Post by stevie on Feb 11, 2018 16:25:17 GMT
Prompted by Barritus and Primuspilus, here are all the proposals, suggestions, ideas,
and House Rules all compiled into one large index in order to make each one easier to find.
Many of them are already in the House Rules section, but others are not, making them difficult to locate.
If there are more that you would like added, post their links in this thread and I’ll include them in the list.
(Newly added items are in blue to make it easier to spot any changes. Last updated 24th of September, 2020)
Army List Changes
Ally Selection: fanaticus.boards.net/post/28676/
Antigonus mounted instead: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/689/why-antigonos-on-foot
Balancing Armies: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/1254/alternative-points-system-dba3
Hypaspists as Blades: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/520/alexander-hypaspists-blades
Improving aggression: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/1935/house-rule-improving-aggression
Littoral option for Normans: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/19/littorial-option-normans
Raiding: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/2439/raiding
Random Army Generator: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/619/random-generator-imaginations-sword-sorcery
Random Element Selection: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/2299/semi-random-element-generation
Spartans as Blades: fanaticus.boards.net/post/11067/
Auxiliary Improvements
Ax recoil if doubled: fanaticus.boards.net/post/6501/
Ax recoil like mounted: fanaticus.boards.net/post/6299/
4Ax kill HI on an equal score: fanaticus.boards.net/post/6369/
4Ax +1 when vs. heavy foot: fanaticus.boards.net/post/6445/
Improving Auxiliaries: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/1048/dba-period-flavour-house-rules
Recoiling Ax troops: fanaticus.boards.net/post/6485/
Side Support for Ax troops: fanaticus.boards.net/post/6478/
Camps, Forts and Cities
DBA Sieges: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/2454/dba-siege
Sacked camps become rough: fanaticus.boards.net/post/22836/
Combat System Adjustments
Fatigue Markers: fanaticus.boards.net/post/10629/
Using Cards instead of Dice: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/2613/methods-testing-house-rules
Stand Experience: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/8/stand-experience
Superior/Inferior on ties: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/2298/
Weighted 12 sided dice: fanaticus.boards.net/post/5381
Using 12 Sided Dice: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/1272/different-d12s-probability
Using ‘Average’ Dice: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/1065/average-dice-use-replace-combat
Deployment Alterations
3Bw outside the Deployment Zone: fanaticus.boards.net/post/19931/
Beach Assaults: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/2334/house-rule-amphibious-beach-assaults
Field works: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/1875/field-works-idea
Flank March fording of rivers: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/2628/flank-march-fording-rivers
Littoral Landing Refinements: fanaticus.boards.net/post/18962/
Off-Table Outflanking Marches: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/1040/off-table-outflanking-marches
Element Appearance
Decorative Double-Bases: fanaticus.boards.net/post/10670
Modular basing: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/2266/
Element Enhancements
3Bd Movement Adjustment: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/1257/fast-blades-move-cut-2bw
4Bd kill El on an equal score: fanaticus.boards.net/post/6369/
All troops can be rash/pursue: fanaticus.boards.net/post/10089/
Chariot Variations: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/1077/chariot-variations
Companion Wedges: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/1315/companion-wedges?page=1
First Ps lost doesn't count: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/1254/alternative-points-system-dba3
Historical Tweaks: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/412/historical-tweaks-classical-period
Lb/Cb kill El on an equal score: fanaticus.boards.net/post/6403/
LH corner overlaps: fanaticus.boards.net/post/30985/
Limited pursuit for Bd and Pk: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/1973/limited-pursuit
No Recoil for Persian Sparabara: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/1831/another-on-sparabara
Pikes Double Based: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/2618/double-based-pikes
Pike Fixes: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/2323/fixing-pike
Pikes move faster: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/96/faster-solid-pike
Reclassifying Polybian Romans: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/615/reclassifying-polybian-roman-legionaries
Random Pursuit: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/2470/random-pursuit-idea
Spear rear-support: fanaticus.boards.net/post/32751/
