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krumthi
Acolyte
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 Posted - 24 Feb 2011 : 04:54:36
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I am pondering if anyone out there has some travel times from Waterdeep to Cailmport Both Via Water and Via Land ?
any help would be appericated.
Thank you
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Kentinal
Great Reader
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Posted - 24 Feb 2011 : 05:24:42
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This type of thing has been already discussed. The answer is it depends.
If moving with wagons on land it takes longer.
Travel by water it depends on speed of boat or ship.
In either case it becomes also a question of weather conditions.
The core books indicate normal rate of travel, the FR source books provide the distance to be traveled. |
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Ayrik
Great Reader
Canada
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Posted - 24 Feb 2011 : 05:56:23
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A close look at decent maps (in and out of the Realms) shows "rest points" spaced out at roughly even intervals along major roadways. In the Realms these map points (probably inns and taverns) indicate each day's travel by horse.
Water travel is unaffected by terrain, though more by adverse weather. Weather conditions are also largely seasonal, which has large effect on both forms of travel. |
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Andrekan
Seeker
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Posted - 25 Feb 2011 : 17:20:27
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It is somewhere around 1600 miles by how the crow flies. As was mentioned before the dangers of the roads and the many rest stops as well as mode of land travel are a big variable. By sea would depend on mode as well as storms and dangerous encounters.
I did figure up the time for travel from Baldur's Gate to Waterdeep once and it averaged around 579 miles 3 days or more depending on dangers. From Shadowdale to Waterdeep on horse back riding hard on trade roads, without any dangers (Ha,ha!) taking rest it would take around 36 days. This goes into a long list of resting areas routes and again possible using rivers and partial by land by sea. Oh yes here it is! This turned into an ongoing adventure for the group I am DMing now. Though they found themselves searching for portals and Fey Crossroads. They also ended up getting caught up in intrigues in Cormyr, but any way below is the info. I researched for our present game. These are general stats not mentioning encounters or diversion.
Shadowdale to Waterdeep (without portals)
Shadowdale to Griffin Inn “Thunder Gap” 116 miles 2.1 Days
Griffin Inn to Wyvern Watch 148 miles 3 Days
Wyvern Watch through Stonelands to Treil 544 miles 16 Days (without conflict)
Wyvren Watch to Arabel 64 miles 1.25 Day
Arabel to Tyrluk 80 miles 1.3 Day
Tyluk to Highhorn 56 miles 1.1 Day
Highhorn to Eagle Peak 60 miles 1.1 Day
Eagle Peak to Skull Crag 70 miles 1.27 Day
Skull Crag to Great Guant 57 miles 1.1 Day
Great Guant to Proskur 50 miles 1 Day
Proskur to Easting 105 miles 2.1 Days
Easting to Iriabor 50miles 1 Day
Iriabor to157 miles Berdusk to 145 miles Scornubel to104 miles Elturel to 250 miles to Baldurs Gate total 656 miles 10 Days by River Boat*
Iriabor to Asbravn 50 miles 1 Day
Asbravn to Berdusk 78 miles 1.3 Day
Berdusk to Elturel 180 miles 2.5 Days
Elturel to Baldurs Gate 210 miles 4.1Days**
Treil to Soulbar 70 miles 1.27 Day
Soulbar to Boarskyr Bridge 56 miles 1.1 Day
Boarskyr Bridge to Dragon Spear Castle 171 miles 3.5 Days
Dragon Spear Castle to Way Inn 125 miles 2.5 Days
Dragon Spear Castle to Daggerford 229 miles 4.58 Days
Daggerford to Roosting Griffin Inn 65 miles 1.2 Day
Roosting Griffin Inn to Waterdeep 50 miles 1 Day
Baldurs Gate to Waterdeep by Sailing Ship 579 miles 3 Days
Trade Roads: Shadowdale to Waterdeep: (36 Days)
Trade Roads to Baldurs Gate to Waterdeep by Sea: (29 Days)
Back Trails to Baldurs Gate to Waterdeep: (33 Days)
Trade Roads to Iriabor to by River Baldurs Gate to Waterdeep: (29 Days)
Spellguard to Waterdeep
Spellguard to Dawn Pass 75 miles 1.5 Days
Dawn Pass to Llorkh 39 miles .78 Day
Llorkh to Loudwater 139 miles 2.7 Days
Loudwater to Zelbross 66 miles 1.3 Days
Zelbross to Secomber 79 miles 1.6 Days
Loudwater to Secomber by Riverboat 162 miles 2.7 Days
Secomber to Roosting Griffon Inn 185 miles 3.7 Days
Secomber to Daggerford by Riverboat 141 miles 2.35 Days
Daggerford to Roosting Griffin Inn 65 miles 1.2 Day
Roosting Griffin Inn to Waterdeep 50 miles 1 Day
By Road Spellguard to Waterdeep 12.5 Days
By Road and River Spellgard to Waterdeep 11.2 Days
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Halidan
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 27 Feb 2011 : 22:05:28
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| Many thanks Andrekan. I'm going to print this out and slip it into my DM notebook right now. |
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