Re: Possible New Minor Power

My concept for The Church militaries was somewhat more conventional than
most of what is being discussed.  The unit names might harken back to
the
old military orders, but I don't recon I'd be having robed combatants
zipping around.  I am imagining fatigues and rifles, camouflage and the
whole lot.

Now, do you standardize your orders' uniforms or od you let them come in
"regional dress".  I am in favor of standardized gear for the sake of
logistics.  Though it might be cool to have Swabians in hard armor
fighting
along side kepied FSE, etc.

And where is Sitzerland in the GZG universe, anyhow?

Eli
> One of the most obvious and potentially interesting aspects of this is
the
> resurgence of the military orders and, perhaps, a response from within
the
> existing powers.  I know some other systems have mentioned something,
but
a
> resurgence in the Military Orders (complete with full monastic
discipline,
> etc) could result in some fairly small, but elite, Knights Templar or
> Knights Hospitaller forces, complete with the various levels of
commitment
> and (perhaps) if well advanced the potential for corruption with which
> these orders were faced (and sometimes succumbed).
>
> A response from within the NSL could be in the form of the
> religiously-inspired Teutonics, or from the FSE in the form of the
Knights
> of Compostella, etc, etc.
>
> Given this suggests some extremism, it gives some problems in terms of
> motivation and driving force when faced with the non-catholic
forces....
>
> ..a little bit close to current affairs at the end there, I think...
:-/
>
> Have fun,
> Tim Bancroft
>