Board Thread:Suggestions forum/@comment-32638649-20170105191205/@comment-28950755-20170110071054

Dragonovith wrote:

LordBeorn366 wrote:

Argali1 wrote: No. Dale is based off of Russia, Landsknechts were German. Rohirric Landsknechts might make sense, but not Dalish. Every time somebody states that factions in Middle Earth are based off of a real life faction, I bite a finger off. Middle Earth factions are not based on real-world countries. I belive that they are all unique; though some factions certainly draw inspiration from real-world ones. You bite your finger off? Ha, newb! I slam my head against the wall until I crack my skull open every time someone pull the "real-world culture" card.

I liked the idea behind this suggestion, and I'm thinking, if Dale has to fight against the Wainriders, a faction purely based on cavalry, it would be a good idea to equip their armies with spears and other long reach equipment.

So, instead of Landsknechts, what about an unit comprised of men that can quickly be rallied in case of a Wainrider attack? Let's call them the "Dalish City Militia" (idea shamefully stolen from M2TW). They would be equipped with pitchforks, spears, billhooks and maybe other long reach equipment (to counter cavalry), and crossbows (it's easier and faster to train someone to use a crossbow than a longbow). They could also wear gambesons and steel helmets, a midterm between the levies and the soldiers.

Oh, look! I already made a billhook texture, what a coincidence! Didn't you suggest that before?