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Castles (2e)

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Inside you'll discover a "King's Ransom" in Castles and Accessories!

EXPLORE THREE SPECTACULAR CASTLES...

  • "Darkhold" in the Forgotten Realms setting: Towering stronghold of the nefarious Black Network
  • "Drungar" in the Dragonlance setting: Bastion of defense against Thenol's undead armies.
  • "Hart" in Greyhawk setting: A paladin's shining, star shaped fortress.

See each castle brought to life in its own dramatic full-color poster, a full-color map, plus a 48 page book describing the fortress and all the scheming characters who live there.

FIGHT BATTLES AT THE CASTLE WALLS

Note on the Print Edition: The posters, castle, and maps have been divided up and added to the book as seperate pages in the Softcover edition. If you plan on using them at your table it is recommended that you purchase the Print+PDF combo offer and print the maps from the PDF.

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Adam J August 09, 2020 3:00 am UTC
I see that the file was updated in 2017, have the missing pieces of the constructed pieces been added back into this product?
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July 17, 2018 11:56 am UTC
So the preview seems to suggest bastion forts? Those are gunpowder age fortifications. Without the guns, that makes those castle walls highly inefficient. It increases the constructed perimeter and decreases the protected area for no added protection value.

Per the only (not recommended) review, does this supplement review castle construction, maintenance, rules, etc? There does not seem to be a table of contents in the preview which indicates no such content.
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William K February 13, 2021 6:58 pm UTC
You said "Those are gunpowder age fortifications. Without the guns, that makes those castle walls highly inefficient. It increases the constructed perimeter and decreases the protected area for no added protection value."

Wouldn't Wizards fill the role of cannons in this instance? The increased perimeter is to allow more returned fire and absorb some of the incoming fireballs and other magical attacks. It would also reduce the damage from dragon attacks as it decentralizes the troops.
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Timothy L April 10, 2021 1:55 pm UTC
Star forts are incredibly good against allot of magics that defeat standard castle walls. Passwall, disintegrate, stone shape, catapults and trebuchet, large and bigger monsters all have limited effect on star fort bastions, and an outsized ability to breach classic walls. the increase in perimeter makes AOE spells less devastating, allows defenders to put more fire on attacking forces, classic walls create dead zones up close to the walls where there is limited LOS. actually this page has great detailed info on star forts(find for "RISE OF THE STAR FORT"), applying it to fantasy fortifications gets easier when you can see the details. https://battlesandcampaigns.wordpress.com/2016/12/19/battle-of-vienna-1683-last-great-ottoman-attack/
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