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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 9115242" data-attributes="member: 22779">I get what you're saying.&nbsp; And that's totally fair.&nbsp; However, there are times when the speed of travel and the time to get from A to B can actually matter.&nbsp; Without any guidelines at all in the game, the players can't really come up with any sort of informed decision without negotiating with the DM first.&nbsp; Which is fine, but, that's the trade off.&nbsp; How long does it take to travel from Baldur's Gate to Waterdeep is not an unreasonable question for the DMG to answer.&nbsp; At least in broad strokes.&nbsp; Now, to be 100% fair, when I ran my recent Candlekeep game, every time I needed to look up travel times on the Sword Coast, I referenced <a href="https://www.aidedd.org/atlas/index.php?map=R&amp;l=1" target="_blank">Forgotten Realms (Sword Coast) Interactive Map</a> - The Forgotten Realms Interactive Map.&nbsp; So there are some solid arguments to be made that perhaps the core rules don't actually need detailed travel information.&nbsp; OTOH, not everyone plays in Forgotten Realms.&nbsp; How long does it take to travel between two cities in Ghaelspad (Scarred Lands Setting) needs to be answered somewhere.But, we keep getting bogged down by the examples.&nbsp; It's not that there aren't rules for shovels, or tents or travel specifically.&nbsp; It's that there are no rules in general.&nbsp; It's all, &quot;Ask your DM&quot;.&nbsp; Unless, of course, it's spells, in which case it's &quot;Your DM will ask you how long it takes.&quot;Which, in my mind, is the heart of the problem.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 9115242, member: 22779"] I get what you're saying. And that's totally fair. However, there are times when the speed of travel and the time to get from A to B can actually matter. Without any guidelines at all in the game, the players can't really come up with any sort of informed decision without negotiating with the DM first. Which is fine, but, that's the trade off. How long does it take to travel from Baldur's Gate to Waterdeep is not an unreasonable question for the DMG to answer. At least in broad strokes. Now, to be 100% fair, when I ran my recent Candlekeep game, every time I needed to look up travel times on the Sword Coast, I referenced [URL="https://www.aidedd.org/atlas/index.php?map=R&l=1"]Forgotten Realms (Sword Coast) Interactive Map[/URL] - The Forgotten Realms Interactive Map. So there are some solid arguments to be made that perhaps the core rules don't actually need detailed travel information. OTOH, not everyone plays in Forgotten Realms. How long does it take to travel between two cities in Ghaelspad (Scarred Lands Setting) needs to be answered somewhere. But, we keep getting bogged down by the examples. It's not that there aren't rules for shovels, or tents or travel specifically. It's that there are no rules in general. It's all, "Ask your DM". Unless, of course, it's spells, in which case it's "Your DM will ask you how long it takes." Which, in my mind, is the heart of the problem. [/QUOTE]

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