Siege

Siege engines

All siege engines need to be manned by a minimum number of people. Putting a larger crew to work can speed up the rate of fire or lessen the time needed to breach a fortification.

At least one crew member must have a sufficient level of machinery skill in order to operate the weapon effectively.

• Ballista

  • Crew size: 2-3
  • Minimum machinery to operate: 3
  • Rate of fire: 2 shots / minute (crew 2), 1 shot / minute (crew 3)
  • Range: 300 meters
  • Capabilities:
    • Can be mounted on fortifications
    • Attack crowds: agility + marksmanship casualties, difficulty 10
    • Snipe creature: agility + marksmanship, difficulty 11, damage 8

• Battering ram

  • Crew size: 5-10
  • Minimum machinery to operate: 1
  • Rate of fire: -
  • Range: close only
  • Capabilities:
    • Breach gate: 11 - crew size hours

• Catapult

  • Crew size: 3-5
  • Minimum machinery to operate: 3
  • Rate of fire: 30 shots / hour
  • Range: 200 meters
  • Capabilities:
    • Breach weak fortification: 9 - crew size days
    • Attack crowds: agility + machinery casualties, difficulty 10

• Magi-cannon

  • Crew size: 2-4
  • Minimum machinery to operate: 3
  • Minimum magitek to operate: 4
  • Rate of fire: 10 shots / hour
  • Ammo: equivalent of 50 magi-weapon shots in crystals
  • Range: 400 meters
  • Capabilities:
    • Breach weak fortification: 5 - crew size days
    • Breach strong fortification: 5 - crew size weeks

• Trebuchet

  • Crew size: 4-8
  • Minimum machinery to operate: 4
  • Rate of fire: 5 shots / hour
  • Range: 300 meters
  • Capabilities:
    • Breach weak fortification: 9 - crew size days
    • Breach strong fortification: 9 - crew size weeks