Castle Construction for your D&D Campaign

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MightyBjorn1984

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@antonymash9586 Ай бұрын

A lot of castles were just a keep and nothing else. Also, hoardings are a thing. These were eventually wooden corridors built on the walls and jutting out over them. Often thrown up in times of war instead of battlements. The big thing about wet moats is they stop you digging under the wall. Undermining a wall was a common way of collapsing them.

@Will_Forge Ай бұрын

And if they didn't stop you outright, the water would drain into your tunnel and indicate precisely where you're trying to dig through.

@archerjames1809 Ай бұрын

You really struggled with that one word but the video was informative none the less, and it got me thinking about details I never really thought about.

@williamhicks5693 Ай бұрын

Someone's gotta tell Shad

@sketchasaurrex4087 Ай бұрын

@@williamhicks5693 MACHICOLATIONS!!! 😂

@casualsleepingdragon8501 Ай бұрын

It's pronounced Muh-chick-u-lay-shuns

@MightyBjorn Ай бұрын

mmm hmm now say it 5 times fast 🤣

@Daves_Not_Here_Man_76 Ай бұрын

Ahem... MACICULATIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNSSSSS!!!!! Gotta do Shad proud

@casualsleepingdragon8501 Ай бұрын

@@Daves_Not_Here_Man_76 shad turned out to be a conservative loon

@Higher_Mind_HM Ай бұрын

@@casualsleepingdragon8501 better than being a liberal bitch

@BiohazardBinkie777 Ай бұрын

Beat me to it lol

@archlittle6067 28 күн бұрын

These castles were obsolete when artillery could smash the straight, flat walls into rubble. So this would not work in a D&D world where a giant can toss a stone as big as a VW. Check out Bastion Fort in the Wikipedia. It is basically a Star Fortress with sloped walls most historically popularized by Vauban. Also, if the threat can teleport or move ethereally, then the Star Fortress should be constructed inside the effect of a permanent Private Sanctum, or several of these. In the first edition, a town could purchase a subdued dragon for its defense. I see no reason why a dragon in 5e that is subdued would rather die than perform service against a flying threat to the Star Fortress. That is what I do. Good luck!

@MightyBjorn 28 күн бұрын

Could a Giant pose a threat to a castle? Hmm no I would say not so much. Even if the Giant was part of a larger force, the larger force would pose more of a threat than the Giant itself. Keep in mind, the castle defenses would include large siege weapons, like ballista's and the defending archers would pose a great threat to the Giant. All that is excluding cannons too but in my setting, cannons exist and would pose an even greater threat to the Giant. Teleportation could pose a threat based on how it is used but Teleportation has it's flaws and limitations. Of course castles would also feature counters to common threats, including magic. Especially within a wealthy Kingdom. There is also a pretty good chance that wealthy Kingdom's would have Wizards in its employ. Now when it comes to Dragons.... Well Games of Thrones had Dragons and Castles. In general term Dragons would avoid castles as a general rule of thumb because Dragons in D&D are smart enough to realize that a Castles defenses would pose a threat. For the same reasons as why castles would pose a threat to Giants.