I know I'm the one who asked the question so my fault, but is it generally that significant anyway?

In my case I'm doing pacto with 4 Ugs each side for this, which makes it quite likely. In a proper game with more than 4 files a side I assume it doesn't come up as much.

Well you're ahead of me.
I'm still just learning with a single command at the minute going through step by step in each turn, and then each time I think of something trying to clarify in the book or here.

Now you say it though, yes, it does feel pretty gamey.

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• Generals - What is the decision process for a general choosing to fight in the front rank

Player just states that the general is choosing to fight when the file he is with fights. Note ones he is in he remains in combat unless moved out (which causes a KaB) or the fight ends.

Where both sides file has a general present, would the order on this be that the player selecting the file has to commit to whether the General participates first?

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• General KaB Test - Is there a KaB test for general which is with a TuG that is destroyed?

There is indeed. Item number 2 in the "Reasons to test a general, timing and method" section in the Kill A Base Test table on the QRS.

Thanks, I wasn't sure on this as one of the other reasons specifies Breaks/Destroyed and that one only has break.

So a few further questions as I've continued to play. Once again I suspect I've just missed something.

• Charging - Is there anything stopping me declaring a charge for a TuG that has had a charge declared against it?
• Generals - What is the decision process for a general choosing to fight in the front rank
• General KaB Test - Is there a KaB test for general which is with a TuG that is destroyed?
• General Command - All UGs being out of command for a General who is fighting, this is actively fighting rather than being with an UG in combat?

Edit: Apologies, I didn't mean to skip over the previous reply. I was typing this out for some time. Thanks for the welcome.

Fantastic, thank you.

I'm sure I'll be back with more soon enough.

So I'm starting out with the little learning process in the compendium to keep it all very simple. Only playing it Pacto as I'm not planning to go bigger than that anyway.

Very basic one, with the 4 TuGs and mediocre general starting 12BW apart.

On one side the 4 TuGs have stayed together base to base and block moved (well 3 have and the other has managed to stay with using a separate card).
On the other side 1 TuG has gone off to be clever and the other 3 are together.
The 2 sides are exactly aligned.

I'm at a point where they are now 3BW apart, and starting a turn. Now for the questions.

• Can the 4th TuG which could only contact corner to corner charge (and if so that would be forced)?
• Am I right in thinking that Shatter and being a supporting file don't require the files to be from the same TuG?
• Finally, assuming at some point one of those TuGs breaks/is destroyed does a TuG only in corner to corner contact still count as "in combat" and therefore locked there

I suspect the answers to all these are very obvious and I've not taken it in properly.

Thanks, James

Yes sorry that's right the Late Imperial Roman box.

And that does indeed help, thanks. The box and one of the small packs of Goth cavalry will have me set then.

Back again, and thought I might as well add to the same query.

So I'm looking at the foederate roman list and wanted to check if the box still works for this.
Assuming they all still look the same, based on the contents of box the listed on PSC website  I would be using:

Armoured/Unarmoured Infantry for Legionaries/Auxilia
Archers individual units as there are no longer integral shooters to represent
Equites Sagitarii as named in the list
Cataphracts as Equites clibinarii (East only)
Equites Alares as Equites

What would Foederate Cavalry need to be? Do the Equites Alares serve for this or am I looking for other minis?

Thanks, James

Thanks for the welcome.

I'm impressed with myself there, never mind the complexity, I've managed to miss the blindingly simple bit of each base taking 2 wounds, before then trying to halve it......

As you say, end result is that it has to be 1 hit more or less than the exact ratio would aim for so either way will favour one or the other slightly.

I'm a complete newbie, but just in the middle of reading the rules so found this quite interesting.

From a maths perspective, reducing an 8 to a 6 would allow it to take 80% of the number of wounds before breaking (4 vs 5). Whereas reducing to a 4 would be 60%.
Assuming a cavalry unit is reduced in size to 2/3rds my interpretation would be that the 4 base option would be preferable as staying closer to an equivalent ratio, albeit slightly favouring the cavalry.

Whilst 6s would swing in favour of the infantry by a more significant margin.

Everything I've said may be well nonsense, as I'm not at the point of understanding any complexity yet, but as above just thought it was interesting so joined in.

Excellent, thank you.

Time for another silly question from me.

Am I right in assuming that the minis in the Roman box are good as both east and west? And were there any real differences between the 2 (up to the point where the army lists specify that east has its own list that is).

Thanks

Thanks chaps, will have a look, although the SoA forum only appears to be open to members so will probably stick with the other options suggested.

Wasn't quite sure where to post this so apologies if not really the right place.

Since there are a few different things I'm looking at (and also once I get round to getting the rules any figures would have to wait for a future months purchase), I was giving some thought to printing some stuff at home to try out. Obviously there's a few armies in the compendium which is a start, but can anyone recommend a source for more.

Current potential areas of interest thanks to recommendations on my previous post are

• Vikings and Middle Anglo-Saxon
• Late Roman and Goths
• Fantasy LOTR type

Thanks for any help.

Seems very comprehensive. Would it be worth pinning that list, and possibly also doing different scales too?

On the expectation that a fair amount of new folks will likely be getting into the game it could be very handy.