Boat Dock - Revision history

Bennettj at 11:35, 21 April 2026

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Maxwell: /* Interrupted Routes */

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Interrupted Routes

Tao alexis at 22:13, 13 December 2022

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Tao alexis at 21:25, 5 December 2022

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Tao alexis at 21:09, 2 December 2022

2022-12-02T21:09:47Z

Tao alexis: /* Begging Rides */

2022-12-02T00:44:42Z

Begging Rides

Tao alexis: /* Passengers */

2022-12-01T05:13:08Z

Passengers

Tao alexis: /* Boat Types */

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Boat Types

Tao alexis: /* Boat Types */

2022-12-01T05:04:07Z

Boat Types

Tao alexis: /* Passengers */

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Passengers

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	==== Begging Rides ====		==== Begging Rides ====
−	Travellers caught at a boat dock where no gold coin exists, may yet wangle a ride from a boathandler '''across the river''', if not along it. This requires a successful charisma check ''by the character with the lowest charisma.'' The cost is established as 4 c.p. per trip, determined by how many people and how much is carried. Freight is counted at 5 c.p. per hundred pounds.	+	Travellers caught at a boat dock where no gold coin exists, may yet wangle a ride from a boathandler '''across the river''', if not along it. This requires a successful [[Ability Checks\|charisma check]] ''by the character with the lowest charisma.'' The cost is established as 4 c.p. per trip, determined by how many people and how much is carried. Freight is counted at 5 c.p. per hundred pounds.

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 == Interrupted Routes ==
-The image shows an example of a cobblestone road (orange) that's interrupted by a water course, the Dnister River southeast of Halicz in Poland.  The Dniester is "5 pts." wide at this point, as indicated by the size the river appears on the map.  On one side of the interruption, we have a type-6 hex with 2 hammer symbols; on the other side, we have a type-7 with 1 hammer.  Note that we can see an example further east where the same road passes over a 2 pt. tributary.  This indicates a bridge.
+The image shows an example of a cobblestone road (orange) that's interrupted by a water course, the Dniester River southeast of Halicz in Poland.  The Dniester is "5 pts." wide at this point, as indicated by the size the river appears on the map.  On one side of the interruption, we have a type-6 hex with 2 hammer symbols; on the other side, we have a type-7 with 1 hammer.  Note that we can see an example further east where the same road passes over a 2 pt. tributary.  This indicates a bridge.
 [[File:Boat Dock 01.png|left|350px|thumb]]

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 [[File:Boat Dock.jpg|right|560px|thumb]]
-'''Boat docks''' are structures extending alongshore or out from a shore into a body of water, to which boats can be moored.  As [[Facility|facilities]], they occur as collections along the water adjacent to [[Village|villages]], [[Town|towns]] and [[City|cities]].  They also occur single at points where a [[Roads & Routes|road or route]] reaches but does not pass over a [[Navigable River|semi-navigable or navigable]] river, or intersects with a lake.  Boat docks only occur in [[6-mile Hex|hexes]] where a [[Hammer (symbol)|hammer symbol]] is present.
+'''Boat docks''' are structures extending alongshore or out from a shore into a body of water, to which boats can be moored.  As [[Facility|facilities]], they occur as collections along the water adjacent to [[Village|villages]], [[Town|towns]] and [[City|cities]].  They also occur single at points where a [[Roads & Routes|road or route]] reaches but does not pass over a [[Navigable River|semi-navigable or navigable]] river, or intersects with a lake.  Boat docks only occur in [[6-mile Hex Map|hexes]] where a [[Hammer (symbol)|hammer symbol]] is present.
 Boat docks are small in size, ranging from 6 to 12 ft. wide and 8 to 20 ft. long.  When built on a river, they run parallel to the shore; upon a lake, they extend outward from the shore.  Boat docks do not occur in water deeper than 12 ft.  The primary benefit of a dock is for the loading and unloading of goods by [[Service Boats|service boats]], which may or may not also carry passengers.  Boat docks are not sufficiently secure or wide enough to load or unload ships greater than 5 tons in size, which require a [[Quay|quay]].  Depending upon the sort of route and [[Groups|hex type]], docks may also enable passage across a river where a [[Ferry|ferry]] does not exist.

