conversations.from: system
conversations.value: **Narrator's Note:*  Thierry developed and initiated this game under its original title "Soldiers of the year II."  In January 2017, the role of Narrator was handed over to Tacronicus, a fellow far less well-acquainted with the Napoleonic Era than its original author.  My apologies for the inevitable inaccuracies and anachronisms which will no doubt creep in during the period of my management!
  
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  *Soldiers, you are naked and ill-fed! Government owes you much and can give you nothing. The patience and courage you have shown in the midst of these rocks are admirable; but they gain you no renown; no glory results to you from your endurance. It is my design to lead you into the most fertile plains of the world. Rich provinces and great cities will be in your power; there you will find honor, glory, and wealth. Soldiers of Italy! will you be wanting in courage or perseverance?*
  
  *** 
  
  The game was originally titled "The Soldiers of Year II" and will probably change again a few times as the  story progresses.
  
  The story is about the young men conscripted during the Revolution and Napoleonic Wars.  Each chapter represents a particular episode of the period, and the players gradually age their characters, hopefully through 20+ years of European history.  Right now, the year is 1796 and the place is Northern Italy, when a young upstart named Bonaparte takes command.
  
  Recruitement will be open regularly, as people drift in and out of the army all the time. 
  
  
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Born into poverty, and with no connections. A tough life, with no comfort and just the income of your hard labor. The army can only be better.
conversations.prefix: Laborer:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Working on the family's farm, but with little hope of inheriting it. Maybe you can make a name for yourself in the army.
conversations.prefix: Peasant:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A life on the road, and always troubles with the law. At least, in the army, the road leads somewhere.
conversations.prefix: Drifter:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You had a good life set up for yourself, but then your number came up. You couldn't find anyone to take your place, so to the army you go.
conversations.prefix: Bourgeois:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your mother was a vivandière and your father a private. You grew up with the regiment, and there was never any doubt in what you would do as an adult.
conversations.prefix: Trooper:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You are an excellent shot. You win medals in the regiment's competition and you take great care of your musket.
conversations.prefix: Marksman:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You know fear, but it never freezes you like it does with other men. You are often in point, and never fall back.
conversations.prefix: Brave:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You make friends easily, and are well appreciated in the regiment. People go out of their way to help you.
conversations.prefix: Amiable:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You can withstand hardships, where others get sick or exhausted. Hunger, bad weather, long matches, they don't affect you.
conversations.prefix: Enduring:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You are simply more massive and strong than most people. You look like it, too, intimidating up close.
conversations.prefix: Strong:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You are quick on your feet, and never get stuck for long. For every problem, you find a solution.
conversations.prefix: Clever:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You have a nasty streak, and a reputation for being a bully.
conversations.prefix: Cruel:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You are gullible, and easy prey for crooks and practical jokers.
conversations.prefix: Naive:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You are not very healthy, and often are impaired by sickness.
conversations.prefix: Sickly:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You can't withstand physical danger. You lose your wits, and think only of flight.
conversations.prefix: Cowardly:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You have little sense of self preservation and rush into unnecessary risks.
conversations.prefix: Foolhardy:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You are very reluctant to take advice from other people, or deviate from a course of action you have chosen before.
conversations.prefix: Stubborn:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You always want more things, money and material rewards.
conversations.prefix: Greedy:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You are completely taken with the values of the revolution.
conversations.prefix: Idealist:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You want rewards, and improve your lot in life.
conversations.prefix: Materialist:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You want to make a name for yourself.
conversations.prefix: Glory:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You want to make it in one piece and pass through the war untouched.
conversations.prefix: Survival:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You want to see the world and experience things.
conversations.prefix: Adventure:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A city of tents, loud and messy and incredibly crowded. It looks like nothing you have ever seen before.
conversations.prefix: Army Camp:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A booming voice and a  wheather-beaten mug,  Picard expects zeal, vigor and aggressivity. 
conversations.prefix: Sergeant Picard, drill master:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: With many Royalists in hiding and part of the country rising against the Convention, the Terror is getting more extreme by the day.
conversations.prefix: Revolutionary politics:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: All veterans will tell you, good shoes are essential. As are warm clothes and a full belly. Unfortunately, outfits and food are in really short supply.
  
