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Old 10-27-2012, 12:00 AM   #11
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There is some good information in Alexander the Great and the Logistics of the Macedonian Army. The author drew on British army veterinary manuals of the 19th century for things like distance travelled, load carried, and feed requirements.

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Just so. Heroic PC distance travelled is not equal to average character distance travelled.
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Old 10-27-2012, 02:13 AM   #12
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I've been thinking about giving Enhanced Move in horses the limitation (Costs FP 1/min). I think 1/sec would be a little too harsh. Any thoughts?
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Old 10-27-2012, 02:26 AM   #13
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So that they can only exceed BM for 10ish minutes and then rest for about an hour? Aren't they tougher than that?
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Old 10-27-2012, 06:24 AM   #14
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according to wikipedia they can only move at full speed which is about 25 mph for about 1 mile, so I think it sounds perfectly reasonable.
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Old 10-27-2012, 06:46 AM   #15
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Top speed. But I meant non-max yet above-BM speeds.
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Old 10-27-2012, 01:58 PM   #16
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I think that's below the granularity of GURPS. Maybe you could buy Enhanced Move in smaller pieces.
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Old 10-27-2012, 06:11 PM   #17
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So that they can only exceed BM for 10ish minutes and then rest for about an hour? Aren't they tougher than that?
I'm not horse-savvy enough to offer data, but horses (and deer, antelopes, etc) aren't built to run for long periods - just long enough to escape predators (who also aren't built to run for long periods, generally).
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Old 10-27-2012, 07:47 PM   #18
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Back when I fox hunted, while horses were not running flat out that often, they did quite happilly move above a walk for a few hours in a stretch, including some jumping and some steep hills (note! Horses going up and down a steep hill can move below their base move, very slow!)

Also, horses like people can move at different speeds. You can easily have situations where horse A is trotting briskly and sees no need to canter or gallop, and horse B is galloping flat out, and are moving the same speed

As a note, I personally find horseback riding to be much simpler and more user friendly than motorcycle riding and much less tiring . . . . horses have a definite self righting instinct which keeps them upright on trails and such where motorcycle riding becomes very interesting

However, I can't keep a horse tucked in my carport and horses need stalls cleaned and such, so I currently have a motorcycle not a horse
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Old 10-27-2012, 07:58 PM   #19
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I really need to get around to writing a horse supplement or Pyramid article for GURPS.
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Old 10-27-2012, 08:28 PM   #20
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