Question about lethality on Roman units

**Numahr** · 02-21-2007, 10:29

Indeed I think writing lethality in unit descriptions would be an excellent idea, as it is a crucial figure for understanding the attacking power of a said unit.

As a side note, I am not opposed to make it myself for the sake of general welfare, if you think it is useful just PM me.

**Cataphract_Of_The_City** · 02-21-2007, 10:35

Sure, but for fierce barbarian longswordsmen shock troops prancing around in what, scale cuirasses, an attack skill of measly 7 seems a bit low don't you think ?

Didn't Polybian in his account of Telamon something like the swords of the Gauls bending on the first few blows so much that the Gauls had to withdraw to straighten them out? Or is it just nonsense?

**Watchman** · 02-21-2007, 10:43

That'd have been the crap low-budget ones, at most (I don't see why the Celts wouldn't have made a fair few el cheapo crap blades on the side of decent ones). Certainly not the quality any warrior able to afford decent armour would bother with. Think of the "fake Rolex" principle and apply it to young, dumb and boastful barbarian warriors in a macho culture where a long sword is a hardcore status symbol...