You are not restricted to warriors from your own army list when constructing SPQR warbands. The option to hire mercenaries can made for some very interesting army compositions, and provide tactical options that may not normally be available to certain warbands. Mercenaries are most commonly used by a warband when facing a stronger enemy. While…
Within the forests of Germania, fierce tribes lived, comprising men and women who would never be broken by invaders. Throughout the life of the Roman Republic and on into Empire, Germania was never fully tamed and its warriors soon became greatly respected by the legions. The lands to the east of the Rhine were lethal…
Called Getae by the Greeks and Daci by the Romans, the people living north of the Thracians gave their name to a region whose exact extents varied over time. Dacia lay around the Carpathian mountains, north of the Danube and extending at times all the way to the Black Sea. Sharing a common ancestry with…
The Kingdom of Macedonia created an empire that spanned much of the known world, its armies defeated those of every nation it met. Building upon the civilisation of the Greek city-states(which the Macedonian armies crushed) this empire spread Western culture, philosophies and science a vast distance, forming the roots of our society today. When people…
Before the coming of Rome, there was no written history of the Gauls, so most of our knowledge about them comes from what archaeologists have unearthed and the not altogether unbiased writings of the Romans. The Gauls dominated a large area comprising much of what today is France, Belgium, and Switzerland, and while they inhabited…
By 50BC, Rome was well established as the centre of an empire in all but name. Sea transport and trade were essential, and to a great extent, the limits of the empire were defined by the distance from the nearest port rather than the distance from Rome. With the Carthaginian threat to the Mediterranean maritime…
Born in the saddle, the horselord has an almost supernatural bond with their mount, allowing them to accomplish unbelievable feats of horsemanship! These heroes thunder across open plains and blasted deserts, using the additional speed and manoeuvrability provided by their mount to dominate the ancient battlefield. In games of SPQR, horselords run rings around enemy…
This week, we’re continuing our focus on SPQR’s many talent trees. Shoot apples off the heads of slaves or birds on the wing with the archer of legend! Legendary archers come in many shapes and sizes; Roman emperor Domitian, Paris of Troy, the Amazons of Scythia. These keen-eyed killers stalk the battlefield, dealing death from…
Heroes in SPQR have spent years honing their abilities on and off the battlefield. This week, we’re looking at one of the many talent trees in the core book! More at home in dark alleyways and overcrowded taverns then on the battlefield, the Brawler is a seasoned fighter, likely a street urchin or guttersnipe from…
Dan Hewitson
Tom Mecredy