Rope-Stick System

The Rope-Stick System is an age-old method of detecting sneaky intruders, such as ambush parties, necromancers, and goblin kidnappers.
==Construction==
As the name implies, a rope-stick system is very simple and only requires either a rope or metal chain, guard animal (or not, as anything from cats to chickens, to giant beetles and giant emus can be used) and a wood or metal stick. The stick is stuck in the ground with the chain and animal connected to it, providing some mobility to the animal but also keeping it in a specific space.
==Pros and Cons==
===Pros===
*Easy to set up
*Easy to replace animals
*Animals can fight back
===Cons===
*Very high attrition rate for animals
*Can only cover what the animal can traverse
*Cleanup required after animal death
*Ropes can be uprooted and thrown away by trolls, forgotten beasts or other strong creatures (requiring the system to be rebuilt)
*Vulnerable to ranged weaponry
==Usage in Everoc==
While commonly used in fortresses predating Spearbreakers, after Mr Frog invented the F.R.O.G. it became obsolete. It is now considered unusual to see a rope-stick system in a well-developed fortress. Companies with advanced technology, such as Parasol, Ballpoint and Eris, need neither the rope-stick system, nor the F.R.O.G., as they can instead utilize more efficient electronic systems for surveillance and intruder detection.
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