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Giuseppe Di Pirro (order #5814233)

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Contents

Relevant Empires ruleset Page Number

Empires: Colossus 3

Empires: D6 4

Empires: D10 5

Empires: D20 6

Empires: Diceless 7

Giuseppe Di Pirro (order #5814233)

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Empires: Colossus

Byzantine Cataphract Lancers

The following unit rules can be used for any army that was present pre 15th century. The

Empires: Colossus expansion is needed to use the contents of this unit update.

The Byzantine Cataphract Lancers were a form of heavy cavalry that were used in ancient

warfare. The cataphracts wore heavy scale armour which gave a high level of protection for

their horse and themselves in combat. The Byzantines were not the first to uses cataphracts,

other armies included: Scythians, Sarmatians, Armenian and even the Roman army. After seeing

the destructive power of the cataphract, the Roman army was to later create its own cataphract

unit to help combat the eastern powers. The main use for the cataphract unit was as a shock

troop; the lance and heavy armour enabled them to be most deadly when charging; the

Byzantines would later improve on this by adopting a wedge formation as to improve the

lancers destructive potential in the first strike of close combat.

Byzantine Cataphract

Lancers (Min and Max 20)

Cost each

Shooting Skill

Melee Skill

Movement Special Rules

Elite 50 N/A 3+ 10

Scale Armour and Barded Horse, Lance, Never Fall Back, Hidden Weapon, Large Shield, Quality Footwear, Musician, Wedge

Formation

Defence: 2+ Base Charge: 3+D6 (RR)

Scale Armour and Barded Horse

-4 Defence.

There Can Only Be One

Only one Byzantine Cataphract unit can be bought per army.

Wedge Formation

When the cataphract unit charges, the front two ranks gain two attacks in the first round of

combat.

Giuseppe Di Pirro (order #5814233)

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Empires: D6

Byzantine Cataphract Lancers

The following unit rules can be used for any army that was present pre 15th century. The

Empires: D6 rulebook is needed to use the contents of this unit update.

The Byzantine Cataphract Lancers were a form of heavy cavalry that were used in ancient

warfare. The cataphracts wore heavy scale armour which gave a high level of protection for

their horse and themselves in combat. The Byzantines were not the first to uses cataphracts,

other armies included: Scythians, Sarmatians, Armenian and even the Roman army. After seeing

the destructive power of the cataphract, the Roman army was to later create its own cataphract

unit to help combat the eastern powers. The main use for the cataphract unit was as a shock

troop; the lance and heavy armour enabled them to be most deadly when charging; the

Byzantines would later improve on this by adopting a wedge formation as to improve the

lancers destructive potential in the first strike of close combat.

Byzantine Cataphract

Lancers (Min and Max 20)

Cost each

Shooting Skill

Melee Skill

Movement Special Rules

Elite 50 N/A 3+ 10

Scale Armour and Barded Horse, Lance, Never Fall Back, Hidden

Weapon, Large Shield, Musician, Wedge Formation, Thorough Bred Horse (already included in profile)

Scale Armour and Barded Horse

+3 to enemy melee and shooting skill. An enemy unit can never wound a cataphract better

than a 4+ in melee and in shooting (unless the unit has RM).

There Can Only Be One

Only one Byzantine Cataphract unit can be bought per army.

Wedge Formation

When the cataphract unit charges, the front two ranks gain two attacks in the first round of

combat.

Giuseppe Di Pirro (order #5814233)

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Empires: D10

Byzantine Cataphract Lancers

The following unit rules can be used for any army that was present pre 15th century. The

Empires: D10 rulebook is needed to use the contents of this unit update.

The Byzantine Cataphract Lancers were a form of heavy cavalry that were used in ancient

warfare. The cataphracts wore heavy scale armour which gave a high level of protection for

their horse and themselves in combat. The Byzantines were not the first to uses cataphracts,

other armies included: Scythians, Sarmatians, Armenian and even the Roman army. After seeing

the destructive power of the cataphract, the Roman army was to later create its own cataphract

unit to help combat the eastern powers. The main use for the cataphract unit was as a shock

troop; the lance and heavy armour enabled them to be most deadly when charging; the

Byzantines would later improve on this by adopting a wedge formation as to improve the

lancers destructive potential in the first strike of close combat.

