Fly and other huge distance?

[Vaahama]

In the core rulebook in table 7-6 the only covered speed are from 15 to 40.

From what i understand you take the base speed and multiply it by 0.8 to get the "one day" typical distance.

My question is: i'm i correct to say that riding a dragon with a speed of 200' would made me travel 160 miles in a day?

Can we apply the same basic math. for "sailing" speed and other means of transportation?

Thanx

[Winterschuh]

Vaahama wrote:

In the core rulebook in table 7-6 the only covered speed are from 15 to 40.

From what i understand you take the base speed and multiply it by 0.8 to get the "one day" typical distance.

My question is: i'm i correct to say that riding a dragon with a speed of 200' would made me travel 160 miles in a day?

Can we apply the same basic math. for "sailing" speed and other means of transportation?

Thanx

i would use simple Cross-multiplication

a/b =c/d

200 feet is 10 times 20 feet. one day of 20 feet is 16 miles. so one day of 200 feet is 160 miles.

and so on. if you need 450 feet. (15ft(12miles) + 30ft(24miles) )*10=360 miles.

[Some call me Tim]

Vaahama wrote:

Can we apply the same basic math. for "sailing" speed and other means of transportation?

Be careful here. The distances given are based on the assumption of 8 hours of travel for land creatures. Sailing craft could travel for the full 24 hours. Walking at 20 ft movement rate will cover 16 miles in a day. Someone Sailing at 20 ft movement rate will cover 48 miles in a day.

[Callarek]

Some call me Tim wrote:

Vaahama wrote:

Can we apply the same basic math. for "sailing" speed and other means of transportation?

Be careful here. The distances given are based on the assumption of 8 hours of travel for land creatures. Sailing craft could travel for the full 24 hours. Walking at 20 ft movement rate will cover 16 miles in a day. Someone Sailing at 20 ft movement rate will cover 48 miles in a day.

Not if they want to survive sailing. During hours of darkness, that sailing vessel is going to probably be sea anchored, so very little effective movement.

12 hours of travel, even for a sailing vessel, is pushing it, and only possible during summer. Winter would reduce viable travel time to 8 hours, maybe even less.

And that ignores all the variables that affect true traveling speed for sailing vessels, including current weather conditions, wind speed and direction, how close to the wind the ship can sail, whether the rigging is good for tacking reliably or if the ship has to wear around instead, etc.

[Some call me Tim]

Callarek wrote:

12 hours of travel, even for a sailing vessel, is pushing it, and only possible during summer. Winter would reduce viable travel time to 8 hours, maybe even less.

And that ignores all the variables that affect true traveling speed for sailing vessels, including current weather conditions, wind speed and direction, how close to the wind the ship can sail, whether the rigging is good for tacking reliably or if the ship has to wear around instead, etc.

Meh.

I'm just quoting the rules as written, see Pathfinder Core Rulebook, page 171.

[LazarX]

Callarek wrote:

12 hours of travel, even for a sailing vessel, is pushing it, and only possible during summer. Winter would reduce viable travel time to 8 hours, maybe even less.

That's for coast hugging ships of the Argonaut variety. Ocean crossing caravels of later eras by nature are traveling 24/7.

[mdt]

My general rule is multiply or add.

40 ft? 2x20ft.

60 ft? 3x20ft.

55 ft? 30ft + 25ft.

200 ft? 8x25ft.

Hours above 8?

12 hours? Multiply by 1.5

16 hours? Multiply by 2 (useful if they have rings of sustenance and don't want to push through a couple of con rolls doing a double march per day)

20 hours? Multiply by 2.5 (useful if they have rings of sustenance and want to push through a couple of con rolls between 2 hour sleeps)

24 hours? Multiply by 3