Vae Victis III - Bellum Italicum: idea

[devoncop]

Hi Andreas

rexhurley is interested in this. I advised him to check out the thread for the rules so we may get another player.

Cheers

Ian

[deeter]

I would like to participate. Here are my choices:
1. Epirote
2. Gaul
3. Etruscan
4. Roman
5. Syracuse

Thanks. I think interacting with team mates and diplomacy is one of the best parts of these games.

Deeter

[kronenblatt]

With Karvon dropping out, the list currently stands as follows.

[batesmotel]

I'm in.

Armies:
1) Samnite - Terventum
2) Campanian - Neapolis
3) Rome - Caere
4) Epirote - Brundisium
5) Gallic - Felsina

Chris

[kronenblatt]

I'm in.

Armies:
1) Samnite - Terventum
2) Campanian - Neapolis
3) Rome - Caere
4) Epirote - Brundisium
5) Gallic - Felsina

Chris

Great, Chris!

[TheGrayMouser]

Hello!

Illyrian: Potentia Might be a short game, no boats back to the Homeland...
Etruscan: Clusium
Syracuse: Syracuse
Samnite: Beneventum
Mercenary: highest bidder

[kronenblatt]

Hello!

Illyrian: Potentia Might be a short game, no boats back to the Homeland...
Etruscan: Clusium
Syracuse: Syracuse
Samnite: Beneventum
Mercenary: highest bidder

Welcome, Steve!

[TomoeGozen]

Ok , I'm in

1.Greek - Velia
2.Lucanian - Paestum
3.Etruscan - Arretium
4.Samnite - Aesernia
5.Gallic - Felsina

cheers,
Dave.

[kronenblatt]

Ok , I'm in

1.Greek - Velia
2.Lucanian - Paestum
3.Etruscan - Arretium
4.Samnite - Aesernia
5.Gallic - Felsina

cheers,
Dave.

Excellent!

[kronenblatt]

Ok , I'm in

1.Greek - Velia
2.Lucanian - Paestum
3.Etruscan - Arretium
4.Samnite - Aesernia
5.Gallic - Felsina

cheers,
Dave.

Excellent!

[kronenblatt]

So we're off! Cultures have been allocated, and most towns or cities to control at start (one each, constituting your capitals going forward), as follows:



I've suggested some adjustments to capital to some of the players (highlighted by question marks above), but we should be good to go tomorrow Thursday. I will then lock this thread and start a new one for this specific campaign, with the first posts earmarked for status, maps, rules, etc.

We have still room for one or a few more participants, suggesting a top-five priority list of culture and starting town or city. Also, a nice aspect of this campaign is that a few players can actually enter at a later stage, starting out (like all players at start) controlling only one town or city.

Players' cities and armies will be numbered according to the list above, as illustrated on the map, for e.g. TomoeGozen's faction and army #12 (the army will of course start in Velia), with the frame around Velia indicating that it's a capital.

[Rosedelio]

I'm not sure if I missed it, but if an army goes to a player faction's town/city that doesn't have that player's army in it, is there a battle with the garrison inside or is it just taken?

Edit: Nevermind, I see that the player would lose it immediately. Since we only start with one town/city, does that mean the other cities in the culture need to be conquered to be controlled?

[kronenblatt]

I'm not sure if I missed it, but if an army goes to a player faction's town/city that doesn't have that player's army in it, is there a battle with the garrison inside or is it just taken? Edit: Nevermind, I see that the player would lose it immediately.

That's correct.

Since we only start with one town/city, does that mean the other cities in the culture need to be conquered to be controlled?

Yes, if you really want and need to control them all. For other cultures than your own, you just need one town/city controlled to use that culture as allies.

[devoncop]

Can I just confirm that when issuing orders once you get to outside an uncontrolled or enemy town which is therefore within the zoc of your army you can just finish the orders with a 0 (halt) order as a battle would automatically take place ?

Alternatively would the orders need to include the actual town hex in the movement path of your army to ensure the battle for the town took place ?

[kronenblatt]

Can I just confirm that when issuing orders once you get to outside an uncontrolled or enemy town which is therefore within the zoc of your army you can just finish the orders with a 0 (halt) order as a battle would automatically take place ?

You don't actually need the "0" (halt) order. All you need is a string of movement instructions, e.g., 2 4 4 6 4, that moves your army to a hex where the structure (Town or City) is within that army's Zone of Control (ZoC). (A 0 is normally used to indicate no movement at all, to avoid misunderstanding.)

Alternatively would the orders need to include the actual town hex in the movement path of your army to ensure the battle for the town took place ?

No, doesn't need no. Although please note that you may want to move into the actual hex of the Town if the terrain is more beneficial to you there, but that is not possible with a City since the City exercises a ZoC 1 hex around its location, so the army has to stop one hex away from the City (when entering the City's ZoC) but the City then still within the army's ZoC. A Town in contrast only exercises a ZoC for its own location, why the army can move into the hex of the Town.

Does this answer your questions?

[devoncop]

Perfect Andreas thank you.

Have you thought of becoming a teacher ?