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| − | '''Backing 5''' – General, Fleet Admiral; Strategos (Imperial Legions); Chumyo (Lookshy); Archinavarchos (Imperial Navy). Commands an army of 5000-6250 troops plus auxiliaries and extensive support sections, or a large fleet of naval vessels and supporting supply chains. Minister of a major ministry in the Thousand Scales (badge of the Scarlet crane). | + | '''Backing 5''' – General, Fleet Admiral; Strategos ([[Imperial Legions]]); Chumyo ([[Lookshy]]); Archinavarchos ([[Imperial Navy]]). Commands an army of 5000-6250 troops plus auxiliaries and extensive support sections, or a large fleet of naval vessels and supporting supply chains. Minister of a major ministry in the [[Thousand Scales]] (badge of the Scarlet crane). |
| − | '''Backing 4''' – Colonel, Admiral; Dragonlord (Imperial Legions); Kazei (Lookshy); Navarch (Imperial Navy). Commands a formation of 500-1250 troops or a small squadron of naval vessels. Minister of a minor ministry or vice-minister of a major ministry in the Thousand Scales (badge of the peacock). Satrap of a major satrapy. | + | '''Backing 4''' – Colonel, Admiral; Dragonlord ([[Imperial Legions]]); Kazei ([[Lookshy]]); Navarch ([[Imperial Navy]]). Commands a formation of 500-1250 troops or a small squadron of naval vessels. Minister of a minor ministry or vice-minister of a major ministry in the [[Thousand Scales]] (badge of the peacock). Satrap of a major satrapy. |
| − | '''Backing 3''' – Major; Winglord (Imperial Legions); Shozei (Lookshy); Trierarch (Imperial Navy). Commands a formation of 250-625 troops or a naval vessel. Vice-minister of a minor ministry or other middle management posts in the Thousand Scales (badge of the wild goose). Satrap of a minor satrapy. | + | '''Backing 3''' – Major; Winglord ([[Imperial Legions]]); Shozei ([[Lookshy]]); Trierarch ([[Imperial Navy]]). Commands a formation of 250-625 troops or a naval vessel. Vice-minister of a minor ministry or other middle management posts in the [[Thousand Scales]] (badge of the wild goose). Satrap of a minor satrapy. |
| − | '''Backing 2''' - Captain; Talonlord (Imperial Legions); Taizei (Lookshy); Kubernetes (Imperial Navy). Commands a formation of 125 troops or a small naval vessel. All-Seeing Eye section chief, managing operations in a specific satrapy or Realm township. Chief of a satrapy department or a regional desk in the Thousand Scales (badge of the silver pheasant). | + | '''Backing 2''' - Captain; Talonlord ([[Imperial Legions]]); Taizei ([[Lookshy]]); Kubernetes ([[Imperial Navy]]). Commands a formation of 125 troops or a small naval vessel. [[All-Seeing Eye]] section chief, managing operations in a specific satrapy or Realm township. Chief of a satrapy department or a regional desk in the [[Thousand Scales]] (badge of the silver pheasant). |
| − | '''Backing 1''' - Captain; Scalelord (Imperial Legions); Chuzei (Lookshy); Hypoploiarchos (Imperial Navy). Commands a formation of 25 troops, serves as a subaltern to a commanding officer, or as 2nd officer aboard a naval vessel. All-Seeing Eye handler (perhaps managing a small network of informants). Bureaucrat of authority (tax collector, jade assessor, satrapy analyst, etc) in the Thousand Scales (badge of the mandarin duck). | + | '''Backing 1''' - Captain; Scalelord ([[Imperial Legions]]); Chuzei ([[Lookshy]]); Hypoploiarchos ([[Imperial Navy]]). Commands a formation of 25 troops, serves as a subaltern to a commanding officer, or as 2nd officer aboard a naval vessel. [[All-Seeing Eye]] handler (perhaps managing a small network of informants). Bureaucrat of authority (tax collector, jade assessor, satrapy analyst, etc) in the [[Thousand Scales]] (badge of the mandarin duck). |
| − | '''Backing 0''' – No significant rank from a political perspective, though could range from private/rating to sergeant/fanglord/boatswain in military terms or a Thousand Scales scribe to junior collector (badge of the oriole or quail). | + | '''Backing 0''' – No significant rank from a political perspective, though could range from private/rating to sergeant/fanglord/boatswain in military terms or a [[Thousand Scales]] scribe to junior collector (badge of the oriole or quail). |
| − | [[Category:Rules]] | + | [[Category:Rules]] [[Category:Backgrounds]] |
Revision as of 09:10, 18 December 2019
Backing is a relatively straightforward Background representing rank and authority within a specific organization. The following is a list of examples for Backing dots as seen in various institutions.
Backing 5 – General, Fleet Admiral; Strategos (Imperial Legions); Chumyo (Lookshy); Archinavarchos (Imperial Navy). Commands an army of 5000-6250 troops plus auxiliaries and extensive support sections, or a large fleet of naval vessels and supporting supply chains. Minister of a major ministry in the Thousand Scales (badge of the Scarlet crane).
Backing 4 – Colonel, Admiral; Dragonlord (Imperial Legions); Kazei (Lookshy); Navarch (Imperial Navy). Commands a formation of 500-1250 troops or a small squadron of naval vessels. Minister of a minor ministry or vice-minister of a major ministry in the Thousand Scales (badge of the peacock). Satrap of a major satrapy.
Backing 3 – Major; Winglord (Imperial Legions); Shozei (Lookshy); Trierarch (Imperial Navy). Commands a formation of 250-625 troops or a naval vessel. Vice-minister of a minor ministry or other middle management posts in the Thousand Scales (badge of the wild goose). Satrap of a minor satrapy.
Backing 2 - Captain; Talonlord (Imperial Legions); Taizei (Lookshy); Kubernetes (Imperial Navy). Commands a formation of 125 troops or a small naval vessel. All-Seeing Eye section chief, managing operations in a specific satrapy or Realm township. Chief of a satrapy department or a regional desk in the Thousand Scales (badge of the silver pheasant).
Backing 1 - Captain; Scalelord (Imperial Legions); Chuzei (Lookshy); Hypoploiarchos (Imperial Navy). Commands a formation of 25 troops, serves as a subaltern to a commanding officer, or as 2nd officer aboard a naval vessel. All-Seeing Eye handler (perhaps managing a small network of informants). Bureaucrat of authority (tax collector, jade assessor, satrapy analyst, etc) in the Thousand Scales (badge of the mandarin duck).
Backing 0 – No significant rank from a political perspective, though could range from private/rating to sergeant/fanglord/boatswain in military terms or a Thousand Scales scribe to junior collector (badge of the oriole or quail).
