[pnpgm] Game Update #56 - File #422 - Travel options galore?

[Murtha, Mark]

Kell wants to go through Ba'Ru.  Supplying will be cheaper and much more fun!  He can even be in the advance group going through Ba'Ru.

With Z'leyra's bags, that covers the grain for all the horses.  No wagons needed.


>            GM: Distances:
>
>                Sivas to Village by Land:
>
>                   Path                     Hexes  Distance
>                 Sivas to Maren [Road]       12      240 miles
>                 Maren to Cholchara [Road]    9      180 miles
>                 Road to Marentia Fort        3.5     70 miles
>                   Option-to Ba'ru City       3       60 miles
>                 Fort to Village [Plain]     21      420 miles
>                   Option: Ba'ru to Village  23      460 miles
>
>                 Total: 910-950Miles depending on Ba'ru visit
>
>                Sivas to Village by water
>
>                 River to Village            31      620 miles
>                 River to Village             5      100 miles
>
>                 Total: 720 Miles
>
>                Village to Kameran border (roughly)
>
>                 Zen'da Plains to Border     43      860 miles
>
>                These are rough estimates and I may be off a few
>                hexes. These are various options.
>
>                So let's say ship wagon/horses by barge up river.
>                So let's assume a simple barge doing 10-20 miles
>                per day.  Might even do more with good winds.  Let's
>                assume 15 on average.  That's 40 days.  Ok.  So shipping
>                ahead of time may not be a good option. :)
>
>                How about going to Ba'ru and getting supplies there?
>                Wagons? Horses?  That is the closest large city to
>                the village.  If prepare is done at start of IBT and
>                say a person ships those items (wagon/horses from Ba'ru)
>                to village then would need only cross 460 miles.
>                At 25 per day would be 19 days.  Almost in the IBT
>                time period.
>
>                As GM I'm only trying to cover options.  You guys have
>                to do some serious logistics to decide.  Mainly the
>                horses and/or wagon/food.  To fit within the 2 weeks.
>                Above there are some option as well.  Chion if in town
>                could be swayed to help as he could probably teleport
>                2-3 wagons in one jump.



Mark Murtha
Implementation Consultant, Local Government Division
P: 800.554.4434