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<blockquote data-quote="MarauderX" data-source="post: 1592374" data-attributes="member: 9990">Dwarf in me says: hmmm... build it underground.&nbsp; No moat, no walls, just dirt to hide the whole thing.&nbsp; Use anti-magic fields around it to prevent spells such as pass-wall, earth to mud, and sympathetic vibration.&nbsp; No more flying in or tunneling under without being detected.&nbsp; No flaming missles to knock down towers.&nbsp; Ideally it would be near rolling hills so larger seige equipment would be harder to manage, and horses would be less useful.&nbsp; The main entrances for day-to-day use would be stairways leading downward that could have the same traps as a typical gatehouse.&nbsp; Flooding could be mitigated easily with valved tunnels to direct flow on the lower levels, and underground rivers could be redirected to provide water and drainage.&nbsp; Mushroom farms and the like could prolong a seige should underground avenues be cut off from delivering supplies.&nbsp; Tunneling could be done beneath surface enemies to cause cave ins underneath them or to wage a war of attrition with sniper tunnels being dug anew each day.&nbsp; It could be easy to lure a frustrated foe into some of these tunnels, then trap them, blow them up, cave them in, flood them or have them lead a good portion of their army below ground before attacking and also coordinating an attack on the rest of them above ground, leaving a path for escape for those above ground so they flee instead of fighting to aid those below ground.&nbsp; Elf in me says: la la la... build it in the treetops, well hidden from any below to find it.&nbsp; Provide a fast moving mounted army with ranged weapons to harass a foe, dragging them thru the woods far away from their home.&nbsp; Oh, and hope they don't use fire.&nbsp; Or ride horses.&nbsp; Or fly.&nbsp; Eh, we're lovers not fighters, woe is me.&nbsp; My what a nice tunic you have, is that real spider silk?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MarauderX, post: 1592374, member: 9990"] Dwarf in me says: hmmm... build it underground. No moat, no walls, just dirt to hide the whole thing. Use anti-magic fields around it to prevent spells such as pass-wall, earth to mud, and sympathetic vibration. No more flying in or tunneling under without being detected. No flaming missles to knock down towers. Ideally it would be near rolling hills so larger seige equipment would be harder to manage, and horses would be less useful. The main entrances for day-to-day use would be stairways leading downward that could have the same traps as a typical gatehouse. Flooding could be mitigated easily with valved tunnels to direct flow on the lower levels, and underground rivers could be redirected to provide water and drainage. Mushroom farms and the like could prolong a seige should underground avenues be cut off from delivering supplies. Tunneling could be done beneath surface enemies to cause cave ins underneath them or to wage a war of attrition with sniper tunnels being dug anew each day. It could be easy to lure a frustrated foe into some of these tunnels, then trap them, blow them up, cave them in, flood them or have them lead a good portion of their army below ground before attacking and also coordinating an attack on the rest of them above ground, leaving a path for escape for those above ground so they flee instead of fighting to aid those below ground. Elf in me says: la la la... build it in the treetops, well hidden from any below to find it. Provide a fast moving mounted army with ranged weapons to harass a foe, dragging them thru the woods far away from their home. Oh, and hope they don't use fire. Or ride horses. Or fly. Eh, we're lovers not fighters, woe is me. My what a nice tunic you have, is that real spider silk? [/QUOTE]

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