conversations.prefix: The necessities of life:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Raw recruits or seasoned veterans, they expect you to "grease the pot" (pay your round), and partake in games of chance.
conversations.prefix: The lads of the first company:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your comrades have your back, they won't let you down.
conversations.prefix: Hang tough:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You reputation is not good, you need to fix it.
conversations.prefix: Clear your name:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A tirailleur works in front of the main body, taking cover, shooting, retreating. Dangerous, yes, but better than standing in the line, waiting for the canonballs.
conversations.prefix: Tirailleur:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: To bear the flag is an honor, and a duty.   The batallion marches behind it, rallies to it, and is expected to sacrifice everything for it.
conversations.prefix: The batallion's flag:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Can they learn to move as a military unit, able to keep cohesion and fight straight from the march?
conversations.prefix: The first march:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Dusty road, defaced churches, hills, more hills, villagers, angry and afraid, or lining to cheer the column up.
conversations.prefix: En route:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: For a country in the middle of a revolution, the postal service is surprisingly efficient.
  Soldiers can expect their letters to arrive, if not in time.
  
conversations.prefix: Writing home:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Robespierre and Barras are busy with the officers, but the others, Baille and Beauvais are locals, and they walk among the soldiers and chat.
conversations.prefix: Politicians:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: It was a lovely small town a few years ago. The castle has been torched by Marseillais last year, and the army has just set camp now on the grounds of the city, devastating the church.
conversations.prefix: Sollies:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The volunteers fan out, creeping through orchards and garden while the town wakens, until they reach the houses. Is the place defended? 
conversations.prefix: Reconnaissance:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Jumping from wall to wall, they moved towards the center of village, feeling a bit foolish.
conversations.prefix: The village center:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Quiet town, at the bottom of the slopes of Mount Faron. Toulon is just a few kilometers away. 
conversations.prefix: La Valette:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Maybe they had weapons in their houses or maybe they just gave information to the foreign soldiers. In any case, they are running for their lives.
conversations.prefix: Fleeing men:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Though the men didn't have official quartering papers, they knew they could requisition good lodgings, if they were quick witted.
conversations.prefix: lodgings:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: In Vendée, the Republic had started a campaign of systematic repression. All locals were suspect and treated as such, with casual emprisonments and  executions.
  
  In Marseille, the repression had run its course, leaving royalists, alleged or real, either in exile or in jail.
conversations.prefix: Bad news from home:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: When assaulting a fortification, speed and brutality are of the essence. 
  
  Fix bayonets and go clear that trench!
conversations.prefix: Melee training:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You were in the lead battalion, opening the road for the whole army. Take pride.
  
conversations.prefix: First to fight:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You didn't get on with some of the  men in the company, and it's going to come to an end eventually.
conversations.prefix: Bad blood:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A steep hill covered in low vegetation, dominating the bay of Toulon.
conversations.prefix: Mont Faron:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The slope was steep, the surroundings unfamiliar, the night dark and noise was forbidden. 
  
  
  
conversations.prefix: Climbing mont Faron:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Shooters need to produce enough accurate firepower to stop the advancing enemy dead in its tracks.
conversations.prefix: the firefight:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A single story redoubt of solid stone reinforced by earthen protections. It is suitable as an artillery platform and has windows to shoot muskets through.
conversations.prefix: fortification:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: With the musket balls flying blind and grey powder smoke filling the enclosure,  it was very difficult to keep a steady head. 
conversations.prefix: Receiving fire:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The *capitaine* called you that, so you might as well act the part.
conversations.prefix: Corporal:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The two Republican armies have now joined their forces. They completely encircle Toulon, in a maze of outposts, trenches and tents. 
conversations.prefix: The army before Toulon:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Locals said the tower was occupied and the guns manned by an ad hoc crew of British sailors. They are said to have good eyes, and to be excellent gunners.
conversations.prefix: British sailors:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Young, audacious, he made a reputation fighting the Austrians near Nice, but the attacks he led against Toulon's defense were costly.
  