Viking Blades are CF 4: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/1983/trouble-saxons?page=2
Warbands v Mounted: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/2774/warband-susceptible-mounted?page=1
Gameplay Changes
Instantly Turning-to-Face: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/991/turning-face-future-version-dba?page=1
Simplifying Phantom Overlaps: fanaticus.boards.net/post/8232/
The Position of Generals: fanaticus.boards.net/post/25128/
Universal Rear-Support: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/2725/gets-rear-support?page=1
Unnecessary Rules: fanaticus.boards.net/post/8552/
Victory Conditions: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/2234/changing-victory-conditions
Movement Alterations
Evading from combat: fanaticus.boards.net/post/10546/
Feigned retreat: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/1936/scenario-rule-feinting-armies
Move Rates: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/633/move-rates
New Element Types
African Elephants: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/1920/african-elephants
Elite Foot as Blades: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/520
Incendiary Pigs: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/545/incendiary-pigs-house-rule
Roaming Generals: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/1131/roaming-generals
Wardogs and Stampedes: fanaticus.boards.net/post/11020/
PIP Cost Adjustments
Contacting a Flank: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/2197/moving-flank-contact
LH pays ½ a PIP to move: fanaticus.boards.net/post/25578/
Wb, 3Kn, and SCh PIP costs: fanaticus.boards.net/post/6406/
Shooting Enhancements
Arrian’s Artillery: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/964/arrians-artillery
Hilltop Overhead Shooting: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/1067/overhead-shooting-when-on-hill
LH Flee if Doubled by Bow: fanaticus.boards.net/post/10302/
Horse Archer Shooting: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/1151/horse-archer-shooting
Rear Rank Shooting: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/2478/overhead-shooting
Slingers with range: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/1409/ps-slingers-range
Shooting at close range: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/1048/dba-period-flavour-house-rules
Terrain Enhancements
New Impassable Terrain: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/1183/4-new-terrain-features-dba
Positioning Roads: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/731/road-placement
River Assaults: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/562/river-assault-looking-suggestions
River Combat: fanaticus.boards.net/post/24994/
River Combat Effects: fanaticus.boards.net/post/28210/
River Going: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/2224/river-rules-revision
River Movement: fanaticus.boards.net/post/24879/
Tropical Gentle Hills: fanaticus.boards.net/post/11216/
Terrain Placement
Both players place terrain: fanaticus.boards.net/post/10444/
Invader places terrain: fanaticus.boards.net/post/5932/
Randomly Generated Terrain: fanaticus-dba.fandom.com/wiki/File:Randomly_Generated_Terrain_Chart.pdf
Scouting Points: fanaticus.boards.net/post/6072/
Table Size chosen by Invaders: fanaticus.boards.net/post/12175/
Weather Effects
Adding Weather to DBA: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/1246/time-weather-rules
Weather Die Roll for Plough: fanaticus.boards.net/post/3886/
Visual or Organisational Aids
Army List Corrections: fanaticus-dba.wikia.com/wiki/File:Army_List_Corrections_for_DBA_3.0.pdf
Combat Effects Chart: fanaticus.boards.net/post/9701/
Conforming Flowchart: fanaticus.boards.net/post/10469/
Countdown Sun Clock: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/1858/countdown-clock
Detailed Cribsheets for DBA 3: fanaticus-dba.wikia.com/wiki/File:DETAILED_CRIB_SHEETS_for_DBA_3.0.pdf
Detailed Rules Index: fanaticus-dba.wikia.com/wiki/File:DETAILED_RULES_INDEX_for_DBA_3.0.pdf
Latest FAQ (Jan 2020): ancientwargaming.files.wordpress.com/2020/01/dba_faq_q1_2020_final.pdf
Lessons from History: fanaticus-dba.fandom.com/wiki/File:LESSONS_FROM_HISTORY.pdf
Time of Day Display: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/617/time-day-display
Playsheets: fanaticus-dba.wikia.com/wiki/File:Playsheets_for_DBA_3.0_from_the_Society_of_Ancients_website.pdf
Playing on a Grid:-
vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/fanaticus-dba/images/9/9e/Playing_DBA_and_HoTT_on_a_Grid_%28v1%29.pdf/revision/latest?cb=20200327194301
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Some Helpful Downloads can be found here: fanaticus-dba.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Reference_sheets_and_epitomes
And here is the latest Jan 2020 FAQ: ancientwargaming.files.wordpress.com/2020/01/dba_faq_q1_2020_final.pdf
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and House Rules all compiled into one large index in order to make each one easier to find.
