Siege Weapon Base

On the landward side mangonels rained boulders and tree-trunks among the defenders, shattering through roofs and crushing humans like beetles; rams pounded incessantly at the stones; sappers burrowed like moles in the earth, sinking their mines beneath the towers. - The Scarlet Citadel This base piece of the trebuchet or ballista, once placed on a siege foundation, can be upgraded with a frame to reach full functionality. In the so-called civilized kingdoms of Hyboria, nobles build great palaces with walls of mighty stone to protect themselves from their enemies at court and abroad. The solution to sturdy walls and cowardly nobility is the siege weapon. Machines of immense power, trebuchets and ballistas can hurl stones, corpses, and even specially designed explosives. Their weakness is immobility. Once placed, they cannot be easily moved, and finding the correct range and angle requires time and patience. With repeated use, it is almost certain that some or all of the components of the siege weapon will degrade and need to be replaced.