Les Petites Bêtes Soyeuses
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Les Petites Bêtes Soyeuses
Points Arising for July 1676
Players' deadline for August 1676 is 21st March 2025
For next month First and Cavalry Divisions will be re-assigned to Field Ops as they march to relieve the Siege of Maastricht.
The Minister of State has decided that all eight Brigades will be in action in next year’s campaign. Their Deployment was decided by sticking a finger in the air (74 in the rulebook).
First Army (Field Ops)
First Division
Guards Brigade – RFG CG KM
Dragoon Brigade – GDMD PLLD
Cavalry Division
Horse Guards Brigade – DG QOC
Heavy Brigade – ALC CPC
Second Army (Siege)
Frontier Division
Frontier Regiments
Third Army (Defence)
Second Division
3rd Foot Brigade – 27M 4A
4th Foot Brigade – 69A Gascons
RNHB Regiment
Third Division
1st Foot Brigade – RM PM
2nd Foot Brigade – 13F 53F
All military appointments lapse at the end of August and the new posts (according to the new organisation above) will be filled at the beginning of September. With your orders for August let me have your applications for posts (to be resolved at the start of September) Your applications may be conditional on possible promotions in August. Remember: if you have a brevet rank, you can only get a military appointment at that rank (unless it expires at the end of August, when you can also apply for appointments at your permanent rank).
Appointments are resolved in reverse order of the Military Appointments Table in the rules (that is, from Army commander down to Trooper in the King’s Escort) and then in order of unit (Guards to 4th Foot Brigades, for example) where appropriate.
Rick Shaw’s appointment as Chancellor of the Exchequer expires at the end of August. Again, anyone who wants to apply for this should do so with their August orders – though the position will be appointed by Minister of State Beau Resse Jean Seine (at the start of September)
Absent friends
The following did not get orders to me and suffered the consequences.
I was feeling lenient, so I repeated June’s orders for SE as I didn’t get anything from Neil Packer.
And I gave Ray Vahey the benefit of the doubt and floated X1.
Notes
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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.