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Miniatures Adventure => Fantasy Adventures => Topic started by: King of Umbar on July 08, 2020, 07:58:04 AM

Title: What to use for Hyborian Peoples?
Post by: King of Umbar on July 08, 2020, 07:58:04 AM
I've been thinking on Hyboria (aka the world of Conan the Barbarian) and what should be used for each of the Hyborian peoples.

Some rough ideas:

I'm getting my inspiration from: https://hyboria.xoth.net/gazetteer/nations.htm

One of the things I'm considering is that when Howard says "knights" he doesn't mean "medieval knights". He means Roman equites or similar mounted cavalry.

I'm mostly thinking of doing this at 15mm for skirmish in Hyboria. Does anyone have any thoughts on these or the ones that I'm missing?
Title: Re: What to use for Hyborian Peoples?
Post by: Mr.J on July 08, 2020, 12:16:48 PM
I've pondered this and in my mind this is how I see the world.
I don't think knights, necessarily means knights in shining armour, this could be mounted troops or cataphracts.
Title: Re: What to use for Hyborian Peoples?
Post by: swiftnick on July 08, 2020, 12:30:45 PM
Have been campaigning in Hyboria for a while with 15mm figures and using HOTT. It is a great world for gaming in.
Title: Re: What to use for Hyborian Peoples?
Post by: King of Umbar on July 08, 2020, 02:35:54 PM
Quote from: Mr.J on July 08, 2020, 12:16:48 PM
I've pondered this and in my mind this is how I see the world.
I don't think knights, necessarily means knights in shining armour, this could be mounted troops or cataphracts.

Exactly. Like Glorantha where it had "knights" but they've switched that to mounted cavalry.

Quote from: swiftnick on July 08, 2020, 12:30:45 PM
Have been campaigning in Hyboria for a while with 15mm figures and using HOTT. It is a great world for gaming in.

I'd like to play HotT but I'm spiritually opposed to multi-basing. :(
Title: Re: What to use for Hyborian Peoples?
Post by: swiftnick on July 08, 2020, 02:44:59 PM
Quote from: King of Umbar on July 08, 2020, 02:35:54 PM
Exactly. Like Glorantha where it had "knights" but they've switched that to mounted cavalry.

I'd like to play HotT but I'm spiritually opposed to multi-basing. :(

I don't find it too bad with 15mm figures but you could always use Sabot bases.
Title: Re: What to use for Hyborian Peoples?
Post by: Hobgoblin on July 08, 2020, 02:57:01 PM
Quote from: King of Umbar on July 08, 2020, 02:35:54 PM
I'd like to play HotT but I'm spiritually opposed to multi-basing. :(

It's probably more of a 28mm thing, but I find that HotT works really well with individually based figures. I call it MicroHotT (http://hobgoblinry.blogspot.com/2020/01/microhott-hordes-of-things-with.html), though "MacroHotT" might be more appropriate because you have so many units on the table. I keep the same number of PIPs (1d6) and find that works just fine.