Note that only house rules are included here; unless otherwise noted, the original rules for each rank and position apply, such as time commitments and billeting, as described on pp. 24-5 of the core rules.
RECRUIT
The French Guards infantry regiment does not accept recruits; only veteran soldiers (those with experience on two campaigns and did not take a Cowardly attitude or who received a decoration) may attempt to enter the French Guards regiment.
SOLDIER/TROOPER
Soldiers (soldats) serve in the infantry and dragoon companies; Troopers serve in cavalry companies. Enlisted men in Artillery companies are called Gunners but are treated as Soldiers for all purposes pertaining to the rules.
At the end of the year, a Corporal’s position opens on a roll of 7 or more. If there is an open position, roll 8 or more for promotion to Corporal (automatic if a company officer is a friend). The rank of Corporal may not be purchased.
A Soldier who served on two campaigns and did not take a Cowardly attitude in any encounter is called an anspessade; this is an informal rank akin to a private first class or lance corporal which entitles the Soldier to an additional 10 £ per year. A pikeman (piquier) receives an additional 10 £ per year as well.
CORPORAL
A Corporal (caporal) is the lowest rank of non-commissioned officer, responsible for assisting the Sergeants with maintaining good order in the company and training new recruits. A Corporal is paid 50 £ per year, plus an additional 10 £ per year if the Corporal is a pikeman.
At the end of each year, a Sergeant’s position opens up on a roll of 8 or more. If there is an open position, roll 8 or more for promotion (+2 if the Company Commander is a friend, automatic if Regiment Colonel is a friend). If there is an opening but no promotion, a Corporal may buy the rank of Sergeant for 100 £.
SERGEANT
A Sergeant (sergent) is the highest rank for non-commissioned officers and the highest rank for enlisted men. Sergeants are responsible for implementing the officers’ commands, maintaining the good order of the men on and off the battlefield, and for overseeing the training of recruits. A Sergeant is paid 60 £ per year.
At the end of each year, an Ensign’s position opens up on a roll of 8 or more. If there is an open position, roll 9 or more for promotion to Ensign. If there is an opening but no promotion, a Sergeant may buy the rank of Ensign for 200 £.
COMPANY OFFICERS
Company officers – ensigns, cornets, lieutenants, captains, and lieutenant colonels – lead their companies on the field of battle.
ENSIGN/CORNET
An Ensign (enseign) is the lowest ranking officer in his company. The Ensign carries the company’s standard (battle flag) which serves as the unit identifier as well as providing a rallying point for the men of the company on attack or defense. The title of Cornet (cornette) is used for the same position in cavalry companies.
At the end of each year, a Lieutenant’s position opens up on a roll of 8 or more. If there is an open position, the Ensign or Cornet is promoted on a roll of 8 or more (+2 if Company Captain is a friend, automatic if Regiment Colonel is a friend). If there is an opening but no appointment for Quartermaster, the rank may be purchased for 300 £. Otherwise an Ensign or Cornet may seek an opening for Quartermaster, a regimental officer; a Quartermaster’s position opens up on a roll of 9 or more, and the Ensign or Cornet is appointed Quartermaster on a roll of 8 or more (+1 if Bargaining skill, automatic if Regiment Colonel is a friend). If there is an opening but no appointment for Quartermaster, the rank may be purchased for 200 £.
LIEUTENANT
At the end of each year, a Captain’s position opens up on a roll of 9 or more. If there is an opening, roll 8 or more for promotion (+3 if Regiment Colonel is a friend). If there is an opening but no appointment for Quartermaster, the rank may be purchased for 400 £. Otherwise a Lieutenant may also seek an opening as a regimental officer; an Adjutant’s position opens up on a roll of 9 or more, and the Lieutenant is appointed Adjutant in a roll of 7 or more (automatic if Regiment Colonel is a friend). If there is an opening but no appointment for Adjutant, the rank may be purchased for 300 £.
CAPTAIN
A Captain (capitaine) commands a company; he may also command a battalion at the order of the Colonel. Captains are not housed in the company barracks and must pay monthly upkeep while not on campaign.
