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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Job" data-source="post: 2772198" data-attributes="member: 37196">Based on writings from Commander Byrd on his 1929/1930 expedition to the South Pole, and also on the expert advice of the other dog handlers who will join you on the expedition, Dr. Moore has purchased 3 dog sleds, each outfitted for 9 pulling dogs.  There are, of course, extra dogs along to replace any who might get injured or die.  As a rule, a dog can pull approximately 150 lbs on a sled, therefore a fully-loaded 9-dog sled will weigh 1350 lbs., including the driver.  These are estimates;  Antarctic conditions may force different arrangements.Top speed for a 9-dog, fully-loaded sled will vary based on conditions.  With a slight downhill and perfect field conditions, a loaded sled may approach--or even exceed--20 miles per hour.I can't seem to find the "animal company" feat in my books, neither in the D&D V3.5 PHB nor in the d20 CoC manuals.  I only can find "animal affinity".Because you're new on the expedition, and all dogs have already been purchased and delivered to NYC, you'll need to work with the dogs to gain their trust and to train them according to the "Handle Animal" skill in the D20 CoC manual.  If you wanted to personally purchase and ship dogs from Norway to NYC, then I'd need to make a special ruling.  That's actually a very good link!  Here's a few more terms that I didn't see on that page:Aft - Rearward; towards the rear of the shipAmidships - In the center of the ship;  midway between the bow and the sternBo'sun - Boatswain;  a minor official of the crewFo'c'sle - Forecastle;  the cabin areas in the bow of the shipFore - Foreward; towards the bow of the shipLee, Alee - The side of a ship which is away from the windLine - ropePort - To the ship's left, when facing in the direction of motionStarboard - To the ship's right, when facing in the direction of motionTiller - The steering mechanism.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Job (the tortured one).</blockquote>

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