  In 1796, he had been promoted and was now in charge of a brigade.
conversations.prefix: Victor:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Something different: spotting coastal defenses that could be stripped of their guns, then intimidating the locals into helping the army, and ending the back-breaking labor of bringing the  heavy pieces back to camp over the muddy roads of late autumn. 
conversations.prefix: Logistics:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Being shot at was an extraordinary thing. The distant puff of smoke, the shimmer in the air as the little dot was growing, straight towards one's face, then the heat and the shock and the terrible sound of a iron ball hitting human flesh.  
conversations.prefix: Artillery targets:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Quick, the men formed a big assault column and moved to storm the enemy position. Their numerical superiority was overwhelming, yet losses were expected to be high.
conversations.prefix: In column:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: He led his men in a daring offensive, and, though outnumbered, they briefly had the upper hand. They didn't expect a swift counter-attack, though, and the general is now at risk.
conversations.prefix: The British general:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The final assault, through the redoubt and to the artillery towers overlooking the harbor. The defenders couldn't hold it forever and knew it, but they were determined to make the French pay as high a price as possible.
conversations.prefix: Taking little Gibraltar:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You caught an English general. How many of your fellow soldiers could have said the same?
  
conversations.prefix: Capturing O'Hara:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Being a corporal was sweet but, unless one wanted to end one's career as a grizzled sergeant, to climb the ranks, at some point, it was necessary to get an education.   
conversations.prefix: Literacy:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The fighting was more vicious than ever in Vendée, and every family suffered. The Whites took their revenge on informers  and republican sympathizers, and the Convention sent even more soldiers and judges to terrorize the back country. Things were getting dire for all those caught in-between.
  
conversations.prefix: More bad news from home :
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: In such close company,  there was always someone to see what others did and bear witness. They couldn't prove anything, and didn't even try, but they talked between themselves, and even whispered "I know what you did" when passing close.
conversations.prefix: Getting away with murder:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Henri was part of the team, there from the beginning and they had stuck together during the whole siege.  
conversations.prefix: Henri Dubois:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Simple peasants, taciturn and obstinate. Their silly weapons, old muskets and  straightened scythes , had been destroyed, but their spirit,  not.
conversations.prefix: Royalists:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: To these men, fraternity is not just a word; they  have been bound by the danger of combat, and trust each other with their lives.
  
conversations.prefix: Brothers in arms:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The pass said to report to the headquarters of the *armée de l'Ouest*, in Nantes.  
conversations.prefix: Picking an itinerary:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Columns of smoke at the horizon, and the unpleasant discovery of bodies lying in a ditch, young and old side by side, shot and hacked to death.
  
conversations.prefix: The Republic was here:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Avoiding the roads and the people, they though they were safe, if slow. The landscape looked the same everywhere, though, a green expanse of pastures separated by thick hedges.  
conversations.prefix: Finding a way:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Hard working, of few words, afraid of strangers, as they should, especially soldiers.
conversations.prefix: Peasant women:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: It was home, and it was enemy territory.  They were either three friends visiting family or three soldiers pacifying the country.
  
conversations.prefix: Home?:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The wings were stuck in the position that, in better times, would have indicated "no danger". 
  
  The living quarters, at the base, were empty, with no sign of recent activity.  The rooms had been stripped of anything of value, and there was no indication where the inhabitants might have gone.
conversations.prefix: The mill:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: They were peasants and laborers before,  but now looked too old for hard work. With teeth missing, wrinkled faces and gray heir, they still stood straight when confronting strangers.
  
conversations.prefix: Old villagers:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The *chouans* were probably watching the place, but there was no trace of them, and no way to estimate their strength.
  
