Fantastic Creatures

By their very mass, large creatures like dragons can be very effective against fortifications. Creatures of huge size have AD 10 against building features, while creatures of gargantuan size have AD 12.

Certain creatures have significant effects against fortifications for reasons other than sheer mass. For example, because of their kinship with the stone, earth elementals can do great damage. Treants, too, can tear down walls by insinuating their root-like limbs between the stones and tearing them apart. Details on this are given in a subsequent section.

Siege Attack Values

Means of Attack	Damage to Wood	Damage to Earth	Damage to Soft Stone	Damage to Hard Stone
Earth elemental	2d12	4d12	2d12	3d6
Giant (cloud, stone, or storm)	3d8	--	2d10	6
Giant (fire or frost)	2d12	--	2d10	6
Giant (hill)	2d10	--	6	4
Giant-hurled boulders cloud, fire, or frost	3d10	--	2d12	3d6
Giant-hurled boulders stone or storm	3d12	--	3d10	2d12
Golem (iron)	3d8	2d10	2d12	2d10
Golem (stone)	3d8	2d10	2d10	6
Treant	4d12	2d12	2d12	3d6

Notes

* Per round of attack.

** These figures are not attack dice. Instead, they represent the total number of hits done to structures within their area of effect. Obviously, spells like these are devastatingly powerful. For instance, an earthquake spell can instantly breach a wall of soft stone.

*** Damage is increased by 1 hit for each 3 levels the spellcaster possesses. This also assumes fire damage. If a wooden target is protected by green hides, is wet, etc., reduce damage by 50%.

The table above lists the AD values associated with various forms of attack. Traditional siege engines are described in more detail in a later section.