Mercs

[captain_karlsen]

is there any indiaction of who they work for?

I have a westerners main force and out local store has just got a full range in, so which mercenaries can i use?

I'm quite taken with the spooky woman and swordsman guy boxed set.

[Darth-Swen]

By definition mercenaries can be enroled by any faction as long you respect army limitations (one and only one officer for exemple)

In your case you may include every mercenary independant or mercenary trouper in your Westeners faction (If you decide to use Rossinante or Don Quichotte you'll play a mercenary faction)

So feel free to buythe extension including Götz and Alazais

[captain_karlsen]

Superb.

as a gamer rather than a painter, i'm in this for the minis for now, but this is coming together nicely!

anyone got any advice or infor in the different mercs?

[Darth-Swen]

Profils relative to each mercenary are detailed on the recruitment cards (available on the official website http://helldorado.fr/factions/les-mercenaires/index.php)

There is no specific advises to provide you. Depending the way you play your faction, some mercenary will be more interresting than others...but it is a personnal approch.

[G.playmobill]

I have a westerners main force and out local store has just got a full range in, so which mercenaries can i use?

With a westerners main force, you can use only Don Quichotte or Rosinnante like officers. Both have the "prestige" rule.

[Darth-Swen]

I have a westerners main force and out local store has just got a full range in, so which mercenaries can i use?

With a westerners main force, you can use only Don Quichotte or Rosinnante like officers. Both have the "prestige" rule.

Yes but if you do so you play a mercenary faction and not a Westener faction.

And don't forget Don Quichotte can't enrole every westerner (Foi limitation)

[2.0]

I have a westerners main force and out local store has just got a full range in, so which mercenaries can i use?

With a westerners main force, you can use only Don Quichotte or Rosinnante like officers. Both have the "prestige" rule.

Yes but if you do so you play a mercenary faction and not a Westener faction.

And don't forget Don Quichotte can't enrole every westerner (Foi limitation)

Though if you play Rossinante, you can play a Saracen force under him... so you can buy even more models 

[lapiaz]

   the comand points  of the independent mercenaries can only be used  to recruit  mercenaries troopers .

Quichote  can only enroll  westeners with Faith 2 or lower
Rosinante can enroll  westener and sarracens  no faith restriction

[captain_karlsen]

Thanks for the help everyone, i'm gonna go with style before purpose and buy the ones that will motivate me to paint!

[Breten]

   the comand points  of the independent mercenaries can only be used  to recruit  mercenaries troopers .

Quichote  can only enroll  westeners with Faith 2 or lower
Rosinante can enroll  westener and sarracens  no faith restriction

Awesome.  Now I have an excuse to pick up some Mercs.  I do like the Golem and Jewish merc, but it just wouldn't feel right using them with my Saracens.

[lapiaz]

Why not ?  they are  mercenaries  and the sarracens  use them

[Breten]

Why not ?  they are  mercenaries  and the sarracens  use them

I suppose it's due to the current general relationship between Muslims and Jews, though after a quick historical search it appears relations between the two groups were much better in the past than currently, so it seems a moot point.

[AndrewGPaul]

I think in the 17th century, the Jews got on better with the Muslims than with the Europeans. On the other hand, the classic golem legend comes from Prague.

[Metropolis]

Gotz appears to play well with the Westerners - He has Prestige (your officer's faction) which works for everyone and Leader so would let you use his command to recruit westerner troops. In a Westerner build with various Christians, not just Papists (i.e. including the Dinner Lady and Greatsword Soldiers) he would fit right in as he is a Christian (although no cult). So he is immune to the Missionary's first aura but doesn't benefit from the third. The Black Widow may be useful as a second infernalist and I fancy her second spell to punish opponents prone to command burn...(I count myself as such)

On an allied note, has anyone built a mercenary army yet? is it possible without resorting to Westerners & Saracens?

looking forwrd to the Nomads - they look amazing.

Cheers
Ron
metropolis

(first post!)

[lapiaz]

 Quijote  oficer

La Voyageuse  independent
Gotz               independent
isaia & Golem   independent
Alazais            independent
pietaille damneeX3  troupier   with ricochet

8CMD 17 of domination , 191 points 9 model  all the existing ones released   if I get an extra  Damnee it make it 200 sharp  and 18 for the domination.

the plan is to use  Gotz and Voyageuse to  ''smack silly'' the oposition  then use the Damnee, and Alazais to  inflic more damage  and keep Quijote and  Golem  to protect  her and  to protect  Alazais too ...  but they are a lot other combos ...