An action so significant that a Greek general would mention it in his writings suggests a uniqueness to the motion and the phalanx it self, and contributed to the phalanx emerging as a battle formation unlike anything the world had ever seen before. The fact that Thucydides mentions the rightward motion of the phalanx due to the hoplon cannot be ignored. Thucydides states that all Greek armies are alike in there tendency to step right when engaging in battle, as hoplites would out of fear move to cover their unprotected sides with the left half of the hoplite next to them (see Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War, 7.71). ![]() Thucydides mentions the right step motion in his account of the Battle of Manitea in 418 B.C. Allowing a hoplite to utilize the extra portion of his fellow combatant’s shield would also imply that the hoplite phalanx would have a tendency to move right when advancing in combat (see “Formations and Tactics”). The double grip method of holding the shield offers protection on the center and left side of the body, but leaves the right side of the body exposed, unless the hoplite utilizes the extra, redundant portion of the shield owned by the hoplite to the right of him. lol.Two Greek hoplites engaged in battle utilizing the hoplite shield.Primarily, the shield serves as protection for the hoplite that holds it, as well as the hoplite to his immediate left. I'm surprized nobody has made a tank mod yet. When you can just shoot a giga a few times with rockets that you built in your shed on a table with a bunch of simple stuff.survival and electronics/military technology just don't go together for me. But auto-turrets and laser weapons just ruin the gameplay for me. 17 18 This large shield was made possible partly by its shape, which allowed it to be supported on the shoulder. And even basic 'blackpowder' weapons are cool. Hoplites carried a large concave shield called an aspis (sometimes incorrectly referred to as a hoplon ), measuring between 80 and 100 centimetres (31 and 39 inches) in diameter and weighing between 6.5 and 8 kg (14 and 18 lb). Scholar still has the advantage of its extra shield applying on crits. If we do not have the colour you have selected in stock when your order comes arrives, in certain circumstances we will substitute the nearest colour. These water-slide transfers are available in the following colours black, red or white. Makes the world so dangerous and exciting. Those who make it a mission to max out every single job at the beginning of each. In this pack youll find fifty four mixed Greek hoplite shield transfer designs for 10mm figures. So instead of having the game more fluid and having a longer progression, it is just way harder.Īnyway, I just want more tools and weapons. ![]() The way progression works now is so fast. It really comes down to if you want higher BAB, the feats, and the host of defensive abilities that the phalanx soldier has to offer, or the spellcasting of the warpriest. Base metal/mineral types: tin, manganese, copper, iron, carbide.Īlloy metal types: bronze, mild steel, manganese bronze, carbon steel, tempered carbon steel, carbide steel.Ģ: You need to have the option for redundant tools & weapons.ĪLL material types should have options for KNIVES, picks, axes, spears, machetes/swords, etc. The heavy wooden shield they used, called a hoplon, measured about three feet in diameter and served as their best piece of equipment for protection. ![]() Rock types: (From weakest to strongest) sandstone, limestone, quartz, obsidian, flint, basalt, granite. But to do that you need to do two things that some people find pointless.ġ: You need several kinds of stone and more kinds of metal. ![]() I would love to have a mod where you spend more time with a larger variety of stone and flint weapons and tools and when you finally get metal. But the primitive mods take away too many things and take control over some of the stats settings in the ini files and I don't like that. The high tek stuff is kinda meh for me I wanna break bones with a war hammer.įor me too, the tek stuff isn't interesting to me. The weapons in the game could use some additions. Since this mod is intended to allow outside modders to make new spells, downloading this mod will open your game up. With this handicraft sheet of a Greek Hoplite, you can assemble an almost photo-realistic. I'd like to see Jav's and other throwables added myself. Originally posted by UnshackledJester:Honestly, this sounds like a fun mod. Like the traditional Greek hoplite shields of old, it is slightly concave or dome shaped, and has a flat brace attached to the back to make carrying and. Constructed using the concentric ring method from poplar wood based on the real hoplite shield found in the Vatican museum.
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