Commodore

A New Age (19th Century European Conquest)

@Romero This looks interesting, if I were to wish to join should I post the nation I would wish to play as? Or is there something else you would prefer?

The Blackshirts of Borovia - An Industrial Era RP of Crushing the Revolution

@DepressedSoviet Alright, thank you for clearing that up as I wish to make sure my own expectations do not distort my idea of what this Roleplay will be like. :)

The Blackshirts of Borovia - An Industrial Era RP of Crushing the Revolution

@DepressedSoviet I am asking this question just to confirm something and not attempting to be critical of an idea: With the chaining how this goes down is that we get a mission, accomplish or fail it. and then presuming everyone didn't die. we would head back to base or whatever and wait for the next mission and then repeat? Or is there something I am missing or a difference that I am not making...?

Sum up your week in roleplaying in just 3 words

Found nice forum.

The Blackshirts of Borovia - An Industrial Era RP of Crushing the Revolution

I want to interject with something funny here, but I don't have the wit to come up with a clever joke. So that's a bitch to deal with.

@BCTheEntity

Badum Tish

On another note I am still doing all the tablecloth math for the acceleration and what not of the truck my character drives because I can't seem to find the Curb weight of it anywhere and have used something close to what is realistic but have not found a definitive number.

The Blackshirts of Borovia - An Industrial Era RP of Crushing the Revolution

Maybe it's for slaughtering dogs.

@Lady Selune

@Lady Selune Slaughterhouse K9?

The Blackshirts of Borovia - An Industrial Era RP of Crushing the Revolution

@Lady Selune I have one question. Is it supposed to be that his father buys another "bitchers shop" as a reflection on his mother or something...? :)

The Blackshirts of Borovia - An Industrial Era RP of Crushing the Revolution

Got my character's history in.

The Blackshirts of Borovia - An Industrial Era RP of Crushing the Revolution

Servác Zdráhal

Name: Servác Zdráhal
Age: 18

Physical Appearance: Servác is someone identifiably Czech, dark brown eyes, seemingly black in some lights, and somewhat wavy hair of similar but darker coloration. His 5'5" average height, although at his age might not be his full height, build might best be described as lean considering his lack of overt musculature but not fat either. His natural black hair is cut to regimental standard as all facial hair is shaven off.

Unit Profession: Vehicle Driver; Cargo Truck; Tatra TL4 primary vehicle

Tatra TL4

Personality: He is not a particularly talkative person and is quite taciturn when he does speak at all however if one is able to draw him out one would find a kind of idealism not found in those more directly touched by the war. Although this idealistic attitude comes with some realism he primarily wishes to be a 'soldier' and given his current crowd that might not turn out to be such a good thing. Although he is quiet his wit is usually sharp, though often kept to himself, he rarely makes overt showings of his emotions but his body language is normally the best way to tell.

History: Servác comes from a moderately wealthy family in what used to be the Austro-Hungarian province of Bohemia. His father was one of the few Czechs able to serve with the government and encouraged his son to learn German, not that Servác did that with particular gusto. Two things always mattered to Servác as he grew up both before and during the war, an older cousin Silvestr and vehicles, the ones he would see in the street occasionally were of great importance.

When the war started, twelve at the time, Servác watched his cousin go off to war for the Empire. This not only built up his idealism around soldier-hood but also forced him into his other interest vehicles. Now without a nearby cousin to bug, young Servác was found in most of his free time with various mechanics, some of which showed him parts of their crafts, and as he got older he worked a little for some of them.

While Servác was gaining skills and continuing his education, time and the war continued. 1918 and the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, however his cousin did not come home instead one of his friends from the army came to explain. He was not dead he had defected a few years before to the Russian side and the Czechoslovak legion, and was likely still in Russia. Servác exuberance knew no limit in his ideals about soldiering rose even higher despite the after-war consequences becoming apparent.

This state continued for a while before after a particularly bad argument with his parents, his father mostly, about his future he fled taking his skills and a few things he managed to pick up along the way eventually coming to Borovia. After joining the Blackshirts, particularly because of his not especially common knowledge of vehicles and the repair and driving of them, he has stayed to 'be a soldier' whatever that will mean in Borovia.

Equipment:
Mostly standard issue: Mannlicher M1890 Cavalry Carbine, Frommer Stop Pistol
Acquired as part of his idealization of soldering: Trenching Spade
Issued and used as a truck driver: Tatra TL4 Truck, with mounting for a machine gun emplaced if not used always

Prominent Skills: Truck Driver, Languages (Fluent in Czech, German with a mild accent, Understandable Slovak), Vehicle repair and other mechanics (Often needed if one deals with vehicles of this day a lot)

Other:(Anything you think needs to be added, but doesn't have a slot)

The Blackshirts of Borovia - An Industrial Era RP of Crushing the Revolution

@13org If you keep him the same height he likely one of the tallest people anyone will ever see (for this time period), so I guess the choice would be between giant among men vs tall guy. Currently he likely one of the tallest people in Europe in 1920, less than one percent of the population will approach his height around the forth standard deviation using a bell curve and 7cm as standard deviation amount. At around 6'0" you are 2 standard deviations above the mean and thus only around 2.5% of the local population will match or exceed height. Which is still slightly better considering that this is a German having a higher average height than the presumed Borovian region, and the fact he comes from a wealthy family which makes his height less of a outlier.

Of course the choice is yours and what to do, it would certainly be interesting to have a 6'5" person around and it is plausible, if exemplary, especially considering the wealth aspect in height.