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Title: Late Era Romans
Post by: fred. on 04 September 2011, 04:23:28 PM
This is the start of my Late Era Romans - I bought a lot of figures at the beginning of the year, and after I good start have been distracted by other projects...

Web page with all pictures http://www.kerynne.com/games/LateEraRomans.html (http://www.kerynne.com/games/LateEraRomans.html)

Horse Archers:
(http://www.kerynne.com/games/images/LateEraRomans/horse_archers.jpg)

Light Cavalry
(http://www.kerynne.com/games/images/LateEraRomans/lightcavalry.jpg)

Heavy Infantry:
(http://www.kerynne.com/games/images/LateEraRomans/infantry.jpg)

Skirmishers
(http://www.kerynne.com/games/images/LateEraRomans/skirmishers.jpg)
Title: Re: Late Era Romans
Post by: Leon on 04 September 2011, 04:36:15 PM
Excellent work!  8)
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Post by: Hertsblue on 04 September 2011, 05:02:26 PM
Great shield designs. Really vibrant colours. Great work.  =D>
Title: Re: Late Era Romans
Post by: Leman on 04 September 2011, 05:19:02 PM
Oh I do like these!
Title: Re: Late Era Romans
Post by: fred. on 04 September 2011, 05:41:33 PM
Thanks chaps.
These are really nice figs by Clib. They paint up easily. I have tried to add the characteristic coloured patches and borders to tunics. The shield designs are intended to be authentic. There is a surviving document called the Notitia Dignitatum  which lists all the units in both the east and western Roman  armies.
Title: Re: Late Era Romans
Post by: Elliesdad on 04 September 2011, 06:36:04 PM
Now all we need are some Germans,  and Huns, and...

Any news?

Geoff.
Title: Re: Late Era Romans
Post by: nikharwood on 04 September 2011, 07:57:44 PM
Like 'em lots  8)
Title: Re: Late Era Romans
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 04 September 2011, 08:39:00 PM
Really nice stuff - wow!
Title: Re: Late Era Romans
Post by: jchaos79 on 14 September 2011, 09:34:09 PM
Really nice!

Which armylist are you using?

Keep the good work, men, it is very impressive
Title: Re: Late Era Romans
Post by: fred. on 15 September 2011, 09:01:26 PM
Thanks

We are currently playing Hail Ceaser and Warmaster Fantasy. So I will base for WM but likely to play HC
Title: Re: Late Era Romans
Post by: Sandinista on 15 September 2011, 10:25:26 PM
Quote from: fred12df on 15 September 2011, 09:01:26 PM
Thanks

We are currently playing Hail Ceaser and Warmaster Fantasy. So I will base for WM but likely to play HC

I am playing fantasy using Hail Caesar it is great fun, it is so easy to adapt to fantasy. I will be trying out a dinosaur army in the next week or so. Best start anew thread for this I think.
Title: Re: Late Era Romans
Post by: DFlynSqrl on 16 September 2011, 12:56:56 PM
Looking good.  I really like 'em.
Title: Re: Late Era Romans
Post by: Blaker on 16 September 2011, 11:51:11 PM
So whats the difference between Hail Caesar and Warmaster Ancients?   I would think using WMA would be the way to go for ancients instead of converting 10mm to basing scheme for HC?  I dont know since I do not have HC.   ;)
Title: Re: Late Era Romans
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 17 September 2011, 07:36:59 AM
I don't know, as I only have HC!  ;)
Title: Re: Late Era Romans
Post by: fred. on 17 September 2011, 09:06:43 AM
HC is pretty relaxed on basing, figures act as units, which generally stay in battle line, infantry and cavalry units have the same footprint. Unlike WM where individual stand positioning matters. If you base for WM then you easily make HC units from 4 or 6 stands. If your WMA cav is long based then 2 stand units are possible. 

HC refined and streamlined the rules and mechanisms from WMA. Units move as blocks of troops, and multi move orders are carried out in 1 movement, not a bunch of sequential ones, comabts can be drawn out allowing reserves to be thrown in. All in all it plays better. But they are similar rulesets.

The one tweak we have made to HC is to roll 3d6 for break tests, discarding the lowest dice. This reduces some of the randomness associated with a 2d6 break test.
Title: Re: Late Era Romans
Post by: nikharwood on 17 September 2011, 10:44:42 PM
Thanks Forbes - that's probably the most succinct description of the WMA / HC differences that I've seen...makes me want to go get a copy. At some point.

But not the myriad supplements that will undoubtedly follow.  :(