07-11-2002, 01:32 AM
Sorry Quintus, but I've beaten you to that idea. I'm familiar with Brumbaer's website, and in fact have recently designed my own Ancientmaster army lists with plans to use 15mm models.<br>
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Now, during my endeavours I encountered one problem; basing. Initially I was going to use the typical 40mmx20mm Warmaster bases for all unit types i.e. infantry, cavalry, chariots, elephants ('monsters') etc. However, I hit a snag when I realised that some of the 15mm models like chariots and elephants weren't going to fit easily into the 40x20 Warmaster basing system.<br>
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I then tried to increase the base measurements by half, thus ending up with 60x30mm bases. Still, that didn't solve the problem, since Warmaster's rather rigid '3 stands in a unit' system wasn't flexible enough to allow uneven numbers of stands in units.<br>
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Finally, I decided on a compromise. I will use the DBM basing system, since IMO it's more dynamic i.e. close and open/loose formations are more clearly represented than in Warmaster. This shouldn't cause any serious upset in game-balance so long as both armies adopt the same system. Obviously I intend to play in-house games rather than play against people who didn't use the same basing method. Another bonus to using the DBM basing system is that if I should feel like taking up DBM, I'll already have a legal DBM army to use, thus saving me from having to spend all that cash again in collecting the same army just so I could base it differently.
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So, while the minis will be based according to the DBM system, the rules will be Warmaster.<br>
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I'd appreciate any comments on this matter. <p></p><i></i>
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Now, during my endeavours I encountered one problem; basing. Initially I was going to use the typical 40mmx20mm Warmaster bases for all unit types i.e. infantry, cavalry, chariots, elephants ('monsters') etc. However, I hit a snag when I realised that some of the 15mm models like chariots and elephants weren't going to fit easily into the 40x20 Warmaster basing system.<br>
<br>
I then tried to increase the base measurements by half, thus ending up with 60x30mm bases. Still, that didn't solve the problem, since Warmaster's rather rigid '3 stands in a unit' system wasn't flexible enough to allow uneven numbers of stands in units.<br>
<br>
Finally, I decided on a compromise. I will use the DBM basing system, since IMO it's more dynamic i.e. close and open/loose formations are more clearly represented than in Warmaster. This shouldn't cause any serious upset in game-balance so long as both armies adopt the same system. Obviously I intend to play in-house games rather than play against people who didn't use the same basing method. Another bonus to using the DBM basing system is that if I should feel like taking up DBM, I'll already have a legal DBM army to use, thus saving me from having to spend all that cash again in collecting the same army just so I could base it differently.
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So, while the minis will be based according to the DBM system, the rules will be Warmaster.<br>
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I'd appreciate any comments on this matter. <p></p><i></i>
