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Skarg · 11-30-2017, 12:13 AM

And are we all talking about the same version of High Tech here? i.e. Are you guys talking about the 4e HT? I am on the verge of ordering one, but if it turns out not to have anything more than Dungeon Fantasy has, well, I'd prefer to know in advance.

As for Area Knowledge affecting travel times, I think that's a good general idea but it also seems like something to suggest the GM make a ruling on. A predictable percentage doesn't make much sense to me, as it would vary by circumstance. It also seems like a different sort of thing from the rate of travel on a known route. If there's an abstract modern city situation or road network with car traffic, or a city with very crowded pedestrian traffic, or known shortcut paths in abstract countryside, sure. In some other situations, there might only be one road, or no helpful shortcut. And if the GM has a specific map and the route taken is known, then it wouldn't apply.

11-30-2017, 12:13 AM	#16
Skarg Join Date: May 2015	Re: Where are the most detailed & realistic travel rules to be found? And are we all talking about the same version of High Tech here? i.e. Are you guys talking about the 4e HT? I am on the verge of ordering one, but if it turns out not to have anything more than Dungeon Fantasy has, well, I'd prefer to know in advance. As for Area Knowledge affecting travel times, I think that's a good general idea but it also seems like something to suggest the GM make a ruling on. A predictable percentage doesn't make much sense to me, as it would vary by circumstance. It also seems like a different sort of thing from the rate of travel on a known route. If there's an abstract modern city situation or road network with car traffic, or a city with very crowded pedestrian traffic, or known shortcut paths in abstract countryside, sure. In some other situations, there might only be one road, or no helpful shortcut. And if the GM has a specific map and the route taken is known, then it wouldn't apply.