[A-RP] Footman - Tour 28

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`http://footmaneu.weebly.com/

Founded in Spring 2015, Footman is one of Argent Dawn’s oldest surviving military guilds with a long and tattered history of participation in some of the realm’s fiercest conflicts of the past four years. Taking pride in their focus on the laymen, peasants, craftsmen and tradesmen drafted into the Army between 622 and 626KC the guild’s roleplay draws complexity from its simplicity: the humblest of men from the simplest of backgrounds piled together in an alien environment, held together only by the discipline borne of rigorous training and their love of one another. The bonds forged in battle by those who stand no chance against the heroes and horrors of Azeroth give Footman its flavour as the twisting story of an ensemble cast; in the four years of its activity Footman has told the story of seven different infantry companies with ten different commanding officers. Over one hundred and fifty different characters have taken the oath and bled for their Kingdom in that time, of which more than sixty have become casualties, twenty-nine of those killed in action.

As well as its pride in the simplicity of its characters breeding relatability in the development of their emotions, Footman also takes care to provide the most authentic representation of military roleplay possible. Through its winding story the guild has attempted many different mixes of varying periods of history, settling eventually on a careful blend of High Medieval, Ancient Roman and modern military doctrine. Though the research pool for the guild’s roleplay is vast and owes its depth to a half-dozen dedicated staff, the military aspect takes the back seat to the blossoming stories told by its muddied and downtrodden rank-and-file.

2nd (Northshire) Regiment of Foot

The 2nd (or Northshire) Regiment is Footman’s parent unit, representing a large formation of roughly 5,300 infantry soldiers divided into six battalions of nine companies. The most recent three iterations of Footman have claimed lineage from this unit; Allerian Company from 4th Battalion, Bolvar Company from 4th Battalion and Dragon Company from 1st Battalion.

The regiment marks Footman’s highest echelon of authority; although the soldiers take orders and oath from the King it is always the regimental colonel that provides them with orders, kit, pay and direction. While this colonel is a player character (and one of the guild’s oldest surviving members) the character performs an NPC role to provide context for the guild’s roleplay.

Below the regiment, the battalion commander, company commander, company sergeant major, company quartermaster sergeant and platoon commander are represented by player characters for the purpose of texture and detail in certain areas of roleplay. When treating with the unit for purposes of administration or co-operation, it is most likely a player will interact with the company commander.

2nd Platoon, Dragon Company is the playable unit: Footman has always been a platoon-size outfit and this is unlikely to change. The platoon is commanded by a lieutenant, though this role functions similarly as a playable NPC role. It is our experience that the proper representation of commissioned officers does not allow the player behind them to properly enjoy guild roleplay, so the guild master rank and highest playable character role is capped at the platoon sergeant.

Below the sergeant, the unit can vary in size between two and thirty soldiers.

Read more about the 2nd (Northshire) Regiment of Foot here: www . argentarchives . org/node/207856

Schedule, RP Style & Recruitment Guidelines

Footman’s style is and always will be humble. We are not looking for heroes, magicians, talented Light-wielders, half-elves, mountain kings, runemasters, assassins, deadeyes or anything beyond the scope of simple civilian characters. That is not to say these concepts do not belong in Warcraft - the setting is indeed high-fantasy - but for our roleplay they simply do not work. The type of roleplay we enjoy and have enjoyed for the past years is the gritty and very real relationship matrix developed by simple characters thrust into war against horrors they cannot imagine, forcing them to cling to each other and their training. It is as a unit that Footman survives, for any number of enemies in the World of Warcraft could slaughter them individually. We are not looking for heroes; the sort of player who wants to save an entire platoon single-handedly.

Footman recruits human warriors and paladins only to represent the classic Warcraft 3 sword-and-board footman. You must be above level 90 to join, and own the full Stormwind transmog set from the Garrison Bunker.

Hierarchy

Playable Roles -
Recruit - Characters entirely new to the Stormwind Army.
Private - Characters with some military experience.
Footman - Veterans of 3 months’ consistent service.
Corporal - Squad leaders who have passed the PNCO course.
Sergeant - Highest playable rank, platoon second-in-command.

Non-Playable Roles -
Staff Sergeant - Company quartermaster sergeant, Dragon Company.
Warrant Officer (class 2) - Company sergeant major, Dragon Company.
Lieutenant - Platoon commander, 2nd Platoon, Dragon Company.
Captain - Company commander, Dragon Company.
Lieutenant Colonel - Battalion commander, 1st Battalion
Warrant Officer (class 1) - Regimental sergeant major, 2nd (Northshire) Regiment of Foot.
Colonel - Regimental commander, 2nd (Northshire) Regiment of Foot.

New characters may join the guild as either a Recruit or a Private depending on the character’s background, though if you claim your character to have military experience it is fully expected that you are able to demonstrate this with knowledge. The Footman rank represents the true core of the guild, as we have experienced many short-term bursts of motivation from new members and rely only upon the tested troops sitting at the heart of our guild whose slow burn of dedication has lasted months, if not years in many cases.

