Transportation in Absalom

In large part due to its size, Absalom is a city of animal-aided travel. Steeds and saddles can be rented in most districts, merchants are often ranked not by goods but by number of beasts of burden, and owning a personal steed (in a city where it must be stabled and food imported for it) is an important symbol of wealth. Even for commoners, animal transport can be critical—long bench-wagons make regular circuits through the major roads, allowing commoners to ride along for a copper, and halflings with dog-pulled travois will haul any shoppers’ packages back to their homes for a similarly low price.

Mode of Travel and Destination

Foot Travel

3d6 minutes — Destination in same neighborhood
6d6 minutes — Destination in same district
3d6 X 5 minutes — Destination in adjacent district
6d6 X 5 minutes — Destination farther than adjacent district

Carriage or Other Vehicle/Mount

2d6 minutes — Destination in same neighborhood
4d6 minutes — Destination in same district
2d6 X 5 minutes — Destination in adjacent district
4d6 X 5 minutes — Destination farther than adjacent district

Transportation Costs

4 cp / 1 mile — Private Carriage
1 cp / 1 mile — Coach Cab
1 cp / 1 mile — Ferry or Riverboat
1 cp / 1 mile — Sailing Ship
2 cp / 1 mile — Wagon, Light
2 cp / 1 mile — Wagon, Moderate
3 cp / 1 mile — Wagon, Heavy

Transportation Cost Modifiers

Starting Within City Limits

200% normal — from Ascendant Court
75% normal — from Azlanti Keep
125% normal — from The Coins
75% normal — from The Docks
100% normal — from Eastgate
75% normal — from Foreign Quarter
100% normal — from Greenridge
___% normal — from Ivy District
___% normal — from Petal District
___% normal — from Precipice Quarter
___% normal — from The Puddles
___% normal — from Westgate
___% normal — from Wise Quarter

Starting Outside City Limits

___% normal — from Copperwood
___% normal — from Dawnfoot
___% normal — from Shoreline
___% normal — from Westerhold

Starting Offshore

150% normal — from Flotsam Graveyard
150% normal — from Pilot Island