at the @@@@ >From: Davdi Silverrock <davdisil at gmail.com> >To: Dragaera List <dragaera at dragaera.info> >Subject: Re: Terics Academy >Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 23:25:12 -0800 > >On 12/22/05, Jon Lincicum <lincicum at comcast.net> wrote: > > For anyone who is interested, I've put together a little Fanfic site for > > Dragaera called "Terics Academy". > > > > It's mostly done for personal gratification, but I thought some of you > > might want to look it over. > > > > It's located at: > > > > http://home.comcast.net/~lincicum/Terics_Academy/index.html > > > > If you are so inclined, let me know what you think. > > > >I am most certainly not a military expert of any shade or color, but I >could not help but make a few observations, which may or may not be of >some use to the noble headmaster of the Academy: > >Observing the course listing, I note the following: > >1) No specific listing for Basic Cartography (drafting and psiprints, >with special attention paid to emphasizing tactical and strategic >geographical features). > >2) No specific listing for Combat Engineering. I suppose >"Fortification Methods" & "Siege Deployment" might cover it, but I >think the Vallista would emphasize laying in the foundation before >building upon it, if I may borrow their maxim. > >3) No Naval Tactics! Given that Elde Island & Greenaere are potential >enemies, this is a serious flaw. Perhaps you might bring on the >famous Jaubry e'Marish'Chala to teach a few courses? @@@@@ Indeed, I nearly thought him to be Jaubry e'Stfan-Matrin James Griffin Still Another Vlad faN >4) I think it might be useful to have courses, perhaps as electives, >of "Integrating with non-human forces" and "Considerations in opposing >non-human forces" (I don't know how much actual fighting is done with >the Serioli nowadays, but Easterners are always an interesting >tactical situation, especially considering different types of >Easterner forces) >(it might also be interesting to consider cat-centaurs, infantry AND >cavalry - although that might be a purely theoretical scenario, since >there appears to be some sort of nonaggression treaty). > >5) "It Don't Matter" could probably be replaced by a more... >informative class. Such as "Balancing Morale and Discipline", or >"Effective Minor Sabotage Operations". > >6) More basic "Combat Medicine" courses: "Basic First Aid", "What to >do While Waiting for the Physicker", "Anatomy", "Triage", etc. > >7) Perhaps something on Espionage and Intelligence Gathering and Analysis? > > > >Incidentally, have you heard of "The Defence of Duffer's Drift"? > > http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/007007.html#007007 > >It occurs to me that Lieutenant Backsight Forethought might be a >Tiassa, what with achieving tactical insight through revelatory >dreams.