Mythos_Ruler

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Hoplites during the Peloponnesian War didn't look like that. That hoplite is closer to the Persian Wars type of garb. Hoplites during the Peloponnesian War actually had less(!!!) armor than their Persian Wars counterparts. However, after the defeat of Athens and the rise of Thebes, heavy armor came back into fashion, in an albeit slightly different form.

@ The Avenger - just about every engagement with the Greek Hoplite sent the Immortals home packing... not only during Alexander's march, but throughout the Classical Age.

I don't watch T.V. Edit: Except Fox News, CNN, and MSNBC. Sprinkle in a few Discovery Channel specials once every few months.

Even lowly Athenian hoplites stomped all over the "Immortals".... not to mention what the Spartans did to them at Plataea.

Various Dinosaur species.

WHAT?@!?! No option to choose "Sega Genesis"??? Now, those were the best controllers. And nothing beats Sonic the Hedgehog 2. Word.

Another way to look at HPs is to think of it as "luck" or "skill." Basically, by the time a unit's HPs have run out so has his "luck." LOL. He has paried many of the attacker's thrusts so far, but he can't do that for an infinite amount of time. Eventually the killer blow must come... hence, 0 HPs and a dead unit.

Brothels? haha. Well, that would be historically accurate. Any units garrisoned inside would gain HPs?

This is after the Persian Wars (where Greece united to defeat the invading Persians) and before the Peloponnesian War (where most Greeks took sides with either Athens or Sparta in a long and terrible war). Sometime around, oh, 450 B.C. The Delian League was the alliance between Athens, Euboea, the Aegean islands, Corcyra, and the cities of Ionia. This alliance eventually became the Athenian Empire. Conversely, Sparta had a similar "league" - the Peloponnesian League, which included pretty much the entire Peloponnesian Penninsula (except Argos - Sparta's blood enemy).

But what of your wife? What of her fate? Also, neither Athens nor Sparta seem like they are taking "no" for an answer.

Just got an idea to do a series of what ifs from the thread by ZeZar. His scenario was a bit facetious, but fun (and funny) regardless. Basically what I will do is this: Every few days (or maybe ever week) I will pose a "what if scenario" along with specific rules that go along with that particular scenario. If you wish you can then take the challenge and post what you would do given the issue posed. Hopefully I can come up with some good ones you all would enjoy discussing. Some will be historical in nature and others completely made up. So, without further ado: Mythos Ruler's Scenarios Volume 1 "Your Kingdom Under Siege" Time Period: Classical Period Place: Hellas (Greece) You are: A King. Antagonists: Sparta, Athens, Rebels, Your wife (Queen) Scenario: You are part of a large and proud aristocratic family that has ruled your small independant city-state on the mainland of Greece for decades. You have cultural ties with Sparta (also an aristocratic society) that go back well into the Archaic Period. However, after many hard years on the battlefield fighting alongside your Spartan ally a small movement towards democracy has germinated in your kingdom. Recently you fought successfully to open trade routes with Sparta's long time enemy, Athens, that have been an economic boon to your people and your way of life. Your economic ties to Athens have strained your relationship with Sparta and has emboldened the democratic rebels within your kingdom. In preparation for war, the great powers of Sparta and Athens have sent emmisaries to your kingdom. Sparta has demanded that you side with them, recalling many great deeds the two of you have done together, and recalling many past glories. The Athenian ambassadors site the future; a future of prosperity in the Delian League. As you ponder this decision with your aristocratic family members and advisors you are shocked to learn your Queen has sympathies with the democrats. You are a King torn between duty and honor (Sparta) and prosperity for your people (Athens). You have cultural and historical ties to Sparta. You have economic ties to Athens. You have a democratic movement beginning in your kingdom that threatens your crown and very way of life - worse yet your very own Queen (wife) may be betraying you! What do you do? Rules: Open ended for this first one. Anything goes. Go ahead and post your comments. Hopefully we get some good ones. If this turns out well, maybe I'll make additional "volumes."

A classic American Midwest "barn." Cats, Dogs (as mentioned) An assortment of bird types. Here's a new one... Sound Effects that are "placeable" as an object. For instance, one could place a "cricket" sound-object in a field or a "jungle" sound-object in a forest... or a "busy metro area" sound-object in a town.

The "Elite Unit" idea sounds good to me! Good compromise.

Kickin! We just reached 10,000 posts. Keep em coming!

Hmm, well, my response to that is: Are we trying new concepts here? Are we trying to break new ground? or Are we simply Remaking AOE? Are we going to box ourselves into the RTS mold?

I like this idea. Give every unit an instant kill action, ala myth units in AOM.

How old are you?

To which "core" aspect are you refering, Intrepid?

I get annoyed with women who go ballistic over discussions like this. Anyway, it's not like they don't have similar discussions regarding men. Klaas has the right idea though. Women tend to do the "communal" thing. They hunt in "packs" and feel in "packs." They ostracize other females quite often, and use cliques as a form of warfare. When a woman hates another person, her friends usually get in on the act as well. Pack behavior. The adolescent female world is quite vicious in that sense, and in one form or another they usually carry it into adulthood. It's been my experience that women will use men for status. Women usually marry "up" the ladder, choosing a mate that will financially support her and her offspring. This is as much natural selection, I believe, as it is cultural. I could go on and on, but what I will say is there are usually those that break the stereotype as well. Obviously, those are the ones I go for.

I think all towers should be long and skinny. All temples should be a rectangle. All civ centres should be square! Yeah! hehe

Either a diplomat, a freelance artist, screenwriter, or history teacher.... maybe all.

Errr.... what Heaven Games site is that? 0ad.heavengames.com?

So, when do we add it to the game?

I always knew there was a full scale reproduction of the Parthenon somewhere in the United States, but forgot where. I finally found it! I urge all to check it our here: http://www.nashville.gov/parthenon/index.htm The cool part about it is they just completed a full size reproduction of the Athena statue standing inside. She is even wearing a gold leaf peplos.