  From all accounts, the Republicans were barricaded inside, a small company at most. They had repulsed a few attacks in the preceding months, and were probably alert and suspicious.
conversations.prefix: Entering Cholet:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The walls were not high, the guards not to numerous and the people must have huddled home in fear.
conversations.prefix: Infiltrating Cholet:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: They had to choose whether to answer the challenge of the sentry or just slink away.
conversations.prefix: A voice in the dark:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You had a good life set up for yourself, but then your number came up. You couldn’t find anyone to take your place, so to the army you go.  
  
conversations.prefix: BOURGEOIS:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: 
  
  You are an excellent shot. You win medals in the regiment’s competition and you take great care of your musket.   
  
conversations.prefix: Marksman:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You were never a healthy child.  Conditions in the camp often get the better of you.  You always make sure you know the location of the latrines!
conversations.prefix: Sickly:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You are completely taken with the values of the Revolution.  
conversations.prefix: Idealist:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Lecture halls and blackboards - that's what you know. You'd rather be surrounded by books in a library, not by soldiers in an army camp.
conversations.prefix: Academic:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You generally say as little as you need to.
conversations.prefix: Taciturn:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You're interested in the human condition, and you think science holds the answers.
conversations.prefix: Philosopher:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You are quick on your feet, and never get stuck for long. For every problem, you find a solution. 
conversations.prefix: Clever:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Working for slavers, masters, bosses, and workhorses. You have worked around, and known orders harsh to kind. You know how to follow and what to do.
conversations.prefix: Dutiful:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: When they first showed you the eight-step loading and firing sequence from the 1791 manual entitled "Rules and Regulations for the Field Exercise and Manoeuvres of the French Infantry," something just clicked inside your head.  
  
  When it comes to handling your firearm "by the book," you appear to be a natural!
conversations.prefix: By the Book:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: There's something about you that many find oddly distasteful. You have to work harder than most to gain people's acceptance - let alone trust.
conversations.prefix: Misfit:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Home - none. Wife - none. Kids - none. Prospects - zero. Don't suppose you left anything out?
conversations.prefix: Rover of the Republic:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your years at Montpellier were not spent in vain! A thorough understanding of the human body can be useful in harsh conditions. (And as a student, you're also quite good at receiving instruction.)
conversations.prefix: Medical Student:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The vagabond's life leaves no place for anything but cold, hard practicality. You know how to tell the lesser of two evils - and seize it with both hands.
conversations.prefix: Pragmatism:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You are determined. And when your job requires a certain skill, you work diligently to attain said skill. After all, you have to be the best.
conversations.prefix: Adamant:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Later generations would call it "seeing the elephant."  You have never seen the enemy in battle yet.  You struggle to get your nerves under control. 
conversations.prefix: Jitters:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You generally disregard any and all comments from those around you whom you do not deem worthy. Not to be mistaken for snobby, you are simply insensitive.
conversations.prefix: Inconsiderate:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You have a knack for rushing head on, and tackling challenges with your bear hands. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. 
conversations.prefix: Bull-Headed:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You have the hands of a bourgeois.  You *don't* have the hands of a man accustomed to hard manual labor.
  
  And now you're paying for it...
conversations.prefix: Delicate Hands:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: When you're fighting for your very life day after day, political idealism becomes less and less important.
  
  The men around you--*your brothers*--that's really all that matters.
  