Byzantine Cataphract

Lancers (Min and Max 20)

Cost each

Shooting Skill

Melee Skill

Movement Special Rules

Elite 50 N/A 4+ 10

Scale Armour and Barded Horse, Lance, Never Fall Back, Hidden

Weapon, Large Shield, Musician, Wedge Formation, Thorough Bred Horse (already included in profile)

Scale Armour and Barded Horse

+3 to enemy melee and shooting skill. An enemy unit can never wound a cataphract better

than a 5+ in melee and in shooting (unless the unit has RM).

There Can Only Be One

Only one Byzantine Cataphract unit can be bought per army.

Wedge Formation

When the cataphract unit charges, the front two ranks gain two attacks in the first round of

combat.

Giuseppe Di Pirro (order #5814233)

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Empires: D20

Byzantine Cataphract Lancers

The following unit rules can be used for any army that was present pre 15th century. The

Empires: D20 rulebook is needed to use the contents of this unit update.

The Byzantine Cataphract Lancers were a form of heavy cavalry that were used in ancient

warfare. The cataphracts wore heavy scale armour which gave a high level of protection for

their horse and themselves in combat. The Byzantines were not the first to uses cataphracts,

other armies included: Scythians, Sarmatians, Armenian and even the Roman army. After seeing

the destructive power of the cataphract, the Roman army was to later create its own cataphract

unit to help combat the eastern powers. The main use for the cataphract unit was as a shock

troop; the lance and heavy armour enabled them to be most deadly when charging; the

Byzantines would later improve on this by adopting a wedge formation as to improve the

lancers destructive potential in the first strike of close combat.

Byzantine Cataphract

Lancers (Min and Max 20)

Cost each

Shooting Skill

Melee Skill

Movement Special Rules

Elite 50 N/A 8+ 10

Scale Armour and Barded Horse, Lance, Never Fall Back, Hidden

Weapon, Large Shield, Musician, Wedge Formation, Thorough Bred Horse (already included in profile)

Scale Armour and Barded Horse

+6 to enemy melee and shooting skill. An enemy unit can never wound a cataphract better

than a 10+ in melee and in shooting (unless the unit has RM).

There Can Only Be One

Only one Byzantine Cataphract unit can be bought per army.

Wedge Formation

When the cataphract unit charges, the front two ranks gain two attacks in the first round of

combat.

Giuseppe Di Pirro (order #5814233)

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Empires: Diceless

Byzantine Cataphract Lancers

The following unit rules can be used for any army that was present pre 15th century. The

Empires: Diceless rulebook is needed to use the contents of this unit update.

The Byzantine Cataphract Lancers were a form of heavy cavalry that were used in ancient

warfare. The cataphracts wore heavy scale armour which gave a high level of protection for

their horse and themselves in combat. The Byzantines were not the first to uses cataphracts,

other armies included: Scythians, Sarmatians, Armenian and even the Roman army. After seeing

the destructive power of the cataphract, the Roman army was to later create its own cataphract

unit to help combat the eastern powers. The main use for the cataphract unit was as a shock

troop; the lance and heavy armour enabled them to be most deadly when charging; the

Byzantines would later improve on this by adopting a wedge formation as to improve the

lancers destructive potential in the first strike of close combat.

Byzantine Cataphract

Lancers (Min and Max 20)

Cost each

Shooting Accuracy

Melee Accuracy

Movement Special Rules

Elite 50 N/A 50% 10

Scale Armour and Barded Horse, Lance, Never Fall Back, Hidden Weapon (included in profile),

Large Shield, Musician, Wedge Formation,

Thorough Bred Horse (included in profile).

Scale Armour and Barded Horse

-20% to enemy melee and shooting skill.

There Can Only Be One

Only one Byzantine Cataphract unit can be bought per army.

Wedge Formation

When the cataphract unit charges, the front two ranks gain 100% melee accuracy (before

the charging modifier) in the first round of combat.

The Empires’ core rule set is registered copyright to Dominic Basta, who has given permission to the War of Life Gaming System Organisation to use the rule set.

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Giuseppe Di Pirro (order #5814233)