Les Petites Bêtes Soyeuses

Points Arising for August 1675

Players' deadline for August 1675 is 16th February 2024

First off, best wishes to Pam Udowiczenko (YS), who's undergoing chemotherapy at the moment.

And apologies to Joel Halpern as Jacques Hatt was qualified to be promoted in July, so I made him a full Lt-General for the start of August.

Next turn is the start of a new season. All characters start the month in Paris and all duels must be fought.

The new Military Appointments and empty Government Appointments will be filled at the start of September – by NPCs where they are not taken by player characters – see the Announcements and Applications below. Remember that some appointments let the holder appoint other/s – giving each to a qualifying player character or an NPC or leaving it vacant. So, if you have applied for an appointment – or hold a rank – that allows you to make other appointments, don’t forget to do so (or NPCs will get the jobs).

Note that the military appointments shown on the Greasy Pole (and character sheets) have expired. They are shown as a reminder that the incumbent gets +1 on his chance of being appointed if he has re-applied for the same position.

Next month is September and any returns on investments will be paid out. Any shortfalls must be made good or the investment will be lost.

Welcome

Rejoining us in time for the August turn is Gerry Sutcliff. Welcome back, Gerry, and enjoy your new character.

Absent friends

I didn't receive orders from the following (No Move Received – NMR) and they suffered the consequences:
    Anon Les Anonyme (Bruno Giordan) has NMR'd. Total now 1
    LR Louis Renault (Roy Bleasdale) has NMR'd. Total now 1
    PP Pierre Pressure (Ray Vahey) has NMR'd. Total now 1

X1 (Peter Farrell) has been floated at his request

Farewell

This turn we are losing two players – Pauli Kidd and Jim Waters – who’ve decided not to take up their new characters. Sorry to see you go, Pauli and Jim, but you’re welcome to return at any time.

Notes

There’s an email group for En Garde! players and GMs, providing a forum to swap stories and ideas. Sign up at: groups.io

It is worth sending orders in even if they're a day or two late: it's possible I can still action the orders and will probably be able to use any press. It also reassures me that you're still out there.

Orders (and press) should be emailed to the LPBS orders e-mail address - you'll get an automated response when the message arrives in my mailbox. Please give your name and your character's name and specify actions in full detail. If you want a query answered before the deadline, please use the main LPBS email address.

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