Being in the Main the Activities of Several Gentleman Adventurers during February 1698
Court and Social
For the upcoming Summer Military Campaign, the Minister of State has decided the forces to be committed to battle (6) and the Minister of War has determined the operations on which they will be deployed (3). The Force Organisation will thus be as follows (6/3):
| Armies | Divisions | Brigades | Operation | Regiments* |
| Field Army | 1st Div. | 1st Foot | ASSAULT | Royal Marines Picardy Musketeers |
| Highland | ASSAULT | Royal North Highland Regiment | ||
| 2nd Div. | 3rd Foot | ASSAULT | 27th Musketeers 4th Arquebusiers |
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| 4th Foot | ASSAULT | 69th Arquebusiers The Gascon Regiment |
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| Frontier D. | Frontier | ASSAULT | Frontier regiments | |
| Cavalry D. | Horse Gds | FIELD OPS | Dragoon Guards Queens Own carabiniers |
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| Heavy Br. | FIELD OPS | Crown Prince's Cuirassiers Archduke Leopold's Cuirassiers |
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| (*Other regiments may be substituted by the Field Marshal, e.g. sending the Cardinal's Guard instead of the Picardy Musketeers. Influencing him requires a Level 7 Favor.) | ||||
| The King decrees that this year the Field Army will be sent to fight in... India! | ||||
Government appointments were made but none of our Gentlemen had applied.
The Court welcomes a beautiful young debutante Mademoiselle Honor de Bra, daughter of Madame Wanda de Bra and a nobleman. (Social Level 8, Beauty 5, Wealth 2, Influence 1).
Grando B'Stard issued the
following challenge to Henri de Bra:
"Sir, You have stolen the job I was after, my honor must be
satisfied and I challenge you to a duel! Grando B'Stard"
Henri de Bra responded thus to the challenge from Grando B'Stard:
"Mon-sewer, Votre problem iz wiz votre lack of ze skill and
ze social graces, votre grievance iz wiz ze selection board of ze
GLORIOUS Kings Musketeers, not I, 'Henri' de Bra, private of such
a noble regiment. As for satisfying vous, IF you can gain entry
into an honourable regiment zen perhaps we can meet on ze field
of honour, non? Votre challenge est refused, Private 'Henri' de
Bra de le King's Musketeers"
The challenge was deemed to have reasonable cause. Henri loses
status (-4, but gains +1 for wit); Grando gains status (+2) and a
reputation as a duelist too formidable to face!
| Padraig O'Toole - Noble Gentleman (SL9) | Crowns | Status |
| Padraig receives his allowance | +150 | - |
| Padraig receives his pay as a Major in the Cardinal's Guard | +20 | +8 |
| Padraig supports himself as befits a Noble Gentleman | -18 | - |
| Padraig pays his Dues to the Hunter's Club | -20 | +6 |
| Week 1 | ||
| Padraig buys Buys 3 Horses | -300 | - |
| Week 2 | ||
| Padraig Practices with the Rapier at his Barracks | 0 | - |
| Week 3 | ||
| Padraig Courts a Lady, Madame Wanda de Bra - a lady of mature years and great experience - showering her with overly generous gifts. [Rqd:4-3=1+; Roll:1] The Lady, as fickle as any of her ilk, cruelly REJECTS his advances. | -120 | - |
| Week 4 | ||
| Padraig Visits his Club, Hunters, taking Angus McMikey as a Guest, and Carouses and Gambles, placing 5 bets of 10Cr each: [5/c,2/1,1/6,4/c,1/4] 2wins, 2cuts, 1loss]. | -5 +0 |
+2 -1 |
| Padraig indulges in Conspicuous Consumption. | -9 | +1 |
| Padraig enjoyed no Female Companionship this month. | - | -2 |
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| Padraig O'Toole continues to be a Noble Gentleman. | -302 | +14 |
| Cyrano de Waltonc IV - Noble Gentleman (SL9) | Crowns | Status |
| Cyrano receives his allowance. | +188 | - |
| Cyrano supports himself as befits a Noble Gentleman. | -18 | - |
| Week 1 | ||
| Cyrano Joins a Club, Hunter's. | -20 | +6 |
| Cyrano applies to Join a Regiment, the
Royal Marines, as a Captain. [Rqd:2+; Roll:6]. He is
eagerly ACCEPTED. ("Sir, You will require a Horse to assume this Rank.") |
-190 | +4 |
| Week 2 | ||
| Cyrano Visits his Club, Hunter's, and Carouses and Gambles, | -5 | +1 |
| 5 bets of 10Cr [1/3,4/2,1/5,4/4,5/c] 2 wins, 1 cut, 2 losses. | -5 | -1 |