Roster

2nd (Northshire) Regiment of Foot
1st Battalion
Dragon Company
2nd Platoon

2nd Lieutenant Arthur DIKE
Sergeant Richard MATHESON

Corporal Edwarion ‘Lucky’ EBONLUCK
Corporal Robert ‘Hunter’ COLT
Footman Thane ‘Turns’ TURNER
Footman Samuel ‘Saucepan’ DEPONT
Footman Sharlene ‘Squirrel’ REID
Footman Ellie ‘Merry’ MERIDEN
Private Theon ‘Sack’ RATHSACK
Private Cintaya ‘Becky’ BECKINGS
Private Geir ‘Bucket’ RIVERS
Private Amos ‘Dicko’ DIXON
Private Victor ‘Hux’ HUXLEY
Private Valeon ‘Sardine’ CALMERE

Deployment History

Tour 1: Howling Fjord
Tour 2: Tol Barad
Tour 3: Dragonblight
Tour 4: Westfall
Tour 5: Feralas
Tour 6: The Hinterlands (A Rising Storm)
Tour 7: Desolace (The Bow of Zephyrs)
Tour 8: Grizzly Hills
Tour 9: Krasarang Wilds
Tour 10: Alterac Mountains (Veil of Winter)
Tour 11: Stonetalon Mountains (Symphony of Soggoth)
Tour 12: Dragonblight (Return of the Damned)
Tour 13: Dustwallow Marsh
Tour 14: Southern Barrens (Sent to the Savannah)
Tour 15: Stormheim
Tour 16: Ruins of Gilneas
Tour 17: Darkshore (Drums of War)
Tour 18: The Hinterlands
Tour 19: Redridge Mountains
Tour 20: Eastern Plaguelands (Ports in the Storm)
Tour 21: Twilight Highlands
Tour 22: Northern Stranglethorn
Tour 23: Wetlands (The Red Flood)
Tour 24: Tiragarde Sound
Tour 25: Westfall (Azeroth at War: Westfall)
Tour 26: Zul’Drak (Return of the Damned II)
Tour 27: Vol’dun
Tour 28: Jade Forest

Contact Information

For questions & recruitment information:
BattleTag: Wodensthrone#21850
Discord: Wodensthrone#1314

Thank you for reading! Please feel free to ask any questions below & they will be answered within 48 hours.

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Footman, Footman of Footman - ready to serve.

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Glad to see you lot making a comeback! Damn shame your staying human specific, though. Missing out on a bunch of us SWI/Seventh Legion Commando vets now looking for a new home. ;_;

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Having done some roleplay with these fellows in the past, I can say they portray a very realistic image of footmen in Warcraft – would heartily recommend if you’re looking for some serious military roleplay!

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“Get your sword and fight the Horde!”

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Thanks for the kind words! The guild is currently building its roster of characters in preparation for the first muster in mid to late April; date to be confirmed within the next couple of weeks! If you can’t catch a guild member in game, contact information has now been added to the original post!

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Can only say good things from my interactions with these folks. Genuinely friendly and co-operative people, if footman roleplay is your angle give them a go.

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This was a pretty good guild from what I can remember, so, recommended?

:slight_smile:

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Good fighting men, some of the finest the Alliance has to offer!

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I assume soon they will be joining the Queen’s army, right? :smiley:

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Angry reacts only.

Excited to confirm Footman’s presence at the upcoming Games of Redridge as the local security force! I’ve yet to set a date for the platoon’s first muster prior to this activity but we’re all looking forward to the company’s first posting in Lakeshire - whenever that might end up being!

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Biggest events happening in April 2019:

Game of Thrones Final Season
Avengers Endgame
Footman Returning

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If you’re looking for a good classic military guild, this is one of the best ones out there!

Can really recommend these guys, always a pleasure to play with them.

Good luck and success with your guild :wave:

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Recruitment for the first generation of D Company footmen closes on Friday 19th April! Guild roleplay will kick off with the platoon’s first muster the following day!

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Still open to a few more headstrong, patriotic Stormwinders signing up!

We offer competitive wages[1], great retirement/pension plans[2], and free dental![3]

[1] it may or may not be minimum wage… In fact you may wind up owing us money…
[2] Survival to the age of retirement is not guaranteed… Actually, it’s quite rare.
[3] Losing teeth in service to the King is a great and honourable thing. Plus, it’s hard to have issues with your teeth if you no longer have any.

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These are great guys and some of the best military roleplay out there. 10/10 would recommend.

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Under a week remaining until the platoon musters for the first time. As a reminder, we accept both freshly-recruited civilians and transfers from across the Stormwind Army into the company. Due to the armed forces in general being considered at breaking point, all training is conducted on the go as we move between postings so (for the time being at least) we have shed the rotational style of training - deployment - R&R and instead accept new characters at virtually all times. The exception to this is while deployed, as it is unlikely replacements are able to reinforce the company while on the job.

We’re also making an effort to increase our presence on Argent Archives. It has always been Footman’s style to recruit through word of mouth where possible and avoid the mundanity of OOC recruitment for all involved, and AA is a fantastic resource for spreading the word with as much in-character content as possible. As such, over the coming weeks, this thread will be updated with a plethora of stories, research articles, screenshots and all manners of other IC content. Stay tuned!

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I’d like to put it out there that Matheson is an extremely dedicated and solid player, his posts, roleplay and expertise in subjects only hail that. Although never a member, I’ve always been fond of the style that “Footman” undertake being gritty and realistic, with a community of well-versed and solid roleplayers to prove that. Overall, I wish you lot all the best!

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Since joining the server in 2015 I have known Footman as a staple of Alliance RP. It’s been a joy to work with these guys on campaigns with countless RP characters I’ve had and would love to see you back in full swing again.

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Best of luck :>

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