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<blockquote data-quote="mmadsen" data-source="post: 454806" data-attributes="member: 1645">Chapter XV -- The North African CampaignAs General Labienus lay prostrate on the ground, men of his bodyguard hastily gathered around him.&nbsp; He was moving, dazed, and hurt by the fall as he was carried away.In D&amp;D, falling off a horse only does 1d6 damage.Anyway, without him Labienus's men lose some of their fervor, but they still surround Caesar.Realizing he had to seize the initiative, Caesar formed his thirty cohorts up so he had fifteen facing one way and fifteen behind them facing the other.&nbsp; Both groups then charged forward at the same time, on his command, splitting the attacking force in two and breaking the encirclement.&nbsp; Caesar then called his men back, and before the other side could re-form he quickly advanced through one of the gaps he'd opened up and marched for Thapsus at the double.Caesar's maneuvers read like the kind of elaborate plays you'd design for your flag football team in 7th grade (that never worked) or like a superhero team's elaborate formation attacks.&nbsp; He seems like the kind of guy who'd come up with the &quot;Statue of Liberty&quot; play.&nbsp; (Apologies to Europeans who don't understand American football.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mmadsen, post: 454806, member: 1645"] [b]Chapter XV -- The North African Campaign[/b] [Color=Silver]As General Labienus lay prostrate on the ground, men of his bodyguard hastily gathered around him. He was moving, dazed, and hurt by the fall as he was carried away.[/Color] In D&D, falling off a horse only does 1d6 damage. Anyway, without him Labienus's men lose some of their fervor, but they still surround Caesar. [Color=Silver]Realizing he had to seize the initiative, Caesar formed his thirty cohorts up so he had fifteen facing one way and fifteen behind them facing the other. Both groups then charged forward at the same time, on his command, splitting the attacking force in two and breaking the encirclement. Caesar then called his men back, and before the other side could re-form he quickly advanced through one of the gaps he'd opened up and marched for Thapsus at the double.[/Color] Caesar's maneuvers read like the kind of elaborate plays you'd design for your flag football team in 7th grade (that never worked) or like a superhero team's elaborate formation attacks. He seems like the kind of guy who'd come up with the "Statue of Liberty" play. (Apologies to Europeans who don't understand American football.) [/QUOTE]

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