| Ancient Warriors Preview - Balearic Slingers and Mercenary Officers of Carthage Regular price: $0.00 Bundle price: $0.00 Format: PDF
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“Hurry! Battle waits for no one!”
Arishat set aside the last of her gold bracelets at the edge of the practice ring. A symbol of her substantial commercial success while transacting with rival traders, though they’d do her little good here.
Abdeshmun was already standing across the ring from her, practice spear in hand. He wore a loose-fitting tunic dyed with the Citizens’ Academy logo, faded from years of training those who could afford to spend their time drilling at arms. A sign of luxury in peace time, at least relative to toiling in the fields or at the oars, and essential in war time, as the mercen...
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| Ancient Warriors Preview - Cataphracts and Camelry of Parthia Regular price: $0.00 Bundle price: $0.00 Format: PDF
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--Excerpt from Section II(a), (i)-(ii); Grivpanvar Field Manual, Eighth Edition. Original publication by Kaufa-zata.
II. Mounted Attack
a. Surprise – may be achieved due to the rapidity of the attack, direction of the attack, timing of the attack, use of terrain, fog, sandstorms, etc.
i. If Surprise is achieved: (a) Armored command elements may order engagement in melee without prejudice (see Section II(c)(iv) for reference on proper formation and Section XI(a)(i) for re...
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| Ancient Warriors Preview - Companions & Phalangites of Macedon Regular price: $0.00 Bundle price: $0.00 Format: PDF
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“The only thing louder than the sound of fleeing feet is the thundering of hooves”- Agnija Longspear, 2nd Elven Ilai.
Welcome to Ancient Warriors Preview - Companions & Phalangites of Macedon! A 5e supplement meant to bring Ancient Macedonian-inspired soldiers to your encounters. I am passionate about ancient military history and want to bring historically-inspired soldier statblocks to 5e! Plus, they are easily adapted to a fantasy setting (dragonborn Hoplites fighting elven Legionnaires, anyone?).
Feel free to let me know if you enjoy this supplement, as I'd love to cover other units from Classical A...
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| Ancient Warriors Preview - Falx Warriors and Peltasts of Thrace Regular price: $0.00 Bundle price: $0.00 Format: PDF
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The mood of the forward camp matched the dreariness of the low-hanging clouds overhead. It didn’t take a Haruspex to see that these were not the same soldiers who’d set out on their expedition a month ago. All one had to do was walk by the medical tent and witness the gaping Falx wounds to see that. Their surviving comrades were little happier; most kept their heads down, busily affixing any scrap of iron available to their helmets, shields; the memories of what the long, curved Falxes had done to their comrades’ armor all too fresh in their minds.
Welcome to Ancient Warriors Preview – Falx War...
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| Ancient Warriors Preview - Gallic Warbands and Cavalry Regular price: $0.00 Bundle price: $0.00 Format: PDF
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A vulture circles the dark woods, the earlier sounds of chaos now replaced by the melodic rushing of a stream. The scavenger circles lower, plumes of smoke partially concealing what the forest had not yet reclaimed. Alighting on a helmet, the relative aerial order gives way to the mayhem on the ground.
Crumpled bodies. Crushed armor. Broken weapons. A smoldering swath of forest looks promising, piles of uncharred bodies evidence the number that, in their final moments, chose death by the sword in favor of extinction by fire.
Lunchtime.
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| Ancient Warriors Preview - Hoplites of Greece Regular price: $0.00 Bundle price: $0.00 Format: PDF
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A cloud of dust rises above the olive grove as a line of soldiers winds its away across the countryside. The mid-day sun glints off the breastplates and dusty helmets of the procession leaders as they strain under the weight of their 4 meter-long spears and large, round shields. A Citizen's duty- owning a full set of armor- and a point of pride for those able to afford it. One can only hope the exorbitant cost is worth it once battle is joined.
As the detachment crests a rise, they catch sight of their enemy- farmers, traders, and craftspeople, not unlike themselves most days of the year- transformed into a brist...
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| Ancient Warriors Preview - Ptolemaic Egypt Regular price: $0.00 Bundle price: $0.00 Format: PDF
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Long robes brushed against the packed dirt road away from the docks. A bundle of scrolls under her left arm, the librarian hurried back to the royal information repository. This latest shipment came from far in the North and digesting this new source of arcane information would take her team weeks.
It couldn’t come soon enough- the kingdom had been in upheaval for the last two weeks following the assassination of the crown prince and the frequency at which the royal librarians were being called to court had only increased. It was only a matter of time before the capital descended into further chaos, she’d nee...
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| Ancient Warriors Preview - Roman Legionaries and Haruspex Regular price: $0.00 Bundle price: $0.00 Format: PDF
| Alea iacta est – The die is cast
THIS IS A PREVIEW FOR "ANCIENT WARRIORS," A COMPLETE SUPPLEMENT FEATURING 50+ CLASSICALLY-INSPIRED NPC STATBLOCKS, WEAPONS, FEATS AND ORIGINAL ART. AVAILABLE NOW ON DMSGUILD.
Welcome to Ancient Warriors Preview – Roman Legionaries and Haruspex! A Dungeons & Dragons 5e supplement meant to bring NPCs/enemies inspired by the ancient Rome to your campaign.
I am passionate about ancient military history and want to bring historically inspired NPC/soldier statblocks to 5e! Plus, they are easily adapted to a fantasy setting and make for interesting enemies and NPCs to supplement those in the Monster Manual and Dungeon Master’s Guide.
To-date, I have covered:
-Ancient Greek Hoplites
-Achaemenid Persian Immortals & War Elephants
-Macedo...
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| Ancient Warriors Preview - Seers and Spears of Germania Regular price: $0.00 Bundle price: $0.00 Format: PDF
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Kanto could feel the energy of the crowd building around him. Standing on a podium, fear hidden behind a mask of dark face paint, he presented an image of assurance, resolution. For too long had these townsfolk had stood idle while private tax collectors pillaged their land, their livestock.
He reached deep inside himself, to a dark place, to agreements penned in dim caves, sacrifices made under full moons and all at once felt a heating building up through his body, into his chest. He thrust his hand in the air as a gout of green flame erupted from his axe as the crowd let out a roar.
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| Ancient Warriors Preview - War Elephants & Immortals Regular price: $0.00 Bundle price: $0.00 Format: PDF
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‘This will be over soon.’
The whining of arrows concludes as haltingly as it started, the last few falling short of the front rank by a good 20 meters.
‘Peasants,’ thinks the soldier, as she inspects the few shoddily constructed iron arrowheads that managed to peak through her large, wicker shield. She looks down the line, where her hazarapatish is calmly stringing her bow.
‘Better to die by arrow fire then be run down cavalry. Arrows are quick… Cavalry? If I’m going to meet Kelemvor I’d rather not go feeling like prey.’
She glances through a crack in the shields at the disorganized gr...
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