Warrior Ancient and Medieval Rules

[joncleaves]

In a message dated 4/5/2004 16:02:59 Central Daylight Time,
christebo@... writes:
1. Firstly, is a low point army one that falls beneath the cost of
the AG element? >>
No. A low point army is any group of AP that falls under the ability to
purchase all the minumums - CINC/AG included. If you can't even buy the AG,
then
yes you are certainly a low point army, but you'd also be a low-point army if
you had 500AP and your minimums cost you 525 on that list.



Example: An AG costs 94 points for one list, if the contingent is
currently at 93 AP, is this when it is considered a low point army? >>


Yes, but see above


<<The contention that we have is over what constitutes a low point
army. Some contend this happens when it falls below the minimum
points for the army list of the mercs you are buying.>>


Yes, that is correct.

<< My contention
is that this happens when the AP falls below the cost of the AG
as in the above question and secondly, after the AG is bought, troop
AP is bought from the minimums only until they are met as the second
step in converting AP to battle troops.>.

That is *also* a low point army because you can't even meet the basic
minimums, but LPA's are not defined solely by not being able to buy the general.



<<2. Am I correct in assuming that since you must purchase an ally
general, the only time you don't is when your merc AP falls below
the cost of the AG element as in the above (1 a) example.>>

Yes.


<<Example: Someone purchases Italian Condotta AP. The list minimums
are a CinC and 4 elements of knights. If you don't have to purchase
the Ally General per Campaign Warrior rules, you could purchase up
to 3 elements of knights without ever fielding the AG if the ruling
is that low point armies are ones that fall below troop minimums. My
contention is that there should be three steps:

a. Purchase AG first.
b. Purchase minimum troops second (after AG purchase is met).
c. Purchase non-minimum troops as desired (after steps a and b above)>>

Good steps. I will include them in the rules.


Jon


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