Answer by Joe for How Can I Protect Medieval Villages From Plops?
Village RotationI think that, in the world you posit, the villagers would probably have to treat them like a plague. That means, build a village where there are no plops, and then, when enough manage...
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Shovels and FirepitsNot a difficult task really, you dig a big hole at the edge of town and add some flammable liquid (strong liquor perhaps), use a wide shovel to scoop the Plops up and carry or sweep...
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Simple RitualsIf your goal is to have cities and towns clear of the plops, but the wilds and sewers full of them, then create a simple ritual that repels plops like an anit-pied-piper.Maybe it's as...
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Kill it with fireThey don't like extreme temperatures, huh? How hot is too hot? If you just surround your bedroom doors and window panes with candles, would that be enough to keep them out? If they've...
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Village and city walls were common. If they're unable to climb pottery, then glazed tile over the bottom few feet of city walls would be common.Then just add a guard or two to keep an eye out for them,...
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Well for one thing it wouldn't take long for people to realize plops are attracted to trash and flith and they'll learn to move their trash out of town and what not, also you didn't mention...
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Spike stripsRealistically, children and pets aren't at any risk during the day. A Plop can't move fast enough to catch them, and it's easy enough to detach one if you happen to touch it. Perhaps it...
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In a world where there's an abundance of something, something else will have evolved to eat it. Humans would notice this and domesticate the predator, just like we domesticated cats to manage pests and...
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Answer by Thorne for How Can I Protect Medieval Villages From Plops?
SaltWorks on slugs and snails so should work on mobile slimes too. Salt works by dehydrating the creature causing it pain.Slug cells are basically all water trapped inside very, very permeable...
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Some possible protection methods:1. Build moatsThose moats can be built around villages, towns, or individual households. Fill them with something that Plops do not tolerate well, e.g. water if Plops...
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Sanitation made easyYou appear to be making a huge assumption without realizing it.You see, in medieval times (and the past in general) hygiene really wasn't a thing. People would just dump their...
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IntoxicationHow did medieval people deal with water borne diseases? By adding alcohol to it and getting drunk. Medieval times would probably drive me to drink too.Your open sewers are filled with yucky...
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After creating my version of fantasy slimes (please see this and this for more on them, they're called Plops) I realized a problem with their basic physiology.That is because in medieval times (and the...
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