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Re: Non-gray castles or "What I did with all the bulk bricks"
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Date: 
Sun, 26 Mar 2000 16:26:43 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Eric Joslin writes:
In lugnet.castle, Jeff Stembel writes:
In lugnet.castle, Shiri Dori writes:

LOL... they can still easily stick a spear or aim an arrow thru them tiny
windows if they felt up to it... :-)

If they are not slaughtered by the soldiers in the wall, on the towers, and
above them on the parapets.  :)

...while crossing the moat to *get* to the window, I was going to say. :D

Right.  :)

Ever wonder why there is a slight overhang up
there?  Why, in order to drop rocks on the enemies below, of course!.  ;)

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...

Jeff



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  Re: Non-gray castles or "What I did with all the bulk bricks"
 
(...) "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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  Re: Non-gray castles or "What I did with all the bulk bricks"
 
(...) ...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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