tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post8982736046069752995..comments2024-03-26T15:35:56.004-04:00Comments on Delta's D&D Hotspot: Book of War Expansion: War ElephantsDeltahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-33711936778184748672011-11-11T03:13:08.775-05:002011-11-11T03:13:08.775-05:00Generic Tim said: "So where did you get the e...Generic Tim said: "So where did you get the elephants"<br /><br />Excellent question. What I got was "War Elephants: 1/72 HaT 8023" from historical-miniatures producer HaT Industrie (<a href="http://hat.com/Set8023P.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>). I think I picked up a box off EBay at the start of the year.<br /><br />While the 1/72 scale is not ideal (smaller than D&D/Warhamer stuff), it seems like no one really makes plastic war elephants at the scale that I usually play. I see some 28mm war elephant miniatures, but they're all-metal, and hugely heavy and expensive (like, $50+ per figure).Deltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-41645024802644999982011-11-10T13:36:43.842-05:002011-11-10T13:36:43.842-05:00So where did you get the elephantsSo where did you get the elephantsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05480519225862897076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-69967762950562265012011-11-08T11:48:21.587-05:002011-11-08T11:48:21.587-05:00If you're taking requests for expansions, I...If you're taking requests for expansions, I'd like to see rules for chariots. I imagine that they'd be something like elephants, with multiple horses and possibly multiple combatants.<br /><br />You do need rules for incendiary pigs, though. It's a noted anti-elephant weapon.faoladhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03691952430041394614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-13938610719000175012011-11-04T03:49:33.786-04:002011-11-04T03:49:33.786-04:00> There was one obvious historical unit type th...> There was one obvious historical unit type that I was on the cusp of including in the Book of War Basic Rules, but ultimately I decided that they didn't fit for space, complexity, and thematic (medieval European) concerns -- War Elephants. <br /><br />Ah; but without Tony Bath's loxodontaphile SoA rules there would have been no Chainmail or D&D in the first place and we'd've been stuck playing Western RPGs instead.<br /><br />Thanks for the good work... and bring on those incendiary pigs, too. :)irbyzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10193584357850337816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-64272394849195133692011-11-02T14:32:18.879-04:002011-11-02T14:32:18.879-04:00JB -- Totally agree! It hurt a bit to not have spa...JB -- Totally agree! It hurt a bit to not have space for them in the book, so it was one of the first things I wanted to add via the blog here. :-)Deltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-28999707752672197732011-11-02T13:46:32.019-04:002011-11-02T13:46:32.019-04:00I LOVE war elephants. Thanks!
[wish hit had been ...I LOVE war elephants. Thanks!<br /><br />[wish hit had been included in the Book o War)JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532311924539491087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-5515384604922819022011-11-02T12:52:26.313-04:002011-11-02T12:52:26.313-04:00Roger -- I do in fact have a notepad here with &qu...Roger -- I do in fact have a notepad here with "flaming pigs?" jotted down, that I ultimately decided against simulating. :-)<br /><br />Alan -- That's a variant that I think I'll leave as an exercise to the reader, if desired. ("Possible further options... attack any friendlies they contact [on a rout]")Deltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-21725634400945349322011-11-02T10:48:29.626-04:002011-11-02T10:48:29.626-04:00Any rules for the historical precedent of elephant...Any rules for the historical precedent of elephants going out of control and wreaking havoc among their own troops?Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00999861302655014098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-29031296897803886292011-11-02T08:25:44.182-04:002011-11-02T08:25:44.182-04:00There's no helping it now. If you have rules f...There's no helping it now. If you have rules for war elephants you have got to have rules for incendiary pigs.Roger G-Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594440701279968693noreply@blogger.com