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<blockquote data-quote="steeldragons" data-source="post: 5343525" data-attributes="member: 92511">I know...there are a lot of variables. Let me paint the picture...I'm thinking an independent city at the edge of a conglomeration of city-states. To the south is part of this conglomeration but &quot;safe&quot; areas are only within a certain radius of the city and the areas in between are kind of &quot;on their own.&quot; To the north is an expanse of plains claimed by no civilized nation. So the radius of protection is rather important in all directions.It is a city built up over the centuries around a castle, fairly well used port and trade activity.(From the Orea Gazeteer I'm working on...)&nbsp; Hawkview: avg. pop.: 11,000&nbsp; a)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ruled by his lordship, Coren Riorn, Lord of Castle Hawkview. He is a descendant of the Riorn family of thanes from the days when Mostrial stretched across the Freelands.&nbsp; b)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Small port city doing much trade with R’Hath&nbsp; to/from Thelitia and the Freelands. The city is also one of the only places in Orea that offers elf goods direct from the Miralosta realm. For its own resources, the region surrounding Hawkview is rich farmlands and orchards (trading in several fruits not grown elsewhere) and mining (iron and platinum).&nbsp; The city is prosperous and fairly well patrolled and protected. The lord is very happy with his city's prosperity and doesn't want anything infringing or impeding that. But, and this goes to the question I suppose, how far out it is patrolled I hadn't really thought.I'm thinking, off the top of my head, however many miles a mounted force could ride out in the morning and make it back before dark...but then there would have to be some (less) overnight patrols, I'm sure...So I'm wondering how far out those farmlands would be considered &quot;too close&quot; to harass by you average goblinoid force (without some bigger bad pushing them to do it). Again, variables...orcs, of course, are more ferocious and daring than goblins or kobolds would be, for example. But I'm just looking for a ballpark figure.--SDPS: Thanks for the marching distance.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="steeldragons, post: 5343525, member: 92511"] I know...there are a lot of variables. Let me paint the picture... I'm thinking an independent city at the edge of a conglomeration of city-states. To the south is part of this conglomeration but "safe" areas are only within a certain radius of the city and the areas in between are kind of "on their own." To the north is an expanse of plains claimed by no civilized nation. So the radius of protection is rather important in all directions. It is a city built up over the centuries around a castle, fairly well used port and trade activity. (From the Orea Gazeteer I'm working on...) Hawkview: avg. pop.: 11,000 a) ruled by his lordship, Coren Riorn, Lord of Castle Hawkview. He is a descendant of the Riorn family of thanes from the days when Mostrial stretched across the Freelands. b) Small port city doing much trade with R’Hath to/from Thelitia and the Freelands. The city is also one of the only places in Orea that offers elf goods direct from the Miralosta realm. For its own resources, the region surrounding Hawkview is rich farmlands and orchards (trading in several fruits not grown elsewhere) and mining (iron and platinum). The city is prosperous and fairly well patrolled and protected. The lord is very happy with his city's prosperity and doesn't want anything infringing or impeding that. But, and this goes to the question I suppose, how far out it is patrolled I hadn't really thought. I'm thinking, off the top of my head, however many miles a mounted force could ride out in the morning and make it back before dark...but then there would have to be some (less) overnight patrols, I'm sure... So I'm wondering how far out those farmlands would be considered "too close" to harass by you average goblinoid force (without some bigger bad pushing them to do it). Again, variables...orcs, of course, are more ferocious and daring than goblins or kobolds would be, for example. But I'm just looking for a ballpark figure. --SD PS: Thanks for the marching distance. [/QUOTE]

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