  In the end, it's all *Pour vos camarades.*  Be there for your friends, your comrades, and they'll be there for you.
conversations.prefix: Pour vos Camarades:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: One does not survive all alone in this cruel world without the resolve to howl in the face of death.
conversations.prefix: Defiance:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your blood lust is up!  A voice inside you is shouting to you, assuring you that this is *not* your day to die.  Convinced, however irrationally, of your temporary invincibility you take risks which will later cause you to break out in a cold sweat when you realize how foolhardy you *actually were.*
conversations.prefix: Not Your Day to Die:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You were on the front lines of the Revolution. It was men like you who stormed the Bastille, manned the barricades, and enforced the decrees of the Assembly and Convention. 
conversations.prefix: Revolutionary :
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You have heard that in the new Revolutionary Army, a common soldier can become an officer. You are willing to do anything to get a bit of gold braid.
conversations.prefix: Bayonet to Baton:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Servants can get close enough to power to get a taste for it, but a good servant knows his place. But with the Revolution, what is a servant's place anymore? 
conversations.prefix: Valet:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: It is a dangerously short road from blood lust to carnal lust - and from the exultation of survival to the craving of power over other men.
conversations.prefix: Power-Hungry:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Henri knows how to comport himself around his superiors...
conversations.prefix: Military Bearing:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Pragmatic though they may be, many a vagabond likes to think they can influence their own luck in small ways. One is to repay good fortune with good grace - within reason, of course.
conversations.prefix: Veinard:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You have fought and bled for this battalion and will do what you can for your men. 
conversations.prefix: Loyal:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: you find it hard to see the world as black and white. With this all you want to do is keep everyone safe even if they are unkind.
conversations.prefix: Keep others safe!:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Sometimes it's best to be careful but direct.  To act decisively yet while exercising caution simultaneously.
  As Cicero put it, "Make haste *slowly."*
conversations.prefix: Prudence:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A bit old for his rank, unkempt and reeking of wine.
conversations.prefix: Sous-lieutenant Meunier:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Young or old, these men did not look like victorious soldiers. 
  
conversations.prefix: Cholet garrison:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: They looked resourceful, laden with stolen goods and the best weapons they could find.  Soldiers, yes, but thieves as well.
  
conversations.prefix: Vendée skirmishers:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The road was dotted with hamlets and prosperous villages; most of them are now depopulated, their houses shut and their fields left untended.
conversations.prefix: South-West of Cholet:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The first victims were dead in the squares, the houses started to burn, and the abuse began.
conversations.prefix: Burn everything:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Day, night, hostile territory or not, they had to walk, eating on the match and never stopping.
conversations.prefix: Double time:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Evidently, Haxo's column had been too small and too hastily formed to fight its way out, and they had fell in a trap led by the cunning Charette.
conversations.prefix: Ambushed:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Evidently the Republican column had been too small and hastily formed to fight its way out of the ambush, and they were now in flight.
conversations.prefix: The Ambush:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Wounded or dead, he laid there, victim of his own audacity. What a coup for the counter-revolution to  capture a Republican general!
conversations.prefix: Général Haxo:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: They had to run, shoot from cover, and hope the peasants would give up the chase. The men were tempted to drop  their weapons and abandon the wounded.
  
conversations.prefix: The Rearguard:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: With no *lieutenant* to guide the retreat, the small company had to operate on its own, with its natural leaders.
conversations.prefix: Leadership:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: It was possible to move fast, or to carry the wounded with them, but not to do both. The *chouans*, like the Republicans, would take no prisoners.
conversations.prefix: The Retreat:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Reporting a failure, they never expected a glorious reception, but still, didn't they deserve something for holding the company together?
  
conversations.prefix: Recognition:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The town declared for the Republic from the start, and was attacked the year before by the counter-revolutionaries, who lost a great defeat.
conversations.prefix: Nantes:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The man revealed he was working for representative Pierre-Anselme Garrau, who was conducting an inquiry into the war. 
conversations.prefix: The investigator:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Turreau's man, determined to protect his boss. Shrewd and with a sense of humor.
conversations.prefix: Capitaine Grignon:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The army was a force in itself, apart from society, but it too had its own political rules. A clever man would do well to learn them.
conversations.prefix: Army politics:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The garrison was full of idle men, with a little income and nothing to spend it on, except the usual distractions.
conversations.prefix: Gambling, whoring, etc.:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Tactics, regulations, the study of history. An ambitious mind, with time to read, could immerse himself in books and learn things that might prove useful later.
conversations.prefix: Military theory:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Behind every ambitious man was a woman. Why not celebrate a promotion by finding a nice lady to marry and better one's situation in life?
  
