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Mad_Mickelson 01-25-08, 07:40 AM	I'm gonna be starting a new campaign in the FR (could there be any other), some where around Waterdeep and Baldur's Gate, prolly somewhere south of BG though. (more familiar in that area) Here's the question: How long would it take to travel from BG to WD or vice versa, using the main highway between the towns??? Suppose from CandleKeep to BG it looks to be around 120 miles from the map sheet that came with the PC game years ago, I'd guess that would take a Tenday or so to traverse assuming that no encounters take place and its all smooth sailing, would that sound about right ???
Lord Karsus 01-25-08, 09:38 AM	-Look at the scale provided in whatever map you are looking at. Calculate the distance. Then, look in the DMG, to the page that talks about movement and distance and all that stuff for a cart, horse, ox, feet, or whatever you are using. Calculate, and there you go.
Mad_Mickelson 01-25-08, 10:30 AM	Ahh sweet didn't see the legend in the corner, the map is massive. About 700 miles... Judging from that I wonder how big the world of Aber-Toril is in relation to earth, just the mapped part of Faerun (on this map) seems to be about the size of Australia or the North American continent Cheers man
Lord Karsus 01-25-08, 11:19 AM	Judging from that I wonder how big the world of Aber-Toril is in relation to earth, just the mapped part of Faerun (on this map) seems to be about the size of Australia or the North American continent -Abeir-Toril seems to be much larger than earth. The continent of Faerūn (and not Kara-Tur or Zakhara, which are both connected to it) is supposed to be about twice the size of North America, so...
Mad_Mickelson 01-25-08, 11:36 AM	-Abeir-Toril seems to be much larger than earth. The continent of Faerūn (and not Kara-Tur or Zakhara, which are both connected to it) is supposed to be about twice the size of North America, so... ...big Cool thanks again man. Evidentaly your mind is a vast fountain of knowledge.
Lord Karsus 01-25-08, 11:49 AM	Cool thanks again man. Evidentaly your mind is a vast fountain of knowledge. -It is, it is...
MarkusTay63 01-25-08, 11:57 AM	Don't feed his ego, otherwise we'll have to do another emergency deflation. :P As a rule of thumb, I just figure 30 miles a day, 50 by horse. Don't know if that jibes with the DMG, but it is realistic. I know a guy who walked from Brooklyn to Port Jeff, Long Island, in about 12 hours, and thats around 50 miles - I figure most people will only be traveling around 8-10 hours a day, before stopping to rest or make camp.
Lord Karsus 01-25-08, 12:09 PM	Don't feed his ego, otherwise we'll have to do another emergency deflation. :P -Not true. I just removed the ego portion of my signature because I felt it was getting a bit big, and I didn't have enough room to give KtM a tribute. I still have the MS Word document with all of the good things said about me, going 8 pages strong now. :) As a rule of thumb, I just figure 30 miles a day, 50 by horse. Don't know if that jibes with the DMG, but it is realistic. I know a guy who walked from Brooklyn to Port Jeff, Long Island, in about 12 hours, and thats around 50 miles - I figure most people will only be traveling around 8-10 hours a day, before stopping to rest or make camp. -Yeah, that sounds about right. During the blackout, my cousin walked from our aunt's house in Flushing Meadows back to his house off of Prospect Park, and it took him about 4-5 hours.
Mad_Mickelson 01-25-08, 12:09 PM	Don't feed his ego, otherwise we'll have to do another emergency deflation. lol so thats what happened to LK's ego pad
Lord Karsus 01-25-08, 12:09 PM	lol so thats what happened to LK's ego pad -No, see above. :P
Mad_Mickelson 01-25-08, 12:13 PM	-Not true. I just removed the ego portion of my signature because I felt it was getting a bit big, and I didn't have enough room to give KtM a tribute. I still have the MS Word document with all of the good things said about me, going 8 pages strong now. What was the go with that anyway, I never heard the full story.
Lord Karsus 01-25-08, 12:14 PM	What was the go with that anyway, I never heard the full story. -He recieved a ban. Not supposed to talk about it, but that was the final result.
Mad_Mickelson 01-25-08, 12:16 PM	... ohh ... :hides: