"Avoid the Insensitive Spectacle?" Topic

In Warlord Games' Hail Caesar, commanders disregard terrain penalties when moving. It is assumed that commanders automatically switch from foot to mounted (and vice versa) as necessary. Players are encouraged to provide models representing each commander both on foot and mounted:

Players may wish to provide both food and mounted models to represent their commanders to avoid the insensitive spectacle of chariots plunging through woodlands, elephants standing upon ramparts, and other incongruous situations of that kind.

Do you field your Ancients commanders in both foot and mounted versions?

Nope. I think HC is a great set of rules but that's a bit silly.
Edit: now I've read the post properly I actually think it's rather a good idea. It's just that those situations never arise in my games as my commanders are based on the smallest base possible so usually manage to squeeze between terrain pieces quite nicely.

"Players may wish to provide both food and mounted models to represent their commanders"

Alexander the Great represented on table by a small piece of fruit…

(Alexander the Grape)

Julius Caesar Salad

no

Do you field your Ancients commanders in both foot and mounted versions?

Not intentionally; that is, I don't get sets that include versions of both. I like this rule in HC – now I don't have to worry if they're mounted or not – they all move 24".

I do. (use mounted/dismounted figures for commanders)
But because I use 6mm miniatures for my ancient games it is very easy to do so.

No

What is this I don't even

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Not ancients but fantasy I try to have chariot/Elephant borne leaders dismountable. That is to say a foot model that can stand on/in the conveyance.

For horse mounted figures (fantasy and horse and musket) I do try to have dismounts available.

Depends on the scale.

No. Never thought about it.

Only for my Hittite and Egyptian generals. A hold-over from WH Historical days when they could be booted from their chariots.

Not ancients, but I have a few separate leaders in mounted and unmounted versions in my 28mm collection (Victoria Luise, Ungern-Sternberg, Uesugi Kenshin & Colonel Simpson off the top of my head).

the spare lead has to be put to some use, so about half of my ancients armies have 'both kinds' of general figures.

nothing to do with HC though

I have both foot and mounted Generals, but mainly because I have loads of commnd figures. I don't think I intentionally model the same figure mounted and on foot.

No I dont

Nor do I understand why its an 'insensitive spectacle'

Yes, I do.

I also have a sense of humor.
One of the many things I enjoy about Hail Caesar is Rick Priestley's quirky, tongue-in-cheek writing style.

Don't use separate commanders, Big Julie goes nowhere without his personal guard.

Hrm… I may need to provide foot and mounted Pathans, then.

But it's not like a British Colonel ever walked anywhere when he could ride!

Yes. I also use mounted/dismounted figs for other things like motorcycles and one man vehicles. I try to arrange larger vehicles so you can get figures into and out of them.

Players may wish to provide both food and mounted models

I provide the beer, and Jim brings potato chips pretzels.
Whoever is running the game brings the models.

Not an ancients player.

In any period, my higher level commanders are mounted and the lower level ones are afoot.

RHIP (Rank Has Its Privileges).

no hard to do as in my 6mm setups the c in c has a retinue to indicate their status

I went through a phase of trying to get mounted and foot figures for all my characters. For WotR I have a foot and mounted figure for each knight. I have a number of officers with both mounted and foot figures for most appropriate armies.

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Nope- my command figures will be a mixture of foot and mounted. The mounted command will be for cavalry commanders and maybe army commanders.

If I played this game, I certainly would! Seriously.

Imagine the embarrassment of an insensitive spectacle in public, that would certainly be bad form.

And why would someone pass up a perfectly good excuse to have another miniature? Especially a fabu commander type?

Somehow a mounted model sounds a little perverse.

Only if you're gaming Flashman's (mis)adventures!

And why would someone pass up a perfectly good excuse to have another miniature? Especially a fabu commander type?

Good point!