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Steven Snyder 06-23-04, 03:12 PM	Given that Hellcow is endorsing 30mph.... The train travels at 264 (round to 265) feet per round. That is some pretty serious movement when you consider that only a creature with a base speed in excess of 66' can keep up with it at a running speed. Historically though, trains were robbed by making them stop (usually by blocking the tracks), rather than riding up to them and jumping on (which I understand never actually happened anywhere but hollywood). Just a factoid.
Alkaline 06-23-04, 03:41 PM	Originally posted by Steven Snyder Historically though, trains were robbed by making them stop (usually by blocking the tracks), rather than riding up to them and jumping on (which I understand never actually happened anywhere but hollywood). Really...? How do you STOP a moving train? I'm just curious. That'd be a neat adventure though. Some train robbers have been robbing the LR at various locals... The PCs are hired to stop them. Alkaline
Steven Snyder 06-23-04, 03:52 PM	Originally posted by Alkaline Really...? How do you STOP a moving train? I'm just curious. That'd be a neat adventure though. Some train robbers have been robbing the LR at various locals... The PCs are hired to stop them. Alkaline There are several routes... One involved stacking a very large amount of wood on the tracks and setting it ablaze when the train approaches. The fire was to let the engineer see the obstruction from a great distance so he could stop. He did of course, because the risk of a derailment was too great to avoid. Another had a robber dressed up as a rail employee and he stood on the tracks with a red flag warning that the rail was out ahead. This apparently worked really well, again the engineer didn't want to chance a derailment. A favored place for stopping a train was when it was over a bridge, no one could get off the train without falling into the chasm below. Just make sure the part of the train you want to rob has crossed the bridge.
Alkaline 06-23-04, 03:54 PM	Originally posted by Steven Snyder There are several routes... One involved stacking a very large amount of wood on the tracks and setting it ablaze when the train approaches. The fire was to let the engineer see the obstruction from a great distance so he could stop. He did of course, because the risk of a derailment was too great to avoid. Another had a robber dressed up as a rail employee and he stood on the tracks with a red flag warning that the rail was out ahead. This apparently worked really well, again the engineer didn't want to chance a derailment. A favored place for stopping a train was when it was over a bridge, no one could get off the train without falling into the chasm below. Just make sure the part of the train you want to rob has crossed the bridge. Wow. Good stuff. Thanks. Alkaline