The IC Thread has been posted, so have at it people!
Intro
Thousands of young men were standing in line to enlist. The newspapers had been all over it for weeks, with the Archduke assassinated, the world had gone into full blown war. The Balkan states had been attacked, which brought in Russia. Then Germany was brought into the fold as well as France and England. Forces were being prepared as the Germans entered Belgium, their plan was to take France swiftly. Though they didn't think the Belgian's would have put up such a fight as they had done. This slowed their advance down a bit and gave the allies time to mobilize their forces. Many of the soldiers believed that the war would be over my Christmas. But they were soon going to see that it was not going to be an easily fought victory or as glorious as they had envisioned. Many would not return home after the war, new weapons were developed that changed the very course of warfare. A bitter and bloody war was about to start, a war that was thought to be the war to end all wars.
Hello P2TM, Welcome to Band of Brothers: 1914! The Rp will follow Abrams Company, a new company of fresh recruits in the BEF (British Expeditionary Forces). The RP will start at the battle of Mons and I would love to be able to go through all the years of the war. Granted we will see if that happens and if people want to do that, we would have to set up a time frame or something to allow us to get through the years. I haven't really seen many RPs like this around for awhile, let alone following an English Company in World War 1. So this is as much as an experiment for me as well as the community. So like I said, this will follow Abrams Company, fresh recruits who had just arrived in Mons a day before the attack begins. Now we are sticking strictly to history with major events. Smaller events we can add in, but they will more likely be a small skirmish that really doesn't do anything to tip the scales of the war. Now, your characters can die in battle and get wounded. I want to make this as realistic as possible, again minus the small events that I will throw in there.
Rules
1. Have fun
2. My word is law and so is my Co-OP
3. As stated before you can die or get wounded
4. Everything is allowed, though keep racism, sexism and such strictly to the IC.
5. If you have a disagreement with a player take it to TGs and not in the OOC thread.
6. Try to keep your actions and weapons as realistic as possible.
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[b]Rank:[/b]
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[b]Role:[/b] (riflemen, MG operator and so forth)
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[b]Bio:[/b] (two paragraph minimum)
[b]RP Sample:[/b] (Unless I know you)
Character APP
Name: John Liam
Age: 26
Birth Place: Oxfordshire, England
Rank: Captain
Appearance: [url=http://www.ww1photos.com/Archive_Officer_KRRC.jpg]John[/img]
Role:Commanding Officer
Equipment: Webley revolver
Bio: John was born in a small village in Oxfordshire, his father worked for the local government. While he did this, he managed to make a few friends in higher places and obtained a few favors as well. John from a young age was very average, average build and average intelligence. But he always wanted to a challenge no matter how hard or how long, he wanted to be challenged and if he failed so be it. At the age of 9 he was sent to an all boys school, there he was taught how to fire a weapon, clean and basic leadership skills. Though he did well in his studies, he much preferred to put his skill to real life situations. After several months, a bully at the school was picking on one of his friends. So he took matters into his own hands, he confronted the bully and beat the kid. The bully and John were both kicked from the school, John then went to a small local school near his home til he was 17.
At the age of 17, he enlisted in the army. He figured if he had been trained at combat skills, he might as well put them to use. Once his father had realized what he was going to do, he pulled a few favors from the government reaching as high as parliament. He pulled a few strings to get John promoted to Captain at the age of 19. He spent his first two years as a lowly grunt not receiving much attention. But after that, he soared through the ranks thanks to the favors his father had pulled. When he was told that he was going to lead Abrams Company, he took the challenge head on and couldn't wait. Shortly after receiving his Company, he received word that War broke out and they were soon going to be sent off to Mons.
RP Sample: I'm the OP
