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| Aug 2, 2018 at 17:41 | comment | added | Gryphon | I'd like to point out that 1) gold-tipped spears won't be much better than the wooden ones. Gold is extremely weak for a metal, and very malleable. It basically bends when you breathe on it 2) as you pointed out, gold is heavy. Your fortifications made of golden bricks are not going to be easily portable, and the bricks won't be very large, to make each brick easy to move into place, so it will take a while to build your golden forts. Finally, one of the major problems of any army is logistics. You'll need those cows for food and leather. | |
| Aug 2, 2018 at 17:38 | comment | added | Gryphon | Welcome to Worldbuilding, Hatman! If you have a moment, please take the tour and visit the help center to learn more about the site. You may also find Worldbuilding Meta and The Sandbox (both of which require 5 rep to post on) useful. Here is a meta post on the culture and style of Worldbuilding.SE, just to help you understand our scope and methods, and how we do things here. Have fun! | |
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| Aug 2, 2018 at 17:31 | history | answered | Hatman | CC BY-SA 4.0 |