"Top 10 terrain every Ancients-Medieval gamer should have" Topic
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Parzival | 17 Jan 2019 8:09 a.m. PST |
Not necessarily all on the table at the same time, of course! Large circular hill Small circular hill Long ridge hill Short ridge hill River Forked river Stone bridge Wood bridge Low stone wall Earth rampart Wood walled fort Stone walled fort Wood keep Stone square keep Stone round keep Church/Cathedral Bog/marsh Forest Monastery/Convent/Abbey Walled monastery/Convent/Abbey Stone farmhouse/cottage Wood farmhouse/cottage Stone henge/shrine Greek/Roman temple Pyramid Sphinx Ziggurat Domed temple/mosque Giant Wooden Horse Small pond/lake Large pond/lake Rocky area Stone ruins All above presented only in the order they popped into my head! Feel free to nominate more! |
Frederick | 17 Jan 2019 8:55 a.m. PST |
To the above great list Wooden fences Thatch huts Way station/town hall Watch tower Trees |
ColCampbell | 17 Jan 2019 9:02 a.m. PST |
In addition to what you nominated: Field of crops, with and without walled/fenced enclosures Orchard, especially olive grove for Mediterranean area Small grove or coppice of trees Brushy/overgrown area Desert oasis with palm trees and bushes Area of soft sand Vineyard Jim |
Dagwood | 17 Jan 2019 9:46 a.m. PST |
Ditches were used more often as field boundaries then than now, so ditches ! |
robert piepenbrink | 17 Jan 2019 11:55 a.m. PST |
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Rogues1 | 17 Jan 2019 12:24 p.m. PST |
@Robert – in Medieval times it is not a hedge but a shrubbery – Ni! |
Dicymick | 17 Jan 2019 1:31 p.m. PST |
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evilgong | 17 Jan 2019 2:55 p.m. PST |
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Nick Bowler | 17 Jan 2019 3:02 p.m. PST |
As the vast majority of conflicts were skirmishes or sieges (including sallies from a siege), a full castle and walled city are important additions! |
Grelber | 17 Jan 2019 8:25 p.m. PST |
A blacksmith's forge. They were usually located near a stream. Grelber |
Martin Rapier | 18 Jan 2019 12:22 a.m. PST |
For Ancients. A nice flat plain. A few hills Some trees Streams A river Camp City Walls Marsh Beach/shoreline |
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