D&D (2024) Eberron - skycoaches and bastions

[JConstantine]

Sure, there would be a wide variety of sizes and models for different functions: taxis, buses, trucks etc. However, the rowboat sized vehicle in the art seems appropriate for a taxi. 40 ft. Is definitely bus or HGV sized though. A London Double Decker is 36 ft.

I agree with multiple types of skycoach for different functions, but I'd treat the one in question like a people carrier/MPV.

 

[JConstantine]

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a picture of a skycoach with seating (or even a driver, for that matter)!

Now that you mention it, I can't recall one either. I've always treated them like a gondola, though.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

I agree with multiple types of skycoach for different functions, but I'd treat the one in question like a people carrier/MPV.

People carriers are more like 20 ft. Long. Does no one have an idea of size round here!?

 

[JConstantine]

People carriers are more like 20 ft. Long. Does no one have an idea of size round here!?

I'm aware, and I noted the map in question makes it the length of a bus. But based on D&D's 5ft square grid, it's occupancy is more like a people carrier in function.

 

[aco175]

People carriers are more like 20 ft. Long. Does no one have an idea of size round here!?

Practical, and game practical are far apart. If everyone needs a 5ft square to use, only like 8 people can fit, then add some room for having a cool combat and such. Otherwise, I recall the Army Blue-Bird busses fitting like 80 people with gear.

 

[Bolares]

People carriers are more like 20 ft. Long. Does no one have an idea of size round here!?

People carriers don't fly either, and don't need to be represented in 5 feet increments. People are trying to use real vehicles as references and not perfectly trying to simulate them.

 

[pukunui]

Yeah, I mean, the rowboat stats in GoS say it’s a 5x10 ft space. That’s two 5-ft squares. And yet it can hold 2 crew and 2 passengers! That means two people per 5-foot square.

In our modern world, a crowded commuter train can easily have 4–6 people per 5-foot square (at a guess).

That’s why I was thinking the mapped skycoach could probably fit about 24 people.


As for the lack of controls, I think it must be that the pilot attunes to the medallion and can then mentally control the skycoach’s movements. No wheel or other controls needed. No pilot house or anything like that either.

FYI: vehicle proficiency is no longer a thing in 2024.

Huh. I missed that! That said, I'm still using the 2014 rules as the base for my campaign with a smattering of 2024 bits introduced piecemeal as we go.