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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mmadsen" data-source="post: 413110" data-attributes="member: 1645">As I've said before, while lorica segmentata is armor composed of steel bands, it doesn't match D&D's notion of Banded Mail; it's not full-body, and it's not that heavy.  Mechanically, it matches D&D's Breastplate much better.I don't see the need to have the pilum require an Exotic Weapon Proficiency; it's just a javelin that "breaks" on impact.Lords of Darkness's misnamed Phalanx Fighting Feat fits legionaries well.  It gives a +1 armor bonus and gives you the option of forming a shield wall (one quarter cover) if you're armed with a large shield and a light weapon.  (Why is Phalanx Fighting misnamed?  Because the phalanx is the tight formation used by Greek spearmen, not Roman swordsmen, and the Feat cannot work with a spear.  In fact, in D&D, a Spartan Hoplite can't use his 8' spear with his large shield at all.)I disagree with SHARK's Feat list: Power Attack, Cleave, Great Cleave, Leadership; Dodge, Mobility, Spring Attack; Expert Tactician; Iron Will.  Of those, I see Power Attack, Cleave, and Great Cleave more as a Germanic barbarian Feats really, and I don't see Dodge, Mobility, and Spring Attack fitting a tight-formation fighter like a legionary.  Leadership certainly fits a Centurion though, and Iron Will's plausible enough.  Expert Tactician certainly sounds appropriate for a Centurion, but I'm not sure if it's all that necessary.On the other hand, a legionary should have Endurance (even though it's a lame Feat), and maybe Great Fortitude and Run.  Weapon Focus (Gladius) obviously fits.  Improved Bull Rush also fits Roman legionaries (and Spartan Hoplites), as the initial clash often involved a "scrum" between shield walls.  This doesn't figure into D&D combat too much though.Oriental Adventures has plenty of occidental goodness, including the Great Teamwork Feat that seems tailor-made for professional soldiers; it offers +4 for flanking.  Improved Aid similarly offers +4 for Aid Another.</blockquote>

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