Many of them are already in the House Rules section, but others are not, making them difficult to locate.
If there are more that you would like added, post their links in this thread and I’ll include them in the list.
(Newly added items are in blue to make it easier to spot any changes. Last updated 24th of September, 2020)
Army List Changes
Ally Selection: fanaticus.boards.net/post/28676/
Antigonus mounted instead: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/689/why-antigonos-on-foot
Balancing Armies: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/1254/alternative-points-system-dba3
Hypaspists as Blades: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/520/alexander-hypaspists-blades
Improving aggression: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/1935/house-rule-improving-aggression
Littoral option for Normans: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/19/littorial-option-normans
Raiding: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/2439/raiding
Random Army Generator: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/619/random-generator-imaginations-sword-sorcery
Random Element Selection: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/2299/semi-random-element-generation
Spartans as Blades: fanaticus.boards.net/post/11067/
Auxiliary Improvements
Ax recoil if doubled: fanaticus.boards.net/post/6501/
Ax recoil like mounted: fanaticus.boards.net/post/6299/
4Ax kill HI on an equal score: fanaticus.boards.net/post/6369/
4Ax +1 when vs. heavy foot: fanaticus.boards.net/post/6445/
Improving Auxiliaries: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/1048/dba-period-flavour-house-rules
Recoiling Ax troops: fanaticus.boards.net/post/6485/
Side Support for Ax troops: fanaticus.boards.net/post/6478/
Camps, Forts and Cities
DBA Sieges: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/2454/dba-siege
Sacked camps become rough: fanaticus.boards.net/post/22836/
Combat System Adjustments
Fatigue Markers: fanaticus.boards.net/post/10629/
Using Cards instead of Dice: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/2613/methods-testing-house-rules
Stand Experience: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/8/stand-experience
Superior/Inferior on ties: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/2298/
Weighted 12 sided dice: fanaticus.boards.net/post/5381
Using 12 Sided Dice: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/1272/different-d12s-probability
Using ‘Average’ Dice: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/1065/average-dice-use-replace-combat
Deployment Alterations
3Bw outside the Deployment Zone: fanaticus.boards.net/post/19931/
Beach Assaults: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/2334/house-rule-amphibious-beach-assaults
Field works: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/1875/field-works-idea
Flank March fording of rivers: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/2628/flank-march-fording-rivers
Littoral Landing Refinements: fanaticus.boards.net/post/18962/
Off-Table Outflanking Marches: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/1040/off-table-outflanking-marches
Element Appearance
Decorative Double-Bases: fanaticus.boards.net/post/10670
Modular basing: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/2266/
Element Enhancements
3Bd Movement Adjustment: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/1257/fast-blades-move-cut-2bw
4Bd kill El on an equal score: fanaticus.boards.net/post/6369/
All troops can be rash/pursue: fanaticus.boards.net/post/10089/
Chariot Variations: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/1077/chariot-variations
Companion Wedges: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/1315/companion-wedges?page=1
First Ps lost doesn't count: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/1254/alternative-points-system-dba3
Historical Tweaks: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/412/historical-tweaks-classical-period
Lb/Cb kill El on an equal score: fanaticus.boards.net/post/6403/
LH corner overlaps: fanaticus.boards.net/post/30985/
Limited pursuit for Bd and Pk: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/1973/limited-pursuit
No Recoil for Persian Sparabara: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/1831/another-on-sparabara
Pikes Double Based: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/2618/double-based-pikes
Pike Fixes: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/2323/fixing-pike
Pikes move faster: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/96/faster-solid-pike
Reclassifying Polybian Romans: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/615/reclassifying-polybian-roman-legionaries
Random Pursuit: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/2470/random-pursuit-idea
Spear rear-support: fanaticus.boards.net/post/32751/
