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My
Legendary Greek army consists of my Vis Bellica Greek Hoplite force with fantasy
additions: a total of just over 1,000 points. As the Greeks are already up on
the Vis Bellica site,
what you'll find below are pictures of the "legendary" elements of the
army.
As
the patron of Viseos is the God Poseidon, he is commander-in-chief: able to
command from a position of some authority (being a God!) and to wield Water
Magic with devastating effect! The core of the army are the troops from the
legendary Greek city of Viseos: hoplites and javelinmen, with the odd
Cretan or Rhodean mercenary skirmisher. In keeping with the
fragmented nature of Greek society at this time, the rest of the army comprises
brigades of allies from a particular legendary race (centaurs, minotaurs,
Cyclops) with various heroes and mythical beasts thrown in for good measure:
Achilles, still in his Bronze Age armour; the Hydra; Medusa; the Chimera; the
Etrimenean Boar. A flying brigade consists of some pegasus-mounted cavalry and
harpies.
The
figures used come from all over the place. Demonworld provided the minotaurs,
centaurs, harpies and the pegasus-horses (their mounts are converted Xyston
Greek cavalry). The Hyrdra and Chimera are Alternative Armies (the Hydra is
particularly nice). The rest are mostly 28mm figures that fit into the game due
to the legendary natures of what they represent.
The
army is great fun to play: consisting as it does of a core of standard,
"mortal" troops backed up by a hefty wedge of unusual supernatural
support. The Hydra and Medusa have proved especially effective, although the
centaurs have proved a poor substitute for proper cavalry.
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on the thumbnail to see the full size image:
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