Men at arms?

**Sir SillyDuck** · 12-01-2006, 14:14

Maybe I'm missing something, and I haven't been in a campaign for a long duration (up to 1180 AD I think), but I mostly sea either spear units, dismounted knights/nobles and the odd swordmen, like nordic swordmen, or axe wielders like Gallowglasses and vikings/huscarls. What about men-at-arms?
Will they come at a later satge in the game? but what invention is needed or do you need a very advanced building?

**FrauGloer** · 12-01-2006, 14:19

Nope, there are none. Shame, really...

**Sir SillyDuck** · 12-01-2006, 14:23

Darn.. Probably in the expansion pack then

**Mr Frost** · 12-01-2006, 14:24

Italians have them , and English Armoured Swordsmen are pretty much the same thing .

**Dave1984** · 12-01-2006, 14:27

Originally Posted by Mr Frost

Italians have them , and English Armoured Swordsmen are pretty much the same thing .

Yep, they're another name for the same thing, the term pretty much covers any professional soldier really.

I have seen men-at-arms in the game, definitely mounted, although I can't remember right now for which faction and whether they can be dismounted.

**Lusted** · 12-01-2006, 14:41

Venice get Men-At-Arms and Dismounted Men-At-Arms.

**Sir SillyDuck** · 12-01-2006, 14:48

Cool. What is normally the prequisite for these guys? build in a city or in a castle? do they need an invention or a building?

**Bob the Insane** · 12-01-2006, 16:13

Man at Arms = Professional Soldier (I think)

So you can think of pretty much any non-militia, non-levy and non-noble combat unit as being Men at Arms...

Would that be right?

**anders** · 12-01-2006, 16:18

Originally Posted by Bob the Insane

Man at Arms = Professional Soldier (I think)

So you can think of pretty much any non-militia, non-levy and non-noble combat unit as being Men at Arms...

Would that be right?

roughly, yes.

the knights non-noble retinues of warriors were menatarms, and the knights themselves could be that. in the game, it clearly refers to soldiers who are not part of the knightly social class.

**TheImp** · 12-01-2006, 14:52

Wait for Westeros Total War, there will definitely be men-at-arms. Imho, i think it would be a great setting for the next game actually, let's pray the seven...