conversations.prefix: Finding a wife:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A sergeant would wait years before having a chance of becoming officer, but in battle, promotions on the spot were not unknown.
conversations.prefix: Sergeant:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: They were a tight group,  kept together by a mutual respect and common experiences.  They were not popular among others, though, and did not assimilate well in the company. 
conversations.prefix: Aloof:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Between their combat experience and their studies, they felt on top of their game as far as small scale combat was concerned.
conversations.prefix: A mind for tactics:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A lovely girl, far removed from the squalor and brutality of the army.
conversations.prefix: Sweetheart:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The Austrian light cavalry was known as one the best in the world.  It was always around, keeping an eye on the army, taking pot shots at foraging parties and generally making a nuisance of themselves.
conversations.prefix: Enemy patrols:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: As sergeants, it was their role to steady the men, urge them forward and most of all keep the whole thing moving in one tight group.
conversations.prefix: Keeping the formation:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The brigade dissolved upon contact with the enemy column.  It was a disgrace.
conversations.prefix: Austrians are charging!:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Strong, fierce and determined. A loyal comrade-in-arms, and a good soldier.
conversations.prefix: Martin:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Sudden and violent, nature was showing it could be as dangerous as man.
conversations.prefix: The storm:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Scars, chronic pains, stiffness, that's the lot of the veteran.
  
conversations.prefix: Wounds:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Valor was routine, and expected. Being suspected of cowardice was a stain on the character.
  
conversations.prefix: Disgrace:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A time of turmoil, and opportunity.
conversations.prefix: Purging the army:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A time of turmoil, and opportunity.
conversations.prefix: Army Purge:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Speed and accuracy were of the essence. By dawn, the men in the company had to be at their assigned position, in the right battalion and the correct brigade. 
conversations.prefix: Night march:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The second battle of the campaign, and a first opportunity to get noticed under the eye of the general in chief.
conversations.prefix: Millesimo:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Not only were the men in the water up to their necks, but they soon realized they were in range of enemy guns, placed on the crests above.
conversations.prefix: The crossing:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: After so much starving and freezing, the men went on a rampage into the town. They were stealing all that could be eaten or worn, against orders. 
conversations.prefix: Looters:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A town with a bridge crossing the river Adda.
conversations.prefix: Lodi:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The Po was a big obstacle, and Lannes was alone on the far side, skirmishing with the Austrian army. By force or guile, it was imperative to provide a means of crossing for the support division.
conversations.prefix: Securing a crossing:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Young and dashing, with an eye for promotion and glory. Though generally friendly and cheerful, he had little patience for those who stood in the way of his ambitions.
conversations.prefix: Capitaine Archimbault:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The bridge itself was littered with bodies and discarded equipment. The river was shallower at the far end, and dead soldiers could be seen floating near the bank. 
conversations.prefix: The bridge at Lodi:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Fighting for the Bourbon king, they represent all that the Republic hates. 
conversations.prefix: Neapolitan troops:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The locals call it Mantua, in any case it is a strong fortress, solid, and occupied by a large Austrian garrison.
conversations.prefix: Mantoue:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: it was glorious, but it had to be done. Laying trenches, digging latrines, setting up a perimeter, hauling the guns. All in a day's work.
conversations.prefix: Laying siege to Mantua:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: It might not have been as good as ours, but it still managed to cut  great bloody holes in our columns. 
conversations.prefix: Austrian artilery:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The fire has slackened off as the enemy gunners attempt to target the cavalry.  
  This is your chance!  Charge the battery and overrun it before you are all cut to pieces by canister shot!
  
  
conversations.prefix: Take the Battery!:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: If it's not life or death, you have trouble taking it seriously. Because a life lived taking everything seriously isn't much of a life. 
conversations.prefix: Making Light:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Each new dawn removes you just a little further from the life you once knew before the Army.
  
