer Skill: Command Perk: Locked and Loaded Weapon: A Saber and a Pistol[6/6] Clothing: Union Uniform, Haversack Other Equipment: Bedroll, Canteen, Rations[1 week]. Allies/Troops: 10
Nice. I make sure everything i drink is boiled and my food clean-ish at least...though there are still the maggots
So back to readin for meh.Unless you want meh to do somethin?
What's gonna be the first battle? ill read meh book about it.
With the info in your post, you can probably guess. Let's see...first major battle in the war, civilians want the Union to attack Richmond, unexperienced soldiers under Gen. McDowell...ring any bells?
Name:Phillip vasquez Age: 14 Side:Confederate Home State: Florida Rank: Private Health: 50/50 Class: cavalryman Skill: horsemanship Perk: Locked and Loaded Weapon: Pistol (6/6) Saber, Trained horse Clothing: Confederate Uniform Haversack: *contains the equipment in the "other" category. Other Equipment: Bedroll, Canteen, Rations[1 week] Allies/Troops: None.
Journal of Pvt. Phillip Vasquez of the Confederate Army April 12th, 1861 This country just kept on getting worse and worse. First, we elected a slave-loving abolitionist coward for president, and now that same slave-loving coward wants to take away our rights to have slaves? As if they're human or something? Ha! No, we self-respecting Southernors would never give up our slaves, no sir. We decided right then and there that we would not be a part of the United States of America no more. We would make our own country, a country where a man were allowed to have slaves, and a country that let a man's business be his business and left it at that. We would call this great new country the Confederate States of America. Hell, I was already on the edge of just leaving the U.S. to go to, I dunno, Britain or something, anywhere but here, when these brilliant men came up with this perfect plan! We would make our own country, a great country, a better country than the "United States", that's for sure. South Carolina was the first, bravest state to do this, and within two months other states followed; Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas, and of course my own home state of Florida. I immediately enlisted in the Confederate army. We would show those Yanks what we were made of! Finally, in February, we became an official country, with President Jefferson Davis as our leader. He was a war hero, a genius, a true Southernor and I was proud to have him as my leader. At the same time, though, I was ashamed to have once been in the "United" states! I s'ose when that Lincoln fellow was finally sworn in, that was the last straw. We decided to start a war with the United States, because this had just gone too far. I went with General Beauregard, me and several other Confederates, and we went to attack that Yankee base, Fort Sumter. *end of page 1*. So, you and your fellow Confederates are now attacking Fort Sumter. The Union soldiers are putting up a decent defense against your cannons, and some Confederates are dying. What will you do?
Hold on it takes time to write things like that..and 1 thing..most confedrates werent fighting over slaves, they were fighting beacause if they lost they would lose there homes, and most did not even own a slave that enlisted.
