SeverinR
Vala
I try to stay away from meters/yards in my fantasy.
I do use league(the distance a man or horse could walk in an hour.)
I will probably use dragon's league for the distance a dragon can fly in an hour.
side question: how is league in water travel? How far a person can row in an hour? (I assume its not estimated walking on water)
I have used stones throw, spear throw, arrow shot.
For shorter distance spear length(approx.36-40inches), hand(horse measure type, approx 4 inches) or foot.(estimate of a person's not the traditional 12inch foot)
Considered using furlong/furlang-approx 200meters or 1/8 mile.
I am not overly concerned about exact measurements of distance, as time was less important so travel was more approx.
Anyone have any suggestions?
When buying rope or cloth it might be more important, but I believe haggling included size, maybe even to the point of using the table as a unit. I will sell you 3 table lengths of this rope for __ silver coins.
I do use league(the distance a man or horse could walk in an hour.)
I will probably use dragon's league for the distance a dragon can fly in an hour.
side question: how is league in water travel? How far a person can row in an hour? (I assume its not estimated walking on water)
I have used stones throw, spear throw, arrow shot.
For shorter distance spear length(approx.36-40inches), hand(horse measure type, approx 4 inches) or foot.(estimate of a person's not the traditional 12inch foot)
Considered using furlong/furlang-approx 200meters or 1/8 mile.
I am not overly concerned about exact measurements of distance, as time was less important so travel was more approx.
Anyone have any suggestions?
When buying rope or cloth it might be more important, but I believe haggling included size, maybe even to the point of using the table as a unit. I will sell you 3 table lengths of this rope for __ silver coins.