This will take place during the ancient times (During Rome's reign pre-marian) where you play a soldier who has just volunteered with little money for equipment in the great armies of the ancient Civilizations.
During the timeline men in armies had to supply for their own equipment to join the army, so unless you came from a rich family you started off with little equipment, and with money gained from fighting, they purchased better and better equipment.
Prime Example: (one of) the lowest units in Roman armies were the Velites, men had no armor other than a Parma (round shield) and had a few javelins with a sword. Then the next up was the Hastati, with Lorica Segmenta (Chainmail), a Scutum (iconic Roman shield), Galea (Helmet) and a Gladius. Then to the Principes, and then the Triarii
But you get to play a soldier from any army, just pick a class of soldier (If you need help, just tell me what type of soldier you want, and i will give suggestions. But remember, you're a basic class.) and fight your way up through the ranks. Please remember when making a character, not all soldiers were 6 foot, over muscled meat heads. Just because you're tall doesn't make that a good thing, and not every soldier was in perfect physical condition.
Name: Age: Gender: Empire: (I.E. Greece, Rome, Thrace, Gaul, Egypt, etc.) Physical Desc.:at least 3 (Height, Weight, Any notable features, etc.) Personality:at least 3 Trait: i make Bio: at least 5 sentences, optional Perk: i make ---------- Class: Weapons: Armor: Misc.: --------- Health: 100/100 Armor: i put Condition: Ok
Name: Adrastos Aella Age: 25 Gender: Male Empire: Greece Physical Desc.: 5'6", 200 pounds, Strong Arms Personality: Calm, Determined, Fearless Trait: Better at throwing Bio: Adrastos came from a very poor family who earns just enough to feed themselves. He is nimble and quick with his feet but most of all Adrastos can see far things clearly. When he grew up he hunted for food with his family, his special skill made it easier to shoot the animals. He continued doing this for years, until his family grew too large and the food he brought home every three days wasn't enough. He then joined the army with the equipment he bought with the money he earned from selling animal hides, he just risked his life this for the pay and for his family. Perk: You can see further things more clearly. ---------- Class: Psiloi Weapons: 3/5 Javelins, Xiphos Armor: Misc.: --------- Health: 90/100 Armor: N/A Condition: Concussed (unable to concentrate, aim suffers)
After ten seconds you get a good (relative to your condition) aim
"Fire a will!"
Everyone (includes you) releases they javelins, and light missile cavalry rides up to support, lobbing javelins.
Macedonian levy Phalanxman POV: He moves forward chanting, short deliberate steps, With a thin Linthorax, small metal round shield, Thracian helmet, an Sarissa. He feels confident, able to take the Greeks and their phalanx. But after your fire command, he sees a rain of death, in the form of dozens of spears and javelins, "Take cover!" he screams as he drops his pike and kneels with his shield over his head, the rain of spears and javelins hit, he hears the thunk of them hitting shields. He feels safe, until a javelin Spears his leg, he falls back down hill screaming in pain, he looks up as the shower of death continues and closes his eyes, and sees paradise in his imagination as he is finished.
Name: Adrastos Aella Age: 25 Gender: Male Empire: Greece Physical Desc.: 5'6", 200 pounds, Strong Arms Personality: Calm, Determined, Fearless Trait: Better at throwing Bio: Adrastos came from a very poor family who earns just enough to feed themselves. He is nimble and quick with his feet but most of all Adrastos can see far things clearly. When he grew up he hunted for food with his family, his special skill made it easier to shoot the animals. He continued doing this for years, until his family grew too large and the food he brought home every three days wasn't enough. He then joined the army with the equipment he bought with the money he earned from selling animal hides, he just risked his life this for the pay and for his family. Perk: You can see further things more clearly. ---------- Class: Psiloi Weapons: 2/5 Javelins, Xiphos Armor: Misc.: --------- Health: 90/100 Armor: N/A Condition: Concussed (unable to concentrate, aim suffers)
I prepare another javelin and aim before everyone else.
