"Top 10 terrain every Ancients-Medieval gamer should have" Topic

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23 Aug 2019 8:47 p.m. PST
by Editor in Chief Bill

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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
Hedges?
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
Livestock.
evilgong	17 Jan 2019 2:55 p.m. PST
Coastline
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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