I haven't had much chance to use my Pendraken miniatures for HOTT because I don't know of anyone around that plays, so I have two armies (though one is 15mm).
Anyway, I have been considering expanding my armies, but because I have two, doubling them would be fiscally rough. Is there any specific reason that I have missed that one could not play with armies of, say, 30 AP rather than 24?
By the way, my units have 10 figures for infantry and five for cavalry. I am aware this is above the "suggested" number. Is there any issue with this, or is it acceptable?
Thanks,
Baconheimer
HOTT is only really concerned about bases. Each Unit is a base. As long as base sizes are the same you can play with armies of different scales without any problems.
If they have different bases you just need to make sure you allow for the correct alignment when coming into combat. The amount of figures per base is almost irrelevant. It serves in most cases to help Identify the troop type for that base.
I have seen HOTT armies at the "Beer and Pretzels" show using almost anything. One year I competed against an army made up of different types of pasta. Each shape representing an Alien troop type. It looked quite effective and no one objected to it. You just need to define what the troop types are to your opponent at the start of the game
Most of the fantasy ranges are larger than the historical ones, so its cheaper to field a HOTT army than DBA
I have Lizard men, and have three or 4 figures per base for infantry (that's all that fits neatly) You could drop to 2 figures for skirmishers. Cavalry are 2 figures per base and Chariots, Artillery and flyers are one per base.
With this in mind you would need about 50 figures for a HOTT army. If you buy them from the old range you can buy them in small amounts to get the various types so it would work out about £10 an army.
HOTT works at any scale and with any number of AP.
I use it for "mass battles"
http://luddite1811.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/battle-of-black-pass-hordes-of-things.html (http://luddite1811.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/battle-of-black-pass-hordes-of-things.html)
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wl4b4ohkhIk/UaEW7zYfaDI/AAAAAAAABT8/FkfTD3s5siU/s640/P7282430.JPG)
I have in my time fielded an Ent army which was just model trees on the correct size of base for the troop types. Huorns were Hordes and Ents were Giants. Worked perfectly well.
I have fielded a Frondulan army for HOTT Berkeley - the only problem was that I no idea which way they were facing
Here is a youtube video of them
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUu2MNmxDAY (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUu2MNmxDAY)
Great army Shedman!
I have a sheep army - 12 sheep (Hordes), 1 Blade General (Dog), Optional paladin (shepherd boy) 1 optional behemoth (angry bull) and 1 optional warband (ram)
Stronghold (pen)
Quote from: Shedman on 08 June 2016, 12:56:27 PM
I have fielded a Frondulan army for HOTT Berkeley - the only problem was that I no idea which way they were facing
Here is a youtube video of them
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUu2MNmxDAY (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUu2MNmxDAY)
I love your Frondulan army :-bd
You also sound scarily like me on the narration... :-/ :o ;)
Cheers!
Meirion
Love the Frondulan army :)
I am not a big HOTT player but I can't see why 30 points won't work.