The Future of BoC

[Odenetheus]

Erik made a splendid suggestion today.

Templars weill be in the militia, but when churchies are present, they will be under the command of those.

[Henrich Beaufort]

Hmm.. I'd certainly like to see it in action. Though if the Templars are in the Militia, will the Church not be left too small?

I'm hopeless when it comes to Religion, anyway.

[Odenetheus]

Well, technically they are still templars, just when they don't have templar business, they'll be serving as militiamen.

[Henrich Beaufort]

Yeah, that sounds fair enough to me. 

[Gregor Eason]

Interesting ideas.
Keep them rolling guys!

Remember. This is YOUR Guild! And it needs YOU more than ever!
Wrack ye brains! Think hard! We want ideas that will help BoC prosper once more!

[Samuel West]

Okay it was just a thought.

[Drachir]

I will take it upon myself to sumn up this whole thread..

The Future of BoC - You!

[Khaelieth]

and I want to get the militia doing citizen jobs btw, they're militia, not professional soldiers!

Perhaps make it possible for them to earn shillings and then broaden the amount of what shillings can be used for.

[Henrich Beaufort]

Because of the uniform, Militia couldn't use shillings to purchase better armour, but what they could use shillings for range from armour repairs and new, better weapons to grub, and ale! This could, potentially, lead to BoC having its own Economy, which would really be complex and a hell of a lot of work... for e.g. Militia earn shillings for completing Assignments, or indeed Citizen Jobs, and spend them on what was previously mentioned. This would restrict BoC's members to use absolutely no UO Gold, and a lot of trust is involved (there'd be some swickers)... A difficult aspect: settings prices and constantly adjusting prices as the Economy changes.

Well, just an idea. Lots of worked involved though... Lots...

[Danichta]

The problem I see with that is ... as far as I can tell... there's no one person or place that keeps track of shillings at the moment. Either there would need to be a Shilling Watchdog, OR... we would have to find an actual "thing" to use as shillings, an actual currency. It'd have to be something unique that someone in the guild has control over. The first thing that comes to my mind is a player crafted item with a maker's mark on it.

But like you said, this could get too complicated 

[Calico]

*swearing loudly*

VALIRO's GUILD?!  People need to tell me these thigns....  Ok, I've been playing this with 100% IC issues, compleatly ignoring any and ll OOC things during this time.  Kate is more loyal to the LC than Cove it's self since so many of her closer friends have a way of diseapering, dieing off and what not.  Not just the LC, vastly it's Valiro.  This whole time thats been what I've chanted.  "Kates sticking with Valiro, the LC come as a packaged deal"

Now, she would frisk off to Yew if Ryan ever shows up (assuming the dirty sneak dosen't play off his absicense as him having allready left for Yew to get away from her) she'd be toddling off to Yew or wherever with Ryan.  He'd be the only thing to take presidence over her respect for the stealth master.

You can see why even IC my loyalites are muddled, even being as simple as they are!

That out of the way...

3) Establish some intrigue - unfortunatly this is what Kate excells at but I'm not sure if shes coming or going or what so we will have to see... then again I do have a crafter that is Covian through and through,  Miss Claudi is my only crafter so yes.. *ahem*

I guess what I'm trying to say is my citizen is definatly staying and I'll haul her out of the dry mines now.. and Kate... is making my head hurt as ushual.

[Gregor Eason]

and I want to get the militia doing citizen jobs btw, they're militia, not professional soldiers!

Perhaps make it possible for them to earn shillings and then broaden the amount of what shillings can be used for.

For a long time we've actually wanted to have the Militia as more of a professional force, as opposed to farmers with pitchforks. We've trained so much in the past that we have really dropped the whole 'tacky, drunk guardsmen' thing.

A professional dispatch of Covian Guardsmen, as protectors of the Baronship; disciplined and well trained soldiers, is more the field we're heading for. With this in mind, "Cove Militia" may need some modification.
'Covian Guards' is probably the next best bet. Like the Scots Guards, or the Grenadier Guardsmen of the British Army.

The problem I see with that is ... as far as I can tell... there's no one person or place that keeps track of shillings at the moment. Either there would need to be a Shilling Watchdog...

His name is Ahmed

[Drachir]

In regards to trying to make well trained Guardsman and such...I've taken it upon myself (i like using this quote by the way) to teach some of the recruits that are on in the evenings on weekdays, a few marching orders..for parades in public places..

I think this is a much better way to 'strut our stuff' rather than crowding around blues shouting, 'Fer Cove!' and 'Join em Militia! *cackles*'
It shows the public we have disipline, class and brains..

If any of you want to take note, these are some of the basic orders i have been giving (which, if you've ever been in RL army you will know, i have taken from the orders I was given as a Cadet in the Combined Cadet Force):

At ease: to acknowledge this command, just emote *relaxes* Or something of the like.
Attention: Use the 'salute' macro and emote *stands to* or something..
Salute to the Fore: One that is commonly used in the Baronship already which just means salute the way you're facing..

Ill probably make a full thread about this some time in the IC board..so keep checking!

[Gregor Eason]

Good idea, Drachir.
I've been in the Reserve Forces and am currently in the University Officer Training Corps.
That sort o' shizzle we do lots

PARADE!
PARADE SHUN!
EEK!!
PARADE!
STAND AT... EASE!
Thew...

[Henrich Beaufort]

I'd be more than willing to help with the Parade Element. I know most Parade commands, being a Cadet for some time. I think it's a great idea to incorporate this with the Militia.

I think if we were to develop and use this, the exact orders would have to be set.
For e.g.
When ordering Troops to stand to attention, I and I'm sure many others have heard a variety of commands...
"Atten...shun!"
"Squad...shun!"
"Parade...shun!"
We'd need specific orders that we'd all know, because people would get mixed up.

And yush, agreeing with Eason about modifying "Cove Militia" to "Covian Guards" or some such. Militia does suggest Peasants 'n' Pitchforks, and if the Cove Guards are to be a professional, battle-hardened Guard Force, 'Militia' doesn't really suit.