Rowing a boat in a round?

[Haldir]

Is it anywhere?

just curious I have a 18 STR fighter trying to row a dingy with very little weight in the boat other then him, & a light gnomish thief.

I can't seem to find any rules for rowing in any books? Anyone have any rowing knowledge to pass on?

[gaborg]

i rules that a rowboat can move half the rowing PCs STR modifier x10 feet per round. usually its two people max who can fit to row in a small rowboat. but maybe there is no need to halve the STR modifier... i dont know.

[Paolo]

The PHB (p. 164) lists the speed of a rowboat at 1.5 mph. This is equivalent to a speed of 15 feet/round (or 30 feet for a double move action). You could houserule adjustments for STR and weight, but the only actual rules I know of are these.

:)

Paolo

[Haldir]

thanks, that helps out alot

didn't want to delay the PC to much but didn't want him to do a Benny Hill type rowing either, ha ha

again thanks

RM

[Fiendish Dire Weasel]

Thanks Haldir, now I'm going to have that Benny Hill sax music in my head all day, with the mental visual of the guy speed rowing around a pond.

=P

[Haldir]

NP ha ha

sad thing as soon as I typed that I heard the same music............

RM