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Post by kaiphranos on Jan 19, 2022 14:30:29 GMT
The DBA 3.0 army lists may span millennia and include hundreds of armies, but there are still some gaps - either glossed over entirely or lumped into generic lists. What are some that you think deserve to be added or expanded upon?
For me, I've been doing a bit of reading on Mesoamerica lately, and it seems like there a number of armies that could be added there - maybe the scholarship has expanded in the past decade or so. In particular, Teotihuacan seems like it should be present as an opponent for the early Maya, and is attested from their writing as well as extensive archeology.
Africa seems like another region that could be explored in more detail; the III/69 list is doing a lot of heavy lifting at the moment.
What are some others?
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Post by timurilank on Jan 19, 2022 19:01:03 GMT
The DBA 3.0 army lists may span millennia and include hundreds of armies, but there are still some gaps - either glossed over entirely or lumped into generic lists. What are some that you think deserve to be added or expanded upon? For me, I've been doing a bit of reading on Mesoamerica lately, and it seems like there a number of armies that could be added there - maybe the scholarship has expanded in the past decade or so. In particular, Teotihuacan seems like it should be present as an opponent for the early Maya, and is attested from their writing as well as extensive archeology. Africa seems like another region that could be explored in more detail; the III/69 list is doing a lot of heavy lifting at the moment. What are some others? , True, there are vacant spots and that is the reason I bought all four DBMM Army Lists. The revised edition of DBMM was published after DBA3, presenting noticeable differences between the two books. For the most part, army descriptions are detailed, the Sub-Roman British for example spans two pages, and one feature I appreciate, dates are noted for each alliance. In compensation, DBA3 has offset this some by offering sub-lists for many armies, making army selection a simpler task for players. The few army list additions, from version 2 to version 3, appeared as articles in Slingshot. Perhaps a similar start can be made here, presenting a description, an army list and sources. In this way, other interested readers may add further information and sources. |
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Post by stevie on Jan 20, 2022 16:25:15 GMT
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Post by mwise on Jan 20, 2022 21:58:20 GMT
It would be nice to see some information on the Army of Benin, and some research on the Army of the ancient kingdom of Great Zimbabwe. You can get 15mm miniatures for the Army of Benin from Irregular Miniatures.
Western Sudanese III/69 should be broken up into Ghana, Songhai, Bornu, Kanem to show Kingdoms of rulers like Mansa Musa and Sundiata etc.
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