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 Boat docks are small in size, ranging from 6 to 12 ft. wide and 8 to 20 ft. long.  When built on a river, they run parallel to the shore; upon a lake, they extend outward from the shore.  Boat docks do not occur in water deeper than 12 ft.  The primary benefit of a dock is for the loading and unloading of goods by [[Service Boats|service boats]], which may or may not also carry passengers.  Boat docks are not sufficiently secure or wide enough to load or unload ships greater than 5 tons in size, which require a [[Quay|quay]].  Depending upon the sort of route and [[Groups|hex type]], docks may also enable passage across a river where a [[Ferry|ferry]] does not exist.
-In very cold climates, when a river freezes, all use of the boat dock ceases until the river is again clear of ice.
+In very cold climates, when a river freezes, all use of the boat dock ceases until the river is again clear of ice.  At best, the dock provides sufficient means to support 1-3 persons.
 == River Ports ==

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−	See [[The Adventure]]	+	See also,<br>
		+	[[The Adventure]]<br>
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 === Passengers ===
-Unless the hex include a gold coin symbol, a vessel arriving at a boat dock won't take passengers up or down river under any circumstances.  The cost is 1 c.p. per coin number, per 6-mile hex to be travelled, per passenger.  Thus, in the case of Halicz in the map shown above, which has 1 coin, the cost to take a journey ''from there'' equals 1 c.p. per person per 6-mile hex.  There is a 50/50 chance that any given boat will be going up or down river, which the players much accept as the possible destination.
+Unless the hex include a '''gold coin symbol''', a vessel arriving at a boat dock won't take passengers up or down river under any circumstances.  The cost is 1 c.p. per coin number, per 6-mile hex to be travelled, per passenger.  Thus, in the case of Halicz in the map shown above, which has 1 coin, the cost to take a journey ''from there'' equals 1 c.p. per person per 6-mile hex.  There is a 50/50 chance that any given boat will be going up or down river, which the players much accept as the possible destination.
 The next stop must equal the number of hammers where the boat was boarded.  Thus, the launch that stops at Halicz (3 hammers), won't stop again until it reaches a stop of equal or greater value.  If a pramm were boarded at the point where the river is interrupted in the example above, where the boat dock has 2 hammers, the next stop upstream would be Halicz; downstream, it would be the next boat dock in a hex with 2 hammers, whether a village, town, city or isolate boat dock.

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 === Boat Types ===
-[[File:Pram (boat type).jpg|right|350px|thumb|Handling a "pramm" down a river]]
+[[File:Pram (boat type).jpg|right|420px|thumb|Handling a "pramm" down a river]]
 However long it takes for a boat to arrive, what arrives is also important.  This is determined by the number of hammer symbols for the boat dock's hex.

