[Glorantha] Re: Army, Cavalry, Block

On 9/18/06, Jane Williams <janewilliams20_at_yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> I'd paint them completely differently (well, I would
> if I knew what "Sanken" meant). But the numbers are
> still the same.

They are briefly mentioned in the Kostaddi freebie here: http://www.glorantha.com/products/samples/1302_24-25.pdf

I used it because it was an instance of the word "hoplite" being used in a text that I'd read.

I suppose its essentially a preference thing, but I prefer slightly more granularity in troop types than HOTT offers. I think there should be some kind of difference between disciplined perfectionist armoured spearmen and the javelin and spear armed hillmen militia. YG(Simulation)WV! :)

> I'm not familiar with the Illyrians, but I'd put the
> Sartarite fyrd as somewhere between AS and Celtic.
> Less tendency to stand in a nice organised line than
> AS, more runnng out shouting personal challenges.

Illyrians typically had smaller shields, less serious armour, and a few javelins and wouldn't "lock" themselves into a tight formation.

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