Game writer here:
First, I'm obligated to warn you that writing for games sucks, and that you should immediately cease all work on whatever game projects you're involved in, or plan to be involved in. In my experience, nobody should have to suffer through the torture of writing for games...
No problem. Also, one thing to keep in mind: Although sailing ships can sail up to 20+ knots in good winds, average speed on a trip will be about 6 to 6.5 knots at most, and that's only with clippers. Most ships would sail closer to 4-5 knots on average.
Fun fact: The Manchu people (who had phenomenally powerful composite bows), didn't bother to sharpen their standard, all-purpose war arrow. Instead, the edges were merely flattened, like you would a garden trowel. The arrows were intended to pulverize flesh and bone instead of cutting it, and to...
The trip to Plymouth on the Mayflower is slightly later than the time period specified, but it took 66 days for it to go from England to Massachusetts. A trip from Ireland might take a bit less time than that. As for the Orkneys to Iceland, according to some travel websites offering boat tours...
My name is Yixin, and I'm currently working on my first fantasy novel. I've previously written for SanctuaryRPG, a retro-themed indie RPG. In July 2017, I published my first book, a retrospective of making of SanctuaryRPG titled Rogue Potato. My current project is my first fictional work, so...