Dom Pedro II
Modder For Life
Hey... here's a case of the unit creator making a unit request... Don't get me wrong, I like the Javelin Thrower, but he's not distinctly Mayan... I need this guy as a generic MesoAmerican Archer replacement...
So this is what I'd like for a new Mayan UU.
I call it the Mayan Champion, but it has a better name than that... as soon as I finish rifling through the archeaologists' trash bin that is my room, I'll be able to post the right name.
For the Mayans, warfare was a ritual. They would send in their most talented and able men to fight each other almost like a mass sparring match. The axe (such as the one in this picture) was almost a sacred weapon to the MesoAmericans. It was infrequently used in combat except by champions, and figures prominently in the heroic epics of MesoAmerica.
From what has been learned, the champion often went into battle with several footman (an example shown to his left). For this unit, there should probably be two... one to cover each flank. They don't really do much of the fighting, they just make sure the opposing men don't try to gang up on the champion so that he is free to pick and choose his nemesis.
After battles were won or lost, the Mayans did not immediately leave the field... the prizes had to be collected. And those prizes most often were sacrificial victims to be sent back to the capital to be killed for the gods. If that could be somehow factored into Victory animation, that'd be fantastic.
I would do this unit myself, but unfortunately, I can't make most of the props needed for this. I'm just not that skilled yet.
If some modeler out there doesn't want to go the whole nine yards and only wants to model the props, I'll take that, but I'd prefer not...
Thank you
So this is what I'd like for a new Mayan UU.
I call it the Mayan Champion, but it has a better name than that... as soon as I finish rifling through the archeaologists' trash bin that is my room, I'll be able to post the right name.
For the Mayans, warfare was a ritual. They would send in their most talented and able men to fight each other almost like a mass sparring match. The axe (such as the one in this picture) was almost a sacred weapon to the MesoAmericans. It was infrequently used in combat except by champions, and figures prominently in the heroic epics of MesoAmerica.
From what has been learned, the champion often went into battle with several footman (an example shown to his left). For this unit, there should probably be two... one to cover each flank. They don't really do much of the fighting, they just make sure the opposing men don't try to gang up on the champion so that he is free to pick and choose his nemesis.
After battles were won or lost, the Mayans did not immediately leave the field... the prizes had to be collected. And those prizes most often were sacrificial victims to be sent back to the capital to be killed for the gods. If that could be somehow factored into Victory animation, that'd be fantastic.
I would do this unit myself, but unfortunately, I can't make most of the props needed for this. I'm just not that skilled yet.
If some modeler out there doesn't want to go the whole nine yards and only wants to model the props, I'll take that, but I'd prefer not...
Thank you