Name: Adrastos Aella Age: 25 Gender: Male Empire: Greece Physical Desc.: 5'6", 200 pounds, Strong Arms Personality: Calm, Determined, Fearless Trait: Better at throwing Bio: Adrastos came from a very poor family who earns just enough to feed themselves. He is nimble and quick with his feet but most of all Adrastos can see far things clearly. When he grew up he hunted for food with his family, his special skill made it easier to shoot the animals. He continued doing this for years, until his family grew too large and the food he brought home every three days wasn't enough. He then joined the army with the equipment he bought with the money he earned from selling animal hides, he just risked his life this for the pay and for his family. Perk: You can see further things more clearly. ---------- Class: Psiloi Weapons: 2/5 Javelins, Xiphos Armor: Misc.: --------- Health: 90/100 Armor: N/A Condition: Concussed (unable to concentrate, aim suffers)
If by that, you do it at about the same time, then yes that is what happens, because you aren't faster. Well do you let loose the rest of the javelins?
Name: Adrastos Aella Age: 25 Gender: Male Empire: Greece Physical Desc.: 5'6", 200 pounds, Strong Arms Personality: Calm, Determined, Fearless Trait: Better at throwing Bio: Adrastos came from a very poor family who earns just enough to feed themselves. He is nimble and quick with his feet but most of all Adrastos can see far things clearly. When he grew up he hunted for food with his family, his special skill made it easier to shoot the animals. He continued doing this for years, until his family grew too large and the food he brought home every three days wasn't enough. He then joined the army with the equipment he bought with the money he earned from selling animal hides, he just risked his life this for the pay and for his family. Perk: You can see further things more clearly. ---------- Class: Psiloi Weapons: 2/5 Javelins, Xiphos Armor: Misc.: --------- Health: 90/100 Armor: N/A Condition: Concussed (unable to concentrate, aim suffers)
Yes, I fire the last two javelins then I search some dead bodies for a ranged weapon.
Name: Adrastos Aella Age: 25 Gender: Male Empire: Greece Physical Desc.: 5'6", 200 pounds, Strong Arms Personality: Calm, Determined, Fearless Trait: Better at throwing Bio: Adrastos came from a very poor family who earns just enough to feed themselves. He is nimble and quick with his feet but most of all Adrastos can see far things clearly. When he grew up he hunted for food with his family, his special skill made it easier to shoot the animals. He continued doing this for years, until his family grew too large and the food he brought home every three days wasn't enough. He then joined the army with the equipment he bought with the money he earned from selling animal hides, he just risked his life this for the pay and for his family. Perk: You can see further things more clearly. ---------- Class: Psiloi Weapons: 2/5 Javelins, Xiphos Armor: Misc.: --------- Health: 90/100 Armor: N/A Condition: Concussed (unable to concentrate, aim suffers)
You lob them all to some effect you can't see
Also you can, but you were never trained in it and will have what is essentially an expensive club
Name: Adrastos Aella Age: 25 Gender: Male Empire: Greece Physical Desc.: 5'6", 200 pounds, Strong Arms Personality: Calm, Determined, Fearless Trait: Better at throwing Bio: Adrastos came from a very poor family who earns just enough to feed themselves. He is nimble and quick with his feet but most of all Adrastos can see far things clearly. When he grew up he hunted for food with his family, his special skill made it easier to shoot the animals. He continued doing this for years, until his family grew too large and the food he brought home every three days wasn't enough. He then joined the army with the equipment he bought with the money he earned from selling animal hides, he just risked his life this for the pay and for his family. Perk: You can see further things more clearly. ---------- Class: Psiloi Weapons: 0/5 Javelins, Xiphos Armor: Misc.: --------- Health: 90/100 Armor: N/A Condition: Concussed (unable to concentrate, aim suffers)
I pick up the club and draw out my Xiphos to prepare for any surprise melee attacks
