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<blockquote data-quote="Andor" data-source="post: 6189200" data-attributes="member: 1879">As others have said the length of the voyage is key. If you're just crossing the channel you could have them packed to the rails with no real worries aside from weather. I'd figure about 200-250 lbs per man depending on equipment. For longer voyages they need provisions which between food and water would be something like 5-10 lbs a day, probably three times that for the horses. Do they have access to provisioning magic? It's kind of mind-boggling to contemplate how many lives a spell like purify food and drink would have saved in the age of sail. Ship size is also a factor of course. A typical cog is only 100-150 tons but even in antiquity vessels up to 1200+ tons are not unheard of.If they need to arrive fit to fight then they also need deck space for exercise. That will limit available stowage, although on a very long voyage it cancels out as the consuption of provisions will clear you enough deckspace by the time conditioning becomes a real issue. If they are going to a secure beachhead where they can have a few days or a week to recuperate after the crossing then you can pack them in tighter without fear.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Andor, post: 6189200, member: 1879"] As others have said the length of the voyage is key. If you're just crossing the channel you could have them packed to the rails with no real worries aside from weather. I'd figure about 200-250 lbs per man depending on equipment. For longer voyages they need provisions which between food and water would be something like 5-10 lbs a day, probably three times that for the horses. Do they have access to provisioning magic? It's kind of mind-boggling to contemplate how many lives a spell like purify food and drink would have saved in the age of sail. Ship size is also a factor of course. A typical cog is only 100-150 tons but even in antiquity vessels up to 1200+ tons are not unheard of. If they need to arrive fit to fight then they also need deck space for exercise. That will limit available stowage, although on a very long voyage it cancels out as the consuption of provisions will clear you enough deckspace by the time conditioning becomes a real issue. If they are going to a secure beachhead where they can have a few days or a week to recuperate after the crossing then you can pack them in tighter without fear. [/QUOTE]

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