Hail adventurers! It's Drake again! I've created a new army and it's jam-packed with interesting info.....at least, it will be. ^.^; You see, in Season II of my campaign {Luna's Requiem} the party finds themselves in a Post-Apocolyptic world, 20 years into the future of when the original group ended. (They assumed that the world was at peace, but with an ancient artifact causing the world's spirits to wander the plains and not returning to the "after-life"). So, to retain order, and prevent any and all injustices, the elite army called The Enforcers step-up. The Enforcers were created out of the alliance of Rivendale, Stonebrook, and Neswynn, called the United Federation. With the Gnomes creating the most cutting edge weaponry, the Dwarves helping to create the weapons, and the Humans and Half-Elves to wield them, the Enforcers were born.
SO, my question is this!!! ^.^
Should a medieval "tank" be created, what should it look like, and be created from? (My idea is to use energy crystals found on the Jungle Continent, The Marrash, to power the "tank" and cannons.)
Mostly, the Enforcers are good-willed, but act as dictators over lesser cities/towns/villages. Many other (in wealthier communities, where the Enforcers' presence is scarce) believe that they should be honored to have their race represent "peace"
So yes, thank you all for your help! ^.^
SO, my question is this!!! ^.^
Should a medieval "tank" be created, what should it look like, and be created from? (My idea is to use energy crystals found on the Jungle Continent, The Marrash, to power the "tank" and cannons.)
If you poke around the net a bit you should be able to come up with a sketch or two of tank like contraptions from the mind of Leonardo De Vinci. This might give you some good ideas and a feel for what such a contraption might look like with relitivly primitive materials.
You could also look at tank like animals:
Elephant (or Oliphant in LotR)
Rhino
Palanquin
Armadillo
Horseshoe Crab
Crab
Lobster
Alligator/Crocodile
Turtle
Porcupine
- in the right context Big Horn Sheep
The armor material could be different as well say woven strips of thick boiled leather on a frame - dragon turtle shell - some sort of light weight magic clay, bronze feathers from harpylike creatures, etc.
Well you get the idea - the write animal could help it fit into the context of your local environment asa well - and as Jeremy said DaVinci (he often used animals as his inspiration)