In episode eighteen, we finish taking the road to Casablanca, but the rest of the battalion’s advances stall and we’re forced to halt our attack and prepare positions. In the evening, we’re summoned to battalion headquarters, but Captain Lamb is killed in a nasty friendly fire incident. Reluctantly, we take the position of acting captain and leader of Nickel Company and prepare for our next mission: the assault on Casablanca proper!
Burden of Command is a platoon-level roleplaying game where we take on the role of an officer in the United States Army commanding a platoon in the 7th Infantry Regiment ("The Cottonbalers") during World War Two. This game uses WW2 as a setting, but in addition to a tactical game, it's a roleplaying game where your personality and how you interact with the officers around you have a major impact in your personal story and the stories of the troops serving under and alongside you. In this run, I'll be roleplaying a sarcastic reservist who loves hearing himself talk and always looks after his troops.
Episode Timeframe: November 9th, 1942 - November 10th, 1942
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