  Gradually, almost imperceptibly, you come to the realization that the Army is your family now...
conversations.prefix: The Army is your Family Now...:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Being from Bourgeois stock, Henri can think like them, because he was one of them.
  
  *Though that seems like a lifetime ago...*
conversations.prefix: Thinks like a Bourgeios:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The less savory skills of life are the stock and trade of those denied - or who deny - the *proper* way of the same. 
conversations.prefix: Sleight of Finger:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You grow tired of those who bother you quickly. You care little for their words and actions and often come at odds with them.
conversations.prefix: Temper:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The more time you spend with these misfits, the more disdainful you grow of them.  
conversations.prefix: Disdain for these fellow "soldiers":
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: It's good to be a hero -- and better to stand in the company of heroes.
conversations.prefix: Esprit de Héros:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: There are moments when a man must rise above his natural self and grasp at fate with both hands.
conversations.prefix: Emboldened:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You have begun the clime in the ranks, perhaps you are destined for greatness?
conversations.prefix: Rise:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Charles provides a recounting of the general's fall, and the efforts of Martin, Luc, and Henri to reclaim the general's body as well as organize a true withdrawl to save as many men as possible, and prevent a total rout.
conversations.prefix: An Honest Account:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your mercenary and self-aggrandizing nature is often evident -- and distastefully so -- to those about you.
conversations.prefix: Grasping :
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: All that life has to offer will not be hidden from you!
conversations.prefix: Opportunist:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You have spent enough time to know what means what, and which situation calls for which plan of action. You've been around the block long enough to know the tactics of the game.
conversations.prefix: Disciplined:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You have worked with the army for long enough to know who, what, and how things work. You've got the knowledge and determination to make something of yourself.
conversations.prefix: Discipline:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You answered the call of God at a young age and entered the clergy. Now that the revolution is at its height you turn towards the army for protection.
conversations.prefix: Monk:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: People put stock in your words, as a man who is true to the faith can not easily be discarded.
conversations.prefix: Man of God:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: As a member of the clergy you have been sheltered from violence. Although you are no stranger to hard work you but a true man of the cloth turns the other cheek when struck.
conversations.prefix: Weak:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You are a man of God, only answering to him and the pope. Wealth and a certified place in heaven are yours. 
conversations.prefix: Cardinal:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Having lived surrounded by wealth and riches for so long you have gone lazy and complacent.
conversations.prefix: Pampered:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: After the onslaught in France of your fellow priests you have decided that the only way you can return to a life of luxury is to make it to Rome.
conversations.prefix: Getting Home:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You are a man of God, only answering to him and the pope. Wealth and a certified place in heaven are yours.    
conversations.prefix: Cardinal:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Having lived surrounded by wealth and riches for so long you have gone lazy and complacent. 
conversations.prefix: Pampered:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: After the onslaught in France of your fellow priests you have decided that the only way you can return to a life of luxury is to make it to Rome.    
conversations.prefix: Flee to Rome:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: There is another side to you, buried under the mud of the oddness and the revulsion, and when it deigns to emerge -- well, it can *dazzle.*
conversations.prefix: Charm:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: With a size and strength that distinguishes from others, you stand out in a crowd, and often change the flows of conversation with your presence.
conversations.prefix: Imposing:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: There's no looking back.  The army is your home; your cause is France's glory...nothing more, nothing less.
conversations.prefix: Onward!:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You may be as strong as an ox, but when it comes to other such fortuitous works you may fall short. When you cannot complete a task and know its fruitless, you word your opinion with bold words.
conversations.prefix: Blunt:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Given rank and title, you now seek something more. Surviving the horrors of war is only one part, the other is keeping up with your love and perhaps starting something fresh
conversations.prefix: Family:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You are certain that God has the best intentions for mankind, as described in the bible.
  Why your number came up in the draft is still a bit obscure, however.
conversations.prefix: The Pious Man:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: When you speak, people tend to listen.
conversations.prefix: Charismatic:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You have some serious doubts whether what you are doing is right.
conversations.prefix: Hesitant:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Desertion is not the road to take, but what is?
conversations.prefix: What am I doing here:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You have a role to play for the good of Mankind and the Glory of France.
  