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 Boats, when they arrive, are never empty; they travel up and down the river, delivering and collecting goods and serving as a messenger service ... as well as a source for news of the world abroad.  These boats, regardless of size, are never empty, being typically 20-80% full.  This means that even if the boat is able to take on passengers, with small boats there's likely not to be enough room to take on a whole party and their possessions.  Details about travel aboard boats is described below
-'''Dories''' are very light, similar in some ways to modern rowboats, with a capacity of only 1,000 lbs., with a length of 11 ft.  The draft is just 5 inches.  It's not possible to load an animal onto a dory unless the animal can be lifted into the boat.  It must then be kept calm.  Most horses would exceed weight limits in any case.
+: '''Dories''' are very light, similar in some ways to modern rowboats, with a capacity of only 1,000 lbs., with a length of 11 ft.  The draft is just 5 inches.  It's not possible to load an animal onto a dory unless the animal can be lifted into the boat.  It must then be kept calm.  Most horses would exceed weight limits in any case.
-'''Pramms''' should not be confused with the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pram_(boat) modern utility dinghy], being shallow-draft vessels that are commonly flat-bottomed [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pram_(ship) vessels] but not necessarily so.  A pramm has a capacity of 1 ton, or 2,000 lbs, with a length of 14 ft.  The draft is 7 inches.  They're strong enough to allow a horse or cow to step down into them, but there's a 1 in 20 chance that the vessel's integrity might give, requiring constant bailing thereafter — at a cost of 2-5 g.p. to the owner to repair the boat.  Nonetheless, the owner may take the risk if 5 g.p. is entrusted to him before the attempt is made, which is then returned if all is well.
+: '''Pramms''' should not be confused with the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pram_(boat) modern utility dinghy], being shallow-draft vessels that are commonly flat-bottomed [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pram_(ship) vessels] but not necessarily so.  A pramm has a capacity of 1 ton, or 2,000 lbs, with a length of 14 ft.  The draft is 7 inches.  They're strong enough to allow a horse or cow to step down into them, but there's a 1 in 20 chance that the vessel's integrity might give, requiring constant bailing thereafter — at a cost of 2-5 g.p. to the owner to repair the boat.  Nonetheless, the owner may take the risk if 5 g.p. is entrusted to him before the attempt is made, which is then returned if all is well.
-'''Launches''' resemble a ship's boat, with 2 tons capacity, possessing a single-stepped mast, with rings for hoisting.  The vessel is 18 feet long, with a 6 ft. beam.  The draft is 9 inches.  The boat can take even warhorses aboard without trouble.
+: '''Launches''' resemble a ship's boat, with 2 tons capacity, possessing a single-stepped mast, with rings for hoisting.  The vessel is 18 feet long, with a 6 ft. beam.  The draft is 9 inches.  The boat can take even warhorses aboard without trouble.
-'''Lighters''' resemble a small pinnace or barque, with fixed mast, with a lateen rig.  Lighters have a capacity of 4 to 6 tons, ranging between 24 and 29 ft. long.  They keep a crew of 2 to 3 boathandlers.  They have a draft of 1 to 1½ ft., with a centerboard can be removed.  On 2 pt. rivers, replace with launch.
+: '''Lighters''' resemble a small pinnace or barque, with fixed mast, with a lateen rig.  Lighters have a capacity of 4 to 6 tons, ranging between 24 and 29 ft. long.  They keep a crew of 2 to 3 boathandlers.  They have a draft of 1 to 1½ ft., with a centerboard can be removed.  On 2 pt. rivers, replace with launch.
-'''Scows''' are lengthy flat-bottomed shells with loads covered with canvas.  60 ft. in length, they carry up to 20 tons of cargo.  They have a draft of only 1 ft.  They include a captain, cook and 4 polers.  If rowed, as occurs on most slow moving tropical or sub-tropical rivers, seats are provided for 8-20 oarsmen.  They include quarters.  On 3 pt. or smaller rivers, replace with lighter.
+: '''Scows''' are lengthy flat-bottomed shells with loads covered with canvas.  60 ft. in length, they carry up to 20 tons of cargo.  They have a draft of only 1 ft.  They include a captain, cook and 4 polers.  If rowed, as occurs on most slow moving tropical or sub-tropical rivers, seats are provided for 8-20 oarsmen.  They include quarters.  On 3 pt. or smaller rivers, replace with lighter.
-'''Heavy barges''' are like scows, though they are 80 ft. in length and carry a cargo of 50 tons.  They have a draft of 16 inches.  They include a captain, cook and 5 polers, or 10-26 oarsmen.  On 3 pt. or smaller rivers, replace with lighter.
+: '''Heavy barges''' are like scows, though they are 80 ft. in length and carry a cargo of 50 tons.  They have a draft of 16 inches.  They include a captain, cook and 5 polers, or 10-26 oarsmen.  On 3 pt. or smaller rivers, replace with lighter.
 === Passengers ===

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	=== Passengers ===		=== Passengers ===
		+	Unless the hex include a gold coin symbol, a vessel arriving at a boat dock won't take passengers up or down river under any circumstances. The cost is 1 c.p. per coin number, per 6-mile hex to be travelled, per passenger. Thus, in the case of Halicz in the map shown above, which has 1 coin, the cost to take a journey ''from there'' equals 1 c.p. per person per 6-mile hex. There is a 50/50 chance that any given boat will be going up or down river, which the players much accept as the possible destination.
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		+	The next stop must equal the number of hammers where the boat was boarded. Thus, the launch that stops at Halicz (3 hammers), won't stop again until it reaches a stop of equal or greater value. If a pramm were boarded at the point where the river is interrupted in the example above, where the boat dock has 2 hammers, the next stop upstream would be Halicz; downstream, it would be the next boat dock in a hex with 2 hammers, whether a village, town, city or isolate boat dock.