Chapter V: Equipment
Trade Tools: These tools encompass several different groups of tools, from an engineer’s tools (which includes things like tongs, a saw, a hammer, nails, and so on) to Navigator’s Kits (sextant, maps, and charts), to an Apothecary’s kit (including a pestle and mortar, a small knife, and containers). Any career-based trade tools fall under this heading. Wooden Wedge: When this small wooden block is positioned under a door, it increases the difficulty of the Strength Test to open the door by one step. Writing Kit: This case includes a vial of ink, several quills, a small knife, sand to dry the ink, and the tools to mix more ink. Writing kits of the best craftsmanship serve as illuminator’s kits, and they contain the essential equipment to scribe, but also a host of brushes, pigments, and chemicals to mix up any colour to create beautiful illuminated manuscripts. T ransporTaTIon The most common method of travel in the Old World is by foot. People walk just about everywhere. Given the lack of affordable, or reliable (bandits, wild animals, and worse haunt the roads) transportation, most people never leave their hometowns, unless they find themselves the victim of a press gang, or take up a life of adventure. Still, merchants brave the routes through most of the year, and the wealthy employ carriages to separate them from the rabble. What follows are the essential types of transportation available in most cities. V ehICles Boats and Ships Nearly all boats are manufactured from heavy planking, with lighter wood and canvas for decking and shelter. The most common riverboat measures about twelve yards long and is broad in the beam. A single rigged sail to catch the wind propels the vessel, though many rely on horses to tow them over long distances. A river boat takes 1d10+10 days to construct, while a river barge, a river boat of twice the cost and size, takes, on average, six months. River boats require a crew of at least six men, but can accommodate up to ten. In addition to the crew, most river boats can carry up to 30 more people, with horses counting as three people each. A river barge can haul 45,000 units of encumbrance. Ocean ships can be as small a river boat or far larger. The price listed on Table 5–13: Vehicles is for a galleon which can haul about 130,000 units of encumbrance, with a crew of 30 men, and capable of accommodating 60 passengers. An oarsman propels a row boat. Significantly smaller, a row boat serves to shuttle travellers across rivers. Included in this category are small flat boats and skiffs. A row boat can carry a maximum of 6 people, including the rower. A row boat can haul encumbrance equal to one person for every person less than six on the boat. Use the following statistics for boats: b oaT & s hIp s TaTIsTICs Vehicle M TB W River Boat 3 5 70 Row Boat 3 4 10 Ship 3 10 150 Should a boat be attacked by missile fire or magic, use the following chart to determine the location of any hit on a boat or ship:
b oaT & s hIp h IT l oCaTIons
1d10
Rowing Boat
River Boat/Ship
1-3 4-5 6-7 8-10
Exposed crew member Exposed crew member Cargo or otherwise the hull
Exposed crew member Cargo or otherwise the hull
Hull Hull
Hull
Carts, Coaches, and Wagons These devices all use the same rules. In general, all are constructed from a sturdy wooden frame with panelling of a lighter wood or sometime canvas. Average construction time is three months. Four horses pull a coach, two pull a wagon, and one pulls a cart. In the case of a coach, a guard and driver man it. Coaches can comfortably carry six passengers with room for two more on the roof. At most, a coach can carry 12 passengers. Carts can accommodate one driver and two passengers, and a wagon can carry six passengers in addition to the driver. Assuming a normal complement of passengers, there is room for each passenger to carry a chest or something of a similar size, strapped to the roof. These vehicles have the following characteristics:
T able 5-13: V ehICles
Item
Cost
Enc
Availability
Boat, River Boat, Rowing
600 gc 90 gc 50 gc 500+ gc
—
Rare
900
Average Common
Cart
— — — —
Coach
Rare
Ship
12,000 gc
Scarce
Wagon
90 gc
Common
T able 5-14: m ounTs
Mount
Cost
Enc
Availability
Destrier
500 gc 300 gc 50 gc 80 gc
— — — — 50 20
Scarce
Light Warhorse
Common Common Common Common Common
Pony
Riding Horse
Saddle Harness
5 gc 1 gc
T able 5-15: l IVesToCk
Livestock
Cost
Enc
Availability
Cat
1 s 5 p
— — — — — — — — — — — — —
Plentiful Plentiful Plentiful Plentiful
Chicken
Cow
10 gc
Dog (pedigree)
3 gc
Dog, War
30 gc
Rare
Goat Hawk
2 gc
Plentiful
80 gc 25+ gc 40 gc 30 gc
Rare
Horse, nag, draft or Mule
Plentiful Plentiful Plentiful Plentiful Average Plentiful
Horse, pack
Ox Pig
3 gc 1 gc 2 gc
Pigeons, Homing
Sheep
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