Template:Average Travel Times
The following assumes a moderate pace of travel over open terrain, with no stops but for re-supply or minor repairs. Use this chart as a thumbnail for travel over great distances, with the numbers indicating how far you can go within that period of time. All numbers are in miles.
To calculate the estimated travel time between two fixed points, first determine the distance between them and the method of travel to be used. Look to the travel type's row. Find the column with the highest number that can be subtracted from the distance and leave you with a positive result. Subtract as many times as necessary, with each subtraction one more of that column type. If the remainder is less than the column's number, you can move one column to the left and repeat the process. Total the travel time for your estimate.
Multiple methods of travel is easy to determine. Split land, river and ocean travel separately for the relevant distances. If necessary, split these further into the types of travel used in each leg. Add the total time together to determine the length of travel.
Example: Dave's character Golden-Eyed Vengeance takes a riverboat to Nexus, which is 1,500 miles downstream from his river village. He uses the “downstream” row and finds 600 miles in the "monthly" column is the largest possible number. He subtracts this twice, leaving him with two months traveled and 300 miles to go. This is roughly half a month's travel, so it will take Golden-Eyed Vengeance two-and-a-half months to reach Nexus from his village by boat.
| Travel Type | Hourly | Daily | Weekly | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land Travel | |||||
| Foot/cart | 3 | 15 | 75 | 250 | |
| Drawn carriage | 4 | 20 | 100 | 350 | |
| Horse | 6 | 30 | 150 | 500 | |
| Horse relay, simple | 10 | 50 | 300 | 1,000 | |
| Horse relay, elaborate | 15 | 100 | 600 | 2,000 | |
| River Travel | |||||
| Upstream, unassisted | 2 | 25 | 100 | 300 | |
| Upstream, assisted | 3 | 30 | 120 | 360 | |
| Downstream | 4 | 50 | 200 | 600 | |
| Ocean Travel | |||||
| Coastal travel | 6 | 100 | 400 | 1,200 | |
| Sailing | 6 | 125 | 800 | 2,400 | |
| Light rowing | 8 | 175 | 1,000 | 3,000 | |
| Hard rowing | 12 | 250* | 1,200** | 4,800** | |
| Supernatural Travel | |||||
| Tireless rowing | 15 | 360 | 2,500 | 8,800 | |
| Horseback, tireless | 25 | 600 | 4,200 | 15,000 | |
| * Mortal rowers safely maintain pace for (Stamina) days, resting 2x that amount | |||||
| ** Assumes one day hard rowing per two days rest, with sailing in the interim | |||||