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Tao alexis: /* Encounters */

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Encounters

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Tao alexis: /* Boat Docks for Transshipment */

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Boat Docks for Transshipment

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 === Wind ===
-:''Main Article:'' [[Wind Conditions]]
+:''Main Article:'' [[Wind Force]]
 [[File:beaufortscale.png|right|490px|thumb|Perhaps the best graphic I've ever encountered]]

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		+	[[Innkeeper (vendor)]]<br>
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 Parties should expect to wait at a town gate for 3 minutes per silver piece (s.p.) paid; this calculates the line-up waiting outside, with occasional searches to make sure persons aren't being smuggled in, as well as other contraband, plus [[Tariff|tariffs]] that have to be paid (not covered here).  In former times, fees were paid per foot and per wheel, but in recent years these rules have been suspended (in most places).  Player characters may attempt to smuggle, but should realize that getting caught doing so is typically a heavy fine and up to six months in a city gaol.
-City gates are used to display notifications for the public, including tax increases, auction sales, requested supply needs from the local lord and coming festivals.  Commonly, the walls around the gate are ornamented with heraldic shields, sculpture or inscriptions, used as warnings or for intimidation.  Likewise, the heads of beheaded criminals can be found on spikes, where visitors can see, with written notices describing the crimes they committed.
+City gates are used to display notifications for the public, including tax increases, auction sales, requested supply needs from the local lord and coming festivals.  Commonly, the walls around the gate are ornamented with heraldic shields, sculpture or inscriptions, used as warnings or for intimidation.  Likewise, the heads of beheaded criminals can be found on spikes, where visitors can see, with written [[Advertising|notices]] describing the crimes they committed.
 === Tollhouse ===

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 == Town Gates & Tollhouse ==
-: ''Main Article'': [[Taxes]]
+: ''Main Article'': [[Taxation]]
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 === Moving as a Group ===
-Though players may wish to travel tightly together, to be ready should an [[Encounter|encounter]] happen, this isn't realistic where individuals are concerned.  Different persons travel at different speeds, while stopping to take a rock out of their shoe, visit the bushes, fix their gear, take a drink, follow up a thought by looking at some odd object or a book, and a hundred other distractions.  Arguments that arise will also break up a party for a mile or so.  We may reasonably expect a party to be in sight of one another, or at least within earshot ... and at the same time be strung out over a distance of 15 to 90 yards.  If an exact calculation is needed, roll 3d6 and multiply the result by 5: this will give the present distance between the frontrunner of the party and the last in line.  If the DM wishes, a modifier of -1 can be applied to the roll for the first hour in the day.
+Though players may wish to travel tightly together, to be ready should an [[Encounters|encounter]] happen, this isn't realistic where individuals are concerned.  Different persons travel at different speeds, while stopping to take a rock out of their shoe, visit the bushes, fix their gear, take a drink, follow up a thought by looking at some odd object or a book, and a hundred other distractions.  Arguments that arise will also break up a party for a mile or so.  We may reasonably expect a party to be in sight of one another, or at least within earshot ... and at the same time be strung out over a distance of 15 to 90 yards.  If an exact calculation is needed, roll 3d6 and multiply the result by 5: this will give the present distance between the frontrunner of the party and the last in line.  If the DM wishes, a modifier of -1 can be applied to the roll for the first hour in the day.
 Each character can then roll a d20, with the highest numbers at the front and the lowest at the rear.  Comparing the numbers against the total distance will show how relatively close each player character is to the next.  ''For example,'' Liam, Garner and Rena are stretched over a distance of 50 yards.  On a d20, Liam rolls a 2, Garner rolls a 15 and Rena rolls a 7.  Rena is closer to Liam, at the rear, than she is to Garner at the front.  Exact distances can be determined by dividing 50 by the largest roll minus the smallest: 50/(15-2) = 3.85.  Therefore, Rena is 19 yards ahead of Liam and 31 yards behind Garner.

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 [[File:Cobbled Road.jpg|right|350px|thumb|An old cobbled road]]
-Any intersection that includes at least one dirt road or better will have a road sign pointing the way to distant [[Village Centre|villages]], [[Town|towns]] and [[City|cities]].  There is little chance that these signs will go missing or lay broken at the side of the road, as there are locals who will check on their presence once per day.  Every five or ten miles along cobbled and stone roads, depending on the region, there will typically be a marker telling the distance to the next down or from the last, posted on the left hand-side of the road.
+Any intersection that includes at least one dirt road or better will have a road sign pointing the way to distant [[Village|villages]], [[Town|towns]] and [[City|cities]].  There is little chance that these signs will go missing or lay broken at the side of the road, as there are locals who will check on their presence once per day.  Every five or ten miles along cobbled and stone roads, depending on the region, there will typically be a marker telling the distance to the next down or from the last, posted on the left hand-side of the road.
 === Movement Pace ===

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 The cost for a ferry is set at 1½ c.p. per stream point per person or animal, regardless of how much is carried (fractions are rounded up).
-=== Boat Docks for Transshipment ===
+=== Docks for Transshipment ===
 When a river is too wide to be crossed any other way, on the most important roads there will be docks where boats or barges can be loaded.  The method is inconvenient and costs time, particularly when hauling goods or driving animals.  Because use of the watercraft is at a premium, they are competed for — and usually merchants who are part of a guild, and have crossed the river many times before, receive attention before strangers crossing for the first time.  Riverboats will work from first light until dusk.

