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Hi all,
I haven't been able to locate a good map of Golarion with a proper scale bar, so I'm unable to estimate travel times (in order to keep track of time in an entirely boat-based adventure of mine)
So, how long does it take for a ship to travel from Korvosa to Absalom?
I'm not looking towards a complete accurate answer - I just want to know *roughly* how long is it. Days? Months? Years, even? Is it one thousand or ten thousand kilometres?
Dear rule munchkins: assume a small merchant sea-worthy sailing boat (no skyships) with human/halfling sailor crew (no golden dragons pulling the ship, no rowing), winds and currents that are neither favorable or unfavorable, no magic (no wind gusts, no water elementals pushing, no teleportation), and half the time of a round trip (as tidal currents might flow in a certain direction due to planet and moon rotation).
Thanks,
Iván
Tip: Look at sailing times from the colonial period, when journeys such as sailing around the southern tip of South America were necessities for reaching the Far East. Or better yet, loo up the time it might have taken to take a ship from Italy or Sicily to Denmark or the Nordic Sea.
Generally speaking, you're going to be looking at similar travel times. Add to this the factors that can be changed by having a cleric, druid, or mage of some sort on board the ship who has access to magic that can effect the weather. Extrapolate from there, and consider the potential pitfalls of the fact that Golarion's oceans really do have sea monsters in them.
Given your scenario: I'd say several weeks from Absalom to Korvosa, depending on who you are and who you're allied with (as all travel through the Arch of Aroden means dealing with Cheliax.)
A week and a half, at the very least, in my opinion. This is assuming no violent complications, which are likely.
Disclaimer: I do not have any concrete figures to back this up. It just sounds realistic to my brain.
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Tip: Look at sailing times from the colonial period, when journeys such as sailing around the southern tip of South America were necessities for reaching the Far East. Or better yet, loo up the time it might have taken to take a ship from Italy or Sicily to Denmark or the Nordic Sea.
Generally speaking, you're going to be looking at similar travel times. Add to this the factors that can be changed by having a cleric, druid, or mage of some sort on board the ship who has access to magic that can effect the weather. Extrapolate from there, and consider the potential pitfalls of the fact that Golarion's oceans really do have sea monsters in them.
Given your scenario: I'd say several weeks from Absalom to Korvosa, depending on who you are and who you're allied with (as all travel through the Arch of Aroden means dealing with Cheliax.)
A week and a half, at the very least, in my opinion. This is assuming no violent complications, which are likely.
Disclaimer: I do not have any concrete figures to back this up. It just sounds realistic to my brain.
See here.
The sailing ship here goes 48 miles a day. It's about 2600 miles from Korvosa to Absalom, glancing at the Inner Sea Guide's map on p.7. That's a little over 54 days or nearly two months of sailing.
You might also check the Player's Guide to the Serpent Skull Adventure Path, pg 11. It details the Jenivere's 104 day journey from Magnimar in Varisia to Eleder in Sargava. It lists the days in port at each of its ports of call from Kintargo, Pezzack and Corentyn in Cheliax, Ilizmagorti at Mediogalti Island, Quent and Port Peril in The Shackles and Bloodcove and Senghor in the Mwangi Expanse ... leaving 71 days at sea. If you use that as a sort of guide looking at the distance from Magnimar to Eleder, you should be able to guage other sea journeys by measuring them out on the world map.
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The sailing ship here goes 48 miles a day. It's about 2600 miles from Korvosa to Absalom, glancing at the Inner Sea Guide's map on p.7. That's a little over 54 days or nearly two months of sailing.
You might also check the Player's Guide to the Serpent Skull Adventure Path, pg 11. It details the Jenivere's 104 day journey from Magnimar in Varisia to Eleder in Sargava.
So, Korvosa-Absalom should be two months (give or take) plus time spent in ports, plus dealing with Arc of Aroden (I guess stopping in a nearby port and buying passage rights or the like?). Sounds feasible.
I'm also assuming that sea creatures won't hinder the travel time much - encounters usually don't last for hours. Unless they manage to damage the ship, of course (reduced speed, dock at port & repairs).
It's always a bit difficult to find the right info - thanks everyone!