You mentioned that you do not use their metals. I am guessing you do not prefer them. Which metals do you like?

Are the chapter timestamps AI generated? They make no sense :D

Great stuff!!!!

Nicely painted chorfs.

is this why you missed the tournament JP? :p

My tip for this: blutac your shields on. 1. You need some Bostik BluTack or equivalent product. Stain it black by colouring it with a permanent marker, folding in the pigment, and repeating until dark enough not to draw the eye. 2. Use a 3mm ball of this to attach your shields, instead of super glue. One advantage is that if a shield ever falls off, you can just stick it back on again with the same bit of BluTack. But specific to this video, you can have one set of models with multiple sets of shields, and swap the shields to make them look like different factions.

What’s with the nose breathing/laughing

I'm delighted to hear you're halfway to a Numidian flying circus! A warband like no other.

Pagan Peoples warband Don't forget to add 8 2-handed axemen for Lithuanians, Rog !

Ah, Gladius. An ability that (mostly) with a Rare finally makes it safe to attack shooting levy in melee ;)

43:05 Check out the gun show!

bought these rules..but they just dont impress me..seems most armies are similar..magic is only big diff????

Just watching this again because it's so good 😀 and I noticed at 19:05, do the Norman levy shoot the Germanic Warlord by drawing line of sight through the hill? The hill is high and should block line if sight.

This is fantastic!!

Generally, (historically) Romans beat phalanx (Sarissa) by being able to attack the flanks, rather than head on. Unfortunately Saga does not give a mechanic for this.

Great battle report! I love the princess and her entourage. What miniatures did you use? Did you use Age of Sigmar/Old Hammer goblins or another manufacturer? For your Chaos Dwarves army how do you determine which units are levy, warriors, hearthguard, etc? So, for example, could you personal preference have dragon ogres or dwarves as levies and make the goblins hearthguard, or is it pretty fixed the other round? I know Great Empires and Underearthers are going to play differently, but can you do Chaos Dwarves for either? Why would you choose one over the other? If you were to add Skaven to the mix, would you go Great Empires, Horde, or Underearthers and why?

The romans DID in fact just engage sarissas. Sometimes to significant casualties. Sometimes simply breaking through by dint of their superior defensive equipment.

Fantastic resource in terms of the breakdown of the factions - thanks very much

Very helpful - great video

Great video and really useful. Thanks!

Hi, did you see crusaders FAQ? Any comments from ST on how to use Spilt Blood if a common symbol is rolled? You cant put it on Orison

Is the Age of Magic 2 designed to be a replacement (eg. rules corrections, tweaks to factions, and other errata), a sequel (eg. new factions, new rules), or both?

Thanks!

Great series of videos on Saga. I thought you did an excellent job explaining the rules and how things play out on the table. I have a few questions, though. In this second part you feature two warbands (Vikings: 21 figures; Byzantines: 33 figures). Is this a small, medium, or large battle, and what are the min/average/max figures per side? Are armies point-buy, unit matching, random roll, or some other mechanic? Do the battle boards come with the book? Are the battle boards tear out pages, printable PDF, or separate card stock? Does the rulebook come with built in armies or battles to play, or do you have to get one of the ages books (eg. Dark Ages, Crusades, Magic)?

It’s funny watching this video now, having placed an order last night. I opted for royal purple as a shadow, and then plum and the faded plum for my guys purple robes. Their colors confuse me and is honestly THE biggest issue I have with ordering from them. I’m still not sure what colors I’d use for red bolters and stuff.

Great video! Me and a couple friends are getting into Saga, since there is no one near that plays it, your videos are our introduction to it! Thanks for the great content! Hugs from Brazil 🇧🇷

The arabic caliphates utilized horse archers just like the later turkish ones, so the saracens are a fine representation, although I'd have loved tomahawk to have made the faction more distinct then just the medieval european word for muslim.

