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This Swordpoint
campaign supplement
focuses on the
armies and enemies of
Macedon
under
P
hilip
II
and
Alexander III
(the
Great),
and of their
Successors
in
the
struggle
lo
control
Alexander's
conquests
after
his death.
Swordpoint
supplements
are
intended
to provide
you
with
any
necessary
historical
background to the
subject
matter,
together with
new
and/ or
expanded army
lists and a
series of
scenarios
for
play.
These
may
be
linked
into
a campaign or
may
stand alone, depending on the
style
of
the individual
supplement.
All
the
scenarios can
be
adapted
and
played with
any
other
a
rmies
you
may
choose.
All the
a
rmy lists
are
fully compatible with those in the relevant army
list
book,
so
those
in
this
supplement,
for
example,
can
be used against
any
in
the Classical Army
Book.
You
should
also be
allowed
to use them in
a
Classical
tournament,
should you
wish to do
so.
CREDITS
Gripping Beast
would
like to
thank
the
following for their assistance with
this
publication:
Written by
Martin
Gibbins.
Proofreading
Duncan
Macfarlane.
Photography
Wargames Illustrated.
Graphic
Design
Wargames
Illustrated
and Andrew Sherwell.
Cover Artwork
Peter Dennis.
Miniatures
All the
models
shown
in
this
book are
manufactured
by
Gripping
Beast Ltd.
They are
painted by
Wyn Rogers,
Neil "Swordmaster"
Bitten,
Dai-ren
Linington, Adie
Burt
and Artmaster
Studios.
SPECIAL RUTIES
African Elephants
These were a
somewhat
smaller
breed than
the ir Indian
cousins.
African
elephants
are not classed as
Superior
Fighters
when fighting
against lndian
e
lephants.
Elephant Escorts
Any elephant base may
have
elephant
escort skirmishers
integrated, at
a cost
of ten
points
per
elephant
base. Model
2-4 skirmish figures
with appropriate missile weapons on the
usual
e
lephant base. These fi
gures
add 2D6 to
shooting from the base,
normal
line of
sight
rules apply. They do not add Combat
dice,
except against enemy skirmishers where
they add 1D6.
They
do not
increase
the
strength
value of
the base. When the
elephant
is
shot
at, the first two '' kills"
on
the
crew
are absorbed
by
the
skirmishers,
so a crewman
is
not
removed until the third
"kill"
is
suffered.
Fearsome
Some troops,
by either appearance
or reputation
,
cause
trepidation in their opponents . When
charging o
r
charged
by
such
troops,
a
unit
must take a
Cohesion
test.
If
the test is failed
,
the
unit drops
o
ne level
of
fighting
ability for the
duration of
the ensuing
combat.
A
unit
already
classed as
inferior Fighters which fails
this
test
will break
instead.
Skirmishers
Whi
le
the
normal
Terror rule applies,
skirmishers
who
pass their
Cohesion
test may
always
stand
and fight
against elephants
if
they
choose
to do
so.
Wedge
Certain
cavalry
units formed
up in
a
wedge-
or diamond-shaped
format
ion
rather than
a
block.
As all
the
troopers
fo
llowed
the
officer
at
the point
of
the
formation,
manoeuvrability
was
considerably enhanced.
In
addition.
the
concentration of
force
in
a
narrow
space would
increase the impact
of a
charge,
though
whethe
r
this
applies
to
a charge
against
infantry is
still
debated.
A
unit
must consist
of at least
three
bases for
the
wedge
rule to apply.
Represent
this
formation
by placing the unit in
a
column with each
base
behind
the
one
in
front:
you
may
wish
to place only one
figure
on
the front
base
fo
r
aesthetic reasons
(and
the rear
as
well
if
the
troops
formed in a diamond). The unit counts
as
formed
as
an
exception
to
the
usual
rule
regarding unit width
.
Obviously
the
model
unit
does not
have the width of its
real
world counterpart. and
to
allow
for thi
s,
wedges
cannot strike
points
upon
a
unit.
or
multiple units
in line
of
battle, less
than two infantry base
widths
apart
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YES
A unit
in
wedge
does
not
deduct
25%
from
its
move when
moving
other than
straight
ahead.
Tn
Shooting
and Combat
the
unit throws
3D6,
and
co
unts
as
Shock
Cavalry
when
fighting
against
caval
ry,
gaining
two
Combat
dice
from
Shock Cavalry
rule
2.
Note
when
checking
whether a wedge
benefits
from
Line
of
Ba!tle.
ii
measures
the
distance
to its
fri
ends
fro
m
its
front two bases
only.
HISTORICAL EVENTS
The Kingdom of
Macedon
was the northmost Greek
state (or
the
southmost
barbarian
state,
depending
on
your
point of
view)
in
the Balkans,
surrounded
to the west
and
north by the
hostile
Illyrian,
Thracian and
Paionian
peoples,
with whom a
near-constant
state
of
low-level
hostilities
existed.
Macedon was not
strong enough
to
subdu e
these
peoples, and
so
constantly
endured raids
or worse;
Alexander's
grandfather
Amyntas III
was
briefly driven out
of
his
own
kingdom by the
Illyrians. H
e
was
later
able
to make
himself
more
secure
through alliances with Sparta and
a
Thracian
faction, and hosted
the famous
Greek
general
Iphicrates
al
his
court.
Amyntas
was succeeded
by his
eldest son
Alexander
II,
who
was
immediately
faced
with
an
lllyrian
invasion.
This
was
repelled
with
help
from Iphicrates,
and
Macedon became
allied with
thens.
Later
J\lexander intervened in
1
hessaly, but this provoked Thebes
and
Alexander
was
forced
to abandon
Athens
for
an
alliance with Thebes.
This
was
underpinned by the taking
of
hostages,
and
Alexander's
younger
brother Philip was
handed
over
at
age
14
to
live
in
that city
for
three
years.
Alexander was
assassinated
in
368
BC
and
succeeded
by
his
brother
Perdiccas III.
This
unfortunate
lasted
nine
years
before being
killed in
battle with the
Illyrians. His
infant
son
was qu
ickly
usurped
by
his
broth
e1~
back from
exile
to become
Philip
II.
Philip
was a
much more
capable
and
more militarily
skilled
ruler than any of
his
predecessors,
and
immediately
set
about
improving his
realm's
security
in a number of ways. O
ver
time through
a
mixture
of
diplomacy, marriage
and war
he was
able to
stabilise
his borders,
expand
his territory
and
improve
his finances
-
the latter most
notably
by the
acquisition of
the
gold
mines
of Crenides
(the
name
of which was
changed
to Philippi). To
achieve
these things, he needed
a
more reliable
and
powerful
army.
THRACE
Abder.ai
Maronea
•
•
Amphlpolls
MACEDON
•
Pelli
Mtthonle
Pydna
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PERSIAN EMPIRE
Plllldeo
The
Kingdom
of
Macedon
at the death of
Philip
II
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cay
Macedonian
gartlson
Important
battlu
Kingdom
of
Macedonia
Theualy
Members of
the
Le~ue
of
Corint
h
P
ersian
Empire

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