OVERLAND MOVEMENT
Characters covering long-distances cross-country use overland movement.
Overland movement is measured in miles per hour or miles per day. A day
represents 8 hours of actual travel time. For rowed watercraft, a day
represents 10 hours of rowing. For a sailing ship, it represents 24
hours.
Walk:
A character can walk 8 hours in a day of travel without a problem.
Walking for longer than that can wear them out. See Forced March.
Hustle:
A character can hustle for 1 hour without a problem. Hustling for a
second hour in between sleep cycles deals 1 point of non-lethal damage,
and each additional hour deals twice the damage taken during the
previous hour of hustling. A character who takes any non-lethal damage
from hustling becomes fatigued. A fatigued character can not run or
charge and takes a penalty of -2 to STR and DEX. Eliminating the
non-lethal damage also eliminates the fatigue.
Run:
A character can not run for an extended period of time. Attempts to run and rest in cycles effectively work out to a hustle.
Terrain:
The terrain through which a character travels affects how much distance they can cover in an hour or a day (see Terrain And Overland Movement Table).
Travel is quickest on a highway, not quite as fast on a road or
trail,and slowest through trackless terrain. A highway is a straight,
major paved road. A road is typically a dirt track. A trail is like a
road, except that it is allows only single-file travel and does not
benefit a party travelling with vehicles. Trackless terrain is wild
areas with no paths.
Forced March:
In a day of normal walking, a character walks for 8 hours. The rest
of the daylight time is spent making and breaking camp, resting and
eating.
A character can walk for more than 8 hours in a day by making a Forced
March. For each hour of marching beyond 8 hours, a CON check (DC 10, +2
per extra hour) is required. If the check fails, the character takes
1D6 points of non-lethal damage. A character who takes any non-lethal
damage from a forced march becomes Fatigued. Eliminating the non-lethal
damage also eliminates the Fatigue. It is possible for a character to
march into unconsciousness by pushing themselves too hard.
Mounted Movement:
A mount bearing a rider can move at a hustle. The damage it takes
when doing so, however, is lethal damage, not non-lethal damage. The
creature can also be ridden in a forced march,
but its CON check automatically fails, and again, the damage it takes
is lethal. Mounts also become fatigued when they take any damage from hustling or forced marches.
See Mounts And Vehicles Table for mounted speeds and speeds for vehicles pulled by draft animals.
Waterbourne Movement:
See Mounts And Vehicles Table for speeds for water vehicles.
