Questions tagged [travel]
For questions about in-game travel - movement across land, sea, or air; usually over the course of hours or days rather than seconds or minutes.
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How do you all make travel interesting for players? [duplicate]
I'm curious on how you all make travel more interesting for your players. I want to honor the geography of the world (aka you don't just teleport anywhere) and I've tried some things that have been ok,...
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Does the penalty to passive Perception for a fast travel pace stack with disadvantage on Perception checks in light obscurity?
According to noticing threats,
While traveling at a fast pace, characters take a –5 penalty to their passive Wisdom (Perception) scores to notice hidden threats.
And according to vision and light,
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How many days travel is it from Shadowdale to Myth Drannor? [closed]
The group is headed back to Shadowdale after there little mission.
How many days travel would it be to get from Myth Drannor to Shadowdale?
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How can I make travel time feel long? [closed]
At the moment, my players are investigating a black naval ship that unknown to them is a trap. It will end up taking them to an island for a trial.
I want the travel of the ship to feel like it takes ...
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How far is it from Undermountain to Skullport?
In the Adventure "Dungeon of the Mad Mage", Skullport is connected to the dungeon of Undermountain via various tunnels and the river Sargauth. However, the adventure does not seem to ...
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Is a Phantom Steed affected by terrain?
The Phantom Steed spell describes a quasi-real mount (emphases mine):
A Large quasi-real, horselike creature appears on the ground in an unoccupied space of your choice within range...The creature ...
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What spells can be used to increase the speed of another creature over an extended period of time?
My party and I are flying on the back of a large undead creature (homebrew) to go extended distances. It has a speed of 50, so we estimate that if it moves and dashes as an action it gets 100ft per ...
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Resting during travel
When travelling, it says in the PHB that players can travel at either fast, normal, or slow pace. When moving at this speed, is resting accounted for? For example, if a party all takes a long rest ...
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What ways are there to increase travel pace each day for a group exploring?
Lots of answers talk about characters' movement speeds. I can't find any useful list of ways to increase travel pace.
I know of the 6th level Totem Warrior Barbarian’s Elk Feature, and Ranger's ...
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Should a forest ranger's travel pace in Chult's jungle be faster?
My players recently started the Tomb of Annihilation adventure. In Chapter 2, under the heading "Tracking Miles" (p. 38), it says:
Instead of tracking movement by hexes, you can keep track ...
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How is it possible to get back to Ten-Towns in time in Destruction's Light?
The chapter Destruction's Light in Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden suggests that
However, returning to Ten-Towns takes time. By my measure, the distance to the nearest town (Dougan's Hole) is ...
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Do Totem Barbarian Aspects Stack?
The Totem Barbarian's Aspect of the Beast, Elk aspect increases travel speed by double. If two Totem Barbarians both with the Elk aspect were traveling together, would their traveling speeds double a ...
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Would a centaur benefit from snowshoes?
I'm getting ready to run Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden and one of my players is going to be a centaur. Reading over the rules about travel, I see the talk of snowshoes and I have to wonder if ...
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Can a rest be taken in a moving cart?
This question comes from a discussion with a DM friend of mine, whose players asked him if they could take a short rest while traveling in a moving cart. His initial reaction was to think that wouldn'...
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What are common routes from Shadowdale to Waterdeep?
The party I DM has completed their adventures in the Dalelands (Shadowdale and Daggerdale) and wants to travel to Waterdeep. The party is fairly low level, so their travel will be non-magical and not ...
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