General in difficult terrain
Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2011 12:01 pm
Does a general with a unit of LF in a forest move at their speed or does the LF move at his speed?
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Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2011 12:21 pm
He moves with them at their speed
Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2011 12:23 pm
At their speed.
It is only commanders who are not with a BG that move at commander speed (it's in 'movement of commanders' in the first movement section)
It is only commanders who are not with a BG that move at commander speed (it's in 'movement of commanders' in the first movement section)
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2011 12:53 am
Thanks. My memory must be failing.
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 6:14 pm
Does the general get a +1 on the move distance as he is in a single element wide column?
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 6:37 pm
Nice try Bob !! 
Rob
Rob
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 7:32 pm
He is not a BG in a single element wide column, so notitanu wrote:Does the general get a +1 on the move distance as he is in a single element wide column?
Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 11:20 am
It would make sense if commanders alone in difficult terrain moved at LF speed, as they are able to do so when with LF. Something that could be included in v2?philqw78 wrote:He is not a BG in a single element wide column, so notitanu wrote:Does the general get a +1 on the move distance as he is in a single element wide column?
Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 12:19 pm
Possibly not - they would still need to take their horse with them so they could remount once they got out of the difficult going. LH speed is reasonable.lawrenceg wrote:It would make sense if commanders alone in difficult terrain moved at LF speed, as they are able to do so when with LF. Something that could be included in v2?philqw78 wrote:He is not a BG in a single element wide column, so notitanu wrote:Does the general get a +1 on the move distance as he is in a single element wide column?
Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 12:15 am
Well, if a commander moves with an LF BG at LF speed through difficult terrain, he is able to remount and ride off at LH speed in the open on the other side. So why not when he is on his own? But if he leaves the BG and retraces his steps through the terrain, he can't go as fast as he just went. It makes no sense at all.dave_r wrote:Possibly not - they would still need to take their horse with them so they could remount once they got out of the difficult going. LH speed is reasonable.lawrenceg wrote:It would make sense if commanders alone in difficult terrain moved at LF speed, as they are able to do so when with LF. Something that could be included in v2?philqw78 wrote:He is not a BG in a single element wide column, so no
Remember this is a few individuals on the best horses money can buy, not hundreds or thousands of men on whatever can be spared from the family herd, or bulk purchased mounts, all trying to fit through limited gaps between the trees or whatever.
Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 7:23 pm
Clearly the irregularity of speed was driven by making them the same speed as LH on the chart and nothing more than that. Lets not over analyze an effort at simplicity with post post hoc justification.