Long-Distance Movement

When covering significant dis-
tances, the following factors can be
more important than Top Speed and
Range.
Cruising Speed: Travel conditions,
safety considerations, and the need to
conserve fuel or energy mean that in
practice, ground and air vehicles typi-
cally use only 60-70% of Top Speed
when traveling long distances. An ani-
mal-drawn or rowed vehicle can only
use its Top Speed for a few minutes –
for the beasts or rowers, this is as
fatiguing as running! The highest sus-
tainable speed is about 75% of this,
which is as fatiguing as hiking. If the
beasts or rowers drop below 1/3 FP,
halve Top Speed.
Endurance: Divide Range in miles
by cruising speed in mph to determine
endurance in hours for situations
where “loiter” capability matters more
than range. The vehicle must carry
provisions in order to take advantage
of endurance in excess of one day.
Food and water are about 12 lbs. per
person per day, but won’t keep for
more than a month before TL5 (at
TL5+, canned goods and similar
rations are available).