Re: Message to the Geleia Gms.

[Wright Frazier <khelek@ns1.cioe.com>]

Travel times on foot: 20-25mi/day
Travel times on horse: 30-35mi/day
Travel times via wagon: 15-20mi/day

On the maps we've handed out, 1inch = 113 miles.  Its about 5 days from
Northham to Southham.

Wright


> Hey, could you please make some average travel times by horse/wagon/foot
> when you get the time and maybe post them to the list?  This could help
> implicate some of the size differentials and bring them a bit more into
> scope.
> 
> Foo
> 
> 
> On Tue, 29 Sep 1998, Wright Frazier wrote:
> 
> > 
> > first, NOTE this is to 'geleia@cioe.com' _NOT_ gmlist@cioe.com.
> > 
> > Okay, a few things about actors in and around Geleia.  The powerful people
> > are not going to be helpful to adventurers who walk in off the street.
> > No miracles, divine interceedings, no handing out nifty spells at low
> > cost, etc...  _IF_ they know the person somewhat they _MIGHT_ help, and
> > that is a _BIG_ might.  If they know them very well, they MIGHT help, but
> > no guaranttees.  If they owe them, they will help if its convient.
> > 
> > They won't teleport folks around the island unless there is something
> > big in it for them.  They won't freely ID items.  They won't chuck 
> > miracles.  They won't throw rank 12+spells, etc..
> > 
> > For your own actors in geleia, do what ya want, just remember adventurers
> > are fairly big unknowns and distrusted in Geleia.  ESSPECIALLY in
> > cities such as Liston, Southham, Kieron's Watch, Devon, etc...  The folks
> > that live in these cities have their own concerns and aren't going to
> > take the time to help out some guy off the street without some seirous
> > profit coming out of the deal.
> > 
> > This goes triple for the people in Liston, the Barrits.  They control
> > every temple, guild, and military officer in the city, and the majority
> > of other people.  They certainly do not help adventurers, esspecially
> > with stuff that is hazardous to them unless they owe them _BIG_.
> > 
> > Example: I ran 2 adventures awhile back that the only payment was a
> > "Favor from Aaron Barrit".  And folks considered this a _HUGE_ Payment
> > because they risked their asses for it in a big way.  This favor _MIGHT_
> > be transferable to one of the other Barrits, but probably isn't as that
> > would mean that Aaron was now in debt to someone else who he didn't
> > intend to be.  They'd know Aaron probably wouldn't look favorably or
> > even honor such a debt, so they'd just refuse to 'allow themselves to
> > pay off the marker.'  
> > 
> > Same goes for someone like one of the Merchant lords, the King, the nobles,
> > the guild heads, etc...
> > 
> > This isn't Karefelon/Rougtero where you walk in off the street, flash a
> > smille, some money, and get what you want.'
> > 
> > The reason for this is this past weekend and on a few other occasions
> > I've had my toes stepped on, and seen folks casually hand out big 
> > spell effects that the players just asked for with no real reason for it.
> > May be they were being paid to do this by someone else, dunno, didn't
> > ask cause I didn't feel it was my place at the time to correct someone
> > in the middle of a game.  Regardless..._PLEASE_ keep this stuff in
> > mind from now on.
> > 
> > I promise I will be finishing the actor writeups, at least for the big
> > people in the not too distant future, so folks will have more of
> > a detailed guideline to go by.  But until then, please, do keep what I've
> > said in mind, and noone take this personally, just remember it and please
> > don't repeat it.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > Wright
> > 
> > 
> 
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