Name: Adrastos Aella Age: 25 Gender: Male Empire: Greece Physical Desc.: 5'6", 200 pounds, Strong Arms Personality: Calm, Determined, Fearless Trait: Better at throwing Bio: Adrastos came from a very poor family who earns just enough to feed themselves. He is nimble and quick with his feet but most of all Adrastos can see far things clearly. When he grew up he hunted for food with his family, his special skill made it easier to shoot the animals. He continued doing this for years, until his family grew too large and the food he brought home every three days wasn't enough. He then joined the army with the equipment he bought with the money he earned from selling animal hides, he just risked his life this for the pay and for his family. Perk: You can see further things more clearly. ---------- Class: Psiloi Weapons: 0/5 Javelins, Xiphos Armor: Misc.: --------- Health: 90/100 Armor: N/A Condition: Concussed (unable to concentrate, aim suffers)
i mean you could find a nice ranged weapon (bow) but you would have no training on how to use it, making it useless
Name: Adrastos Aella Age: 25 Gender: Male Empire: Greece Physical Desc.: 5'6", 200 pounds, Strong Arms Personality: Calm, Determined, Fearless Trait: Better at throwing Bio: Adrastos came from a very poor family who earns just enough to feed themselves. He is nimble and quick with his feet but most of all Adrastos can see far things clearly. When he grew up he hunted for food with his family, his special skill made it easier to shoot the animals. He continued doing this for years, until his family grew too large and the food he brought home every three days wasn't enough. He then joined the army with the equipment he bought with the money he earned from selling animal hides, he just risked his life this for the pay and for his family. Perk: You can see further things more clearly. ---------- Class: Psiloi Weapons: 0/5 Javelins, Xiphos Armor: Misc.: --------- Health: 90/100 Armor: N/A Condition: Concussed (unable to concentrate, aim suffers)
Name: Adrastos Aella Age: 25 Gender: Male Empire: Greece Physical Desc.: 5'6", 200 pounds, Strong Arms Personality: Calm, Determined, Fearless Trait: Better at throwing Bio: Adrastos came from a very poor family who earns just enough to feed themselves. He is nimble and quick with his feet but most of all Adrastos can see far things clearly. When he grew up he hunted for food with his family, his special skill made it easier to shoot the animals. He continued doing this for years, until his family grew too large and the food he brought home every three days wasn't enough. He then joined the army with the equipment he bought with the money he earned from selling animal hides, he just risked his life this for the pay and for his family. Perk: You can see further things more clearly. ---------- Class: Psiloi Weapons: 0/5 Javelins, Xiphos Armor: Misc.: --------- Health: 90/100 Armor: N/A Condition: Concussed (unable to concentrate, aim suffers)
you manage to find two extra after scrounging, the commander does a double take, but by now the winded Macedonians (according to Europa Baraborum, Makedonians) reach the top, the commander of the phalanx yells ""Lop off their spear heads, then fight up close! Force them back down!"
Name: Adrastos Aella Age: 25 Gender: Male Empire: Greece Physical Desc.: 5'6", 200 pounds, Strong Arms Personality: Calm, Determined, Fearless Trait: Better at throwing Bio: Adrastos came from a very poor family who earns just enough to feed themselves. He is nimble and quick with his feet but most of all Adrastos can see far things clearly. When he grew up he hunted for food with his family, his special skill made it easier to shoot the animals. He continued doing this for years, until his family grew too large and the food he brought home every three days wasn't enough. He then joined the army with the equipment he bought with the money he earned from selling animal hides, he just risked his life this for the pay and for his family. Perk: You can see further things more clearly. ---------- Class: Psiloi Weapons: 0/5 Javelins, Xiphos Armor: Misc.: --------- Health: 90/100 Armor: N/A Condition: Concussed (unable to concentrate, aim suffers)
I try to cut off one of the spear head and help with the others.
