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Re: Non-gray castles or "What I did with all the bulk bricks"
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lugnet.castle
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Mon, 27 Mar 2000 19:11:37 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Franklin W. Cain writes:
> In lugnet.castle, Jeff Stembel writes:
> > In lugnet.castle, Eric Joslin writes:
> > > In lugnet.castle, Jeff Stembel writes:
> > >
> > > Two words: Murder Holes.
> >
> > Those are the name for the holes in a gatehouse floor. There is another name
> > for the ones on the parapets, but I can't remember the word... I think it
> > starts with "mach"... Hmm... time to find some of my castle guidebooks...
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> "Machicolation"...
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> Franklin
> (who stilll has his copy of the 1st edition AD&D DMG :-)
(pulls an old, worn 1st edition DMG from the bookshelf in his office)
I quote...
Machicolation: This is a stone projection which moves the battlement out over
the outer face of the wall. It has spaces in the stone flooring which allow
missiles to be discharged to the space at the wall foot.
(pulls out a copy of "The Palladium Book of Weapons & Castles" from 1982)
I quote again...
Machicolations - stone structures built out over castle walls to enhance
defense.
and while I've got this open...
Arrow Loops - slots in walls from which arrows could be shot.
(these were often cross-shaped to allow traversal from left to right and up and
down, while giving maximum defense to the archer)
Murder Holes - holes in interior passages through which arrows may be shot.
This concludes our Castle Building 101 class for the day. Tomorrow, we study
with references other than gaming books!
Tony
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