A Captain may command a battalion of two companies at the direction of the Regiment Commander on a roll of 10 or more (requires Strategy skill, +2 for previous service on two campaigns, +1 for Brilliant Maneuver on a campaign, automatic if Regiment Commander is a friend).
At the end of each year, a Lieutenant Colonel’s position opens up on a roll of 9 or more. If there is an opening, roll 9 or more for promotion (+1 if a Commander, +3 if the Regiment Colonel is a friend, automatic if the Colonel-General is a friend); if there is an opening but no promotion, a Captain may buy the rank of Lieutenant Colonel for 1000 £. A Captain may also seek an opening as a Colonel; a Colonel’s position opens on a roll of 10 or more, and a promotion follows on a roll of 10 or more (+1 for a Commander). If there is an opening but no promotion a Captain may buy a Colonelcy for 3000 £ (reflecting the cost of the ranks of lieutenant colonel and colonel). Otherwise a Captain may seek an appointment as a regimental officer. A Major’s position opens up on a roll of 9 or more; roll 7 or more for promotion to Major (+1 if Bureaucratics skill, automatic if Regiment Colonel is a friend). If there is an opening but no promotion, a Captain may purchase a Major’s position for 400 £.
LIEUTENANT COLONEL
A Lieutenant Colonel (lieutenant-colonel) commands the Colonel-General’s company in a regiment; he is literally the “colonel-general’s lieutenant.” A Lieutenant Colonel typically serves as the executive officer to the commander of a regiment and often commands a battalion within the regiment as well.
A Lieutenant colonel is paid 150 £ per year.
A Lieutenant Colonel may command a battalion of two companies at the direction of the Regiment Commander on a roll of 7+ (requires Strategy skill, +2 for previous service on two campaigns, +1 for Brilliant Maneuver on a campaign, automatic if Regiment Commander is a friend).
A Lieutenant Colonel may serve as a Provost (prévôt); a Provost is a military policeman and judge, responsible for maintaining discipline within the regiment. A Lieutenant Colonel may be a Provost on a roll of 9 or more (requires Magistracy skill, automatic if Regiment Commander is a friend).
A Lieutenant Colonel may only hold one position (either Commander or Provost) at a time.
At the end of each year, a Colonel’s position opens up on a roll of 9 or more. Roll 9 or more for promotion (+1 for a Commander, +1 for Social Rank 9 or more). If there is an opening but no promotion, a Lieutenant Colonel may buy the rank of Colonel for 2000 £. If a Lieutenant Colonel does not move up in rank at the end of the year, he may try again for a position or change positions, with a +2 on his rolls.
REGIMENTAL OFFICERS
Regimental officers (état-major) – quartermasters, adjutants, majors, and colonels – are responsible for the administration of the regiment, insuring its readiness in time of war. All of the regimental officers serve on campaign if the regiment is called to action, but only the colonel typically participates in battle.
QUARTERMASTER
A Quartermaster (maréchal-des-logis, literally “marshal of lodgings”) is responsible for the lodging of troops, provisioning and supply, and the management of the daily halting-points (étapes) while on the march. Each year a Quartermaster must spend 4 months, distributed as he likes, discharging his military duties. If called off to war, he must spend another 6 months on Campaign. A Quartermaster may stay in his company barracks while discharging his duties and is paid 80 £ per year; he may embezzle up to an additional 200 £ per year, at the risk of arrest and prosecution. At the end of each year, an Adjutant’s position opens up on a roll of 8 or more. If there is an open position, roll 8 or more for promotion (+2 if Bureaucratics skill, automatic if the Regiment Commander is a friend). If there is an opening but no promotion, a Quartermaster may buy the rank of Adjutant for 300 £. Otherwise a position as an Ensign opens up on a roll of 8 or more; if there is an open position, roll 8 or more for appointment. If there is an opening but no promotion, a Quartermaster may buy the rank of Ensign for 200 £.
