Is the basing used for Vis Bellica compatible with DBM or WAB?
Not exactly what the the Rules Lawyer is expecting to adjudicate on, but a good question nevertheless. Because Vis Bellica is an element-based system, the number of figures on each stand/base doesn’t actually matter for game mechanics: only the fact that there is something on the table representing that element. For the player with armies based to another system there are therefore two alternatives…both of which were used during play-testing. 1) Use cardboard, wood or metal bases cut to VB sizes and place one alternative-system-element or several alternative-system-individually-mounted-figures on top of each base to indicate what that base represents. This works perfectly game mechanic-wise, and looks okay: especially if the cardboard is the same colour as the mini’s’ base or the terrain. The Rules Lawyer keeps a draw full of green 60×30 bases in his VB cabinet which are used to play friends who play De Bellis or WAB and haven’t yet seen the VB light to the extent of re-basing all th
