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#1 Zelix Apr 20, 2015 8:55:09	The more I look into waterborne vessels in 5e, the more information I'm having a hard time finding. There are no descriptions for the different types of vessels that I can find, which makes things very difficult. As of right now, I'm looking specifically at warships.    The warship is tied with the galley for most hitpoints, but it costs slightly less and is slower. It was my initial understanding that a galley was faster but less formidable in combat, but I'm not seeing any information to confirm this.    Next, and perhaps most importantly, I'm not seeing any sort of size references for the different ships. The max amount of passengers and cargo is listed, but what is the actual size of these vessels? I need to know how much space my ship takes up for waterborne encounters, and I need to know the actual dimensions for outfitting my ship with cannons.    The DM guide also states that a ship can only move in a dead wind by rowing, but it does not state which ships actually have the ability to be rowed in such a way, or how fast a ship moves when being rowed.    Lastly, the rules say repairing a ship takes 1 day per 1hp of damage. I find this absurd. So if I have a rowboat and someone smacks it a few times with a warhammer, dealing 30 damage, it takes a month to fix my tiny little rowboat? How many people are assumed to be working on the ship? Would hiring more workers speed up the process?   What do you guys think? How would you go about solving these issues?
#2 Zelix Apr 20, 2015 14:41:34	Bump
#3 transcendantviewer Apr 20, 2015 15:26:05	For information like this, it's probably best to consult other DMs and work out a conversion of their stats from 3.5 source materials, namely the Stormwrack book. It was centered about waterborne vessels and underwater combat, so it has virtually everything you'll need.
#4 BRJN Apr 26, 2015 18:42:34	I agree - for the time being, you have to borrow 3e data for things 5e hasn't gotten around to discussing yet.   One of my characters wants to build a canalboat and start a shipping company on a river.  The IRL Erie Canal boats are inspiration for this.  Their dimensions do not match the "Keelboat" in the book.  And there are no rules (even in DMG Downtime) for the scale of business activity I have in mind.  It's tough to proceed in 5e's current embryonic condition.  -sigh-
(Reply to #4) transcendantviewer	BRJN wrote:
#6 intently Apr 27, 2015 13:02:54	Zelix wrote: