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<blockquote data-quote="Koloth" data-source="post: 9795799" data-attributes="member: 6706231">Columbus's original plan would probably pass muster.&nbsp; His first voyage was an attempt to find an alternative trade route to China as a way to avoid the heavy taxation on the overland routes.&nbsp; In many ways, he was a 15th century venture capitalist.&nbsp; Had an idea and found several investors to fund the trip.&nbsp; It is what happened after the attempt was interrupted by inhabited islands that many current era folks have issues with.&nbsp;&nbsp; Cortes pretty well defines the explore, exterminate and exploit type of trip.&nbsp; The first Columbus trip if played from inception to conclusion would seem to fit OP's original idea.&nbsp; The politics and getting the finances needed to arrange such a trip could be a fairly complete 'adventure' in its own right.&nbsp; To avoid the colonization aspects, assume there is no intervening inhabited land.&nbsp; Perhaps some uninhabited islands that could be developed as ports along the way.&nbsp; A variation on the 'selling equipment to miners' is the best way to wealth during a gold rush.&nbsp; Once the trip is underway, it comes down to navigation, seamanship and survival.&nbsp; With maybe some leadership to keep the crew from mutinying and taking over if the trip starts going poorly.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Koloth, post: 9795799, member: 6706231"] Columbus's original plan would probably pass muster. His first voyage was an attempt to find an alternative trade route to China as a way to avoid the heavy taxation on the overland routes. In many ways, he was a 15th century venture capitalist. Had an idea and found several investors to fund the trip. It is what happened after the attempt was interrupted by inhabited islands that many current era folks have issues with. Cortes pretty well defines the explore, exterminate and exploit type of trip. The first Columbus trip if played from inception to conclusion would seem to fit OP's original idea. The politics and getting the finances needed to arrange such a trip could be a fairly complete 'adventure' in its own right. To avoid the colonization aspects, assume there is no intervening inhabited land. Perhaps some uninhabited islands that could be developed as ports along the way. A variation on the 'selling equipment to miners' is the best way to wealth during a gold rush. Once the trip is underway, it comes down to navigation, seamanship and survival. With maybe some leadership to keep the crew from mutinying and taking over if the trip starts going poorly. [/QUOTE]

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