ADJUTANT
An Adjutant (aide-major) is the liaison between the Major and the company officers. Each year an Adjutant must spend 4 months, distributed as he likes, discharging his military duties. If called off to war, he must spend another 6 months on Campaign. An Adjutant may stay in his company barracks while discharging his duties and is paid 90 £ per year. At the end of each year, a Major’s position opens up on a roll of 9 or more. If there is an open position, roll 8 or more for promotion (+2 if Bureaucratics skill, automatic if the Regiment Commander is a friend). If there is an opening but no promotion, an Adjutant may buy the rank of Major for 400 £. Otherwise a position as a Lieutenant opens up on a roll of 8 or more; if there is an open position, roll 9 or more for appointment. If there is an opening but no promotion, a Adjutant may buy the rank of Lieutenant for 300 £.
MAJOR
A Major (sergent-major) is the immediate subordinate of the Regiment Commander, with authority over all of the captains in the regiment. Each year a Major must spend 3 months, distributed as he likes, discharging his military duties. If called off to war, he must spend another 6 months on Campaign. A Major is paid 120 £ per year. At the end of each year, a Colonel’s position opens up on a roll of 10 or more. If there is an open position, roll 9 or more for promotion. If there is an opening but no promotion, a Major may buy the rank of Colonel for 3000 £ (reflecting the cost of the ranks of lieutenant colonel and colonel). Otherwise a position as an Captain opens up on a roll of 9 or more; if there is an open position, roll 8 or more for appointment. If there is an opening but no promotion, a Major may buy the rank of Captain for 400 £.
COLONEL
A Colonel (mestre de camp or colonel) commands a regiment or a brigade, serves as a provost-martial, or serves as an aide or staff officer to a general officer. A Colonel may be a Provost-Martial (prévôts des maréchaux), a military police officer and magistrate responsible for the administration of courts-martial and military justice, on a roll of 8 or better; note that a Provost-Marshal is served by a company of archers (mounted arquebusiers). A Colonel may command a regiment on a roll of 8 or better; a Colonel who is a commander may roll a 9 or better to command a brigade of two regiments as well. A Colonel may be an Aide to a Major General on a roll of 9 or more or to a Lieutenant General on a roll of 10 or more. A Colonel who does not hold a command, aide, or provost-marshal position is otherwise a staff officer.
At the end of each year, a Major General’s position opens up on a roll of 8 or better. If there is an open position, roll 10 or better for promotion (+2 for an Aide, +1 for a Commander, +1 for Social Rank 10 or above). If there’s an opening but no promotion, a Colonel may purchase the rank of Major General for 10,000 £.
GENERAL OFFICERS
General officers – major generals, lieutenant generals, and marshals – command the royal armies under the supreme leadership of the King and the Constable of France (connétable de France). The courts-martial are composed of general officers in their capacity as military magistrates (requires Magistracy skill).
MAJOR GENERAL
A Major General (maréchal de camp, “field marshal”) handles matters of provisioning and billeting for an army corps and is responsible for the movement and disposition of formations on the battlefield; typically three major generals are assigned to an army corps, one in the vanguard and two with the wings of the main body. A Major General may command a brigade on a roll of 9 or better, otherwise he is a Martial Magistrate (requires Magistracy skill) or a staff officer (automatically).
At the end of each year, a Lieutenant General’s position opens up on a roll of 8 or better. If there is an open position, roll 10 or more for promotion (+1 for Command position, +1 for Social Rank 11 or above). If there is an opening but no promotion, a Major General may purchase the rank of Lieutenant General for 24,000 £.
LIEUTENANT GENERAL
A Lieutenant General (lieutenant-general) commands a corps (division per the core rules) on campaign. A Lieutenant General commands a corps on a roll of 12 of more (+1 for previous command position, +1 for Social Rank 12 or above). A Lieutenant General who is not a commander may be a Martial Magistrate (requires Magistracy skill), a staff officer (automatically) or a provincial lieutenant general answerable to a provincial governor (automatically). A Lieutenant General is paid 1000 £ per year.
At the end of each year, the dignity of Marshal of France may be conferred. A Lieutenant General is automatically eligible; the marshal’s baton is awarded on a roll of 10 or better (+1 for Command, +1 for Social Rank 12 or above). The dignity of Marshal of France may not be purchased.
MARSHAL OF FRANCE
Marshal of France (Maréchal de France) is a dignity, not a rank, conferred on general officers for accomplishments in the service of the crown. The duties of a Marshal of France are otherwise indistinguishable from those of a Lieutenant General.
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