Reduction

This refers to any attempt to destroy a castle’s walls. Use the table to resolve the attempt.

Attacker: The type of engine attacking the wall. This assumes one engine attacking each 30' section of wall.

Defending Wall Type: This refers to the wall types described in the
Escalades section. Curtain walls are treated as hard or soft stone, depending on the materials used to construct them. Ramparts are treated as earth. Palisades are treated as thick wood. Normal buildings, mantles, and abatises are treated as thin wood. Note that ramparts are difficult to batter down but fairly easy to climb.

Reduction



Defending Wall Type

Attacker
Hard Stone
Soft Stone
Earth
Thin Wood
Thick Wood
Ballista, Medium

3/Month

10/Day
5/Day
Ballista, Heavy
3/Month
4/Month

11/Day
6/Day
Bombard
5/Week
9/Week
7/3 Months
20/Immediate
16/Day
Bombard, Great
7/Week
11/Week
9/3 Months
20/Immediate
20/Day
Bore
9/Hour
11/Hour

12/Immediate
12/Day
Cannon, Light
5/Week
9/Week
7/3 Months
20/Hour
20/Hour
Cannon, Medium
6/Week
10/Week
8/3 Months
20/Immediate
20/Day
Cannon, Heavy
7/Week
11/Week
9/3 Months
20/Immediate
20/Day
Catapult, Light
2/Month
6/Month
4/3 Months
20/Day
13/Day
Catapult, Medium
3/Month
7/Month
5/3 Months
20/Immediate
14/Day
Catapult, Heavy
4/Month
8/Month
6/3 Months
20/Immediate
15/Day
Ram, Simple
7/Hour
9/Hour

20/Hour
20/Day
Ram, Suspended
8/Hour
10/Hour

20/Immediate
20/Hour
Mine
10*
10*
8*
10*
10*
Trebuchet
5/Month
9/Month
7/3 Months
20/Immediate
16/Day

*Each attempt to mine is a one-time attempt. See
Mines for more information.

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