Suzaku Company Random OOC Thread

[Kitsuki Masakaze]

I don't think all of the legion is here. A squad is about 30 strong, by the book. A post-Toturi Imperial Legion should be roughly 10 thousand, but that's more akin to what the core book refers to as "army", comprised traditionally by 48 legions (7 to 10 hundred strong). That's why we have a commander (shireikan) and not a general (rikugunshokan). A company (kaisha) is roughly 150-200 men, commanded by a lieutenant (chui). Four to five companies would make up a legion (daibutai), commanded by a captain (taisa), who is dead in our case. Maybe we had another legion with us, under the same commander, but got separated by the snow. Maybe they're all NPCs and staying with us... Evil Bob?

Good thinking Shin, you always improve things <3

[Moto Wake]

Squad Four should be removed of the equation to be honest... three is a lucky number, four is a number of death.

Heh, that's why I picked it originally - it seemed the right place for Wake.  But Bob's plans make sense even if he wasn't the GM so Squad 3 it shall be.

[Kakita Hoseki]

I don't think all of the legion is here. A squad is about 30 strong, by the book. A post-Toturi Imperial Legion should be roughly 10 thousand, but that's more akin to what the core book refers to as "army", comprised traditionally by 48 legions (7 to 10 hundred strong). That's why we have a commander (shireikan) and not a general (rikugunshokan). A company (kaisha) is roughly 150-200 men, commanded by a lieutenant (chui). Four to five companies would make up a legion (daibutai), commanded by a captain (taisa), who is dead in our case. Maybe we had another legion with us, under the same commander, but got separated by the snow. Maybe they're all NPCs and staying with us... Evil Bob?

Mathematically we are still looking at a lot of units more then are here.  Thus we still have a number of squads we are missing.  I think separated by the snow or lost in the battle are the best choices.

[Seppun Shin]

The safest bet would be either to assume the rest were cut off by the snow or that, as per the book, complete legions are rarely fielded at once.

Consider we were positioned somewhere else. The commander received an order to gather a certain number of troops. They might have been rearranged slightly to accommodate the dimension of the force that was ordered to join the Dragon. If instead of a thousand men about six hundred are sent, there's probably no use to send a whole company of scouts, especially considering conventional cavalry could pretty much get stuck to the valleys and never even see fight. I'd go with big chunks of troops being left home, but at the same time, the number of acting officers wasn't reduced so as to avoid active troops having to deal with a change of command. So, there's a big part of our troops stationed somewhere else, off active duty. They're squads that served under Shin, or any other Chui, but as their officers had to leave, are at the moment under command of proxies. Which isn't that big of a deal since they won't be seeing active duty any time soon.

At the same time, the need to get together a force almost a legion strong optimum for the mountain terrain of the Dragon could mean the need to draw men from several legions. That's why we have a commander above the both captains. Now, one captain and his "legion" are cut off by snow, while our "legion" is in this valley together with the commander (who probably traveled with us more often since our captain died). Neither of the legions war anywhere near full strength. Let's say about a third. That's three hundred men. With some casualties, it makes 7-8 squads seem quite okay to me.

[Evil Bob]

As per the 4th Core a Taisa is a commander of Legion now, which means probably a Legion is less troops than before.  That said all your assumptions are true on some level:
1. Not all squads and soldiers wanted to fight with their Taisa at the pass.  He gave those soldiers leave to return with the other.  (You shouldn't consider them cowards, they would have honorable reasons for having to return).
2. Many died in the trap.  The enemy did not just give up without drawing blood.
3. There are other NPC squads.  They are of no concern to the plot.  They are just there.
The Sheirkan decided to stay with your legion after the battle since you had no leadership.  It's his way of honoring Shosuro Igarashi's sacrifice.

I'm going to post this somewhere in the setting section as well.

[Kitsuki Masakaze]

3. There are other NPC squads.  They are of no concern to the plot.  They are just there.
The Sheirkan decided to stay with your legion after the battle since you had no leadership.  It's his way of honoring Shosuro Igarashi's sacrifice.

Your post was helpful - thanks! One question though - if some big battle breaks out (I somehow imagine an army of ghosts or something. I know, I worry too much) - then hopefully the npc squads will be of some use right?

Also, wouldn't the Shereikan needed to have decided to stay with us before the battle since after the battle he and the main army would have been cut off from us? Unless someone magic-d him to us?

[Evil Bob]

Yeah, the Shireikan is a magic man.  His power is over 9,000.

[Kitsuki Masakaze]

Yeah, the Shireikan is a magic man.  His power is over 9,000.

Good point. Case closed.

He put a spell on me~

[Soshi Karoshi]

I've just noticed this:

*Tsundere mode engaged*

DON'T. YOU. EVER. STEAL. MY. MODE.

[Yoritomo Amano]

Honestly, I'd be more afraid of this mode:

[Mirumoto Asahi]

I've just noticed this:

*Tsundere mode engaged*

DON'T. YOU. EVER. STEAL. MY. MODE.

Tsundere? Hawt.

[Moshi Shuichi]

*fwaps Asahi*

That one's not for you can can tell its gender just by looking

[Kakita Hoseki]

*fwaps Asahi*

That one's not for you can can tell its gender just by looking

Yes but that one is tsundere

[Mirumoto Asahi]

Tsundere is my type!

[Moshi Shuichi]

So Mirumoto-san gets all the tsundere's?

I thought they were for everyone...