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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pbartender" data-source="post: 1092715" data-attributes="member: 7533">Of course it's low end...  It's supposed to be a border fort, not a royal castle or palace.  Remember, a great many 'border forts' in those days were just wooden or stone towers with pallisades atop earthen mottes.Ok...  That 'Stout Stronghold' is definitely not typical of any historical castle.  But for an RP game, the actual 'Castle' isn't that bad.So let me rephrase what I said previously, eh?  There are a great deal of medieval forts that follow this sort of plan...  A quick web search will find several British castles of a similar design (<a href="http://www.castles-of-britain.com" target="_blank">www.castles-of-britain.com</a> & <a href="http://www.castles.org" target="_blank">www.castles.org</a> are two very good sites).  It features a fortified keep with one or more baileys surrounded by curtain walls, towers and several gates houses.  It also includes important features contained within most castles to withstand a siege...  Multiple wells, storehouses, barracks, a chapel, a postern, and a surrounding ditch which may or may not be filled with water.Compare, for example, the WotC caste plans with the plans for <a href="http://www.castles.org/architecture/architecture_13.htm" target="_blank">Conway Castle</a> in Aberconwy-Colwyn built by Edward I in 1283.</blockquote>