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(...) Well.. not exactly need, but, y'know, um... er, any better word to describe it is eluding me. I'll "need" it with regard to my storyline, it's not exactly a neccessity but a it's more than just a serious want. (...) Nay, that's not what I (...) (25 years ago, 26-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Heh. Any invader that can squeeze through those windows is likely to find a way to get to the second story to squeeze through them. :D eric (25 years ago, 26-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) LOL... they can still easily stick a spear or aim an arrow thru them tiny windows if they felt up to it... :-) -Shiri PS - Me told you, mine grammar went to spring break on sunny CA ;-) (25 years ago, 26-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) If they are not slaughtered by the soldiers in the wall, on the towers, and above them on the parapets. :) Ever wonder why there is a slight overhang up there? Why, in order to drop rocks on the enemies below, of course!. ;) Jeff (25 years ago, 26-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Okay, okay, OKAY!! You guys got me, I was just trying to make a point but _Never mind_! ;-) -Shiri (25 years ago, 26-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) ...while crossing the moat to *get* to the window, I was going to say. :D (...) Two words: Murder Holes. eric (25 years ago, 26-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Right. :) (...) 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... (...) (25 years ago, 26-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) "Machicolation"... Franklin (who stilll has his copy of the 1st edition AD&D DMG :-) (25 years ago, 26-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Cool, thanks. :) (...) Don't have that one, but I have a bunch of other 1st Ed. books. :) Jeff (25 years ago, 27-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) (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 (...) (25 years ago, 27-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Where's the fun in that? ;) Jeff (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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