<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div>In my opinion, this is an area that is supposed to be subject to GM interpretation. If, in the GM's opinion, the load should be able to be carried by a mule, then it can be carried. If not, it can't. It's not a situation that is subject to hard and fast rules such as one might find in D&D4E or something. The "load" rules are meant, I think, to be flexible.</div><div><br></div><div>c. vermeers</div><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><br><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Kai Zimmermann <Hans_Zarkov@gmx.de><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Swordbearer Mailing List
<swordbearer@rpgreview.net><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Mon, June 13, 2011 3:20:27 PM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [Swordbearer] Pack Animals<br></font><br>
Hello everybody.<br><br>So, I’ve finally given in to my old-school urges and decided to run a West Marches style game using Swordbearer. (I picked the game up a year or two ago, but there was a shameful lack of roleplaying in my life for all that time.) So, I’m finally posting something to the list! Yay.<br><br>I got a question about pack animals. A mule can transport an abstract load - i.e., one load of firewood, or one load of treasure, or of food, etc; a mule with a cart can transport two loads, say, one of wood AND one of food. How do I handle smaller stuff? All those food bags, water skins, sleeping rolls etc add up if characters are preparing for a longer hike. I take it that, according to the rules, I can just lump all that stuff together as one load of expedition gear, right? Which means if someone wants to add a single additional item that does not fit that description (say, one item of treasure or one sword), a second mule (or a cart) is
needed. Correct? Same goes for humanoid bearers, I understand.<br><br>I was tempted to rule that bearers, mules etc. can each carry ten items, just like other characters, but then I realized that the ten item limit works together with the social status rules for limiting purchases and possessions ... Nice.<br><br>So, if anybody is still reading the list - comments or suggestions?<br><br>Kai<br>-- "It's those cursed rabbits!"<br>(Alfred Lord Tennyson)<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Swordbearer mailing list<br><a ymailto="mailto:Swordbearer@rpgreview.net" href="mailto:Swordbearer@rpgreview.net">Swordbearer@rpgreview.net</a><br><span><a target="_blank" href="http://rpgreview.net/mailman/listinfo/swordbearer_rpgreview.net">http://rpgreview.net/mailman/listinfo/swordbearer_rpgreview.net</a></span><br></div></div><div style="position:fixed"></div>
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