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General Category => Rules Questions => Topic started by: John.F on October 18, 2014, 10:09:15 PM
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When selecting allies where are the rules for doing so found?
Example of the point in particular where I am struggling exactly ... Catalan Company take Palaiologan Byzantine allies with an amount at 0-11. All the minimums in the Palaiologan Byzantine list add up to more than 11. I assume there is some reductions in required amounts applied but I can not find referance to it.
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The rules for picking allied contingents are found at the start of each list book. They were refined a bit along the way, so if possible refer to Bk 4 (the latest-published list book) for the clearest and most definite version.
The short version is that an allied contingent must include between a quarter of the minimum and a third of the maximum of each compulsory troop type, and cannot include any non-compulsory troops unless either list contains a statement otherwise.
A Palaeologan ally would thus consist of:
1 general
1 kavallarioi
2-4 stratiotai
2-8 archers (you can of course not actually take all eight, as that'd take you above 11 elements)
1-2 tourkopouloi
It can also have 0-2 baggage, because they're specified as per general, and such troops are also allowed by the allied contingent rules. Note that baggage don't count against the 11.
(That's a Palaeologan ally for Catalan Company. At later dates, the tourkopouloi may not apply, and at earlier ones you may have to have Cumans.)