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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Meadred" data-source="post: 2140198" data-attributes="member: 23833">Well, some RL experiences: Last summer I participated in a rather well-known (at least among walkers/hikers in Europe) march called "the International four days marches" (<a href="http://www.4daagse.nl" target="_blank">http://www.4daagse.nl</a>) in Nijmegen, Holland. It involved walking 25 miles a day for four consecutive days with a pack weighing at least 22 lbs. (10 kg) in addition to the water needed (I drank close to 3 liters between stops). The surface was mostly concrete/asphalt roads, but also included cobbled streets and mud paths. Each day my group spent about 9-10 hours "on the road", including both shorter breaks and a few 20-minute refreshment stops. Before going there I had practiced at home, walking a total of slightly more than 250 miles (400 km) in a series of stretches no shorter than 18.75 miles (30 km). By the fourth day, I felt as if all my strength had been completely sapped, and I was physically exhausted when I reached the finish. It took me about two days of resting to get back to normal. In comparison, most people from a medieval type setting would problably be alot more accustomed to walking than modern day people. The "road surface" would be softer, thus not so hard on joints and feet, but at the same time available roads would be more like cattle paths than roads. So, while it wouldn't be so hard on the body to walk, the roads would impede the rate of travel compared to modern roads. Given that you have enough daylight to walk perhaps 10-12 hours a day, it may be possible for a party of adventurers to cover about 20 miles a day in light terrain for, say five days to a week. If they are travelling for a longer time, I would decrease the amount of ground covered slightly, perhaps 15 miles a day.Alas, it is said about medieval times here on Earth that travel by land was annoyingly slow. The best way to travel was by boat or ship, and people living on the shores of a large body of water more often traded with other coast-dwellers than with their inland neighbours. One of the great "inventions" of the Romans was their road-building. It is one of the key elements that gave them the possibility to leverage the might of the legions against their enemies. So, it seems probable that those inhabiting a medieval type fantasy world would either have invented better ways of getting around than walking (teleporting, flying ships, sea travel, etc.) or have built good roads.Well, well, some almost random thoughts.Cheers,Meadred</blockquote>

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