How many Vallista does it take to sharpen a sword? One to analyze the sword and determine the precise amount of sharpness required. One to design the grindstone. One to revise the design. Two to build the grindstone and improve upon the revised design. Three to layout the smithy. Six to organize the laborers and lay the foundation. Twelve to add the flying buttresses. Twenty-four to debate the merits of the Extravagant school versus the Functional school. Forty-Eight to design a compromise in which each school interferes with the other equally. Ninety-Six to oversee construction of the forge, moat, guard towers, market square, shoeing stable, and statue honoring Hanrihan patron god of smiths. One-Hundred and Ninety-Two to design and build the roads and bridges required to transport the building materials to the job site. Three-Hundred and Eighty-Four to...