Pavod wrote:
Rook = Logistics
Knight = Cyber Warfare
Bishop = Security
Pawn = Agents
Speaking of Pawns, who wants to be a Pawn? That's almost worse than being a Redshirt.
The Rooks are powerful allies, their help has to be earned through favors.
The Bishops are close friends, their dedication to the cause is already assured
The Knights are somewhere in between. They support the cause and don't have to be constantly bought, but they aren't trusted friends so their support still comes at some cost.
The Pawns are only loosely influenced. They have little power, and Torg has little control over their actions.
This analysis also follows what Torg says about the Queen. The "Most powerful" and the "most difficult". The other tiers are likewise grouped by their relative power and difficulty.
As far as being redshirts, as long as Torg has little influence on them, he also bears little responsibility for how they get themselves killed. Pawns are also capable of Promotion, should Torg manage to convince them to join him fully (knights) or should they become more powerful in their own right (rooks).