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Post by hackbarth on Sept 21, 2012 10:03:05 GMT -9
War, Huh, YEAH! What is it good for!? Absolutely nothing!
And what about Banner Bearers and Musicians? I've seen the trend that paper armies always have them on their rooster. That seems somewhat impractical to me, are there rulesets with special provisions for these miniatures? What are their use then?
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Post by oldschooldm on Sept 21, 2012 11:42:36 GMT -9
Musicians: I use them in RPG scenarios - village squares/markets - in taverns, etc.
Banner bearers are great fort-soldiers and throne-room dressing...
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Post by old squirmydad on Sept 21, 2012 12:04:38 GMT -9
They look cool, they help identify units, WFB and some other systems, give bonuses for rallying when a standard bearer is present.
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Post by cowboyleland on Sept 22, 2012 6:47:34 GMT -9
I think I read in a "Song of . . ." book a "Rally to the Flag" ability. Or I may have just dreamed that. BTW the Bruce Springstein song was the first thing I thought of when I read the thread title
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Post by Vermin King on Sept 22, 2012 10:40:41 GMT -9
I remember playing some sort of American War of Independence game once that gave a little favor when the colors were visible and the battle theme played. Didn't help much in battle, but it lowered fatigue during movement and the troops restored at a faster rate.
That was probably 25 or 30 years ago, so I don't remember the name
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2012 10:36:43 GMT -9
Despite mentioned advantages/bonuses (vide various gaming systems/rules)... there are also so called: - immersion factor - collector's fun ...
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Post by glennwilliams on Sept 24, 2012 17:54:41 GMT -9
Of ocurse what they're used for in the rules doesn't necessarily reflect how they were used on the battlefield. I, too, remember the WHFB rules where musicians and standard bearers added effects.
On a practical side, banners ought to provide a rallying point for the troops (and a loss to morale when no longer visible), plus let the higher level commander know roughly which units are where.
Musicians should help the troops maneuver by issuing commands.
Plus, they add color to the units--and never ignore the just all around cool factor, eh?
And, of course, in modern games both can be used to annoy junior officers, NCOs, and their airmen on the parade ground in Wyoming in December, which annoyance is all I ever got from banners and musicians (plus the added benefit of stepping prairie dog holes while marching on the old cavalry parade ground).
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