[pnpgm] Fwd: Fwd: horses and gear

[Murtha, Mark]

Here in Colorado, there is Pikes Peak outside (roughly) my house. It rises 8000 feet higher at its point than the base, the base is ~6000 ft above sea level, the peak at ~14,000.  These are mountains, the Appalachian Trail is hills, not mountains.  Not saying it is easy without a trail, but far easier than the mountains here.  There is no crossing without a true pass or canyon.

Below 6000 ft, the snow is very light.  Between 6000 and 8000, more.  Above that, well it can be nothing to a huge drop of snow.  There is a lot less oxygen at this elevation.

I see them as hills, and they may get light snow but shouldn’t be bad.  Unless there is a blizzard, that does happen.  Either way, still hills and not true mountains.



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Here in Oregon we have a mountain that sees snow at the 4-5000 foot range only in the dead of winter...2-4000 foot will get it only occasionally.  Only above the 6k foot level does it really, really snow (at higher elevations they have snow year 'round).  So, in my experience, there would likely be but little hinderance from that kind of weather.

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OOC: Hill terrain as listed on PnP maps are considered mountains by most modern sources, the Map Book listing Hill terrain as being between 2,000 to 6,000 feet in elevation. The length of the Appalachian Trail would be considered Hills in PnP as well as parts of the Sierra Nevada range, for example. Trying to cross some of these ranges in winter would be difficult, even with a proper trail.

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"I don't have a large amount of extra gear.  I prefer to travel lightly.  But it's enough to stress the warhorse."

OOC...I keep pretty close accounting of the weight the horse carries.  With my armor and weapons I'm less than ten pounds away from slowing the horse down.

"If you have any spare sacks, it might be enough to remove my need for a pack horse.  However, food for the horses is not a problem for me.  Still, one horse to care for is much easier than two!"

"And I do not understand the hesitation to enter hills with a horse.  Sure, we might find areas where we need to walk and lead the horses, but even in the winter it won't be difficult for the horses.  It's not mountains!  Those I wouldn't even consider doing in the winter, especially with a horse."

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In response Z'leyra says "How much gear are you talking about? Can it be fit inside one of the magic bags I will make? The problem with bringing more horses is keeping them fed and watered. Indeed, I am tempted to have us board our horses at a stable, likely Ben'Dar's, and go on foot from Cedric's camp where we can be teleported to. The Kameran is certainly not a place I would take a wagon in winter, bad enough taking horses."

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