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I walked 24 miles to see if D&D Travel is REALISTIC

Bob World Builder

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24 miles in 8 hours is the "normal" travel pace for characters in Dungeons & Dragons 5e, but is D&D travel realistic for a regular human commoner? Let's find out! ⏬ More below! ⏬

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00:00 does dnd travel pace makes sense irl?
00:52 best tip for dnd travel
02:14 defining a dnd forced march
03:14 "but how much weight is he carrying??"
04:44 road conditions and a NATURE CHECK!
06:03 mile 7.0 - bad math
07:25 NATURE CHECK! and two travel tips
08:58 mile 12.1 - regret
09:52 a realistic travel pace and NATURE CHECKS!
11:35 mile 21.5 - the home stretch :)
12:33 roll for madness & like challenge!

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@BobWorldBuilder Creator 5 years ago (edited) Pinned

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@TheGreatDayne1983 5 years ago

I can’t believe that you didn’t go into that abandoned building

The GM obviously had a storyhook in there.

@jaketionary2543 5 years ago

I'd like to point out that we've also learned about the value of bards: road trip songs! Someone to keep the party's spirits up, and their minds off the burning in their legs, can help get them over that last hill, especially on longer trips

@bigbrowntau 4 years ago

DM: "As you continue to walk, just beyond where you're familiar with, a grey blocky building, weathered from disuse comes into view. It's easy to see the door is unlocked and ajar, almost inviting you to explore. What do you decide to do?"

Players: "Oh, we'll just keep walking."

DM to self: (Arrrrgh! I was up all night putting that encounter together!)

DM: "Ah ok...you walk a little further, when suddenly out of nowhere, a freak storm blows in. You need to seek shelter..."

@razbuten 5 years ago

Make sure that in the next one you also hire folks to come out and attack you at various spots.

@craig5322 4 years ago

D&D: "You can go 24 miles a day"
Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli: "So anyway, I started running..."

@stephenwells2464 5 years ago (edited)

He actually had full adventuring gear with him it was just in the drawstring bag of holding

@andrewshandle 5 years ago

You could argue that the characters are used to the walks so they'd be "better" at it than you are. You, yourself said the most you have ever done is 13 miles, but in a world where the primary means of transportation is walking, even people in below average shape would be able to walk further.

@fishman241 5 years ago

So, seems pretty reasonable that adventurers which are at peak physical fitness within their limitations and walk distances like this on the regular can 100% keep up a 24 mile per 8 hour pace. That said, you have also discovered why no party which can teleport chooses to walk anywhere.

@TheRubberDuck77 4 years ago

One thing to remember with walking in DnD, it is based on a time where yes you COULD go by horse, but horses are expensive to buy and maintain so most people DO walk EVERYwhere. Most people, myself for sure included, don't walk or stay on their feet as much. Even tho I am on my feet for 8 hours a day in retail its not all walking, and that does make a difference. So there is something to be said about bodies being used to doing it.

@quentindaniel9541 4 years ago

I'll say this about the leg burning and stuff like that, I walk about 14 miles a shift while also lifting hundreds and thousands of bags of dog food and other goods like cat litter and such that weigh about 50ish pounds, you get used to that constant stress on your body so adventurers wouldn't have much of a challenge once this becomes their life. I'm not even in great shape right now I just am used to doing this work but when I first started my feet and calves and thighs hurt all the time because I'm always moving. But now it's easy.

@robertkendzie3 5 years ago

Before you get all gung-ho about long distance horse travel, you should really do a video where you ride a horse for 8 hours and see how your butt feels at the end of that day. :D

@brothertaddeus 5 years ago

As someone who has gone on multiple 20+ mile rucks with ~150 pounds of gear (including armor), I feel like the D&D travel rules are pretty realistic.

@alistairgrey5089 5 years ago

You also have to keep in mind that adventurers are likely walking this much every day for weeks or months on end. The pain in your legs is likely because they aren't used to it. Whereas an adventurer's legs would be very accustomed to walking long distances.

@TheAkashicTraveller 5 years ago

The whole walking without a pack is probably pretty realistic actualy, historically you'd travel with pack animals. Walking solo with all your gear on you is fairly modern.

@nicolrb2210 4 years ago

Like a true D&D adventurer, he’s passing by ancient ruins as he walks

@toofuairi 5 years ago

A follow up on how you felt the day after would be neat. A lot of people don't know how taxing long distance multiple day foot travel can be.

@scottwoods9071 5 years ago (edited)

Hey Bob, I was in the Army and we had to "road march" 35 miles. Most of it was more dirt trail than road and we did it in 15 hours with 10 min breaks every hour and full gear.

@MimsyGaming 5 years ago (edited)

So, for a regular backpacker, on easy terrain, 24 miles is quite doable. If terrain or weather isn't conducive (varied elevation, trail or no trail, undergrowth, rain, etc.) Then that is what difficult terrain is used for. (Half speed) hence why through hikers average less as much of the trail would count as difficult terrain. You can get it done in 8 hours, but again, it's something you have to get used to.
I miss backpacking...