[gurps] fishing for ideas

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> How secure is the food supply?  It could spoil.  Or get infested with
> rats, insects, or other vermin.  Or it could be poisoned by the spy.

most secure place in the castle, behind 5-10 metres of stone. overseen by a
competent quartermaster. I may use the spy in a low key roll (just
information gathering) and an unrelated murder might leed to his discovery.

> What kind of food is it?  If it is just salted meat, then you'll have
> trouble with nutrition down the line... things like scurvy and
> whatnot.  It may include fruits and vegetables, but they won't last
> forever... unless they are refrigerated (or some other means of
> preserving them)... once again, maybe the spy can sabotage the storage
facilities.

food is 80 oxen, chickens, 140 horses,
watercress (with a side order of liverfuke)
wine for water and beer.
1 million odd pounds of rations fit for a professional army that is winning
a war (i.e the other side) dried fruit, grain, hard tack, salted and smoked
meat stored in fat.
10000 pounds of badly smoked cod (their rations)

> How's the morale of the defenders.  Being couped up for long periods
> of time tends to drive people crazy.  Are they able to get out for
> fresh air and exercise?  Are there enemy snipers? Is there enemy
> artillery?

the castle has a yard but is likely to be the first part of the castle to
fall. enemy artillery includes "wildfire" a semi magical flaming oil.

pc sub commander is an excellent leader

castle is based on the castle Di Sarzanello.

two wards (triangular) with the external gate in one and a fly bridge to the
other that holds the keep.

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