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Message: <blockquote data-quote="(Psi)SeveredHead" data-source="post: 6114311" data-attributes="member: 1165">I don't think castles used catapults and other siege weapons to defend a castle. But that would scare an attacking army. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />I don't know what a hoarding is, but is there any reason not to have one? Do they get in the way?I figure a castle would only have "standard" defenses ready. Stockpiled oil, but not boiling, so maybe they can slick up anyone trying to climb a wall or ladder. Hooks on poles, for pushing ladders off. Rocks and other things to throw in the murder holes, plus arrows or crossbow bolts for the arrow slits, but I doubt a small group of PCs would go in through the front door (at least, not without social engineering, which PCs tend to be good at).In fact, PCs are almost perfect for bypassing a castle's defenses, since they're a small group with access to magic, rather than a large easily-spotted army. They could probably climb up the garbage chute, if such things existed. Past 7th-level, and the PCs have access to Dimension Door. You can start teleporting small groups into a castle at that point. Only a really big castle is likely to have anti-teleport defenses, which would have to be permanent and hugely expensive.</blockquote>