I'm really sorry, Jubal. I don't know why the forum skipped its notification for your question. And I'm sorry you recently feel blue / demotivated. The last 12 months is a nightmare irl.
to what extent are the walls in your setting meant to be actively versus passively defensive?
In my mind they are in 95% meant to serve as a barrier that keeps the local and especially the roaming creatures far away, with the assumption that if it failed, you would rather barricade inside one of the buildings, than fight them off. You can chase away a monkey or a smaller, flying beast, but most of the larger creatures willing to get inside are too dangerous for most people to bother. And if it's wrath of the herds that comes... You can't really stop that, no matter what you do.
The wall from Clean Spear is better at providing defensive capabilities since it allows to stop the bandits or other human groups from getting inside (merchants need extra protection), but as you may imagine, it's not really a setting with "sieges". The only siege weapon I can picture working in this world would be a ballista, but it's used by defenders to shoot at monsters. The term "siege weapon" actually doesn't exist in this world. : P
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The many faces of the Clean Spear inn, previously known as a tavern.




