16. Gargoyle-Guarded Stone and Spruce Tree Citadel
Introduction and What This Idea Means
Stone statues and gargoyles add unmatched gothic grandeur. This survival citadel is built around a massive spruce tree trunk reinforced with cobblestone and stone brick walls, guarded by carved stone stair gargoyles overlooking the courtyard.
How to Make It
Construct a giant spruce tree trunk intertwined with stone brick and cobblestone masonry. Build projecting corner platforms supported by stone stairs acting as gargoyle roosts. Build your master bedroom and storage vault inside the stone-reinforced upper canopy.
Tips
Use polished diorite or smooth stone slabs arranged creatively to sculpt stylized gargoyle faces peering out from your fortress walls.
Variations and Essentials
- Variations: Surround the base of the citadel with high stone brick walls and iron-barred gates.
- Essentials: Spruce logs, stone bricks, cobblestone, stone stairs, slabs.