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One can always use a Hermes Portal or a Faerie Trod to get somewhere fast but only if it is integral to the story.
 
One can always use a Hermes Portal or a Faerie Trod to get somewhere fast but only if it is integral to the story.
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[[File:Kingdom_of_Arelat_-_routes.png]]
 
[[File:Kingdom_of_Arelat_-_routes.png]]
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Base Assumption: 1 League is 4k, it takes about an hour to walk 1 league on good roads, and people normally only walk for 7 hours a day.
 
Base Assumption: 1 League is 4k, it takes about an hour to walk 1 league on good roads, and people normally only walk for 7 hours a day.
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!Quality of Road!!Rate of Travel!!Time Travelled!!Distance Covered!!Long-term Fatigue
 
!Quality of Road!!Rate of Travel!!Time Travelled!!Distance Covered!!Long-term Fatigue
 
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!Quality of Road!!Rate of Travel!!Time Travelled!!Distance Covered!!Long-term Fatigue
 
!Quality of Road!!Rate of Travel!!Time Travelled!!Distance Covered!!Long-term Fatigue
 
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'''Distances Between Places'''
 
'''Distances Between Places'''
  
Casa sus Baux is 1k from Cassis and it takes about 20 minutes get there.
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[[Casa sus Baux]] is a short distance from [[Hameau de Baux]] and it takes a quarter hour to get there.
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[[Casa sus Baux]] is 4k east of [[Cassis]] and it takes two hours to get there.
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''** The road west from Cassis:''
  
''** The road west from Casa sus Baux:''
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[[Cassis]] is 22k from [[Marseille]] and it takes two days to get there.
  
[[Casa sus Baux]] is 32k from [[Marseille]] and it takes two days to get there.
 
  
 
''The road north from Marseille:''
 
''The road north from Marseille:''
  
 
[[Marseille]] is 32k from [[Aix]] and it takes one day to get there.
 
[[Marseille]] is 32k from [[Aix]] and it takes one day to get there.
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''The road west from Aix:''
 
''The road west from Aix:''
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[[Aix]] is 75k from [[Arles]] and it takes two and half days to get there.
 
[[Aix]] is 75k from [[Arles]] and it takes two and half days to get there.
  
[[Arles]] is 35k from [[Nimes]] and it takes one day to get there.
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[[Arles]] is 35k from [[Nîmes]] and it takes one day to get there.
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[[Nîmes]] is 56k from [[Montpellier]] and it takes two days to get there.
  
[[Nimes]] is 56k from [[Montpellier]] and it takes two days to get there.
 
  
 
''The road north from Aix:''
 
''The road north from Aix:''
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''** The road east from Casa sus Baux:''
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''** The road east from Cassis:''
  
[[Casa sus Baux]] is 9k from [[La Coita]] and it takes half a day to get there.
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[[Cassis]] is 9k from [[La Coita]] and it takes half a day to get there.
  
 
[[La Coita]] is 20k from [[Bandol]] and it takes one and a half a days to get there.
 
[[La Coita]] is 20k from [[Bandol]] and it takes one and a half a days to get there.

Latest revision as of 07:57, 12 November 2015

Travel is needed for stories to happen in different places and these guidelines help determine how long it takes to get there.

One can always use a Hermes Portal or a Faerie Trod to get somewhere fast but only if it is integral to the story.


Kingdom of Arelat - routes.png


Base Assumption: 1 League is 4k, it takes about an hour to walk 1 league on good roads, and people normally only walk for 7 hours a day.

Walking

Quality of Road Rate of Travel Time Travelled Distance Covered Long-term Fatigue
Good Hurried 12 12 Leagues 2 Fatigue Levels
Good Rushed 10 10 Leagues 1 Fatigue Levels
Good Normal 7 7 Leagues 0 Fatigue Levels
Normal Hurried 12 10 Leagues 2 Fatigue Levels
Normal Rushed 10 7 Leagues 1 Fatigue Levels
Normal Normal 7 5 Leagues 0 Fatigue Levels
Bad Hurried 12 7 Leagues 2 Fatigue Levels
Bad Rushed 10 5 Leagues 1 Fatigue Levels
Bad Normal 7 3 Leagues 0 Fatigue Levels

Riding

Quality of Road Rate of Travel Time Travelled Distance Covered Long-term Fatigue
Good Hurried 12 22 Leagues 2 Fatigue Levels
Good Rushed 10 15 Leagues 1 Fatigue Levels
Good Normal 7 12 Leagues 0 Fatigue Levels
Normal Hurried 12 15 Leagues 2 Fatigue Levels
Normal Rushed 10 10 Leagues 1 Fatigue Levels
Normal Normal 7 7 Leagues 0 Fatigue Levels
Bad Hurried 12 7 Leagues 2 Fatigue Levels
Bad Rushed 10 5 Leagues 1 Fatigue Levels
Bad Normal 7 3 Leagues 0 Fatigue Levels

Poor weather will lower a road's quality by one or more which may make a road impassable.


Distances Between Places

Casa sus Baux is a short distance from Hameau de Baux and it takes a quarter hour to get there.

Casa sus Baux is 4k east of Cassis and it takes two hours to get there.


** The road west from Cassis:

Cassis is 22k from Marseille and it takes two days to get there.


The road north from Marseille:

Marseille is 32k from Aix and it takes one day to get there.


The road west from Aix:

Aix is 75k from Arles and it takes two and half days to get there.

Arles is 35k from Nîmes and it takes one day to get there.

Nîmes is 56k from Montpellier and it takes two days to get there.


The road north from Aix:

Aix is 84k from Avignon and it takes three days to get there.

Avignon is 29k from Orange and it takes one day to get there.


** The road east from Cassis:

Cassis is 9k from La Coita and it takes half a day to get there.

La Coita is 20k from Bandol and it takes one and a half a days to get there.

Bandol is 19k from Toulon and it takes one and a half a days to get there.

Toulon is 65k from Fraxinetum and it takes five days to get there.

Fraxinetum is 101k from Nice and it takes four and a half days to get there.