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April 23, 2013
4:53 pm

greens7976

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I'm pondering the kind of structures and rooms that are found in castles.

Here is the start of a list off the top of my head:

gate

gatehouse

portcullis

watchtower

barracks

stable

dungeon

kennel

chapel

throne room

ballroom

kitchen

bed chambers....

Can you add to the list?

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April 23, 2013
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That is quite the thorough list!

One thing I've seen in some MC castles are some outdoor aspects including:

Archery range
Royal Gardens

Oh and some indoor ideas

Bathhouse
Library/Archives
Armory/vault

Looking forward to what you come up with.

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April 23, 2013
6:28 pm

LightWarriorK

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Good list so far! My additions:

Great Hall, if different from Throne Room and Ballroom
Wizard's Tower
Torture Chamber
Wine Cellar
Privy (Cauldrons work well for these)

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April 23, 2013
6:36 pm

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REF: The Castle Guide (PDF, 57 pages)

Major Chapters

1 - The Feudal Setting

2 - In the Days of Knights

3 - The Tournament

4 - The Evolution of Castles

5 - Castle Construction

6 - Unusual Castles

This table (pgs 42-43) is out of the chapter on Castle Construction. The chapter provides a very descriptive explanation for each of the modules. (below the table I'm pasting just one, the Barbican, to illustrate the level of detail)

Module Type	Tech	Time	Gold
Barbican, Small	4	1,665	28,600
Barbican, Medium	5	2,050	35,200
Barbican, Large	6	2,880	49,500
Building, Small Stone	3	64	2,000
Building, Medium Stone	3	96	3,000
Building, Large Stone	3	144	4,500
Building, Great Stone	4	300	10,000
Building, Grand Stone	4	600	19,000
Building, Small Wooden	1	8	40
Building, Medium Wooden	1	12	60
Building, Large Wooden	1	18	90
Building, Great Wooden	2	40	200
Building, Grand Wooden	2	75	375
Tower, Small Round	4	720	12,000
Tower, Medium Round	5	900	15,000
Tower, Large Round	6	1,260	21,000
Tower, Small Square	3	840	14,000
Tower, Medium Square	4	1,080	18,000
Tower, Large Square	5	1,440	24,000
Drawbridge	2	40	550
Gatekeep, Lesser	5	1,950	33,275
Gatekeep, Greater	6	4,625	40,620
Gatekeep, Grand	7	6,410	110,800
Wall, Stone	3	30	500
Wall, Stone & Hoarding	4	36	600
Wall, Stone & Glacis	5	44	720
Wall, Stone & Machicolation	6	53	864
Wall, Stone & Postern	4	5	100
Wall, Wooden	1	1	5
Ditch	1	2	10
Moat/Channel	3	6	30
Motte	1	2	10
Palisade	1	1	5
Tunnel	4	25	100