The "Great War" one of the biggest conflicts in human history, that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918. In this event you will be participating in The Battle of Mons where The British Expeditionary Force clashed with the Imperial German Army on french borders. This event will not be re-telling history, or mimicking the events from the actually battle, but it will function as a base to roleplay from.
Players will be able to join one of two factions, and hold different positions. This event will not just be about shooting the other team, but also role-playing life in the trenches, with the constant pressure of a enemy mortar, or gas attack, or an enemy charge.
Positions:
Lieutenant (Pronounced Left-Tenant) 1/1
Corporal 2/2
Medic 1/2
Sharpshooter 1/1
Machine Gunner 2/2
Private 1/NA
Positions:
Leutnant 1/1
Unteroffizer 2/2
Mediziner 1/2
Scharfschütze 1/1
MG-Schütze 0/2
Soldat 1/na
Rules:
1. Only spawn appropriate props.
2. Do not make any additional fortifications without clearing it with event staff. If you are given permission, roleplay it out.
3. Do not go out by yourself unless ordered to do so.
4. Machine gunners may only shoot their weapon, while standing still, and being prone or with their gun on a surface.
5. This is world war 1, not world war 2. Keep that in mind.
6. If you hear the trench whistle, you are expected to charge the enemy lines. You may be shot, or court marshaled by your own side, if you fail to do so.
All positions besides the Private, and Soldat positions require to be applied for. Any slots left unfilled may be assigned by officers in-game.
Application Format:
OOC
Steam Name:
Hours:
IC
Character Name:
Position you are applying for:
Physical Description:
Short Character Bio:
Date: TBD (Awaiting content addition, and "event overhaul??")
Current event staff: (If he is availible)
Required Content:
British Side
OOC
[font=open_sansregular, Arial, sans-serif]Steam Name: [L2:RP] miss joley
Hours: 1400
IC
Character Name: Desmond McCullough
Position you are applying for: Medic
Physical Description: 5,9ft - Slim Build - Brown Hair - Grey Eyes[/font]
[font=open_sansregular, Arial, sans-serif]Short Character Bio:[/font]
[font=open_sansregular, Arial, sans-serif]18 years old, born in Pilgrim Hospital - Boston - UK.[/font]
[font=open_sansregular, Arial, sans-serif]Worked as a farm hand with his father and uncle, growing crops and keeping animals.[/font]
[font=open_sansregular, Arial, sans-serif]He participated in firstaid training, and did a short course in medical science before being drafted into the war.[/font]
OOC
[font=open_sansregular, Arial, sans-serif]Steam Name: Montyfatcat
Hours:1200+
IC
Character Name: Henry Cobbler
Position you are applying for: Sharpshooter
Physical Description: 5’4, hair coloured like gravy, brown eyes, slim but athletic frame[/font]
[font=open_sansregular, Arial, sans-serif]Short Character Bio: Henry spent the majority of his childhood with his father, who was a grounds keeper for a lord with a large amount of deer. His father used to take Henry out into the grounds to shoot pests like foxes and feral dogs. Henry soon developed an affinity for long ranged shooting, and was often shown off to the lord’s friends by having him shoot a bottle from the other end of the lawn without sights. When war came around, Henry enlisted alongside his childhood friends, however was split from them on deployment, he considers that a mercy when he heard of their deaths.[/font]
Hans... Schtart ze panzer
Added both of you to the roster, thanks for applying!
OOC
Steam Name: [L2:M] Ben
Hours: 575
IC
Character Name: Christian Wolff
Position you are applying for: Unteroffizer
Physical Description: 5 foot 7, Average Build, Short, Scruffy Dark Brown Hair, Black Glasses barely held together with tape.
Short Character Bio: A teacher by trade, Christian never wanted to be a part of this. The stories he had heard chilled him to the bone, but what was he supposed to do when that letter came? He prayed to God every night that this would soon be over, so that him and his men could return home safely: For them, to their families; for him, to his wife and unborn child.
OOC
steam name:Brave soldier
hours:525
IC
Character Name:mohammed ahmed
[font=Roboto, sans-serif]Position you are applying for: Mediziner [/font]
[font=Roboto, sans-serif][font=Roboto, sans-serif]Physical Description: blue eyes,tall,black glasses[/font][/font]
[font=Roboto, sans-serif]Short Character Bio: a muslim that ran away from the war in his country and ended up in other war and he didnt want to be part of it but people forced him to has Experince with using guns[/font]
[font=Roboto, sans-serif],throwing bombs[/font]
[font=Roboto, sans-serif]doesnt fear war but afraid of his family getting killed.[/font]
British Side
OOC
[font=open_sansregular, Arial, sans-serif]Steam Name: Welker
Hours: 2000+ dont remember
IC
Character Name: Marvin Edwin Hightower
Position you are applying for: [font=Roboto, sans-serif]Lieutenant [/font]
Physical Description: 6ft, handlebar mustache, plump build
Short Character Bio:
[/font]Lieutenant Marvin Edmund Hightower is a veteran in the British armed services with over 20 years experience, his tactician skills are unmatched, or so he says. Marvin comes from a long line of military serving patronage, with his grandfather, General Rupert Hightower IV serving with great prowess in the battle of Waterloo in 1815. Marvin himself commanded a substantial number of soldiers in the Third Anglo Burmese War as well as the Second Anglo-Afghan War, he prides himself in his British values of individual liberty and loyalty to the crown.
