<b>The Round System:  </b>Everyone can post as many times as they want, but until every single player has posted a certain amount of times, the rp will not progress too far.<br/><br/>Everyone posts at least once = 1 Full Round<br/><br/>For example, if there was a part of the rp called First Test Battle (4 Full Rounds), then players could post as much as they want but the rp won't move forward to the next part before every player has posted at least 4 times. I hope that The Round System will be a good compromise for the main rp.<br/><br/>Skirmishes, which will be in a separate thread, will not involve The Round System, and instead be a free-for-all for posting.<br/><br/>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br/><br/>"Listen up maggots!"<br/><br/>The gruff, middle aged bootcamp instructor shouted, piercing the ear. He could shout louder, but he didn't need to deafen anyone today. He approached Squad 8, each member standing straight at attention, and called them off one at a time.<br/><br/>"A boxing medic. An academic shocktrooper. A shy scout. A sharpshooter maid. A clingy sniper. A short-stuff Lancer. And a little boy surrounded by women. All led by a Darcsen Corporal. If I had the power, I would have giving your paradox of a squad the boot on day one! But! I saw you, I saw how you performed, how you learned. I. Saw. Everything. And I liked what I saw.<br/><br/>We see the Imps (Imperials) and Commies move more suspiciously every day, raising their armies, patrolling our borders like some damn vultures, hungry to be served up their next defeat. And I think that your sorry ass, rag tag impossibility of a squad will be some of the people to give them just that.<br/><br/>But before that, I have to test you lot, the Final Field Test for graduation! You've only been in basic for a month, and that might seem like forever to you, but that was absolutely nothing. I'm betting that most squads I have to test this week are going to fail. But some of them will pass. Here's hoping you're somehow one of them.<br/><br/>Your Squad will be unevenly divided between two main paths leading to the town square. The east group must survive and help the west group punch through the enemy forces and take the enemy camp.<br/><br/>Now, remember your training! Take cover when neccessary. Your Lancer and APC are armor too, but don't abuse them. Scan the area. Plan, communicate, execute. That is all. Dismissed!"<br/><br/><br/>Squad 8 was ordered to the field, where there was a mock town square and surrounding blocks set up to fight in. They could see three enemy scouts, one enemy shocktrooper further back, and they guessed that there were a few units in the enemy camp but could not tell what they were yet.<br/><br/><br/><b>Renée</b><br/><br/>The Corporal took a deep breath. She hated that damn drill sergeant, and she hated that he never called her anything but a Darcsen. It was a wonder that she was promoted, provisionally as he would often say, to Corporal in the first place. It was also a wonder that she was allowed to drive her APC during this test too, but then again, it was the big finale. Everything the squad learned had to be tested. Her hands gripped the steering wheel, and she calmed herself. The hum and vibration of its engine was the closest she'd get to sailing the seas again out here, but it was close enough to calm her nerves. She was the commander, she had to show everyone that she meant it. She took hold of her squad radio, and in her normal somewhat quiet but clear voice she barked out orders,<br/><br/><br/>"Alright Squad, we can see most of the enemy, but we can't see all of them. We also don't know what the enemy we can see is capable of, they might be up to something since this is the final test. Be careful.<br/><br/>Theo, protect Cecilia.<br/><br/>Cecilia, see if you can help pick off the scout in front of us.<br/><br/>Saski, start getting those enemy scouts and keep them from reaching Fiadh.<br/><br/>Sabine, help Saski.<br/><br/>Lilith, stay back, we might need you in case they have armor. Same for you Fiadh.<br/><br/>Winter, help us take out these scouts."<br/><br/>Renée took another breathe. This, just issuing basic orders, was taking a lot out of her. But as nervous as she was, she was excited to prove herself and her squad to the arrogant higher command.<br/><br/>"Squad 8, move out!"<br/><br/><br/>(Not going to post for Lilith here, since:<br/><br/>A. She's not going to do anything (by the way you can choose whether or not you want to skip a post for your character, for example if they're ordered to do nothing.<br/><br/>B. This is already a bit late and I need to get this rp started.)<br/><br/>The next post will be the map for the battle and some explanation of it.