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Re: Boiling in Oil, new castle add-on for defense, need help.
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lugnet.castle
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Mon, 12 Mar 2001 16:37:35 GMT
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Cauldrons on the walls were used originally but as castles developed, the
method mentioned was used. They were called murder holes or drop boxes and
often emptied into cleared courtyards (killing field) where the enemy
couldnt shield themselves from attack. Take a look at Joan of Arc - The
Messenger to see them in action (great film if you ignore the last 30 mins)
In lugnet.cad.dat.ideas, Gino A. Melone writes:
> In lugnet.castle, Chris Pederson writes:
> > I bought 6 big barrels with the ingenius idea of adding them onto a castle
> > for the boiling oil being poored on attackers trick. I want to make it look
> > good and be able to actually poor slime or somthing out of it over walls.
> > So it has to tip over to go a little beyond wall.
> First, cauldrons would be more accurate, but barrels should look pretty good.
> Second, the oil would typically not be dumped over the wall. I've seen two
> approaches. The first is to have an overhang above the gates. This would be a
> guard room above and forward of the gate. The floor would have various
> openings in it which could be used to drop rocks, hot oil,... They could also
> be used by archers.
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> The second approach is like a drain from the catwalk. The base of the wall
> would have small drains leading to the outside of the wall. Oil could be
> poured through these and would splash down the side of the wall. I've included
> a little mock-up below.
>
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