LB- Sample Character - Cian ap Cian

Active NPC This character was requested and then the player left, so I will complete the character as an example one, and publish all information here.   I will publish orders [you should not do this], posts and results for each turn.  Please feel free to abuse, fight, or befriend this character as any other. Cian ap Cian (Player: GM) Cian is a Pict. Among his strange attributes are a strange accent, and Tattoos that cover much of his body. Cian is unusually Burly for a Pict. Cian is also known to be Just . Cian ap Buban Cian's father - a Mercenary Knight. Cian had a reputation for his flirting and Cian is reputed to be his 5th son. He fought with Vortigern in 466, and 467, against King Uther. With Vortigern being defeated, he surrendered to Uther. He died in 469. Of his 5 sons, 3 survived him. Culture: Pict Religion: Pagan  Son of a Mercenary Knight  Glory: 233 Liege Lord: DuPlain Home: Salisbury Siz: 9 Dex: 14 Str: 12 Con: 12 App: 8 Hon: 12 Loy: 15 Hosp: 8 Love Family : 10 Prudent: 11 Chaste: 8 Energetic: 11 Forgiving: 11 Generosity: 14 Honesty: 11  Justice: 17 Mercy: 8 Modesty: 9 Pious: 6 Trusting: 8 Valour: 13 Begins with Charger, Cuirboilli Armour [6] [he gets +2 for his magical tattoos for a total of 8], spear, shield, sword, dagger, clothing worth 120d. On his fathers [recent] death he got 100d cash inheritance.  He has 40d saved up. SL: 4 [Son of a gentleman [Mercenary Knight] ] He is qualified to be a member of the Equites Taifali as a Lieutenant, or the Equites Scutarii as a Trooper. For the former he could buy the rank with his 100d, needing only then to borrow [max 400 d] for his support and other expenses. Recommend try and join the former, as easier, but perhaps try the latter first and hope for good luck? He could join the Infantry [Pedes Marines, Auxilium Palatini or either of the Legiones]. For these he has the SL for senior officer ranks, but most all are filled! He could seek to join a Heavy Cavalry unit ONLY if he can buy the armour they wear - which is rare. Phase 1 Char to do : 20 points to Skills, +3 Sword, +3 "other weapon" 6 points adjusting (Personality) Traits

+3 Sword gives him 7 in that skill.  Raises this to 10 using 3 of 20 points. +3 to Great Spear bringing it to 10 [This is the Cultural Weapon of the Picts]. Increases Valour to 16, [as wants to be known as Valourous], reduces Pious to 4 [making Worldly 16, and he wants to be known as Worldly] This costs 3 and 2, leaving 1 - which he adds to Generous which makes it 15. Battle is an important skill, so spends 7 to bring it to 10, leaving 10 to spend.  He spends 8 to bring Courtesy to 10, as this will help in court and similar.  He cannot increase flirting as already 12!  Spends the last 2 to bring First Aid to 8.

Now Cian will roll 6d6 - but must first pick the skills he is adding to.  You should roll /w gm skillname [[d6]] in the order you are doing them, you cna choose what each roll is for before that roll.  See the game chat history for rolls! Horsemanship Rolling 6 This brings it to 7 so he spends another die on that. Horsemanship 5 This makes horsemanship 12, which is enough to join a Cavalry unit.  [Must be 10+]. Wanting to be better with the Sword, he rolls accordingly Cian Sword 5 This brings it to 15, the maximum for any skill to start! Having been very lucky so far, he has 3 rolls, or could increase stats. Noting that First Aid needs to be 10 to be granted land he chooss to add to that first aid 4 He also increases Hunting, as this might proove useful eventually! Hunting 6 Finally he wants to be a bit stronger so adds +1 to Strength!

