Pivotal Troop? Or foolish chrome?

[spikemesq]

Here is a basic question regarding small contingents.

Several army lists for that other ruleset ("DB something or other ), include a very number elements for certain troop types. FOr instance, the Ilkhanid can include 1 (or 2?) stands of Frankish knights, the Classical Indians can bring a stand of Maiden Guard, several classical armies can bring a stand of Elephants, etc.

How do the BG models represent these?

I suppose that some army lists may just as well discard them as chrome or may fold them into another troop in the list. As to elephants, even a small number of elephants might reasonably justify a BG.

OTOH, how would AoW account for the handful of Franks that appear in certain non-Western lists like the Ilkhanids or other similar instances of small amounts of incongruous troops?

Spike

[stevesykes]

In the thread about fanatics, it appears that the rules allow a minimum BG of two bases; presumably these very small contingents would have to be represented by one of these. Provided that the contingent is based on some historical source, it would be a pity to lose them because the rules have difficulty representing them. I guess the army list writers will ultimately make the call about whether they're included or not.