Masugata (TCG)

Masugata was Rokugani term for the enclosed square after a first gate, which had the second, primary gate on its left or right wall. These two gates worked together in stages, like locks on a canal, forcing anyone entering or exiting to spend time locked in the masugata. The masugata served as a well-protected staging area for any departing expedition, and its angled gates forced an invading army to rapidly change direction. Many castles employed several such gatehouses. Courts of Stone, p. 10
Category:Military (TCG)
Category:Rokugani Language (TCG)