Gaul (RTW Faction)

Gaul (RTW Faction)
Gaul General's Bodyguard
Name:	The Gauls
From Game:	Rome: Total War
Culture:	Barbarian
Playable:

The Gauls are one of the playable factions in Rome: Total War. They can be played after successfully completing a campaign as a Roman faction or if unlocked by modding / cheats.

Game Play

Gauls are barbarian civilization, it is very hard playing them because they start just above The House of Julii which seeks expansion.

Starting Position

Gauls start in modern France and upper Italy. they control few cities in France and two of them are bordered by House of Julii in Italy, they are also bordered by Spain to the east and Britons to the north.

Their cities are:

• Alesia - Capital

• Condate Rodonum - Safe inside empire, located deep inside modern France

• Patavium - High population growth , bordered by Julii, upper Italy

• Lemonum - Safe inside empire, located deep inside modern France

• Medolanium - Located in upper Italy , bordered by Julii

• Narbo Maritus - Bordered by Spain to south west

• Numanthia - Located near modern day Madrid

Victory Conditions

• Long Campaign: Hold 50 regions including Rome

• Short Campaign: Hold 15 regions and outlast or destroy Julii and SPQR

Units

• Infantry
  • Barbarian Peasants
  • Swordsmen
  • Chosen Swordsmen
  • Druids (U)
  • Naked Fanatics
• Cavalry
  • Warhounds
  • Gallic Light Cavalry
  • Noble Cavalry
• Missile
  • Slingers
  • Skirmishers
  • Forester Warband (U)

Unique Units

• Naked fanatics: Can be recruited by building certain shrines, have high attack damage, they are specific to barbarian factions including Spain.

• Druids: Can be recruited by building certain shrines, Gauls share this units with Britons. They chant to raise morale of nearby troops and lower it for enemies.

• Forester Warband: Can be recruited by building either a certain shrine or an archery range. They can hide anywhere and can slug it out with some light, medium and even some heavy infantry.

Strategy Guides

• Gaul guide at The Org

RTW Factions
Armenia | Britannia | Carthage | Dacia | Egypt | Gaul | Germania | Greek Cities | The House of Brutii | The House of Julii | The House of Scipii | Macedon | Numidia | Parthia | Pontus | Scythia | Seleucid Empire | Senate | Spain | Thrace | Rebels