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Sujet: Basing LMI? |
ethan
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Forum: Miniatures and painting Posté le: Lun Fév 19, 2024 4:08 pm Sujet: Basing LMI? |
Really the key here is
A) Do something that looks nice
B) Do something that makes it clear what your troops actually are
In general for LMI/MI I do a variety of things 6-8 figures per base (ev ... |
Sujet: How many times may a commander fight in a turn? |
ethan
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Forum: Rules question V4 Posté le: Jeu Fév 08, 2024 1:09 am Sujet: How many times may a commander fight in a turn? |
Don't have my rules with me, but I believe nothing is removed until all combats are resolved. So only once per turn. |
Sujet: #189: 13th Century Communal Italian |
ethan
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Forum: Army lists Posté le: Dim Déc 31, 2023 10:01 pm Sujet: #189: 13th Century Communal Italian |
I generally try to create options for visually differentiating units in the army.
So as KevinD noted I might use armored horses for elite units. Further...I might do something like:
- 4 stands ... |
Sujet: Order of St John List 263 |
ethan
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Forum: Army lists Posté le: Jeu Oct 05, 2023 2:48 am Sujet: Order of St John List 263 |
This is why tournaments need both dates and specific restrictions (e.g. armies before 1330AD and no heavy knights or foot knights). |
Sujet: List 232 Scots Mediaeval - suggestions |
ethan
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Forum: Army lists Posté le: Mar Aoû 29, 2023 10:10 pm Sujet: List 232 Scots Mediaeval - suggestions |
As long as the overall end result is kinda right therefore, I’d be tempted to ignore the “pike means very long pointy stick† thing and rationalise it as “they are a unique edge case where th ... |
Sujet: Historicon 2023 |
ethan
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Forum: Tournaments and Events Posté le: Jeu Juil 27, 2023 1:18 pm Sujet: Historicon 2023 |
Thank you Dan.
I add armour to my elephants, don't find the elephants vulnerable in melee without armour?
Elephants really need to win impact and armour doesn't help with that. That extra point ... |
Sujet: NZ Nationals eastercon |
ethan
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Forum: Tournaments and Events Posté le: Mer Mar 22, 2023 11:28 pm Sujet: NZ Nationals eastercon |
I commend the variety of armies present, I don't think there is a single repeat! |
Sujet: List 64 - How many elite LH with bow. |
ethan
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Forum: Army lists Posté le: Dim Fév 26, 2023 3:44 am Sujet: List 64 - How many elite LH with bow. |
You can upgrade two of them. Those two are "Bactrian" cavalry. The Bactrian bit is just explaining why these cavalry get to be elite. |
Sujet: Dismounting to face Elephants |
ethan
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Forum: Rules question V4 Posté le: Mar Fév 07, 2023 11:25 pm Sujet: Dismounting to face Elephants |
Kevin has it.
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Travels_of_Marco_Polo/Book_2/Chapter_52
"After the King of Mien had halted long enough to refresh his troops, he resumed his march, and cam ... |
Sujet: 'Pants of Death' ... v.4 |
ethan
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Forum: Rules question V4 Posté le: Dim Fév 05, 2023 6:30 pm Sujet: 'Pants of Death' ... v.4 |
If the enemy is simply circling your flank and then ZOCing your infantry from behind, they could do it with anything not just LC (and it will be worse if they do it with cavalry). Remember also that ... |
Sujet: Western European Peasants Revolts (proposed new list) |
ethan
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Forum: Army lists Posté le: Lun Jan 02, 2023 3:14 pm Sujet: Western European Peasants Revolts (proposed new list) |
I would make the levy ordinary vice mediocre. There was a general trend in the move to v4 to avoid having the majority/mandatory troop types be mediocre. |
Sujet: Armor |
ethan
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Forum: Army lists Posté le: Ven Nov 18, 2022 1:55 pm Sujet: Armor |
lso, if it is more important to get the "desired effect" (whatever that is) with troop classifications, then why are we still downgrading the potential effectiveness of Greek Hoplites around ... |
Sujet: Weak Bows (Mounted) - speculative |
ethan
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Forum: Army lists Posté le: Sam Oct 22, 2022 1:59 pm Sujet: Weak Bows (Mounted) - speculative |
Part of the problem here is that HC/MC Impact is IMO a weak troop type. HC/MC Impact 1/2 Bow IMO is quite worthwhile - because it can evade more than because it can shoot. The solution is to let imp ... |
Sujet: Armor |
ethan
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Forum: Army lists Posté le: Dim Juil 10, 2022 2:38 am Sujet: Armor |
P. 17 "some troops are protected by metal armour and/or a large shield"
Is there something more specific you are after?
I think armor is actually generally pretty well balanced point ... |
Sujet: Han Chinese - List 116 |
ethan
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Forum: Army lists Posté le: Mer Juin 22, 2022 10:45 pm Sujet: Han Chinese - List 116 |
If you compile all your lists edits proposed for V5 into a word document i will ensure it gets to where it is needed. Probably will earn you a future role in chinese lists like one Byzantine expert im ... |
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