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Old 07-30-2007   #4 (permalink)
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OOO like the theme switch I never got into the black saint stuff


OK I have a limited knowledge of Celtic culture but I give it a shot

Uphold the Honor of the Emperor
(Can't think of a second maybe no mercy, no respite?)
Flesh over Steel

+6 inv save to represent the war paint and tattoos that are supposed to protect (woad does that right?)

In this game Rome: Total War the ancient britts were a faction...they had a stag for their symbol and main color was blue

They had a unit of sickle wielding guys call druids (No magic in that game strictly realistic) that inspired other near by warriors

They also used chariots a lot (Attack bikes maybe?)

And they had my favorite unit in the game:
Woad Warriors! They had the blue woad tattoos all over themselves and no other armor. They had extremely good morale but were a little over eager and would charge with out orders sometimes. They were very effective in the charge but if they stayed still or got shot at for extended periods of time they died easy.

Basically they were fanatical warriors that left their armor at home and believed their gods would protect them. Maybe your scouts could be like this if you found the models for it they could be bare chested and tattooed up with woad. you could say that their belief in the EoM is so strong they keep going even through the most grevious of injuries. Nice bits of fluff you could make with models like that too. PLus THEY would LOOK sweet!

then in a expansion pack to the game that takes you 500 years to around the time of the fall of Rome there is a faction thats called the celts They had great archers that could hide well and they also had berserkers they were pretty much just like their Germanic counter parts as beserkers looked cool routed the enemy quick too a beating and could smash through enemy lines but arrows were their bane and they didn't like to follow orders...they wielded mace like weapons and had woad die...another unit the celts had that was unique were the glassagow I think they were called, they were guys with large 2 handed swords



THats about all I know THANKS to Rome: Total War!!!
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