Travel Domain Bonus to Base Movement


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Does the +10 feet to base movement add to all types of movement you have?

So if you have a climb, swim, or fly speed per racial abilities would it add to this?


OTK wrote:

Does the +10 feet to base movement add to all types of movement you have?

So if you have a climb, swim, or fly speed per racial abilities would it add to this?

Yes, as long as the movement is natural for that race.

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wraithstrike wrote:
OTK wrote:

Does the +10 feet to base movement add to all types of movement you have?

So if you have a climb, swim, or fly speed per racial abilities would it add to this?

Yes, as long as the movement is natural for that race.
Pathfinder Page 47 wrote:
"be it by foot or conveyance or magic."

Does "conveyance" mean wagons, mounts, boats, etc?

Sovereign Court

What about a halfling in medium armor? My reading suggests that the bonus land speed would then place the halfling into the column on the armor table w/ 30 feet as the base land speed. However, the text in the equipment section on armor speed says specifically:

"Dwarves, gnomes, and halflings have
an unencumbered speed of 20 feet. They use the second
column."

Would the language there that specifically states that halflings use the second column suggest that w/ the their speed in medium armor is 15 feet, thus with the travel bump go to 25 feet?


Nope, the bonus to base speed is applied before the penalties for encumbrance. The armor speed chart is speaking about "normal" halflings and Dwarves. So 20 ft base+10 ft= 30 ft base, or 20 in Medium armor for halflings. Dwarves would still get full movement due to the Slow and Steady racial feature.

Sovereign Court

Ender_rpm wrote:
Nope, the bonus to base speed is applied before the penalties for encumbrance. The armor speed chart is speaking about "normal" halflings and Dwarves. So 20 ft base+10 ft= 30 ft base, or 20 in Medium armor for halflings. Dwarves would still get full movement due to the Slow and Steady racial feature.

That is how I read it, but wanted to check before I rolled out a new guy at Gen Con this weekend! Thanks.


Evil Genius Prime wrote:
wraithstrike wrote:
OTK wrote:

Does the +10 feet to base movement add to all types of movement you have?

So if you have a climb, swim, or fly speed per racial abilities would it add to this?

Yes, as long as the movement is natural for that race.
Pathfinder Page 47 wrote:
"be it by foot or conveyance or magic."
Does "conveyance" mean wagons, mounts, boats, etc?

Yes conveyance means the means of conveying, especial by vehicle or such.

however the travel domain only boost your base speed, so the only thing changing is the base speed, all other forms of travel are not modified unless they originate from base speed, so races with specific climb and swim and fly speeds that are not referenced from base spill will not change either

The key here is the increase in speed is its own sentince, the sentince about travel be it by foot or conveyance or magical is flavor text.

Sovereign Court

How does armour effect a character with a base movement of 40'? Can't find anything in the CRB.


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CRB, Additional Rules.

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