babyshark wrote:Back to the subject of knights. How are cataphracts (Kn(x) in DBM terms) modelled in AoW?
Marc
They have their own type - Cataphracts. (The Knights class in AoW is restricted to genuine Medieval Knights and men-at-arms).
They are Cataphracts, heavily armoured, lancers, swordsmen. (The swordsmen category includes maces).
They move slower than other cavalry - the same speed as knights. They fight 2 deep with one dice per base in melee. (As do cavalry. Knights fight only 1 base deep in melee, with 2 dice per base).
Knightly lancers trump other lancers in the impact phase. Thus cataphracts are at a disadvantage vs knights in the impact phase. In the melee they can match medieval knights provided that they are 2 deep! They have the edge against all other cavalry in close combat.
They are costed accordingly - only slightly more than armoured cavalry (because they move slower, and, if undrilled, are less manoevurable), but a lot less than Knights.