|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 1:37 pm
This is where writing and world creation gets technical. So, this is separate from the World Creation thread. It's quite different. Everyone who's a writer should join in on this because hopefully it'll help all of us get the clarity we need to be successful authors. Mmkay?
I'll be posting the first questions.
1.) I need to get a message from one character to another within a day or as soon as possible.
2.) These characters are between 1000 and 1500 miles apart.
3.) If someone walks at a normal pace, which is about 4mph, he/she can walk about 52 miles in 13 hours right?
4.) If you're travelling 50 miles to a town from the wilderness in freezing/snowy conditions, what kind of delay would you put on travel on foot?
5.) What kinds of birds besides geese can fly 1000 miles in a day at least?
We're talking a bird carrying the message here.
Hence why I call this thread "the writer's workshop".
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 12:15 pm
Does it have to be physical travel over land or can magic apply?
Berz.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 1:07 pm
It's physical, walking. However, this character has a trickle of ancient magic flowing through his veins which (as he's an adventurer who uses a spear as a weapon) allows him to run 5-8 mph faster, and jump 2-3 times as high as the average human, so he can vault himself across chasms. However, his normal walking speed IS average and also consider that he's trekking in a very cold climate and through snow quite a bit of the time.
The person contacting him is a dark elf who can use some types of magic, but he's not a mage. The character mentioned above is NOT a mage but he has those abilities within him.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 1:29 pm
Well, as far as the snow goes, if he's acclimated to it, and it's just on the ground or it's gently falling, it's not going to slow him down too, too much. He'll run into the occasional snow drift he'll have to wade through, but that won't be too bad. If it's an active, raging blizzard, though, visibility will slow him down quite a bit more by simply making him go off-course.
The cold could become a bigger problem, if we're talking sweat-freezing temperatures (that is, the warmth of the body isn't enough to offset the cold of the air). If he starts working hard enough to sweat, he's going to hit hypothermia quicker than if he takes a leisurely stroll. If it's only moderately cold out, just the walking will keep him warm enough.
If you're restricting him to walking, rather than riding a flying beast or a ship or using some magical means of travel, there is just no way he's going to be able to make the trip in a day, that I can see. I guess it comes down to how important is it to you that (a) the character walks the whole way and (b) he gets there in a day.
He could, conceivably, walk part pf the way to reach the fixed location of a portal that could shorten his trip. Such things aren't unheard of in fantasy stories.
Berz.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 9:35 am
You can walk 48 miles in 12 hours, and he's accustomed to the travel in such regions as that. The climate is probably something like the middle of Scandinavia.
Of course, there's rest and the likes to consider, but for someone who is used to the climate regular intervals would still mean he could walk about 50 miles from the early morning to the early evening right?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 11:54 am
You know, I tried to look up carrier pigeons on wikipedia but there's no info on how much distance they can travel in a day. I wonder if anyone knows... neutral
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 12:28 pm
Pigeons, in a climate that can reach sub-zero temperatures though?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 11:25 am
Sorry, I completely forgot about that little fact. sweatdrop
Isn't there some kind of animal in that world that could pull it off? I usually create new kinds of animals in my worlds. I thought you did the same there...
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 10:54 pm
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 5:04 pm
Hey! How about a "Thundermare" It is said that those horses can travel a thousand leagues a day and they are real fast. Since they pretty much produce fire with their feet, they might stay warm enough during the whole thing. What do you think Mel?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 6:40 am
hypnocrown Hey! How about a "Thundermare" It is said that those horses can travel a thousand leagues a day and they are real fast. Since they pretty much produce fire with their feet, they might stay warm enough during the whole thing. What do you think Mel?
Either way, it's not realistic for any of this to happen as I intended it so I'm going to have to alter it. I'm re-writing chapter 1 again as I had a better idea, so I'll be back here when something else goes wrong with it in my mind.
The thread is also for others to use with their writing issues as well.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 3:09 pm
A league is how far you can walk, on foot, in an hour.
Berz.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 2:22 pm
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 12:26 pm
Very nice Mel! I'll come back here if I get stuck on something like you have. 3nodding
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 10:34 am
Ok I have a bit a of a tech flaw with part of my epilogue.
For a time most of the world is covered in a darkness, nothing inside of it could be seen with infared or thermal vision. Though light sources such as torches work fine.
I may have to change it if I don't find a good explination for it. Note: the darkness is the result of dark elf magic.
Any ideas? xp
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reply
