I wasn't sure of the correct place to ask this question so apologies if this is the wrong place.
So I am struggling with a battle scene in my WIP.
Situation and setting - Old stone ruin, just basically a shell of a tower, with a wall around in a forest. It is a trap, but not the one on of the sides thinks it is.
One side has 2 mages (one of whom is powerful) an assassin, a werebear, an archer and a warrior.
Other side has a LOT of armed men - who have weapons which affect magic users, but are basically grunts (except the 2 named characters) swords, crossbows, maybe bows. So medieval type weapons.
The smaller side wins (just) through various means but I want the tower to be burned but I am struggling to find a realistic way to do so without just roasting everyone. I had an idea of a flamer type weapon - just splurts out fire and molten stuff and roasts the tower. Now whilst this would work to burn the tower I think they would just burn the whole place and have done with it. They also aren't going to destroy where they think they are going so I am not sure it works.
I initially had flaming arrows but I am not convinced that would burn a stone town. The mages are on the side who have the tower so I can't use magic fire as they won't burn their own tower.
I am a bit stuck, I like the scene around the tower but I can live without it but it is sort of a plot point.
Any ideas anyone?
So I am struggling with a battle scene in my WIP.
Situation and setting - Old stone ruin, just basically a shell of a tower, with a wall around in a forest. It is a trap, but not the one on of the sides thinks it is.
One side has 2 mages (one of whom is powerful) an assassin, a werebear, an archer and a warrior.
Other side has a LOT of armed men - who have weapons which affect magic users, but are basically grunts (except the 2 named characters) swords, crossbows, maybe bows. So medieval type weapons.
The smaller side wins (just) through various means but I want the tower to be burned but I am struggling to find a realistic way to do so without just roasting everyone. I had an idea of a flamer type weapon - just splurts out fire and molten stuff and roasts the tower. Now whilst this would work to burn the tower I think they would just burn the whole place and have done with it. They also aren't going to destroy where they think they are going so I am not sure it works.
I initially had flaming arrows but I am not convinced that would burn a stone town. The mages are on the side who have the tower so I can't use magic fire as they won't burn their own tower.
I am a bit stuck, I like the scene around the tower but I can live without it but it is sort of a plot point.
Any ideas anyone?