Name: Adrastos Aella Age: 25 Gender: Male Empire: Greece Physical Desc.: 5'6", 200 pounds, Strong Arms Personality: Calm, Determined, Fearless Trait: Better at throwing Bio: Adrastos came from a very poor family who earns just enough to feed themselves. He is nimble and quick with his feet but most of all Adrastos can see far things clearly. When he grew up he hunted for food with his family, his special skill made it easier to shoot the animals. He continued doing this for years, until his family grew too large and the food he brought home every three days wasn't enough. He then joined the army with the equipment he bought with the money he earned from selling animal hides, he just risked his life this for the pay and for his family. Perk: You can see further things more clearly. ---------- Class: Psiloi Weapons: 0/5 Javelins, Xiphos Armor: Misc.: --------- Health: 90/100 Armor: N/A Condition: Concussed (unable to concentrate, aim suffers)
again, you're behind the allied peltasts, they didn't rely on you to even beat the enemy peltasts, only to prevent them from lobbing javelins at their lines
Name: Adrastos Aella Age: 25 Gender: Male Empire: Greece Physical Desc.: 5'6", 200 pounds, Strong Arms Personality: Calm, Determined, Fearless Trait: Better at throwing Bio: Adrastos came from a very poor family who earns just enough to feed themselves. He is nimble and quick with his feet but most of all Adrastos can see far things clearly. When he grew up he hunted for food with his family, his special skill made it easier to shoot the animals. He continued doing this for years, until his family grew too large and the food he brought home every three days wasn't enough. He then joined the army with the equipment he bought with the money he earned from selling animal hides, he just risked his life this for the pay and for his family. Perk: You can see further things more clearly. ---------- Class: Psiloi Weapons: 2/5 Javelins, Xiphos Armor: Misc.: --------- Health: 90/100 Armor: N/A Condition: Concussed (unable to concentrate, aim suffers)
Name: Adrastos Aella Age: 25 Gender: Male Empire: Greece Physical Desc.: 5'6", 200 pounds, Strong Arms Personality: Calm, Determined, Fearless Trait: Better at throwing Bio: Adrastos came from a very poor family who earns just enough to feed themselves. He is nimble and quick with his feet but most of all Adrastos can see far things clearly. When he grew up he hunted for food with his family, his special skill made it easier to shoot the animals. He continued doing this for years, until his family grew too large and the food he brought home every three days wasn't enough. He then joined the army with the equipment he bought with the money he earned from selling animal hides, he just risked his life this for the pay and for his family. Perk: You can see further things more clearly. ---------- Class: Psiloi Weapons: 2/5 Javelins, Xiphos Armor: Misc.: --------- Health: 90/100 Armor: N/A Condition: Concussed (unable to concentrate, aim suffers)
you throw one... and hit one of the enemy mounted officers in the leg, he yells and falls over off his horse into the crowd of Macedonian Pikemen
by now a lot of macedonians on the left part of the section have lost their spears and are fighting the phalanx's (Specifically in your line, Iphikratous Hoplitai ) with swords, but the left is faltering, most of the men's shields are knocked away and they are dying quickly
the commander tells one of the general's messengers something and the messenger rides off, but a Javelin flies and hits him in the chest, he goes limp and the horse takes off running, the opposite direction
the commander runs towards the peltasts and Psiloi "I need a runner, Quickly!"
Name: Adrastos Aella Age: 25 Gender: Male Empire: Greece Physical Desc.: 5'6", 200 pounds, Strong Arms Personality: Calm, Determined, Fearless Trait: Better at throwing Bio: Adrastos came from a very poor family who earns just enough to feed themselves. He is nimble and quick with his feet but most of all Adrastos can see far things clearly. When he grew up he hunted for food with his family, his special skill made it easier to shoot the animals. He continued doing this for years, until his family grew too large and the food he brought home every three days wasn't enough. He then joined the army with the equipment he bought with the money he earned from selling animal hides, he just risked his life this for the pay and for his family. Perk: You can see further things more clearly. ---------- Class: Psiloi Weapons: 2/5 Javelins, Xiphos Armor: Misc.: --------- Health: 90/100 Armor: N/A Condition: Concussed (unable to concentrate, aim suffers)
I quickly run towards the horse, throwing a spear at the enemy while I'm at it. I then go back to the commander to hear the message then go off swerving left and right to avoid javelins.
Name: Adrastos Aella Age: 25 Gender: Male Empire: Greece Physical Desc.: 5'6", 200 pounds, Strong Arms Personality: Calm, Determined, Fearless Trait: Better at throwing Bio: Adrastos came from a very poor family who earns just enough to feed themselves. He is nimble and quick with his feet but most of all Adrastos can see far things clearly. When he grew up he hunted for food with his family, his special skill made it easier to shoot the animals. He continued doing this for years, until his family grew too large and the food he brought home every three days wasn't enough. He then joined the army with the equipment he bought with the money he earned from selling animal hides, he just risked his life this for the pay and for his family. Perk: You can see further things more clearly. ---------- Class: Psiloi Weapons: 2/5 Javelins, Xiphos Armor: Misc.: --------- Health: 90/100 Armor: N/A Condition: Concussed (unable to concentrate, aim suffers)
so you outrun the horse, and learn how to ride it(?)
