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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Solmyr" data-source="post: 3503300" data-attributes="member: 19107">I have a question that has nagged me for some time now. According to the rules in the PHB, a cart or wagon moves 16 miles per day; a rowboat 15 miles per day; and a sailing ship 48 miles per day. Now, a 30 ft speed character on foot walks 24 miles per day, which makes him faster than wagons and rowboats. A mounted character can cover 28-48 miles per day, which at higher ranges is about as good as a ship (if we look at movement per hour, a ship cover 2 miles on average while a mounted character covers 4-5, putting him ahead).I am no naval expert but are ships really that slow? And on land, what is the point of taking a wagon or a rowboat (on rivers) if you can go faster by just walking?</blockquote>