Preview: The Qarthadastim

[Noble Wrath]

A few observations:

1) The notion of the Liby-Phoenicians being the non-privileged offspring of phoenician citizens and libyan peasant girls seemed always a bit problematic to me. I could not understand whether they were militia type soldiers or professionals, whether they bought their own equipment or it was provided by the state and most importantly why those "half breeds" fought in a phalanx formation whereas the Libyans who where clearly professionals and equipped by the state fought in a thyreophoroi/thorakitai fashion.

The new description answers all of my above questions: The Liby-Phoenicians are now just the citizens of the phoenician colonies other than Kart-Hadast (the possibility of intermarriage with locals being irrelevant to their social status), they are a militia force and as such they fight with their own panoply, using traditional tactics.

2) The possibility of rebellions led by disloyal generals or client rulers is thrilling. Just a question: if the settlement governed by such a character revolts, then does this general defects to the eleutheroi faction or is he just evicted by the settlement and still belongs to our faction? (in which case we must send him pirate hunting in the Baltic )

3) I really like that if all provinces administered by the council are lost, this government option (and with it I guess some elite units) are permanently lost. It gives your core provinces the importance they deserve.

4) The units are orgasmic as always.