Alea Iacta Est: A Roman Legion IH

**Kip** · March 10, 2011, 10:37 PM

Alea Iacta Est The year is 60 AD.

Nero is emperor in Rome, and the city thrives with the wealth of far-flung provinces. Spanish wine, Greek olive oil, African grain - the world's farms and vineyards exist only to serve the greatest of all cities.

Some, however, choose to resist the inevitable march of Roman shields across their fertile fields...

Boudica, the "Warrior Queen", has led an uprising of the Iceni and other British tribes against Roman occupation. In response, Nero has given orders for the recruitment of a new legion to bolster his forces in Britannia and bring the tribes back under Roman control.

This legion is Legio IV Gallica - The Fourth Legion of Gaul.

Seeing as how HoC never garnered interest, I won't make any pretty threads until we get some people excited

AIE is going to be a hybrid IH. The IH will follow the campaigns and battles of an individual Roman Legion: the IV Gallica.

At its head, there will be an NPC character controlled by myself - he will be the general of the Legion, and its ultimate commander. Each of you will then create a character for yourself - he will be a high-ranking officer in the army, and one of the general's direct advisors and retinue. The macro-scale movements of the army (such as where to march, what cities to approach/attack, and battle strategies) will be influenced heavily by your characters. Much like WEF debates, it will be up to you to speak your case to the general, and support it as such. Other advisors can counter your advice and offer their own - the general will listen to the best ideas, and sometimes bad ones if you're convincing enough.

On the "microscopic" scale, each of you will also create one Legionary character. When battle is engaged, the overall battle will be commanded in the usual IH style, using MSPaint. The success of major maneuvers will be decided via RP battles, a la Thunderbolt. If the enemy launch a cavalry assault on the flank, it may spark an RP thread - RP well, and the attack is repulsed, RP poorly, and it may succeed to the detriment of the rest of the battle plan.

Who's interested? No player limits for the time being, as there are no factions to claim

**Pakov** · March 11, 2011, 03:10 AM

Count me in!

**Dave Strider** · March 11, 2011, 02:23 PM

That sounds absolutely perfect. I am in.

**Kip** · March 11, 2011, 11:53 PM

With the emergence of Barry's Rome IH, this will undergo a metamorphosis. Look for its return under a new theme in the near future!

**Agamemnon** · March 13, 2011, 04:18 PM

I'm in too, but how will this change?

**Kip** · March 13, 2011, 04:40 PM

Same concept (one advisor character, one soldier character, and a game that features the campaigns of a single army) but not a Legion any more

**Agamemnon** · March 13, 2011, 05:03 PM

Dang it, that sounded fun. Oh well, I am still waiting for a good, old fashioned, Total War-like, IH.

**Kip** · March 13, 2011, 05:21 PM

Well, its possible I'll keep the Roman theme - I'm going to let Barry's Rome IH get started first, and make sure that's running successfully before I divert anyone's attention with even more Roman stuff. No matter the theme, the gameplay will be pretty similar though!

**Agamemnon** · March 13, 2011, 06:05 PM

Can we throw in a separate faction (Baodicaea's), and then you can be either a legionary or celtic warrior? Then, there would be even more RP, with desertion and defection and battles could be fought by commanders chosen by Baodicaea or the leader of the legion.

**M D** · March 13, 2011, 06:07 PM

Ja

**Kip** · March 13, 2011, 06:53 PM

I don't think so. The idea of this IH is to follow the exploits of a single army - from the decision-making process at the top to the foot-slogging at the bottom. The legionary characters would be the basis of what is essentially a mini-game that helps determine the effectiveness of the overall battle. The game is first and foremost about the advisors.

**Agamemnon** · March 13, 2011, 06:55 PM

Okay then, just an idea.

**Kip** · March 13, 2011, 06:58 PM

No problem, I'm happy to take suggestions

**Dave Strider** · March 13, 2011, 07:06 PM

Perhaps turning it into the tales of a Confederate/Federal Brigade during the Civil War?

**Agamemnon** · March 13, 2011, 07:07 PM

What's with you and the ACW? I like it, but this is over the top!

**Dave Strider** · March 13, 2011, 07:13 PM

It's my area of expertice.

**Kip** · March 13, 2011, 07:14 PM

Muskets make for boring RP battles, I'm afraid.

**Agamemnon** · March 13, 2011, 07:31 PM

Very true.
"Jimmy loads his musket, raises it, and fires. He misses. His opponent, Joe, raises his musket and fires. Jimmy is hit in the shoulder. He finishes loading, though, and fires. He kills Joe."

**Dave Strider** · March 13, 2011, 07:46 PM

*Rifles make for boring RP

Also, it's not the standard "lines of battle" type thing; Anyone with half a brain knows that the key to every Civil War Battle was maneuvering. Moving troops to support, attack, or defend and hold a position; moving to counter other moves; and of course, charging or retreating.