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Rex wrote: ↑Thu Jan 26, 2023 6:32 am Lets go with the Grand Kingdom. Assuming it is the closest significant human culture.

Sounds good.

Look through the Equipment-2022 document and pick out some sensible equipment.

Hunting knife
Dagger
Forest Axe
3 Javelin
Medium shield
Mail
Adventurers pack
Elven rations, 1 week
5 torches
Map case and pens
Scout kit
Medicine kit
3 Waterskins

Bramwald Hill Horse w/riding tack
Regent Pony w/drought tack

Rex wrote: ↑Thu Jan 26, 2023 3:28 pm Hunting knife
Dagger
Forest Axe
3 Javelin
Medium shield
Mail
Adventurers pack
Elven rations, 1 week
5 torches
Map case and pens
Scout kit
Medicine kit
3 Waterskins

Bramwald Hill Horse w/riding tack
Regent Pony w/drought tack

Inventory updated, I already added a horse (I need to change up the horse information in the equipment...). Hmm, adding a pony would add more complexity, let me think about it... But maybe it makes sense...

Oops, actually I didn't put in your horse stats...

Roll:

1d6+13 for Dexterity with 1d6 potential
2d6+6 for Will with 1d4 potential
4d6k3 for Alertness with best of d6,d4 potential
2d6 for Charisma (no potential)
3d6 for MP

Shaidar you can do that also if you want a horse

Shaidar had a horse listed which is why I took one. I was thinking we could use the pony as our pack animal. they eat less and most are hardier then a horse, just can't carry as much but more than enough for what we need.

Ylyndyr's horse:

1d6+13 for Dexterity with 1d6 potential: [1d6+13]=3+13=16;[1d6]=4
2d6+6 for Will with 1d4 potential: [2d6+6]=3+6=9;[1d4]=2
4d6k3 for Alertness with best of d6,d4 potential: [4d6k3]=6;[1d4]=3;[1d6]=4
2d6 for Charisma (no potential): [2d6]=7
3d6 for MP: [3d6]=7

I knew the dice roller hated me, but these rolls are terrible.

Rex wrote: ↑Thu Jan 26, 2023 5:11 pm Shaidar had a horse listed which is why I took one. I was thinking we could use the pony as our pack animal. they eat less and most are hardier then a horse, just can't carry as much but more than enough for what we need.

OK, make the same rolls for your pony. I've added space for it also.

Oh, and I discovered some wrong stuff with horse encumbrance and have fixed it.

Actually, for the pony DEX is 14+1d6 with 1d4+2 potential

I was planning on a horse for speed of travel more than anything, although this might be less of an issue in the swamp.

Rex, sorry I missed this, but are you suggesting we take no horses and just a pony to carry stuff.

I can go with this.

How many miles can we travel by foot in a day?

I was suggesting we each have a horse and a pony for pack stuff. In reality a pony can travel just as far as a horse in a day it just can't carry as much, but they eat less and are usually tougher and better in rough terrain.

Ah, now I get it.

I don't know a huge amount about horses/ponies, but I gather a good max carry is 20% of their body weight.

Some rolls for his pony:

Dex: [1d6+14]=4+14=18;[1d4+2]=2+2=4
Will: [2d6+6]=9+6=15;[1d4]=1
Alertness : [4d6k3]=13;[1d4]=4 ;[1d6]=1
Charisma: [2d6]=6
MP: [3d6]=10

I know just enough to be dangerous, LOL. I grew up riding drought horses and work ponies on my sister-in-laws family farm in the mountains of VT and as a hunter have used pack animals some (horses, ponies, and goats). My preference for pack animals is actually goats which lots of hunters have gone to in the past decade or so. Out west horses and the like (ponies, mules donkeys) are vulnerable to mountain lions which as hunting of them has gone down have become more aggressive and attacks on animals much more common. I know 3 different hunters that have lost horses to mountain lions. Goats on the other hand can be pretty aggressive in there own right and will defend each other during an attack so mountain lions tend to leave them along. They are better in rough terrain and can eat nearly anything they come across. You have to have more but they behave like dogs, you don't even need to lead them like a horse, they just follow along and stay with you on there own. I am sure it has happened but I don't know anyone who has lost a goat to anything and I haven't read any stories of it happening either.

Here is a cool video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXdoiUz2TPU

Rex, could you make rolls for your horse and your pony.

Once we get everything settled in, and you are actually out in the wilderness, you will want to move your gear around between carrying yourself, on your horse, or on your pony.

I will roll when I get home tonight (can't use the die roller from work).

Rex wrote: ↑Tue Feb 21, 2023 1:10 am I will roll when I get home tonight (can't use the die roller from work).

Got it. Once we get moving, if you ever want me to roll dice for you during the work day, just let me know in your action post.

Thanks, I will try and keep that in mind.

Pony
Pony Dex [1d6+14]=5+14=19 [1d4+2]=2+2=4
Pony Will [2d6+6]=8+6=14 [1d4]=1
Pony Alertness [4d6k3]=14 [1d4]=3 [1d6]=2
Pony Charisma [2d6]=9
Pony MP [3d6]=18

Horse
Horse Dex [2d6+13]=3+13=16 [1d6]=5
Horse Will [2d6+6]=4+6=10 [1d4]=3
Horse Alertness [4d6k3]=11 [1d4]=3 [1d6]=1
Horse Charisma [2d6]=10
Horse MP [3d6]=7

Pony
Dex 19/4
Will 14/1
Alertness 14/3/2
Charisma 9
MP 18

Horse
Dex 16/5
Will 10/3
Alertness 11/3/1
Charisma 10
MP 7

My Pony is better in everything except Charisma then my Horse.
Let me know if I screwed any of these up.

Looks good.

I think the next step is to start exploring the town and recruiting henchmen.

Oh, and Rex's character needs a name...