[✗] (Lore/ invention) DDT MK1 (Deployable Dwarven Turret)

[welshnutter 33]

DDT MK1 (Deployable Dwarven Turret)

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Origins:

 

Sat Hunched over his desk Bwelch finally puts down his charcoal stick and smiles at a stack of papers to his left is a small model of a weird looking ballista and behind him in his workshop is his new invention.

 

Grabbing an ale from a nearby chest he reminisces how the idea started.

 

~~ While scouting with a few of his fellow dwarfs (Dorimnur Goldhand, Kragdin Starbreaker, Redwin Hammerforge, Thoradin Darkmantle) and coming upon 2 giant beast (elephants) he starts to wish he had one of their ships in close with its ballista and bolts to take the beast down. 

 

Mentioning it to one of his kin he started to think of a way to make a smaller ballista that can be carried in to battle and mounted on a light weight stand or even on the back of a fellow dwarf on all fours,

 

The only downside to him focusing on this he misheard what the plan was and jumped out on a infernal bear and decided to just throw one of his beloved axes.

 

This only annoyed the bear and in turn it made a horrific noise alerting the demon scum to our positions and c making the dwarf run to thiar small boats to get away fast.

 

After meeting up with the dwarf back at the pub at the city feeling that he had failed his brethren he handed over the green eyed twin axe as a show of humility and then went straight to his room to start work on these designs, hoping to earn his breathing trust once again and maybe give them a leg up in this battle with the demonic scum that plagues the lands. ~~

 

Now after days of hard work and some minor mishaps the prototype is built to the best it can be now he just needs to show his breverin and see if they can help test the new weapon. 

 

Description:

 

The body is made from a sturdy but lightweight wood, its length is around four foot long and the two detachable limbs are made from Black Ferrum, there is a crank system attached to the limbs that hold the rope and the rope is made from entrails treated and made to be highly elasticated to allow for some higher power on the underside is bracket that allows it to be mounted on a variety of surfaces. 

 

Capabilities:

 

an fire bolts with the same power to the normal ballista but the accuracy is very poor so the closer to the target the better, the rope also doesn't last too long so the mobile ballista only has a low number of shots before the rope needs to be changed out.

 

Siege Information:

 

To use this you will need two people to carry all the pieces and it takes six emotes to set it up and use it.

 

Example- 

… placing and setting up the legs 

… attaching the body to the legs

… attaching the limbs and rope 

… cranking the weapon to fire state

… loading bolt

… firing

 

A 100 roll is then needed to see the success of the shot and based on the bolt how much damage it does, if it fails there is a chance of the rope breaking or even the body snapping (if roll a 0 -2).

 

Redline:

 

-: difficult to make so can't mass produce them 

-: the accuracy is very bad thus needing to be within 100 blocks of the target to even get a hit

-: it can break and become extremely useless 

-: once set up it takes 3 emotes to dismantle and move to new location 

-:requires two people to use 

 

OOC Explanation:

 

This will allow for more mobile sieges and events and allow for a much broader range of RP (Example: stealth teams to sabotage the enemy from a flanking position)  

 

People who Helped in and out of RP:

-Ireheart84#9848

-BDanecker#1120

 

 

Posted on my phone so I will update the format and stuff and add pictures soon.

[Quavinir_Twiceborn 1042]

As of current, there is the precedent of mounted crossbows, those being high powered crossbows just under the size of a ballista, which though requiring permanent or semi-permanent emplacements, bear the strongest power of any regularly used non-siege based weaponry.  They require a team of two, and take  6 emotes to fire between the two users (3 emotes from each person manning the crossbow.) Though this is quicker than an arbalest, and punches significantly harder, it requires 2 devoted characters manning it.

 

 

Though there is historical examples of certain forms of mounted crossbow being manned by a single individual, both for larger historical precedent, and for balancing purposes, it was elected that mounted crossbows take 6 emotes total. Likewise, they’re relatively unmovable in certain circumstances, requiring a proper cart (of which there is large amounts of historical depictions of siege-crossbows on carts with 2 men manning them.)

With that explained, something like this is extremely powerful. Given the 3 emotes needing to fire split between 2 people, the mobility of this crossbow, and its power equating to a ballistae, this would dominate any and all engagements (both sieges, and daily use) it would be brought into. Given its able to fire faster than a shortbow, is more maneuverable than a mounted crossbow, and punches as hard as a weapon used for siege warfare. While I dont think something like this would cause issue in events, the moment it is taken out of such I worry greatly.

 

As for the writeup of the item itself, I have a few critiques.

1.  If a bow is able to be set in place and strung in two emotes in the heat of battle, it is not likely that it will be able to hold much tension (especially not ballistae level tension), given  neither the rope, nor limbs would likely be very secured. 99% of bows and bow-based siege equipment have relatively permanent limb placement.
2.  Black ferrum is seemingly a more brittle form of steel, given it can apparently shatter if struck in a worn place, as such, I dont think bows made with black ferrum would be suitable for many tension based weapons.
3. Quantifying things would be helpful. A bracket is something usually used to attach something to a wall, yet I assume you mean that this is something akin to a tripod set-up? Likewise, defining its accuracy or lack there of would be advantageous, what quantifies as ‘low number of shots (3? 9? 80???) alongside the item’s average weight and size given its specifically made to be carried around.
4. There are a good few ways for one to mobilize their siege force, whether through carts, siege towers, boats, and pre-set out minecart tracks. Outside of this, I worry for the GM, ET, or just general players who have to keep watch for players moving ballistae around in the middle of warfare with no designated build, given a relatively permanent emplacement is far easier to deal with for anyone moderating.

[Shiredom 1554]

nice

 

Edited October 6, 2020 by Mali_ker

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