preliminary Orders Loans Borrow 400 d [now has 540 d] Must pay back 440d in July turn Joining Regiments; Initial Rank purchase As these cannot be influenced, he rolls for it himself [whisper to GM] Attempts to join Equites Taifali as a Lt.  Needs 5+ on a D6. Rolls 3 so fails Now cannot attempt to join a better regiment, only lower ranked ones.  So Equites Scutari is not possible. Next one also fails! Join Auxilium Palatini 1 From now [this month] on harder to join by 1, as attempted 2 Regiments! Attempts to join Pedes Marine, needs 4+ [5+ as attempted 2] Join Pedes Marine 6 Success he can buy rank here, as far as Captain.  There are 5 vacancies, so should get one! Buy Lt. costs 90 [leaving 450d] Buy Capn costs 100 [leaving 350d] He has the armour, and the Horse needed for this rank.  [He will earn 4 SP and 12d a Month].  If he later wants to buy Major he will need to be SL5 and buy 2 more horses. Appointments As Captain he can apply to be Regimental Adjutant, so adds to announcements and orders. Volunteering He could volunteer his new command to assist in whatever war is going on, so adds to announcmenrs and orders. [To make things easier with few players] Income +12d - Now has 362d Support Costs 2xSL=8 d leaving 354d Groom: 2d Horse: 3d leaving 349d Joining Clubs [Londinium Only] Joins Club VII costs 3d [346d cash] and gains 1 SP [total 5 SP] Conspicuous Consumption Conspicuous Consumption - 4d leaving 342d [+1 SP total 6SP] Excuse Duties As a Captain he has no duty weeks! So he ends the Preliminary turn with 349d SP's are not relevent as Volunteered! 6SP and 342d.  He needs 5x3=15 SP in total so needs to earn 7 SP in 4 weeks to achieve SL5. He can gain 4 SP by posting 4 acceptable posts in the forum, possibly more - but only relevant when back fom ront = in March. He can gain 4 SP by carousing all month, but more from parties etc.

Cian Ap Cian comes to town A strange sight greets the guards at the City Gates of Londinium between Christmas and the new year.  A short hairy man in boiled leather armour, riding a fine horse.  His arms showed pagan tattoes, proudly displayed despite the cold.  A shield, plainly painted, hangs from his saddlebow.  He greets the guards, in a strange accent - although they detect something of a Salisbury twang.  " Tis this be Londinium, City of that Uther King? " he asks. The guards smile, and look at each other, sharing a moment of levity at the expense of the poor man's british speech.  " Aye, it is, cause no trouble, wear no armour and weapons on the streets, and you should be ok! " Taking the guards at their words, he climbs form his horse, slowly for he is shorter than most fully grown men and his muscles are stiff from the ride and cold.  He pulls off his armour and tosses it over the rump of his horse.  He then leads the horse into the town, or no City as it is. The smells of the mighty city hit him, and he recoils.  But presses on, he enquires at the Inn as to prices, and frowns, but persistance pays off and he finds a garret to rent for juist 4d a Month. Afraid his horse might get stolen, he hires a Groom.

Cian ap Cian and the Military Cian ap Cian talks to his groom Stefan, and finds that the best place to get employment is the barracks of the Equites Taifali.   First he heads to the moneylenders and borrows as much as he can! Then he walks down to the barracks of the Equites Taifali, and knocks at the door of the barracks.  The recruiting sergeant gives him one look and laughs, shaking his head.   The next day he rides to the barracks of the Auxilium Palatini, presenting himself full armoured and ready for service.  But this time the recruiting sergeant actually throws some rotten vegetables at him! Finally he applies at the Pedes Marines, down at their dockside barracks.  The recruiting sergeant eagerly signs him up and takes much of his cash to provide him with the rank of Captain.  Now proudly displaying his badge of rank and regiment, he heads home and wonders what to do next! " Ey Stefan, I is now Captain of the Foot Marines, why does I need this 'orse? ".  Stefan smiles " You will need it for parades and the like Sir! "

Note: +2 SP for 2 resonable posts ==> 8 SP Note: You do not need to reveal regiments you tried to join in posts ahead of time, but depending on the number of players and vacancies at the rank you want, it may help or hinder.

Campaign Orders Bravery to 10+ No poltroonery!

