Keep your shields, you cowards!

[Conqueror]

Baktrian generals carry the bestest of shields.

[Che Roriniho]

Baktrian generals carry the bestest of shields.

Yes. I for one would like porn on my shield. It's a lot easier to kill an enemy when he's fapping.

Incidently, my first skinning attempt was to put porn on a shield. Admittedly it was on the most-marian legionary shield, but hey, there's more space.

[The Celtic Viking]

Dutch, yes, that first one is gorgeous. In fact, looking through the Baktrian units page, it's dawning on me that there are some nice pickings there too.

Just in case someone, like me, hadn't seen the Baktrian FM shield before, here it is:



Another nice one:



I think I might start a Baktrian campaign after I'm finished with my current one...

Oh, and Titus, if you'd think I'd even risk any harm to my shield by being near a battle, you're not getting me at all.

[Maion Maroneios]

How abou the carthaginian general's shield?

Maion

[Tellos Athenaios]

Seleukid Peltastai... Seleukid Pezhetaioroi... Seleukid Thureophoroi... Ptolemaic Thureophoroi... Ptolemaic Agema (phalanx)... Makedonian Hypaspistai... Makedonian Argyraspides... Galatian Klerouchoi!

Heck... my sister's favourite shield is the Seleukid (of course!) Peltastai Makedonikoi. Did I mention the Seleukid & Epeirote Hypaspistai have nothing to feel bad about on their shield either? Or what about the Indian Guild warriors? Did I mention the various Pantodapoi phalangitai yet? Actually the Pantodapoi got some pretty nice fabric touches to their shields themselves... And how about the Lonchphoroi? And indeed the various Hoplitai (my favourites: Epeiros and KH in that order) aren't too bad off either. Hippeis, Hippeis Tarantinoi, some Aspidophoroi too...

Noticed some of the Indo Saka units? Those Agema sure got the shield-looks... And how about Skythian noble cavalry? Or the Dacian version of the Rhomphaiaphoroi? Or the Taxeis Triballoi (my favourites are Makedon & Dacia)? Or the Eleutheroi Thrakioi Peltastai? Aspet Hetzelazor (spelling?) -- those Armenian medium cavarly. Armenian noble infantry. Baktrian eastern axemen; Cappadocian hillmen; Epeirote Sphendonetai... Parthian eastern slingers...

And to give the Western parts their due credit also: various Druhtiz units (Hattisku, Haubiska if I spelled 'em correctly), the Sweboz bodyguard; the Caledonian noble cavalry; the Brihentin; Arjos; Gaesatae; Arverni Naked Spearmen; Massilian hoplites; virtually all Lusotannan troops; all high end Carthaginian troops... Regional (not merc) Tindanotae!

Are there actually ugly shields in EB?

[Ibrahim]

Are there actually ugly shields in EB?

yes, sure! the skudagangaz! what a foolish question...



I just don't like it being so...contrastive. the black shield with orangy rings just looks..sickeningly scary. it doesn't help that the owner is but-naked, and blackened all over like a raven.

then again, I guess the skudas wanted that look.

I love the eleutheroi sulduros though:

[Che Roriniho]

I love the eleutheroi sulduros though:

OMFG that's gorgeous. I have now become a sheildophile.