I have a few historic bones to pick with age of crusades. The spanish are a distinct ethnic group. The polish are a distinct ethnic group. Crusaders are an identifiable movement. Saracens are just a lazy catch all term medieval europeans applied to all muslims, be they berber, turk, arab, or anything else. And Moor is a slightly less all encompassing but still utterly indistinct collection of all muslims from an entire region. And the balts and lithuanians and other peoples literally just get to be called "pagan peoples". Is kind of a bummer really in how the game is framed. Distinct euopean cultures and movements and their slurry of enemies that don't warrant the same granularity.

Great to hear about Denny's local SAGA scene. The pacific northwest is massive (Portland, Tacoma, Seattle, Vancouver BC spans around 320 miles) and has a vibrant historical gaming community. The major historical convention in the region is Enfilade (hosted by the Northwest Historical Miniature Gaming Society) has hosted a variety of SAGA events in the past along with a full weekend of nearly 100 games, bring and buy, and vendors.

Excellent episode! Denny is an absolute legend in Canada

Danny is a SAGA T.O. rockstar! Extra points for putting up with all of us troublesome and arrogant Americans. This video was taped before the Battle of the Ages Tournament, which was a resounding success. Four of us drove up from Washington together to attend, and we all had a great time. We are looking forward to the Ancients tournament in November.

I play Romans and my LGS has a healthy Saga community. Its called Paradox Games in Lacey, WA. Every weekend theres a few games going as well as a league every few months! I know a couple of the guys that go up north to play. They both taught me to play actually haha Thanks for the shout-out!!!

What a great coincidence :D I am just now starting with SAGA and building my Iberian army :D Will listen to this while working on them. Greetings from germany!

Thanks, I'm very new to play the Carthaginians, so this was very useful to me. Any tips for me when my opponent has Iberians...???

Good stuff. Planning on painting this warband up. Definitely appreciate the warband lineup information. May change what I was planning to do.

Great video! Amazing guest and well put together content about a very unique warband.

What size base is the Necromancer on if he is your warloard?

Cool 👍

Perfect timing. I'm about halfway through painting an Iberian force.

Great video, quick question if you use 3 Guerilla markers for a Activation must it be a "basic" one like move, rest and charge or can it be a advanced one like "Bait", "Coordination" or "Soliferum" ?

Falarica was a all iron javelin, similar in use to the pilum

It was a pleasure to join. Did not realize it was almost 90 minutes when recording 😅 but it's a complex faction, so each second is very valuable to listen to for sure.

Haven't played them since their second round of nerfs, been meaning to get back to them

Nice video and enjoyed the review. Love the 4 videos on one screen during the build, clever idea to differentiate from other build review videos. Well done !

National guard armories are another tournament location option

If Hearthguard with javelins charge into attack, they can't rolls 1s can they? As they get a +1 to dice rolls. So Inspiration is useless for them on the attack unless they use a rare.

Great! My favourite trick has to be what I call the "Norman Lance": 5 mounted Warriors. Dice battery early on (or until I see an opportunity). Then, you just need a Rare (although 2 is even better). Load up Pursuit and Charge (excellent place for that second Rare). Move up the Warriors, toss javelins if something's in range, and then charge with Pursuit. You are now generating 8 attack dice going in, letting you maximize a Charge for 5 (or 7!) more. And you have Javelins... Against a soft target... well 6-man hearthguard units are quite vulnerable. And the best thing is, those 5-man units are quite useful even if you don't get those rares, just by riding up, tossing a few javelins, and then running away (the norman way) again. And no, that banner is not detachable ;) I am amazed that I managed to not ruin it And congrats to the winners... oh, sh-, that's me (well, the random winner)!

Awesome! The basing material I've used is a mix of Noch "Spring Grass" and "Forest Floor", on top of Vallejo Earth texture paint. The pikes are made from 1.4mm florist wire, with the tips painted on, since I have bad experience with the very sharp steel wire spears!

My red and yellow knights are by Claymore Castings. The horses are metal, but I think 3d sculpted originally.

If you haven't already thought of it, we've had good luck with VA halls/clubs for Tournaments. And they usually have Bars...