Looking good. Spacing out the more interesting figures in the front rank so that they can be seen better is a good idea. I think a combination of spaced out and closely packed figures in the same warband would work pretty well: Spacing out the front rank and then packing the second and third ranks in quite densely with a few stragglers spaced out in a rear rank. As well as allowing the interesting figures to be shown off better it also simulates how I think a barbarian warband would behave with the braver guys leading in front coming forward, the mass following but sticking together for mutual protection, and the less brave hanging back a bit in the rear.
This is a great point! Champions leading the charge with the rest fanning out behind, might account for the wedge formations barbarians often seemed to use!
I have only ever based 15mm figures for DBA but am currently painting 28mm dark ages figures and am really at a loss as to which size bases I should use for maximum playability. I love the irregular shapes of your bases and would like to have a go with them but just wondered how many different rulesets they will be able to use if based in this manner? I expect you have already mentioned this numerous times before but I would like to hear your slant on it and also by the way, how many figures you fit on each base for the various types of troops. Many thanks.
For absolute maximum playability you would likely have to base singly, but I think it mainly depends on your situation. I think if you are mostly playing your own games, you can fit the rules to your basing with some creativity. Great idea for a video though. If you watch some of my lion rampant videos I play a ruleset for single figures with multi based figures. I plan on making a basing video though, great question and suggestion!
