... My regular Condotta opponent typically uses 4Cb and 2Ps. Re: Vikings/Saxons, I too am of the opinion the armylists are the problem. I'm not quite sure how...
... for is the ... to hoplites. ... Hm. Phil apparently does, however: it appears sparabara fight as spear in CC in DBMM. This seems a bit generous to me ......
... Kick out BUAs. Then the lack of siege towers won't be relevant. Because anyone who tells me that active, mobile siege towers were a part of many field...
... What about the longbow? What's wrong? ... Spear would fight even with bow, considering that bow get multiple shots and fight without using pips. That...
... In one army? There is only one army with siege towers. It isn't a major problem. Just kick out BUAs, as I said, and then there is no excuse for keeping...
... At least two armies (Demetrius Poliorcetes and Cyrus the Great) have WWg indicated as "towers". Now, I didn't say it's a *major* problem; it certainly ...
It hought that there was a recorded use by Cyrus of a set of siege towers in an open battle. He used them to put bow in to protect and frustrate the enemy if I...
... That's a highly speculative mention in Xenophon, I think; military scholars think it is about as reliable as Velikovsky's theories on aliens and the Nazca...
... I think that, in translating DBM lists to DBA, some optional troops which were coming from allied nations have been stripped, but they are allowed as...
... for is the ... to hoplites. DBE elements call for rule changes! The lines of archers protected by spearmen and pavises, a wedge of knights charging, ordes...
DK ... shots ... Wow.... 3 to 4 shots... or perhaps a 3 to 2... I'm overwhelmed. Massed bowfire now actually has a chance to stop an attack rather than getting...
... Have you played HOTT? Bow has +3 against foot in HOTT. Bow stands up very well against Blade in HOTT, and it beats Spear. That's even with the 200p move...
... single ranked Sparabara will lose to double ranked hoplites, in DBM Sparabara are graded as Bw(X) which is basically a mix of Bow and Spear. They cannot...
... Ah, thanks. My acquaintance with DBM(M) is only passing. ... You are confusing me with Joe Collins. I have not suggested any rules changes. Andreas...
... with the ... Yes, since the day it came out(well a week or two after actually)... though I will admit almost all of my games have been big-battle games ...
... Chuck the Bold is 1470s. The Swiss were not much feared (certainly not notorious) through most of the 14th century (when they were blade based); the...
... Alex beat Porus. Alex turned back when his men realised that India was so vast with vast armies. The monsoon weather didn't help morale either. Porus had...
I'd like to add my support to the side AGAINST making any such permanent changes as suggested below. However, I would also like to point out my heretical...
The easiest solution is for the next version of DBA to eradicate figure differences on elements (eg no more 8Bw, 6Kn etc), as DBA to me is not an introduction...
... Next version? Sounds unlikely to me. ... ??? Your last assertion is probably correct, as anybody attracted to the simplicty of DBA is likely to run a mile...
James, ... I missed your file. Quite interesting compilation indeed. ... Is the motivation for these factors coming from trying to duplicate DBM behaviour or...
Dk; Regarding the Swiss... Certainly feared... Though looking at their fights vs Chuck the Rash leaves a big question mark.. Granson... The main pike column is...
... at by Artillery ... (8Pk are optional replacements, 1x for each 1x 4Pk) ... armies? I went with duplicating some of the DBM tactical factors in a simpler ...
