The Second Army Assembly

Place: The Army House
Time: 21st of April – 24th of June
Present: Laebeth, Lilu, Mor, Ellenan, Tas, Anarie and Eledelas.

Questions discussed:

1. Do you think the Army has improved from the last assembly until today? To read about the decisions made at the last assembly, you can go here.
2. Are you happy with the way your officers and generals lead you? Do you have any suggestions you feel would improve things?
3. Work is being done at the moment to standardise the weapons and armour for all the troops. This includes the possibility of arming Beriadrim Swords and Shields with an axe as well as their sword and shield. What are your thoughts on this?
4. Are there any activities or RPGs you would like to see in the future?
5. Is there anything you would like to see in the Army House pages that you would find useful? (i.e. in the other House room pages)
6. What do you think of your regiments HQ thread? Are there any comments or improvements you would like to suggest?
7. We’ve recently finished a battle. Is there anything you think could improve in our war RPGs?
8. Do you have any suggestions to improve the Army?
9. Do you think that the officers and generals are doing their job properly? If not, what can they do to improve? 10. Any complaints? Seriously, we want to hear them!

1. Improvement from the First Assembly

Things have improved greatly in the Army since the last Army Assembly. The soldiers seem a lot happier now the officers are more structured in the way it works, with a clear direct chain of command. They trust the officers more as they don’t keep them in the dark. A few things have been done to reach the goals made at the last assembly:

2. The Generals’ and Officers’ Way of Leading

The soldiers are happy with the way their Officers and Generals lead them.

3. Weapon Standardisation

Some soldiers would like to see axes in the Host to have more to choose from, while some are of the opinion that axes will merely complicate training and leave the swordsmen and archers with too few members. A decision has been made to bring this matter up at the next assembly for further discussion.

4. Ideas for the Future

The soldiers have many great ideas for the future:
~Interkingdom RPGs
~Long RPGs leading up to a battle
~RPGs to get to know fellow soldiers
~Historical RPGs
~Sieging Minas Morgul

5. The Army House Pages

Overall, people are happy with the layout and content of the Army House pages. A wish has been made for the soldiers to get “mini profiles” on the Kingdom Pages, however. This can both make being a soldier a bit more special, and help the soldiers in getting to know eachother!

6. HQ Threads

Most soldiers are satisfied with their HQ thread, and the officers have worked on reaching a balance between fun, light RPGing, and announcements. We need people to be more active, however; we have a huge list of members, but it’s only ever the same dozen who post regularly in our activities or HQ.

7. Reviewing the Battle of Amon Sûl

The battle of Amon Sûl worked well because of the way we planned and used tactics, and the way the OOC thread was used to ease communication in the last battle worked really well. One of the problems of the battle was inactive officers ~ in any battle, officers need to make sure they post at least every two days! if GMs or Officers don’t post, troops can easily become confused with no clear direction, and the thread will simply fall apart.

8. Suggestions for Improvement

We will work on revamping the basic training and division training, and make standard guidelines for both. Tactics should always be used in battle, and the soldiers have suggested a campaign where there is an RPG leading up to the war. The issue of magic has also been raised. Whether Istari soldiers should be allowed to use magic will be up to the GMs of the RPG(s) in question. We will also continue to foster good communication!

9. The Officers and Generals

The Officers and Generals are doing good jobs, but inactivity is a problem. An officer needs to remember that he/she needs to be available at least every second day!

10. Various

The soldiers have expressed a wish to get to know their fellow soldiers better, and several are also unhappy about the training situation. Having a soldier of the month has been suggested, and a people want to see the Animal Habitat more active.

Plan of Action

~Implement a system with a “Soldier of the Month” from each regiment
~Make regiment FAQs for the newbies.
~Find someone to help Idril look after the Animal Habitat.
~Plan more, and more varied, RPGs.
~Make mini-profiles for the soldiers to be put on the kingdom pages.