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Ive been looking in the book but cant seem to find out if mounted heros can still call shield wall etc or if because they are mounted they can order mounted units (which i assume cannot shield wall) for the usual group orders? If im asking a silly question i apologise lol.

Thanks

Anthony

After a bit of a break (mostly due to Saga: Age of Chivalry coming out), we had a chance to return to Brethren. We used the Dark Ages army lists this time, for a Viking v Irish battle:

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The Irish and Vikings fight over who owns a small Chapel, in our third game of Brethren.

As before, some questions were raised.

• There's a rule that says shooting into a wooded area gives a -1 to hit. But nothing seems to be said about shooting through a woods to units on the other side. Do woods block line of sight to the other side, or is it just a simple -1?

• Once again, we were confused about who fights who in a big melee, especially where there is a big difference in number of figures. Do you have any explanations for how players go about deciding which figure is attacking which figure, when there are multiple possibilities and the decision greatly favours one side or the other?

It…

Can a Normal model move into combat or charge without using the heroic charge move?

We had a second game today (first real, non-solo game), and after the answers to yesterday's questions, we managed to complete a whole game. It was a lot of fun, though we had a few misunderstandings. which were mostly down to us.

But we have more questions!

• Can a hero without a shield give an order to figures with shields to form a shield wall?

• If a figure has a javelin and sword, can it switch between them in a turn (such as using the javelin to loose, then using the sword to defend when attacked)?

• In a melee, if B is supporting A, and A gets pushed back, does B also get pushed back (assuming A has a clear path to move back)?

• If you have multiple figures all in base to base contact during a melee, how do you decide who is fighting who?

I picked up the rulebook last month, and just had a quick solo game (using my Vikings and Irish Saga figures) today to try and clarify how things worked. Though the basic rules seem relatively straightforward, there are some elements which led to me being very confused about how the game is meant to work.

• It seems that only a hero can order a charge - an individual figure can't charge by themselves. I assume that they can just move (or run) into base to base contact with an enemy figure and then have a combat in the combat phase, but don't get the bonus for a charge?

• Is there anything stopping an enemy from simply moving away after a figure has moved into base to base contact with them (via a move, run, or charge action)? In the situation I had, a Viking moved into base contact with an…

If you use 'Wait' on a few archers (with 2APs), waiting for the enemy to move up into range! My assumption was that this used up an AP so when I decided they were going to fire they could only ‘Loose’ as they only have 1AP left. My son pointed out that you usually redeem, say a voucher, for something of equal value so that you should get the action point back which would allow the archer to both Aim and Loose. Can I check your intention here as checking dictionary suggests he has a point.

I have read and reread page 9. I am happy with the charge and failed charge points BUT we have just had the case where a Viking (Hero lead) group has charged the Saxons (also lead by their hero) rolled only 2" on their D6 so has ended up about an inch and a half away from the Saxons. Fine they get -1 Defence. However the Saxons are now within 3" of the Saxons. The Saxon player rightly said I don't want to charge and Suffer the penalty as I can form up my shield Castle. The Vikings are now really close, in the next turn do they / can they...

A. accept the failed charge condition for being within 3" and die heroically on the shield castle the Saxons have now built.

B. Move back a couple of inches so as to have another at the next turn again…

I may have missed this, but once you've created your army, is there a guide as to the max/min size of individual units?

Regards

John