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 '''Bridges''' are wooden or stone structures built to span a physical obstacle, most commonly a river or gorge.  They provide passage for roads where it is otherwise difficult or impossible to cross.  Wooden bridges outside of towns are usually private; inside towns, wooden bridges are preferred because of the number needed.  Bridges across rivers with 7 or more points on travel routes are built of stone 19 times out of 20, because they need to be reliable in times of war and once built allow for long periods between maintenance.  Bridges over streams (1-6 pts.) will be wooden 19 times out of 20.
-Where infrastructure is high there will be many free bridges where no toll is charged; these are maintained by the kingdom or republic and are free access because it promotes the movement of trade.  Bridges over larger river courses are more expensive and therefore charge tolls.  Tolls are also charged on in less infrastructured areas because less resources leave only this option to provide [[Coins|coin]] for maintenance.  A bridge toll is calculated as 1 [[Copper (metal)|copper]] piece (c.p.) per point of river or stream crossed, per person or animal.
+Where infrastructure is high there will be many free bridges where no toll is charged; these are maintained by the kingdom or republic and are free access because it promotes the movement of trade.  Bridges over larger river courses are more expensive and therefore charge tolls.  Tolls are also charged on in less infrastructured areas because less resources leave only this option to provide [[Coin (monetary unit)|coin]] for maintenance.  A bridge toll is calculated as 1 [[Copper (metal)|copper]] piece (c.p.) per point of river or stream crossed, per person or animal.
 Though occasionally bridges are obstructed by traffic, or closed for damage, or experience a broken vehicle which causes delays that may last hours, these things are rare enough they don't need checking.  Perhaps 1 in 100 if the DM feels compelled.

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 == Sea Travel ==
 [[File:Travel 07 - Ship Travel.jpg|right|490px|thumb|Difficult to know who to speak with]]
-Getting passage onboard a ship is more difficult than imagined.  Space is at a premium with regards to cargo, as captains do their best to pack every inch of their vessels with profit-making cargo.  A single passenger requires the equivalent of 2 tons of space for eating, sleeping, moving between decks, stepping out for fresh air and so on.  Additionally, passengers do not know where to step and how to stay out from underfoot, making them a hazard for the crew and often despised.  A captain can make 1 gold piece (g.p.) from a ton of simple grain, and fifty times that from transporting a ton of wine.  It is natural that a strong desire exists for a captain to compensate his or herself for the trouble caused by a passenger by charging rates that grossly increases the ship's profits.
+Getting passage onboard a ship is more difficult than imagined.  Space is at a premium with regards to cargo, as captains do their best to pack every inch of their vessels with profit-making cargo.  A single passenger requires the equivalent of 2 tons of space for eating, sleeping, moving between decks, stepping out for fresh air and so on.  Additionally, passengers do not know where to step and how to stay out from underfoot, making them a hazard for the [[Crew (naval)|crew]] and often despised.  A captain can make 1 gold piece (g.p.) from a ton of simple grain, and fifty times that from transporting a ton of wine.  It is natural that a strong desire exists for a captain to compensate his or herself for the trouble caused by a passenger by charging rates that grossly increases the ship's profits.
 Therefore, the price of accommodations, based on a six-day journey, is 10 s.p. per passenger; freight is exhorbitant, being 9 g.p. per ton.  Passengers must provide their own food, though it will be prepared by the ship's cook.  Bedding is typically a hammock, but one in good repair and hung in a part of the ship where it doesn't bump other hammocks or a wall in rough weather.  Passengers eat after the crew, between ten and eleven in the morning, then again after seven in the evening.  They are allowed on deck for half an hour after the morning watch, between 12:30 and 1:00 p.m.  Journeys will be dreary, and may involve several stops at small ports before the players reach their destination — though for the most part the captain will wish to get rid of them.

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 ==== Caravansary ====
 : ''Main Article'': [[Caravansary]]
-Again, these are huge roadhouses that possess a large, circular outer wall that protects an inner court from windstorms. The outer shell will have small private cells built into them, with 6-18 of these being available if there is no [[Caravan|caravan]] already present; each has room enough for just one person.  If a caravan is present, the entire court will be filled with 8-32 wagons and 40-160 persons.  All the cells will be hired.  Caravans are present about 1 day in 12; they will usually stay for 2-3 days, mending their equipment, restoring their animals and in some cases healing and restoring their members.  When the player characters arrive, roll to see if there is a caravan, then roll to see how long it has been here and when it will be leaving.  If there is no caravan, the players will have free run of the place.  There are typically two families, with 5-12 members each (men, women, children and [[Council of Elders|elders]]), that oversee the caravansary and attend guests.
+Again, these are huge roadhouses that possess a large, circular outer wall that protects an [[Courtyard|inner court]] from windstorms. The outer shell will have small private cells built into them, with 6-18 of these being available if there is no [[Caravan|caravan]] already present; each has room enough for just one person.  If a caravan is present, the entire court will be filled with 8-32 wagons and 40-160 persons.  All the cells will be hired.  Caravans are present about 1 day in 12; they will usually stay for 2-3 days, mending their equipment, restoring their animals and in some cases healing and restoring their members.  When the player characters arrive, roll to see if there is a caravan, then roll to see how long it has been here and when it will be leaving.  If there is no caravan, the players will have free run of the place.  There are typically two families, with 5-12 members each (men, women, children and [[Council of Elders|elders]]), that oversee the caravansary and attend guests.
 == Town Gates & Tollhouse ==