Spearmen-at-Arms
Put a spear in a man's hand and tell him to brace and he will. He will also hope, and pray.Each Midsummer, commoners flock to their Lord's castle to present their sons in the hope that they will be trained as Men-at-Arms. For a peasant to have a son accepted into the ranks of a Knight's household is a great honour. Some young peasants will have been guided towards this goal through their entire life, encouraged to stand up straighter and taller than the usual peasant 'slouch' to better improve their chances of selection. All morning and afternoon the Knight inspects the candidates. By dusk, the luckiest and strongest are selected and are taken back to the castle where they are given basic training and outfitted in the livery of their Lord.
Unit Name Spearmen-at-Arms |
Main Unit Key wh_dlc07_brt_inf_spearmen_at_arms_1 |
Land Unit Key wh_dlc07_brt_inf_spearmen_at_arms_1 |
Naval Unit Key wh_main_shp_transport |
Land Unit Group Spear Infantry |
Naval Unit Group Spear Infantry |
Soldiers 120 |
Caste Melee Infantry |
Category Melee Infantry |
Class Melee Infantry |
Cost 250 |
Recruitment Cost 250 |
Upkeep Cost 63 |
Melee Attack 18 |
22 |
├ Melee Weapon wh_main_brt_spear |
├ Melee Damage Base 17 |
├ Melee Damage Ap 5 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Bonus vs Cavalry 0 |
├ Bonus vs Elephants 15 |
└ Bonus vs Infantry 0 |
Charge Bonus 4 |
30 |
├ Base Defence 30 |
├ Shield none |
└ Shield Defence 0 |
30 |
├ Armour wh2_main_leather_30 |
├ Armour Defence 30 |
└ Shield Armour 0 |
65 |
├ Man Entity wh_main_infantry_standard_blood_dismembers |
├ Man Speed 30 |
├ Man Health 8 |
└ Bonus Hit Points 57 |
Leadership (Base Morale) 50 |
Abilities
No Ability
Attributes
- Charge Defence vs. Large
When bracing, this unit negates the charge bonus of any large attacker. - Expendable
Witnessing friendly expendable units rout does not reduce other units' leadership, unless they are themselves expendable. - Hide (forest)
This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
Strengths & Weaknesses
- Poor Leadership
This unit suffers from poor Lord or other encouraging units nearby. - Charge Defence Against Large Foes
When standing and bracing against a charge of large enemies (such as cavalry or monsters) this unit will negate the enemy's charge bonus. - Anti-Large
Anti-large units have an advantage against targets that are at least as large as a horse. This advantage can be a damage bonus against large targets or an attack that focuses on a very small area. However, some units are simply better against large targets because their attacks are slow and easy to dodge by skilled melee combatants. - Expendable
Witnessing friendly expendable units rout does not reduce other units' Leadership, unless they are themselves expendable.
Faction Availability | |
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The Eye of the Vortex | |
Mortal Empires |