Viking Blades are CF 4: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/1983/trouble-saxons?page=2
Warbands v Mounted: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/2774/warband-susceptible-mounted?page=1
Gameplay Changes
Instantly Turning-to-Face: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/991/turning-face-future-version-dba?page=1
Simplifying Phantom Overlaps: fanaticus.boards.net/post/8232/
The Position of Generals: fanaticus.boards.net/post/25128/
Universal Rear-Support: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/2725/gets-rear-support?page=1
Unnecessary Rules: fanaticus.boards.net/post/8552/
Victory Conditions: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/2234/changing-victory-conditions
Movement Alterations
Evading from combat: fanaticus.boards.net/post/10546/
Feigned retreat: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/1936/scenario-rule-feinting-armies
Move Rates: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/633/move-rates
New Element Types
African Elephants: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/1920/african-elephants
Elite Foot as Blades: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/520
Incendiary Pigs: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/545/incendiary-pigs-house-rule
Roaming Generals: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/1131/roaming-generals
Wardogs and Stampedes: fanaticus.boards.net/post/11020/
PIP Cost Adjustments
Contacting a Flank: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/2197/moving-flank-contact
LH pays ½ a PIP to move: fanaticus.boards.net/post/25578/
Wb, 3Kn, and SCh PIP costs: fanaticus.boards.net/post/6406/
Shooting Enhancements
Arrian’s Artillery: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/964/arrians-artillery
Hilltop Overhead Shooting: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/1067/overhead-shooting-when-on-hill
LH Flee if Doubled by Bow: fanaticus.boards.net/post/10302/
Horse Archer Shooting: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/1151/horse-archer-shooting
Rear Rank Shooting: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/2478/overhead-shooting
Slingers with range: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/1409/ps-slingers-range
Shooting at close range: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/1048/dba-period-flavour-house-rules
Terrain Enhancements
New Impassable Terrain: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/1183/4-new-terrain-features-dba
Positioning Roads: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/731/road-placement
River Assaults: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/562/river-assault-looking-suggestions
River Combat: fanaticus.boards.net/post/24994/
River Combat Effects: fanaticus.boards.net/post/28210/
River Going: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/2224/river-rules-revision
River Movement: fanaticus.boards.net/post/24879/
Tropical Gentle Hills: fanaticus.boards.net/post/11216/
Terrain Placement
Both players place terrain: fanaticus.boards.net/post/10444/
Invader places terrain: fanaticus.boards.net/post/5932/
Randomly Generated Terrain: fanaticus-dba.fandom.com/wiki/File:Randomly_Generated_Terrain_Chart.pdf
Scouting Points: fanaticus.boards.net/post/6072/
Table Size chosen by Invaders: fanaticus.boards.net/post/12175/
Weather Effects
Adding Weather to DBA: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/1246/time-weather-rules
Weather Die Roll for Plough: fanaticus.boards.net/post/3886/
Visual or Organisational Aids
Army List Corrections: fanaticus-dba.wikia.com/wiki/File:Army_List_Corrections_for_DBA_3.0.pdf
Combat Effects Chart: fanaticus.boards.net/post/9701/
Conforming Flowchart: fanaticus.boards.net/post/10469/
Countdown Sun Clock: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/1858/countdown-clock
Detailed Cribsheets for DBA 3: fanaticus-dba.wikia.com/wiki/File:DETAILED_CRIB_SHEETS_for_DBA_3.0.pdf
Detailed Rules Index: fanaticus-dba.wikia.com/wiki/File:DETAILED_RULES_INDEX_for_DBA_3.0.pdf
Latest FAQ (Jan 2020): ancientwargaming.files.wordpress.com/2020/01/dba_faq_q1_2020_final.pdf
Lessons from History: fanaticus-dba.fandom.com/wiki/File:LESSONS_FROM_HISTORY.pdf
Time of Day Display: fanaticus.boards.net/thread/617/time-day-display
Playsheets: fanaticus-dba.wikia.com/wiki/File:Playsheets_for_DBA_3.0_from_the_Society_of_Ancients_website.pdf
Playing on a Grid:-
vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/fanaticus-dba/images/9/9e/Playing_DBA_and_HoTT_on_a_Grid_%28v1%29.pdf/revision/latest?cb=20200327194301
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Some Helpful Downloads can be found here: fanaticus-dba.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Reference_sheets_and_epitomes
And here is the latest Jan 2020 FAQ: ancientwargaming.files.wordpress.com/2020/01/dba_faq_q1_2020_final.pdf
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