  Time to get on with it...!
conversations.prefix: Forward!:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Despite all you've been through, a glimmer of the old Henri remains.
conversations.prefix: Remnants of Virtue:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: When you were just but a child, you fell from a high tree while climbing it and broke your leg. It has never healed properly since, and has impaired your ability to run or mobilize quickly.
conversations.prefix: Slow:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You were an orphan for as you can remember. You ran away from your home and took up a job as a little farmhand when you were only four, and you've been seeking glory ever since.
conversations.prefix: Farmhand:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You were an orphan for as you can remember. You ran away from the orphanage at a young age and took up a job as a little farmhand when you were only four, and you’ve been seeking a way to be famous, to be known and renowned ever since.
conversations.prefix: Orphan:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You prefer not to get in an argument with someone, especially if the one you are about to have an argument with has a higher rank than you.
conversations.prefix: Outspoken:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: ...so much for the scout's report.  There may be a ford, but this isn't as easy as they made it sound!
conversations.prefix: They said it was "Just a little stream.":
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You're given an order. You follow quickly, simple.
conversations.prefix: Quick:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You've lusted for adventure since you were young, but is it really worth it to see the death of your fellow countrymen and murder in cold blood?
conversations.prefix: Regret:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You have seen the fire, and the flames. You've trod the road and held the rifle. You know the horrors of war and face them without faltering.
conversations.prefix: Bravery:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Brash, confident and incredibly charismatic, this young artillery officer has an uncanny ability to inspire his men.
conversations.prefix: Bonaparte (for Luc):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: An unimaginably distressing assignment for any soldier, let alone one with pacifistic tendencies.
conversations.prefix: Firing Squad (for Pierre):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your new Corporal stripes are being put to the test.  How will you handle this breech of discipline?
conversations.prefix: Surly Private (for Armand):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: How do you fare during the bombardment?  
conversations.prefix: Dig In!:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Austria's last bid to relieve the siege.  If they push you off this ridge, it is highly likely that the siege will fail.  If you stand fast, Mantua falls, and Austrian power in Northern Italy will be shattered.
conversations.prefix: The Austrian Charge:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: What becomes of you?
conversations.prefix: Armand's Fate:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You've survived this far.  What becomes of you?
conversations.prefix: Luc's Fate:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Can you remain true to yourself, even in the midst of this hell on Earth?
conversations.prefix: Pierre's Fate:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You've been with this army since the beginning, and somehow eluded Death's jaws when it was sure you were his.  What happens to you now?
conversations.prefix: What Becomes of the Ox?:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your brother's dead, and you channel that anger to take on the people who killed him.
conversations.prefix: Rage:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Either it is your conscious, fear for your immortal soul or just a soft heart; you sometimes choose 'right' over 'necessary'
conversations.prefix: Softhearted:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Smart people keep themselves alive. 
  
  But intelligence is not the only thing that matters.
conversations.prefix: ...So others may live:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You lost someone close to you. Someone challenges what you feel, and you resent him for it.
conversations.prefix: Loss:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: There is a saying: when someone is murdered, two people die.
conversations.prefix: The first kill:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Once a hero, always a hero. It's time to rise -- like the sun, in all its glory. 
conversations.prefix: Lever du... Moulin:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You survived battles. You've killed men. Now, it's time to do both of those again.
conversations.prefix: Survive:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Part of the training of the Cloth is how to galvanize the masses.
conversations.prefix: Inspirational:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You still bear the scars and damage from past battles. You may still fight like a madman but you're not atop the world as you used to be.
conversations.prefix: Old Wounds: