[pnpgm] Game Update #2b - File #11 - Plans to be Made, Gear and Travel
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Alias/Player Character Name Type Status/Notes Sex
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Balrog Balrog Warrior Normal/Human Ma
Chris Wells Ben'dar Warrior Normal/Human Ma
Tom Crockett Caladan Wizard Normal/Human Ma
Marcel Liberty Chion Sailor Normal/Human Ma
Bob Eldred/Nomad Damon Sailor Normal/Human Ma
Ryan Torres Farseeker Warrior Normal/Human Ma
Sergi Sallent Jordi Wizard Normal/Elf Ma
Tim Falkenberg Malradh ben Kasha Merc Normal/Human Ma
Wayne Richardson/Uji Thig Sidh MU Normal/Faerry Ma
Orion (Paul Broman) Trembyl Wizard Normal/Human Ma
Wout Broere Unali Ninja Normal/Human Fe
Scott Adams Xian Wizard Normal/Human Ma
Alex Koponen Z'leyra Healer Normal/Human Fe
Animals: Ventrius/Pogo Thig's dogs, Firesnake of Caladan's
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Game Update #2b in sequence (file #11)
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Admin notes: None
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Some Administration work needs to be done.
* Equipment
As I stated with the new adventure comes new stricter use of
the rules. As such equipment will be a major factor. I
listed the various aspects (Encumberance and item durability
to name a few). So keep this in mind in the following
sections.
A) Armor/Weapons - When you select what to take to the Plains
keep in mind the durability of said items. However, don't
get carried away with buying say 3 suits of armor just
cause one may wear out. More than one will add to your
personal gear load and may not even be needed. A spare
weapon might be useful but then again may be waste of
space and time.
B) Food - The trip will be lengthy (see below) so you should
decide what you are taking in terms of food. From the
basic boring travel rations to full blown meats and
fruits to eat. This is your decision. Travel rations are
fine but in terms of the Fatigue or Exhaustion aspect of
the game they might not give you the full blown protein
like a good slab of meat might. Also keep in mind there
is Survival and Hunting that can be done or food so that
is another aspect if you wish to do that on the trip
its very possible. I will be taking care of food values
as well. So if you buy 3 weeks of rations I'll mark off
the amount at the end of the trip or daily.
C) Travel/Camping Gear - There may be the occasional town or
village on the way. But for the most part it will be
wilderness so in your equipment selection (assuming you
don't already have it) you should consider travel and
camping gear.
D) Clothing - It is september and as such fall is approaching
if not already here. In the coast of Marentia is still
pretty balmy. In the higher mountains there are patches
of snow. On the plains it will be just like the Great
American Plains. So nights may be rather cool down to
the 60s or even 50s. But in the day time it could go
a bit hot into the 80s and in some rare cases 90s this
time of year. The biggest difference in climate would
be near sunrise/sunset. Basically consider this in your
clothing selection. Armor can also get very hot so
long use/wearing of it could drain your reserves and
up your Exhaustion value. Snow on the plains is doubtful
this time of year but in the high Marentian Mountains
there could indeed be some.
E) Coins - Let me know what you take with you and what you
do not. There are options. You can leave some coins
with a Moneylender to store or have someone hold it
if you trust them or leave it some place you trust. This
could include Z'leyra's or Ben'dar's manor/ranch.
E) Equipment Selection - What I need from you guys is exactly
what you are taking on the trip and leaving behind.
If you leave behind and in some special area - a ranted
storage area or your hotel or such let me know. Since
what will be on your sheet will need to be determined for
its purpose. So if you forget that Jewel Necklace then
you won't have it. So basically what I need from you
is info on gear your taking and not. There are several
ways to do this. You can cut/paste the gear section
of your character sheet and maybe use a symbol like
a * or T by the item if your taking it. If you are taking
a bulk of your gear say 75% or greater than maybe only
tell me what stuff your NOT taking (the 25% say). I will
then mark it on my copies of your sheet as to what gear
you'll have and that's it.
F) Horses - HEre is a list of who has what
Balrog Riding Horse III
Ben'dar Horse - Unknown Type
Caladan Riding Horse IV
Chion ** None
Farseeker War Horse III
Jordi ** None
Kasha Riding Horse II
Thig Riding Horse III
Trembyl Riding Horse III
Unali War Horse III
Xian Riding Horse I
Z'leyra ** None
So 3 people will need horses. All are player characters
so you guys will have to buy them. Let me know what
you buy. Let me know the basic type like Riding Horse II
and I'll use some of Ben'dar's contacts for reduced
prices and quality in haggling.
G) Gear List - You can use the basic gear list I have typed
up on the website or the book's (same thing). IF there
is an item not on the list let me know.
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* Travel
From Sivas theres two options likely 4 days on the road
to Maren city or over Lake Sivas. So the party will
likely take a boat to Maren and save Half that time.
Sivas to Maren - Lake - 110 Miles
Maren to Cholchara - Road - 190 miles
Cholchara to Plains- River - 420-450 Miles
or Land - 370 Miles
This is the estimated route at this point. The slowest
horse in the party determines the movement rate. Since
that would be a Riding Horse I that's 25 miles per day
on horse. Roads can help this factor. The roads on
the route are secondary (not primary highways) so they
will increase speed x1 to x1.5. Let's assume for
now a basic x1.25 speed making 25x1.25=32 miles. Lake
travel would depned on wind and other factors but we'll
assume 50 miles on average. This translated roughly to the
time table:
Sivas to Maren - Lake - 1- 2 Days [Depending on wind, etc.]
Maren to Cholchara - Road - 6 Days
Cholchara to Plains- River - 8- 9 Days
or Land -11-12 Days
So basedon first glance of the map it will take at LEAST 25 days
to 29 days. In a rough way it seems high for a 800 mile trip
but this time may reduce as the game progresses.
So my guess right now is plan for a 3-4 week trip at least.
This also does not include time once you get to the border
of the tribal lands. After that there may be more travel
but only maybe 100 miles at most.
You can plan your gear purchases on the above trip. If you
follow th eroad from Maren to Cholchara you'll see there
are a couple big cities so you can resupply there if needed.
That's it for now. Let me know what you guys do/buy.
Next update will likely be a minor one on Friday. I'll wait
for everyone to reply before we move on to start the actual
trip. BTW, let me know guys if there is a resource you need
or want on the game website for quick access.
Longshot - ZC of AdventureNet International Echomail Network
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