Too Fat Lardies

These questions are being specifically covered in the FAQ. Answers are:- (1) Poor don't count for Force Morale +2 - they do count for the +1 Warriors bonus (2) To Fill Ranks, Groups must be of the same Type and Quality (3) If the unit is being activated to use Drill by Leader CI's then it doesn't co...

Got banned from TMP when I posted a link to an Infamy, Infamy! battle report! I can only tell you what the rules say and the intent - I leave the historical reading to Rich and others. Macro and Cato is as close as I've got to ancient scripts! How you choose to play the rules is done to you and Rich...

Further to John’s excellent response, if a Roman general picks a level 2 leader for drilled Roman troops, he is an Optio. If anything else he is a normal L2 leader.

Don

As per the rules as written, they would retire with their shock but could re-engage next turn either on their Leaders activation or on the Signa card after TF. Remember Warrior Cavalry get two rounds of combat - skirmish cavalry, whose primary role is after all to skirmish by throwing sticks, only g...

Hi Waterhouse, It is shock that causes cavalry to retire after one or two rounds depending if they're Mounted Warriors or Skirmish Cavalry - assuming they didn't lose then no shock equals no retire (7.6.6). You're describing a situation when the enemy Group hit in the Front and Rear has effectively ...

Yes - of course if there was a Level 1 or Level 2 leader in command range, he could activate them as he outranks the SN.

Don

Hi David, Yes they've opted to deploy and fight under the Named Leaders command as per page 73 on Troop Characteristics. The exception is Fanatics. They can keep their Supra Numerum Leader with a card in deck. This means they can ambush off of an Ambush point when the SN's card is dealt. However the...

In this instance I might "Play the Period" and not the rules! You allocate Groups to Leaders before the game begins so the narrative would be that both cavalry groups are from the same tribe being led by a Tribal leader. On this basis I would only roll once for their Surly characteristic and apply t...

That was the Battle of the Medway crossing where allegedly the Batavian Auxiliaries swam the river. Roman Legionaries we’re trained to swim as part of their induction.

Generally though troops didn’t swim!

Don

It is exactly as John (Archdukek) says, the impact is in future rounds. Often the Romans will have a tough decision, where Briton group 1 has been pushed back does the Roman Group follow up and hope that the adjacent combat is a draw and in the second round they will provide an overlap or do they fo...