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Re: Medieval Marketplace (A Common Castle Builders Project)
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lugnet.castle
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Sun, 20 Oct 2002 15:32:58 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Jason Maxwell writes:
> In lugnet.castle, Alan Findlay writes:
> > <de-lurk>
<snip>
> > Marketplace:
> > - Baseplate standard: 16x16;
> > - temporary style structures of one level (an "attic" level might be workable);
> > - front offset of ~3-4 studs - allows for pedestrian traffic between facing
> > stalls;
> > - back offset of ~1-2 studs - for back alley access for merchants;
> > - if not a full-width stall, a side offset of ~1-2 studs;
> > - if a corner stall, front off-sets of ~3-4 studs on both sides, back
> > off-set of 2x2 studs minimum.
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> My only concern about this is that at the max offsets, the stall itself is
> only 10x12, which is prety small. Considering that one stud on each side
> will be used for the wall, the inside dimensions of the stall are 9x10. The
> stall I build last night is flush against the edge on three sides, and
> offset 4 studs on the front, with an overhang of the roof/awning of two
> studs. This left me with an 11x14 area inside to work with. Of course,
> there's no room for a back alley if another stall is pushed up directly
> against the back of mine, but I was thinking that maybey the alley itself
> could be made out of some 4xN plates placed in-between the stalls.
Good points. I don't see a problem with maxing out your baseplate space. If
these creations are brought together at a show, then yours could be placed
back-to-back with someone with a 2 stud back offset. In my imagination, the
alley between stalls would be a fairly helter-skelter afair, sometimes wide,
sometimes practically non-existant. It's fair-day, so everyone is jostling
for position. Let the merchants sell!! :)
Bringing Josh's reply into this line of the thread, how about 16-wide
baseplates would be for the main streets, and 8-wide baseplates for side
streets? From movies, I always get a sense of claustrophobia when characters
move off of main streets and into the teaming warrens of sidestreets.
As for city walls/gates, that could be a whole other subset, with guidelines
for joining walls. Haven't thought that one through at all.
So, we'd have:
1) Marketplace;
2) Market/town street;
3) City/town walls/gates.
Something for everyone!!
Oops, what about the nobility??? And the clergy???
Ah, well, one thing at a time. ;)
Alan
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