The Pointy Stick thread

[Paul]

Not my period, but I believe one per stick is the accepted norm*.
(* Worth bearing in mind that the principal accepted Norm on this website, kills celebrities in his spare time, experiments on primates, and offers blood sacrifices to the north-eastern deity Wye Aye Mun.......)

You forgot 'emasculates radioactive puppies'.

[BaronVonWreckedoften]

I thought he'd stopped doing that when he went undercover in Greenpeace.

[Paul]

DBM and DBA were great, I’d still play them at the drop of a hat.

I had Massive 'Late Republican Roman', 'Sassanid' and 'Alan' armies. The Alans were unbeaten in over a decade of games! I sold them all about 12 years ago and regret it almost daily

[Jeremy]

I can’t be arsed to scroll through 55 pages of drive, as I know this has been discussed, but what unit sizes are people thinking for infantry, warbands and cavalry?

[Paul]

I can’t be arsed to scroll through 55 pages of drive, as I know this has been discussed, but what unit sizes are people thinking for infantry, warbands and cavalry?

WAB sets no real limits on unit size. But thinking of cavalry in 5s or tens and Infantry in tens or twenties as a starting point isn't a bad idea. (Ties in with the standards set for WFB). It's sensible to have each rank being at least 5 models.
But it's basically whatever floats your boat.

[Jeremy]

Simon, please trot me down the Kanban corridor to the painting room. The first unit of Gauls for my Lectorians (Imaginations Carthaginians) is almost complete, pending my decision on unit size.

[Jeremy]

Another question, are people embedding their commanders in units? Or free roaming?

[FreddBloggs]

Not my period, but I believe one per stick is the accepted norm*.
(* Worth bearing in mind that the principal accepted Norm on this website, kills celebrities in his spare time, experiments on primates, and offers blood sacrifices to the north-eastern deity Wye Aye Mun.......)

You forgot 'emasculates radioactive puppies'.

And violates vacuum cleaners.....

[Buff Orpington]

Another question, are people embedding their commanders in units? Or free roaming?

If it's standard WAB each unit can have its own leader, gong banger and flag waver within the unit.
Generals and sub commanders are individuals.

[Jeremy]

Cheers Buff