What's so civil about war anyway?

[lucetimods]

Okay guys, are you ready for some major tl;dr? Neither am I. But let's get it over with. Also, there are some additional draftees to this list! So if you weren't on the last list, be sure to peek in here and check, so you don't risk missing out.

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Plans, plans, oh plans

[chikaidestroyer]

So, anyone want to do some major strategic planning?

I've done some chatting with Pi, Trap, and Masa for what some of the strategists would be setting up. (There will be a lucetilocked post later today discussing this ICly, but we can smooth out details here.)

Albert plans for four groups with objectives:

Shifters hunting group
Strategist: Shikamaru
Approx. max volunteers: 10
Objective: Hunt out and eliminate Shifters who have planted themselves near farmland/livestock to remove the protective Shifts on them.
Details: Our own little specialized assassination group. This is a fast-moving, well-coordinated team with the specific task of proactively engaging multiple Shifters. Multiple Shifters have the ability to combine neutralization Shifts, so this team needs to be entirely ready fight Shifters and regular soldiers without both supernatural powers and technological devices.

Clearing group
Strategist: Caesar
Approx. max volunteers: 15
Objective: Take hold of and establish means to protect livestock/farmland areas from repeated slaughter and removal of protective Shifts.
Details: This group works with the aforementioned Shifters hunting group to keep livestock/farmland areas that have been cleared free from Shifters. They have the task of setting up multiple defenses in each area (physical/technological/supernatural) that will deter Shifters from working on removing protective Shifts on the livestock and farmlands.

Main defensive group
Strategist: Sokka
Approx. max volunteers: 15-20 (not including any help noncombatants can offer)
Objective: Maintain a base of operations in the Distribution Center for the noncombatants to take shelter in.
Details: A group that needs to be ready to stand its ground, since their task involves protecting the noncombatants before they take the Distribution Center. Once in position, they will establish a perimeter around the Distribution Center and provide any long-range support that they can.

Main offensive group
Strategist: Albert
Approx. max volunteers: 15-20
Objective: Fight. Maim. Kill. :|
Details: Okay, there will be more involved than what the objective says, but this is the group for those heavy hitters and huge mecha/fighting types who are ready for fighting larger concentrations of Elites.

Approximate volunteer distribution is based on the "non-participation" of noncombatants and the "variable" fighters (Yuber, Nu, Vanitas, and Vash). One of those do not belong. Hmmm. :|a

These are guidelines! All the groups will have chances to interact at various points, and things can be as flexible as people can be creative. Let me know if there are any questions. I know Pi may have specifics for what Shikamaru's group will do, so I may not be able to give definite answers there. >>

[generalflirt]

...You know given that the approx Frey-team we're collecting above (because he's the leader) looks like it's going to have a mecha, a street fighter, a fairie, a couple of other people they might fit in well enough to the Shifter hunting party or that clearing one if the other people can get behind this. I'm jut not sure who the hell would volunteer them for that.

[falenandawn]

Yeahhhh, I agree this might be best. Frey will definitely want to contact Shikimaru (if he doesn't contact them in the post) to discuss their tactics/abilities/setup and perhaps just drag them all together for a pre battle meeting IDEK he'd just want them all to be aware of stuff before going out.

Tl;dr: dude how do we want to do this. I have ideas but talk to me guys.

[generalflirt]

Well as I've noted, Masaomi might be charming and insane and protective, but so long as he's got everyone he's valuing in one group, he is still a vassal so he'll just roll with whatever. Larger strategy doesn't matter that much to him right now because, well. He doesn't care beyond this group keeping around and beating in skulls.

SO THE CHOICE FOR HIM IS ALL YOU LEADER.

[falenandawn]

;_; Thank you, Kida.

Frey can lead, but he'd rely heavily on strategist input because he's no strategist at all, just logical with leadership in war experience.

[mischiefbreeder]

Don't worry, Frey! You've got Gold to strategize! He may be illogical and nonsensical, but damn if he can't create a good plan on the fly!

[falenandawn]

Gold, you're nuts. I do not know if this is wise. :|a

[mischiefbreeder]

You got any better ideas, oh wise leader?

[falenandawn]

............Just don't blow us up s-sob.

[generalflirt]

So right now our group is as follows:

Leader: Frey
-Celty (+Shooter)
-Simon (+Gurren-Lagann)
-Masaomi
-Kaori
-Gold (+his pokemon)

Plus tentatively some other people Masaomi might try to recruit. So we have... a lot of melee fighters and a giant robot. Plus Gold's pokemon for cover fire and whatever Kaori can do.

[lunarianlegacy]

Need a healer that can fight too? And an archer to boot.

[generalflirt]

Wouldn't Ceodore want to be/generally be with the other FF4 people? I didn't count him in because I assumed as such.

That said, assuming our leader want him (freeeey) that could work.

[falenandawn]

FREY DOES WANT because he's a bro and a capable fighter. Who isn't nuts. and can heal.

[lunarianlegacy]

And can Haste and Blink.

/might have totally abused the hell out of Blink

That said, he might be with castmates some of the time but Kain's more than capable when he's not being an angsty idiot. And Ceodore's best diving in where needed. :D

[falenandawn]

I think this group needs a name.

How about 'team WTF'

[generalflirt]

Team Maverick

..............ICly Masaomi would probably be thinking of it like a color gang though. Given Celty's design, maybe the Black Storm or something.