German Side
OOC
Steam Name: Ketchup
Hours: 2000
IC
Character Name: Hans Freudenstein
Position you are applying for:scharfshutze (germany sharpshooter role thing)
Physical Description: 5ft 6, mustache
Short Character Bio: Hans Freudenstein is a veteran of the German imperial army with over 15 years of experience. His ability to shoot precisely started when his father Eugene Freudenstein taught him to hunt at age 12.
OOC
[font=open_sansregular, Arial, sans-serif]Steam Name: SpaghettiFTW
Hours: 200
IC
Character Name: biggus spaggus
Position you are applying for: soldier
Physical Description: massive lad [/font]
[font=open_sansregular, Arial, sans-serif]Short Character Bio: biggus spaggus is a 18 year old born in Germany and hates the British very much he will mustard gas them![/font]
OOC
[font=open_sansregular, Arial, sans-serif]Steam Name: Apollo
Hours: roughly 950+
IC
Character Name: Jackson California
Position you are applying for: Corporal
Physical Description: 5’11, Strong build, Blue eyes, Brown hair, Semi shaven stubble [/font]
[font=open_sansregular, Arial, sans-serif]Short Character Bio: Jackson California is an Canadian migrant moved over seas by his family in order to seek work and opportunity, Jackson had applied for the British Armed Forces in 1906 before his promotion to Corporal for excellence and team navigation, putting brothers and his new found country before himself. [/font]
[font=open_sansregular, Arial, sans-serif]With spur that a war is imminent Jackson has been preparing for deployment, leaving behind his beloved pregnant wife and family. [/font]
[font=open_sansregular, Arial, sans-serif] [color=var(--display-4_-_color)][font=Roboto, sans-serif,] “The cries of the wounded had much diminished now, and as we staggered down the road, the reason was only too apparent, for the water was right over the tops of the shell-holes.” [/font][/font][/color]
OOC
[font=open_sansregular, Arial, sans-serif]Steam Name: [L2:RP] kellekerell
Hours: 690
IC
Character Name: Gregor Wolff
Position you are applying for: Scharfschütze
Physical Description: Brown eyes, black hair. 185 cm, bit muscular.[/font]
[font=open_sansregular, Arial, sans-serif]Short Character Bio: A normal person of the 20th century, born on 19th May 1889 as the son of William and Sophia Wolff. Gregor graduated just like almost every other boy and is a strong supporter of the German Reich. Even though his family advises him against joining the front, Gregor is not just willing but insists on supporting his country at the front. "What could happen as a sniper?" Gregor always thinks, not realizing how dangerous war can be. Due to all the happiness [i][font=open_sansregular, Arial, sans-serif]in large parts of Germany caused by the outbreak of the war Gregor is looking forward to becoming a hero.[/i][/font][/font]
OOC
Steam Name: .Faustin
Hours: ~1400
IC
Character Name: Ryan Taylor VC
Position you are applying for: Lieutenant
Physical Description: Brown hair, blue eyes, handlebar moustache, 6'2'', Kentish Accent
Short Character Bio: Taylor was born in 1878 to a military family, his father had served in the British Army for over 30 years at the time of his death. Taylor enlisted at the age of 15 and joined 1 KRRC (1st Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps) as a Private. He quickly proved his abilities during the battle of Talana Hill during the Boer War and by the end of the war he had reached the rank of Corporal. He served in various different positions throughout the force before gaining his commission and reaching second lieutenant on the 8th of April 1913.
There's a simplicity to war, attacking is the only secret. Dare, and the world yields. How quickly they forget, all it takes to change the course of history... is the will, of a single man.
German
OOC
[font=open_sansregular, Arial, sans-serif]Steam Name: bigboss2k15
Hours: 774
IC
Character Name: Gideon Reeves
The position you are applying for: Mediziner
Physical Description: 6.1ft, 28 Years old, fit, in shape.[/font]
[font=open_sansregular, Arial, sans-serif]Short Character Bio: Gideon Reeves was a doctor before being recruited into the German army as a mediziner,[/font]
[font=open_sansregular, Arial, sans-serif]His dad left him when he was 4 years old, he still has trauma from his alcoholic mom which had continuously beat him, Gideon was born in Germany but given an American name, unknown reasons why but it is most likely because of his American mother.[/font]
Why do the Germans have more medics?
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