How to build a Bloody Barons army

[martin goddard]

Here is a document about how to build an army for the new Bloody barons.


https://www.peterpig.co.uk/Summary%20of%20how%20to%20build%20an%20army%20for%20bloody%20barons.pdf

[Moggy]

Thanks Martin, that will be a big help at this stage for planning/buying.

Am I right in assuming that each quality type base has 3 figures and it is just the command base that varies depending on quality or is the 4 for household, 3 for retinue and 2 for levy carried across to all bases?

Derek

[martin goddard]

You have it right Derek. It is only the command bases that differ. Even that is an option, because you may have another way of showing quality


martin

[Moggy]

Sorry for another question but I can only ask as the query raises into my aged mind .....

Should Bow figures be on separate bases from fighting figures within the 4 base unit so that shooting/fighting heavy option units can be chosen or are they mixed in and the shooting/fighting strength value done as a generic value. I appreciate that for Pike units this is irrelevant.

Derek

[Stewart 46A]

Hi Derek , the bases are mixed, bow fire is done by the unit not base.
I use movement trays painted to show quality, (Red= household, Blue = retinue, White = levy)

Stewart

[Moggy]

Thanks Stewart. Solves some basing issues for me.

I think movement trays may well be an good option.

Roll on getting the rules now.

Derek

[Stewart 46A]

I got my trays from Warbases, very cheap but do the job

Stewart

[Moggy]

will probably make some. not that difficult.

Derek

[mellis1644]

I plan to use DBx style bases as a half base. So, that should work out well. May need to do something interesting for the command bases.

[mellis1644]

As a question - assuming mounted units still based on 8 'part bases' is it normal to have them the same width on the table as an infantry unit?

[Stewart 46A]

I use 30x40mm for my cavalry, two to a base.
The units don't marry up in a fight, it's ward against ward and casualties are evened out amongst the units.

Stewart

[Antioch (Bob)]

Question for mounting.. while i wait for my copy

Are hand gunners mtd 3 per base & you are allowed 3 bases? Or are they 1 per base with 3 bases allowed?

Bob

[Colonel Kilgore]

Question for mounting.. while i wait for my copy

Are hand gunners mtd 3 per base & you are allowed 3 bases? Or are they 1 per base with 3 bases allowed?

Bob

Bob,

They're actually mounted 2 per base. You can have up to 1 group of 3 bases per general.

So, you can have 0, 1, 2 or 3 groups, each of 3 bases of 2 handgunners.

Does that help?

Simon

[Antioch (Bob)]

>They're actually mounted 2 per base. You can have up to 1 group of 3 bases per general.
>So, you can have 0, 1, 2 or 3 groups, each of 3 bases of 2 handgunners.


Sure does, thnaks Simon.

B

[Stewart 46A]

Hi Bob,
I have mounted mine as singles on coins,
Each General is allowed 3, paid for in the army list.


Stewart