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A single unit can use 1 AP to perform the Prepare action. It cannot move into base contact with an enemy unit and then perform the Prepare action, because I believe all APs are lost once in base contact with an enemy.
However, a group move carries with it an included Prepare action. I take it that the Prepare action cannot be performed by the group if one unit contacts an enemy unit, is that correct?
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Hi Kenntak, Yes if they are still in base contact after their fights have been resolved they would have to fight each other. By the end of the combat phase, there should be no enemy units touching each other.
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We played an interesting matchup, Dacians vs. Carthaginians, 300 points each, using the “opposing armies: objective capture mission.” The battle saw the Carthaginians’ cavalry combat hero (defense specialist), light support hero with drum (fear specialist), Numidian cavalry, Numidian skirmishers, a Balearic slinger, Libyan spearmen, a phalangite, and a levy skirmisher VS. the Dacians’ heavy combat hero with a falx (melee specialist), light support hero with a standard and a Sica (inspiration specialist), light cavalry, naked fanatics, a javelinman, archers, light infantry, and noble infantry.
The Dacians’ melee ability was formidable, but so was the Carthaginian cavalry and their missile units. In fact, cavalry creates a lot of pressure for the opponent because they count as two units in determining control of objectives, and have extra life.
The battle began with a lot of maneuvering and positioning. One naked fanatic decided to hit the Carthaginian archer, and then run toward the…
That sounds like it was chaotic and fun! Would you be happy if I share this on Facebook?
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I understand that every unit is armed with a knife as standard equipment. However, if I equip my support hero (or another unit) with a standard, can I also equip them with another weapon, shield or other item? In other words, are there limitations to equipping them?
Hi Kenntak, No there are no limitations on how much equipment a particular unit can take. It's just up to you how heavily armed you want a unit to be compared to their cost. For example, I usually take my heavy cavalry with both lance and sword so I can get the chance to automatically wound when I charge and then switch to the sword in close combat so I get +1s to attack rolls. And I usually take both sling and pilum for my Imperial Romans so I can get attacks in at long range from the sling and switch to the Pilum when I get closer to the enemy. Makes the troops more expensive but I find they work well for how I usually play.
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The player that lost the least of amount of units can pick any enemy unit within 6” of one of its Heroes for the Morale checks. What if that player no longer has any heroes?
Hi Kenntak, If a player has lost all of their heroes, they are unable to force Morale Checks
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Continuing my barrage of questions, this matter came up in a game. In the game, the attacking units successfully charged one enemy unit, and each got an extra attack die as a result of the charge. The attacking units won the combat, but the losing enemy could not retreat, and thus became desperate. In subsequent attacks required by the "desperate" rule, do the attackers retain their charge bonus?
Hi Kenntak, yes they keep the charge bonus for the entire combat phase including repeated fights from desperation
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Hello again. I understand that a spearman in base contact with an ally provides the ally with a +1 attack in support. Does the spearman still provide support if it is not only in base contact with its ally, but is also in base contact with an enemy?
What happens when a spearman is attacked by itself? Does it only roll 1 die or does it get its full normal attack?
Hi Kenntak,
If the spearman is in base contact with an enemy they will be unable to support and instead have to fight directly.
If the spearman has to fight an opponent directly, they will fight with the normal number of attacks listed on their stats.
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Sorry, I have another question. If you roll multiple dice to wound, and more than one of the dice exceeds the losing unit's defense, does this result in one wound for each dice that exceeds the defense, or only one wound in total?
Hi Kenntak, That's not a problem. Each successful die is an individual wound. So three successfully wounding dice would cause three damage
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Question 1: Chariots can only take ranged weapons or morale equipment. What happens if the chariot is attacked in melee combat, it has no melee weapons? Does it just wait to lose a combat and hope that it can retreat 1" and get away next turn? This would not work if it is surrounded and it becomes desperate.
Question 2: If one friendly unit is in combat with 2 or more enemy units, the enemy units pool their attack dice during the combat. If the one friendly unit was able to win, and causes a wound, does the friendly unit get to choose which enemy is wounded?
Hi Kenntak, Apologies I missed these clarifications. I am adding them for PDF's and future prints of the books. Question 1 clarification will be added to the special rules page and question 2 clarification will be added to the wounding page. 1: Chariots and Elephants make standard unmodified attack rolls when fighting in melee. 2: If multiple units have been defeated and the wound could be applied to multiple units, the player controlling the defeated units chooses where to apply the wound. However if a Hero defeated multiple units in combat, the player controlling the hero can choose where it is applied.
Very sorry about that.
Hi Kenntak, the group can use the prepare action. However only units who don't finish their movement in base contact with an enemy will receive the benefits of it.