An Army Forged in Death - Old Dominion Lore

[@fumarc4501]

I really like the Byzantine/Roman inspired look of the Old Dominion, with the warped angelic death worship influences. Very unique and makes me think of the Empire from TES, but with waaaaay more necromancers and shades.

[@nasajePlugShorts]

Yea I get the same vides

[@Speersums]

This is such a fantastic video. The current format of the lore for a newcomer can be difficult to sort through and your explanation was insightful and enjoyable. Definitely subscribed!

[@patimusprime72]

I just discovered Conquest. Picked up the Old Dominion and Wadrhun 2 player set. These videos are absolutely awesome. Really loving the lore here

[@BeastnBrushes]

man I love Conquest lore. Thanks for making these :D

[@nasajePlugShorts]

Same its very different

[@banjohumphrey]

Really like this setting and the models, temped to get one if the first blood starter sets just to dip my toe

[@dragonking8085]

Man I would do it all there stuff is great

[@nasajePlugShorts]

Its cool 😎

[@tylerwilliams417]

An undead Greek/Roman faction is kinda unique. When you think of undead in a fantasy setting you usually get Vampire Counts (At least I do), classic medieval undead.

[@Tillman581]

The really neat thing is that, unlike a lot kf undead factions I see, there isn't a lot of ways to raise the dead. Infact you are actively wanting them to die to generate their special resource (dark power points) that go into a pool and buff the army, or, maybe more interesting, are sucked up by the big Fallen Pantheon monster character they can take. When you hit different tiers of power points either the army starts remembering their own abilities (bonus rules and abilities for the various units) or the big monster character 'tiers up' and get whole new stats and skills (and then heals itself) This army can get nuts. But it takes hurting it, it's wild lol.

[@shankley_has_a_brush]

Absolutely hooked on conquest lore. keep it rolling!

[@nasajePlugShorts]

Same I can't wait i might as well check out the books

[@antoinec3284]

I'm so fond of your Conquest lore videos, I really hope you'll go on doing them!

[@irishjesus3927]

This army is plastic crack. I just finished painting a massive armies of both stormcasts and bonereapers…and conquest has gone and merged ‘em. So rude to my wallet.

[@nasajePlugShorts]

I never played any tabe top but I love this lore so it might be my first lol

[@Kardel_VA]

The story of this setting is just so wild. I love it!

[@nasajePlugShorts]

Its awesome the setting is very different

[@irishjesus3927]

Just ordered a second starter box using your code whilst listening to this. Way to prey upon my weakness, greg :p

[@durindor3281]

Love your Conquest Videos! Thanks for making and please keep making them! 😊

[@nasajePlugShorts]

Yea I agree this lore is so good

[@SuperEagle112]

Being both the undead and faithful faction is so cool. By buddy was really impressed by the details on the faces of the Old Dominion troops. All of the sculpts I’ve seen in real life are incredibly intricate.

[@davidblenner9082]

Awesome job. Big fan of conquest

[@nasajePlugShorts]

Same here

[@Thetastybraindrain]

Great video. And I am a sucker for lore videos, so I definitely would love to see more Conquest lore videos.

[@Tillman581]

I'd love to see some tactics/army building ideas for the various factions. Each of these armies can be taken so many ways, even with something as small as swapping a banner a character brings can utterly change the army. Case in point, one for Old Dominion let you pick a restricted unit without the 'mainstay tax' that's freaking huge! Another gives the character and attached unit a 'your in melee with me and now you are in a death aura'. Can only take one of them...what do you do? That's just two of the four or so I think, and thats just the banners!

[@KarolKwiatkowski86]

Yeah, lets do this!

[@sandpirate1662]

Awesome video!

[@jacoblee3444]

More more more!!!! So good

[@anthonylozinski1917]

This is really awesome lore ☆

[@tunfisktun]

Wow, i think i found my faction and this is what might get me into playing the game.

[@turagakratox]

At 16:16 I don't think it's Greek, I thought the Old Dominion their design and esthetique was more based off on that of the ancient Roman Empire. If you look at the armory, it has more Roman elements instead of the more Greek design. I know they kinda look a like. But if you look at the overal Old Dominion units, They kinda look more Roman than Greek. Like for instance the artwork on 16:16 from the Old Dominion Chiliarch kinda resembles a Centurion commander. Like its even in the name of the units Legionaires/Praetorian Guard. I just wanted to point this out, Still great video, I love the Old Dominion, since I have fondness for the undead. For what is dead, may never die!

[@TheGlobuleReturns]

Ye definitely Roman

[@Waywardpaladin]

Byzantine is their inspiration, which was the Eastern Roman Empire after it split.

[@nasajePlugShorts]

I can see that

[@ambuknight]

Where are the models for these guys?

[@weiswolf]

100% more please

[@jaelee1996]

Dominion is Roman. By the 7th century, the court language of Constantinople became Greek. Roman Empire was already becoming more Hellenistic as the majority of its population was Hellen. Hence, the officers of the medieval Roman army were given Greek names like Strategos. You can see that the Dominion legionaries are very much early legions during the height of the Roman Empire.

[@Waywardpaladin]

Byzantium, the Eastern Roman Empire after the split.

[@placeholdername3818]

@@Waywardpaladin The name Byzantine was coined by a biased historian(I think HRE German). The Byzantines considered themselves Roman and they have a direct line to the old Roman Empire. They're Roman

[@jaelee1996]

@@Waywardpaladin Byzantium is an old Hellenic city that once stood where Constantinople would be founded. The empire that ruled over Balkans to Anatolia during the early middle ages is not Byzantium. They were Romans.

[@Waywardpaladin]

@@jaelee1996 Byzantine, relating to Byzantium, the Byzantine Empire, or the Eastern Orthodox church. Byzantine Empire, also known S the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, is the continuation of the Roman Empire in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and early medieval times. If you check out the encyclopedia Britannica it might explain your confusion as the inhabitants themselves wouldn't know it by Byzantine, as they considered themselves true Romans, but it is a way we historically differ them from the previous unified Rome of the more classical era.

[@Waywardpaladin]

@@placeholdername3818 If you read my explanation you will see that yes, they considered themselves Romans and the term is used to differentiate the Eastern Empire from the Rome of more classical times.

[@DustinBarlow8P]

I am a refugee from Warhammer Fantasy, my God Game Workshop nuked my world so here I am. It's really cool world building to have a scenario where humans wiht 12th century tech in the Hundred Kingdoms could fight an army of undead from their roman forefathers.

[@ignitedxblaze]

This is like Reverse Nords.... luckily they don't play the same!