RicOlie_2 said:

I figured I would throw an idea your way to see if you liked it at all before I went through with it. How about putting the T/C behind the king, instead of in front? The T/C would be at the end of the board with the king immediately in front of it and two or three squares between it and the next piece. Having the king forward gives it more ability to defend itself and putting the T/C behind it prevents an opponent from dropping a piece on that square (with another piece defending that end square so the king can't move backwards and take it). Alternatively, however, you may want to move the king forward without putting the T/C behind it since that would be more conducive to paratroop offenses against the king.

Both sound like interesting ideas. Id' be willing to try them, but again, I'm worried about too much defense. So I'd probably want to try a game with these pieces and without the T/C there first (and by the way, I was thinking that maybe it should be a T/S, just so the backward move is different from the unpromoted state, but I'm not positive about that), and if the offense is then too strong, or perhaps just to see how it plays out, have a second game with the general piece behind the king.