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<blockquote data-quote="steeldragons" data-source="post: 5343486" data-attributes="member: 92511">As a general rule, how far would you say OUTSIDE of a fortified settlement (say a small walled city) would be safe? As a general rule I used to think if you were within a day's travel you were considered &quot;within the borders&quot; of the city/state/castle's holdings...but then, it seems, if you need to spend 8 or 10 or 12 hours getting to the city to get help for something...your homestead would pretty much be toast by the time you got back to it...So, how far/long outside of a city/castle wall would you constitute (generally) a &quot;safe zone&quot; before the farms and/or immediate &quot;suburbs&quot; begin to thin out and you're in &quot;the wilds&quot;? (Note that I obviously, these wilds could still be considered within the holding of the local lord. But they wouldn't be inhabited -by humans- or frequented areas) On a related topic, how far can an average party march (in miles, please) within a single day of travel? How far if mounted (on horses, that is. Nothing fancy or flying)? I'm sure there are tables on this, but without access to my books, figure someone here would have that info off the top of their head (or at their fingertips).Cheers. Thanks.--Steel Dragons</blockquote>

[QUOTE="steeldragons, post: 5343486, member: 92511"] As a general rule, how far would you say OUTSIDE of a fortified settlement (say a small walled city) would be safe? As a general rule I used to think if you were within a day's travel you were considered "within the borders" of the city/state/castle's holdings...but then, it seems, if you need to spend 8 or 10 or 12 hours getting to the city to get help for something...your homestead would pretty much be toast by the time you got back to it... So, how far/long outside of a city/castle wall would you constitute (generally) a "safe zone" before the farms and/or immediate "suburbs" begin to thin out and you're in "the wilds"? (Note that I obviously, these wilds could still be considered within the holding of the local lord. But they wouldn't be inhabited -by humans- or frequented areas) On a related topic, how far can an average party march (in miles, please) within a single day of travel? How far if mounted (on horses, that is. Nothing fancy or flying)? I'm sure there are tables on this, but without access to my books, figure someone here would have that info off the top of their head (or at their fingertips). Cheers. Thanks. --Steel Dragons [/QUOTE]

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