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<blockquote data-quote="Yora" data-source="post: 8352911" data-attributes="member: 6670763">Here is an idea for the settlements that players will encounter and where they can trade and rest, and their populations.<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">100 miles: Golden City (50,000), Red City (30,000), Purple City (40,000) Main Sea Ports</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">50 miles: Orange Harbor (5,000) Cargo transfer site for ships going to either the Golden or Red City.</li>
</ul>0 miles: Blue City (10,000) Last city before the wilderness, launching harbor for expeditions.10 miles (1 day): First Outpost (5,120)30 miles (2 days): Second Outpost (2,560)60 miles (3 days): Third Outpost (1,280)100 miles (5 days): Fourth Outpost (640)150 miles (8 days): Fifth Outpost (320)210 miles (11 days): Sixth Outpost (160)280 miles (14 days): Seventh Outpost (80)360 miles (18 days): Eighth Outpost (40)450 miles (23 days): Ninth Outpost (20)550 miles (28 days): Final Outpost (10)After that it's only friendly locals at best, which can only offer shelter, food, and some healing for trade.I might be using an XP for gold system, maybe alongside a system of XP for discovery. In that case, characters get XP only once their treasure has reached the Blue City and goes into a vault. Until then, it still can be stolen or otherwise lost, and the players don't get a reward.Alternatively they could get the XP as soon as they reach any of the Outposts or a protected fort they establish in the wilderness. I can imagine maintaining larger ships and paying crews could be a great permanent money drain, making the loss of money hurt just by itself.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Yora, post: 8352911, member: 6670763"] Here is an idea for the settlements that players will encounter and where they can trade and rest, and their populations. [LIST] [*]100 miles: Golden City (50,000), Red City (30,000), Purple City (40,000) Main Sea Ports [*]50 miles: Orange Harbor (5,000) Cargo transfer site for ships going to either the Golden or Red City. [/LIST] [B]0 miles: Blue City[/B] (10,000) Last city before the wilderness, launching harbor for expeditions. 10 miles (1 day): First Outpost (5,120) 30 miles (2 days): Second Outpost (2,560) 60 miles (3 days): Third Outpost (1,280) 100 miles (5 days): Fourth Outpost (640) 150 miles (8 days): Fifth Outpost (320) 210 miles (11 days): Sixth Outpost (160) 280 miles (14 days): Seventh Outpost (80) 360 miles (18 days): Eighth Outpost (40) 450 miles (23 days): Ninth Outpost (20) 550 miles (28 days): Final Outpost (10) After that it's only friendly locals at best, which can only offer shelter, food, and some healing for trade. I might be using an XP for gold system, maybe alongside a system of XP for discovery. In that case, characters get XP only once their treasure has reached the Blue City and goes into a vault. Until then, it still can be stolen or otherwise lost, and the players don't get a reward. Alternatively they could get the XP as soon as they reach any of the Outposts or a protected fort they establish in the wilderness. I can imagine maintaining larger ships and paying crews could be a great permanent money drain, making the loss of money hurt just by itself. [/QUOTE]

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