Hi all- I'm new to these boards (and the Vis system). Some friends and I're getting into Vis Magica. I'm also working on painting up some Gauls for ancients...
Gallic Warriors are OO, so 9 figures to a stand. Gallic Skirmishers are SO, so 7 figures to a stand. Cheers R ... I're ... Gauls ... thinking ... having ... if...
I have reserved either Saturday 12th May or Saturday 19th May 2007 at the usual venue. I need to confirm one or the other this week. Does anyone know of any...
Hi Richard, Well we are organising a show in the Netherlands on the 12th May, Murphy Mania. Not very big but the SOA has attended this show several times in ...
Due to unavoidable circumstances in the editors life the November issue of Slingshot will be with you a bit later than hoped. However, I anticipate that it...
Hi Not a problem for me. To second Nik's comment about subscribing, for me SL has more than payed for itself as the discounts given my many companies can...
The fourth annual Society of Ancients Battle Day, that is. And that's the 197 BC one - so Rome versus Macedon. Get painting your triarii and your pikes! Some...
Does anyone have some suggestions for me as to a painting guide for some Norman Medium Infantry and Heavy Cavalry? I am planning on building up a Norman army...
... HI My Norman foot are done in dull, earthy colours - browns, greys, with the odd dull green and red-brown thrown in. Shields are either a single colour or...
I'll second this link: some beautiful 10mm stuff on there...and the great thing is that the way he's based them means they could be used for VB just as is! R ...
A CALL FOR GAMES The Society of Ancients will be running a games day on Sunday 23rd September 2007 at Elles Hall Community Centre, Meudon Avenue, FARNBOROUGH...
The Fourth Society of Ancients Battle Day, Saturday 12 May 2007 Sycamore Hall, Drayton Road, Bletchley, Near Milton Keynes, MK2 3RR Cynoscephalae 197 BC ...
If a Giant unit is armed with ranged weapons (Bows/Crossbows), should they get a range bonus for a larger weapon or should they be treated as artillery? I want...
Hi Brian, ... In this case we normally treat it like the regular weapon. The weapons is heavier but there much less of them. In my thinking the effect should ...
How do Mixed Arms work in this game? I understand, that you use the most lethal weapon in the contact round of the melee and according to the rules you use...
Hi David, Probably a mistake in the rules. I believe Robert mentioned that he used the WRG army lists as one of the sources for the VB army lists. The WRG ...
I think about collecting a Hittite Army, and now I searched the net for nice miniatures. Unfortunately you don't find alot of pictures ( I have seen only Essex...
... Hi Dick, thanks for yor fast answer But how about units with half Bow Units and halfe Melee Units ? Shouldnt these units be weaker in Melee than full...
Hi David, ... They are still full strength units. Any men in the rules is armed with a basic melee weapon. You just don't get a weapon bonus for these figures ...
So how are we going to treat Camillan Romans then ? Since scale wise it is the best solution to treat one base as being the 3 rank formation believed to be...
The army list for the Camillan Romans has one base as Velites and one base as hastati/princeps. Expensive points-wise, but works a treat! R ... the ... board ...
... I would agree with this for my (admittedly slightly later)Polybian Romans I have a legion represented by 3 bases of velites, 4 bases of hastati/princeps...
I've recently branched out into ECW but have given up on all the available rule sets for the period. As I'm used to VB from Ancients I wonder if anyone has...
Have you had a look at Principles of War rules for Rennaisance, very good set and very playable. Bunny ... From: wen_dun2000 <khalloran4674806@...> To:...
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