Playtest (A5E) Level Up Playtest Document #17: Journeys

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Level Up Playtest Document #17: Journeys — Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition (A5E)

This playtest document contains an abbreviated expression of the game’s Journey rules, which form an important part of the exploration pillar of play.

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[Augreth]

I think 24 miles a day are highly unrealistic for „normal“ speed, especially in armor.

I remember that AD&D stated about 20 kilometers, and that’s about okay. 20-25km are manageable, that’s about 12-15 miles. That’s also what you find when googling for hiking distances.

24 miles are doable, but I would definitely not consider this „normal“ speed.

 

[Augreth]

„Mounts and pack animals“: the statement that „Mounts such as riding horses can only travel for about an hour a day at the gallop speed“ (first sentence in that paragraph) is repeated nearly literally at the beginning of the next paragraph.

 

[BrassDragon]

I think 24 miles a day are highly unrealistic for „normal“ speed, especially in armor.

I remember that AD&D stated about 20 kilometers, and that’s about okay. 20-25km are manageable, that’s about 12-15 miles. That’s also what you find when googling for hiking distances.

24 miles are doable, but I would definitely not consider this „normal“ speed.

Agreed, military marching speed is around 15 miles on passable terrain and maybe one and a half times that for a forced march.

But then again, Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas distance run after an army of urukhai so maybe heroes can push harder than real world soldiers.

 

[Augreth]

„A creature can carry a number of Supply equal to its Strength score in addition to the rest of its gear.“

With Str 10-11 I‘d rather pass on some other gear and carry my own Supply. I know you want to keep it simple, but Str 10-11 is average, so the average person cannot carry 1 Supply by himself. That doesn’t make sense to me.

Maybe it should be a minimum of 1 Supply? Or maybe Str mod +1?

 

[Augreth]

Agreed, military marching speed is around 15 miles on passable terrain and maybe one and a half times that for a forced march.

But then again, Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas distance run after an army of urukhai so maybe heroes can push harder than real world soldiers.

I‘d consider that a forced marsh. Normal speed should be every day travel, say from Waterdeep to Daggerford.

 

[Morrus]

„A creature can carry a number of Supply equal to its Strength score in addition to the rest of its gear.“

With Str 10-11 I‘d rather pass on some other gear and carry my own Supply. I know you want to keep it simple, but Str 10-11 is average, so the average person cannot carry 1 Supply by himself. That doesn’t make sense to me.

Maybe it should be a minimum of 1 Supply? Or maybe Str mod +1?

Strength 10 can carry 10 Supply.

 

[Augreth]

Strength 10 can carry 10 Supply.

Oops, score not mod! Sorry for bothering

 

[Tonguez]

I think 24 miles a day are highly unrealistic for „normal“ speed, especially in armor.

I remember that AD&D stated about 20 kilometers, and that’s about okay. 20-25km are manageable, that’s about 12-15 miles. That’s also what you find when googling for hiking distances.

24 miles are doable, but I would definitely not consider this „normal“ speed.

Yeah I agree 12 miles for a normal days hike, 24 is a forced march

 

[Waller]

Average walking speed is 3-4 mph. So 24-32 miles in an 8 hour day. If you’re going all Legolas and running then distance runners do that in 2-3 hours. I dunno where this 12 miles per day is coming from, but we used to do that hiking as kids. We’re talking adult adventurers here. Armed forces do 12 miles in 3 hours, not in a day.

The Romans used to march 20 miles in 5 hours at ‘regular’ pace, but that was an army, not an adventuring group which can move much faster.

In my job I walk over 10 miles a day and I’m not even hiking. That’s just me at work. I’m not an experienced hiker like an adventurer is.

For an adventurer:

How Far Can a Healthy Person Walk in a Day?

How far you walk in a day depends on your fitness level, but a person who walks regularly can likely walk as far as 20 or 30 miles in a day.

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“But how far could a fit, trained person walk in eight hours? Many trained walkers finish a 26.2-mile walker-friendly marathon in about seven hours, with no breaks.”

 

[Tonguez]

Average walking speed is 3-4 mph. So 24-32 miles in an 8 hour day. If you’re going all Legolas and running then distance runners do that in 2-3 hours. I dunno where this 12 miles per day is coming from, but we used to do that hiking as kids. We’re talking adult adventurers here. Armed forces do 12 miles in 3 hours, not in a day.

The Romans used to march 20 miles in 5 hours at ‘regular’ pace, but that was an army, not an adventuring group which can move much faster.

In my job I walk over 10 miles a day and I’m not even hiking. That’s just me at work. I’m not an experienced hiker like an adventurer is.

For an adventurer:

How Far Can a Healthy Person Walk in a Day?

How far you walk in a day depends on your fitness level, but a person who walks regularly can likely walk as far as 20 or 30 miles in a day.

www.verywellfit.com

“But how far could a fit, trained person walk in eight hours? Many trained walkers finish a 26.2-mile walker-friendly marathon in about seven hours, with no breaks.”

Thats a modern continuous hike, that doesn’t account for rest stops, scouting, setting camp or random encounters (Ie its a forced march)
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