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<blockquote data-quote="Quickleaf" data-source="post: 9046807" data-attributes="member: 20323">tl;dr Shorter distance, but fewer trails. Dog sleds go 4 mph on trail, but only 1 mph over tundra.Longer answer... If you're just going off <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/ic-quickleafs-rime-of-the-frostmaiden.697783/page-12#post-9046141" target="_blank">that black and white map</a>, the original from <a href="https://thealexandrian.net/wordpress/45138/roleplaying-games/icewind-dale-travel-times" target="_blank">Justin Alexander</a> did not have Kelvin's Cairn. I added the Cairn in a paint program. The mountain is just representational. On THAT map distance to the Cairn is not to scale. I got the distance to the Cairn by counting hexes on the player hex map.If you use the black and white trail map &amp; the <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/ic-quickleafs-rime-of-the-frostmaiden.697783/" target="_blank">player hex map</a> in conjunction, and assume that Garret's last known location is due south of the Cairn, here are the distances I get:Targos &gt; Termalaine &gt; Kelvin's Cairn = 9.5 miles trail to Termalaine + 11 miles tundra = 2.375 hrs + 11 hrs = 13.375 hrsTargos &gt; Caer-Konig &gt; Kelvin's Cairn = 24 miles trail to Caer-Konig + 5 miles tundra = 6 hrs + 5 hrs = 11 hrs(plus 1 hr spent getting ready and stopping over in Bryn Shander to trade out sleds/gather provisions for dogs)Does that make sense?edit: I attached a revised black-white map to better visually represent things. Also, since this was a ~12 hour journey (usually the sled dogs are rested after 8 hours) which essentially &quot;forced marched&quot; the dogs, I didn't want to bring up Slow/Fast pace stuff. Because it didn't fit the scene &amp; I didn't want to complicate things yet, but I've included most of what I see behind-the-screen in this map for ease of reference or anyone who double checks my maths.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Quickleaf, post: 9046807, member: 20323"] tl;dr Shorter distance, but fewer trails. Dog sleds go 4 mph on trail, but only 1 mph over tundra. Longer answer... If you're just going off [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/ic-quickleafs-rime-of-the-frostmaiden.697783/page-12#post-9046141']that black and white map[/URL], the original from [URL='https://thealexandrian.net/wordpress/45138/roleplaying-games/icewind-dale-travel-times']Justin Alexander[/URL] did not have Kelvin's Cairn. I added the Cairn in a paint program. The mountain is just representational. On THAT map distance to the Cairn is not to scale. I got the distance to the Cairn by counting hexes on the player hex map. If you use the black and white trail map & the [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/ic-quickleafs-rime-of-the-frostmaiden.697783/']player hex map[/URL] in conjunction, and assume that Garret's last known location is due south of the Cairn, here are the distances I get: Targos > Termalaine > Kelvin's Cairn = 9.5 miles trail to Termalaine + 11 miles tundra = 2.375 hrs + 11 hrs = 13.375 hrs Targos > Caer-Konig > Kelvin's Cairn = 24 miles trail to Caer-Konig + 5 miles tundra = 6 hrs + 5 hrs = 11 hrs (plus 1 hr spent getting ready and stopping over in Bryn Shander to trade out sleds/gather provisions for dogs) Does that make sense? edit: I attached a revised black-white map to better visually represent things. Also, since this was a ~12 hour journey (usually the sled dogs are rested after 8 hours) which essentially "forced marched" the dogs, I didn't want to bring up Slow/Fast pace stuff. Because it didn't fit the scene & I didn't want to complicate things yet, but I've included most of what I see behind-the-screen in this map for ease of reference or anyone who double checks my maths. [/QUOTE]

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