Rhodok Veteran Spearman

Rhodok Veteran Spearman
Troop Information
Culture	Kingdom of Rhodoks
Wages	18-9 denars
Acquired from...	Rhodok Trained Spearman
Upgrades to...	Rhodok Sergeant
Upgrade Cost	80 denars
XP for Kill	168 xp
Ransom Value	140 denars

Rhodok Veteran Spearmen are veteran infantry of the Kingdom of Rhodoks.

Although coded to always spawn with a Board Shield, they never use them, nor can a shield even be seen on their backs.

Rhodok castle guards look like Veteran Spearmen.

These units have been significantly altered in between original game and Warband. Originally they were armed with swords and shields mostly, being the first Rhodok infantry unit to have anything but a spear. They were the first Rhodok infantry competent in close combat, but died quite easily due to lack of a helmet (they wore Byrnie or Ragged Outfit with Leather Cap - a curious combination!). That way, they were surprisingly hard to upgrade. Adding them decent helmets but taking away their swords and shields in Warband was an interesting change, making them more resistant in melee but more specialized and weaker to missiles at the same time.

Tactics

The primary purpose of Veteran Spearmen is to keep enemies away from your missile troops, and they are armed with a variety of polearms optimized for anti-cavalry work. Their main disadvantage is their lack of shields, leaving them vulnerable against archers.

They boast a noticeably larger amount of hit points than other infantry of the same rank to compensate for their inability to use a shield.

Rhodok Veteran Spearman can be used when setting up a phalanx.

Stats and equipment

Note: Troops have a set of default stats; at the beginning of a new game, these stats are randomly adjusted for each type of troop. The following is the default set for this troop as seen within the game code and may not reflect the specific stats you will see during actual gameplay. For more information, see Troop stats.

Rhodok Veteran Spearman - Default Stats and Equipment

Attributes Stat Points Level 19 Strength 7 Agility 5 Intelligence 4 Charisma 4 Health 52 Armor Head Kettle Hat, Mail Coif Body Mail with Tunic Hand (Possible): Leather Gloves Foot Leather Boots, Splinted Leather Greaves Skills Skill Points Ironflesh 5 Power Strike 4 Power Throw ? Power Draw ? Weapon Master ? Shield 3 Athletics 3 Riding 1 Horse Archery ? Looting ? Trainer ? Tracking ? Tactics ? Path-finding ? Spotting ? Inventory Management 2 Wound Treatment ? Surgery ? First Aid ? Engineer ? Persuasion ? Prisoner Management 1 Leadership 1 Trade 2 Proficiencies Weapon Type Points One Handed Weapons 115 Two Handed Weapons 115 Polearms 130 Archery 115 Crossbows 115 Throwing 115 Weapons Melee Ashwood Pike, Glaive Ranged ? Shield Board Shield* Mount ? * Shield is unusable due to both weapons having the (No shield) trait.

Troops of the Rhodoks
	Looter
	Mountain Bandit
	Tribesman
	Spearman	Crossbowman
	Trained Spearman	Trained Crossbowman
	Veteran Spearman	Veteran Crossbowman
	Sergeant	Sharpshooter