Cian Ap Cian's Battle Report Duke of Lindsey besieged enemy fortress at Lagentium.  Fortress is taken by storm! Division commander - Inconclusive results Brigade Commander - also Inconclusive Regiment Commander - forces broken by Sortie! Battalion Commander is Captain Wulfhart, a Saxon who recently joined the Marines.  His results Inconclusive. Cian ap Cian commanding a Company - battle resut: Inconclusive.  He is brave, gains an MID [worth 2 SP a month to start] and 800d in loot! Thus we read this as the City is taken, but the Regiment to which the two Marine Pedes companies are attached as a Battalion is broken.  But the Battalion itself holds, and Cian is able to benefit from the looting of the enemy!

I do not roll for most NPC's when doing battle results, especially for forces other than a Royal Army, but would roll for any officers of Captain rank or above in a Regiment with PC officers.  As there are no such officers in this battle, no rolls will be made. Note that for the Royal Army all characters are on the list so would be rolled. Note: all PC's in this battle would also get 100 Glory.  You get a benefit for each 1000 Glory gained.

Cash now: 349+800= 1149d He expects to be able to get 12 SP without even trying when he returns to Londinium, and then maybe hold a party!

471 Cian survives again, and gains another Mid, worth 3 SP a month for 3 months.  Now expects to get 15 SP from next month, so quite easy to get to SL 5!

Each turn the character 'improves' in the same way as Phase 2 of character design.  For 470 and then again for 471 Cian chooses to increase Battle by d6 - reaching 15 as a result. He is now 23, having started at 21. Glory also increases for high Traits [17 for Just] [does not qualify for any other glory awards] so now 333+17+17=367 glory

March Orders Join Club VII  [-3d, +1 SP] Conspicuous Consumption [-4 d, +1 SP] Week 1 -  Visit Nancy Rerun and Spend Max I will read her poems I have had especially written by local writers, bring her sweet delicacies from the docks. Week 2 - If no Mistress, Visit Nancy Rerun and Spend Max Else Take Mistress to my Club and Carouse Week 3 - If no Mistress, Visit Nancy Rerun and Spend Max Else Take Mistress to my Club and Carouse Week 4 - Attend Easter party as guest of Griff Rhys.  Take Mistress and Carouse.

Notes on Orders Above. Spend Max is an easy way to avoid doing maths, although you could end up running out of money quite quickly doing this.  Also if he fails 3 times he will end up without female companionship, and have an SP deduction. He has not specified Stand Down to anyone, so will fight.  As a Pict he might not be the toughest opponant! He has specified an If and Else - you can add more levels than this but keep it simple enough for me to understand! Indenting the orders also helps  me read them! He has ordered Take Mistress for Week 4 - so will take her if he has one.  Note no need to say if have a Mistress, take her, simply say take Mistress. He has ordered Whom he is a guest of not Where.  This is correct!

Cian also orders [for his skill/stat increases]: Increase Battle by 1 [to 16]

March Turn Mid's : 2+3 SP Posts : +3 SP ==> 8 Cash : 1149 Income: Captain : +12d => 1161 +4 SP => 12 SP Support Basic: -8d ==> 1153 Groom: -2d ==> 1151 Horse: -3d ==> 1148 Club: -3d ==> 1145 +1 SP => 13 SP Week 1 Court Nancy Rerun - -150d ==> 995 Succeeds - +7 SP => 20 SP Week 2 Carouse -4 [Cian] -10 [Nancy] = -14d ==> 981 +1 SP ==> 21 SP Week 3 Carouse -4 [Cian] -10 [Nancy] = -14d ==> 967 +1 SP ==> 22 SP Week 4 Easter Party - No cost as covered by Griff Rhys +1 SP for being at a higher Club +1 SP for carouse +1 SP for half dif in SP to host ==> 25 SP Rises to SL 5 Glory also increases for high Traits [17 for Just] and Skills [16 for Batte] for SP [25] [does not qualify for any other glory awards] so now 367 + 58= 425 glory

Pre-Weekly Join Club VI Week 1 Attend party of Griff Rhys, Take Nancy Rerun, Carouse Week 2 Take Nancy Rerun to Club, Carouse Week 3 Take Nancy Rerun to Club, Carouse Week 4 Take Nancy Rerun to Club, Carouse

Cian also orders [for his skill/stat increases]: Increase Battle by 1 [to 17]