Roman Plumbata Thrower

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Roman Plumbata Thrower

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Plumbata is similar to pilum. It is smaller and easier to shoot. Some Late roman legionaries were equiped with them instead of old pilum.
Cost 3
Hp 16
Attack 6
Range 2-4
Armor 1/3
Speed 3
Sight 5
Action/turn 2
+20% v archer, mounted
+50% v light and medium foot meele, mounted archer, flying

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plumbata

It is like an hybrid of archer and skirmisher, a little armored.
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Hybrid is meant to have weaknesses of both, strengths of both. Depending on balance - the second attribute can be weakened.

Your stats says something else - strengths of both (even a little better), weaknesses of none.

18 damage to melees with resilience to get 2 attacks and still be standing , 10 damage to knights and survives attack from them, very resistant vs towers and archers. All for 3 turn cost?
And it even throws heavy plumbata to height of tens of meters, where flying machines can be found.
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Well, plumbata werent as heavy as pilum
Maybe the attack is a little high
Also bonuses are too high
I will think again on stats
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this idea might get better
stats
cost 3
hp 13
attack 5
range 3
armor 1/3
speed 3
sight 5
actions 2
+40% vs light and medium foot melee

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Looking good,just miss a designe
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Just making some units
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with some balance i think this unit can make it into the game
great image @DreJaDe
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