| Cyrano indulges in Conspicuous Consumption. | -9 | +1 |
| Week 3 | ||
| Cyrano Courts a Lady, young and beautiful Florence Feltwell, and showers her with lavish gifts. [Rqd:3-1=2+; Roll:6!] The Lady enthusiastically ACCEPTS his attentions. | -42 | +2 |
| Week 4 | ||
| Cyrano Visits a Bawdyhouse to Carouse, taking 18 Crowns, and, shockingly, Dallies with the Doxies. Luckily, he returns without being stabbed by any thugs. | -18 | +1 |
| Cyrano enjoyed PLENTY of Female Companionship this month. | ||
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| Cyrano de Waltonc IV continues to be a Noble Gentleman. | -119 | +14 |
| Henri De Bra - Most Honoured Gentleman (SL8) | Crowns | Status |
| Henri receives his allowance. | +25 | - |
| Henri receives his pay as a Private in the King's Musketeers. | +10 | +5 |
| Henri supports himself as befits a Most Honoured Gentleman. | -16 | - |
| Henri pays his dues to The Blue Gables Club. | -15 | +4 |
| Henri receives little what-nots from Lady Anna-Maria del Anaconda. | +10 | +6 |
| Henri loses face by refusing a challenge from Grando B'Stard, that rejected commoner, but regains some by doing so wittily. | - | -4 +1 |
| Week 1 | ||
| Henri Visits his Mistress, Lady Anna-Maria del Anaconda, fulfilling the need for Female Companionship. | ||
| Week 2 | ||
| Henri Practices with the Rapier at his barracks. | 0 | - |
| Week 3 | ||
| Private de Bra is on duty, mucking out the stables. | ||
| Week 4 | ||
| Private de Bra is on duty, mounting a guard. | ||
| Henri has no time to Visit his Club or Carouse or Gamble. | ||
| Henri indulges in Conspicuous Consumption. | -8 | +1 |
| Henri Exercises Wit: "Once more, mon ami, we, ze men of ze King's Musketeers, have braved ano-zere month valiantly sitting around drinking ze wine and frolicking wiz ze wenches. Exhausted are we by the honorable task set before nous. It iz time to go to ze Paris and show off to ze proles wiz ze sword play, ze sensitive poetry, ze ridiculing ze cardinals guard and ze 'ats wiz ze big feathers! All for one and a pint for me!!!" | - | +1 |
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| Henri de Bra continues as a Most Honoured Gentleman. | +6 | +14 |
| Angus McMikey - Most Honoured Gentleman (SL8) | Crowns | Status |
| Angus receives his allowance. | +188 | - |
| Angus supports himself as befits a Most Honoured Gentleman. | -16 | - |
| Angus pays his dues to the Hunter's Club. | -20 | +6 |
| Week 1 | ||
| Angus indulges in Conspicuous Consumption. | -8 | +1 |
| Angus Visits the Bawdyhouse to Carouse, taking 45 Crowns, Dallies with the Doxies and Gambles, placing 5 bets of 5Cr each: [4/6,4/1,6/c,2/1,6/c] 1 win, 2 cuts, 2 losses. | -16 -10 |
+1 -3 |
| Week 2 | ||
| Angus applies to Join a Regiment, the Cardinals Guard, as a Captain. [Rqd: 4+; Roll:6!] He is finally ACCEPTED. | -270 | +7 |
| Week 3 | ||
| Angus Buys 2 Horses. | -200 | - |
| Week 4 | ||
| Angus Visits the Hunter's Club, as a
Toady to his superior officer Major O'Toole, and
Carouses. (*Yes, 5 not 4. He has to keep up with Padraig's excesses). |
-5* | +2 |
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| Angus McMikey continues to be a Most Honoured Gentleman. | -357 | +14 |
| Grando B'Stard - Commoner (SL3) | Crowns | Status |
| Grando receives no allowance. | - | - |
| Grando supports himself as befits a Commoner. | -6 | - |
| Grando gains reputation by having a challenge refused by Henri de Bra. | - | +2 |
| Week 1 | ||
| Grando Borrows MORE Money, to whit 200 Crowns, from Shylock the Moneylender. He has now extended himself to the limit. This money plus 10% interest must be repaid by August '98. | +200 | - |
| Week 2 | ||
| Grando applies to Join a Regiment, the Picardy Musketeers, as a Subaltern. [Rqd:4+; Roll:6!] He is eagerly ACCEPTED! | -80 | +2 |
| Week 3 | ||
| Grando Visits the Bawdyhouse to Carouse, taking 10 Crowns, and Dallies with the Doxies and Gambles, placing 2 bets of 2Cr each: [5/c,6/c] two cuts. | -6 -2 |
+1 -2 |
| Week 4 | ||
| Grando Practices with the Rapier at his barracks. | 0 | - |
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| Grando B'Stard continues to be a Commoner. Just! | +106 | +3 |