The Village Armory By Imperator-Zor Watch

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The most basic concession to defense a village and it's surrounding farmland can set up in uncertain times. They build a basic building with local materials (in this case basic stone and mortar with a post and lintel door frame and a thatch roof), put a door on it with a lock. If you want to be fancy some racks and old crates are thrown up. They have one guy from every family when it's not harvest season guarding it. Then they put whatever weapons they can get in it. The village smith forge a few spears, maces and helmets, the carpenter bangs together some spears, the village buys a second hand sword off passing merchants, hunters provide a few basic bows, some people with skills with cloth assemble scraps of iron into cheap coats of plate and scale vest for a few coppers and anything of value that can be salvaged off dead bandits or attacking soldiers gets thrown in there as well. When trouble comes a knocking, the door is unlocked and people help themselves to the weapons and arms inside to defend their village from the attackers. When the day is done they put the stuff back in and lock up the door. Sure the result is that the town is defended by an armed mob rather than just a mob which does poorly against even a half trained peasant levy in an open battle and is useless for anything other than defense, but at least its something. If you want protection from more than the occasional raiding party however something more extensive is needed.

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