while im traveling and tracking, what pace can i travel? Can i track (or other activity) while traveling at fast or normal speed? I know, it probabbly makes no sense. But i just want to know, what exactly tells players handbook, because its described a bit unclearly.
The rules don't really clarify it, unless I missed it somewhere. They do say that picking up a track takes an hour outdoors or 10 mins indoors. Personally I adjust the DC based on how fast you want to go, but only if the tracks are difficult to follow or the quarry is attempting to evade being followed. If the tracks are plain to see, nothing's stopping you from following them at speed.
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Traveling is like a "full time job." You do it ~ 8 hours a day. If you assume 8 hours of sleep/long rest, there are 8 other hours to do whatever in the day. That includes things like eating meals (say 3 hours - breakfast, lunch, dinner, and taking the time to find a spot, secure it, get out the food, build a fire, cook it, find water, etc.), sharpening weapons, building camp, breaking camp, etc. We sort of hand-wave all that. This is why "normal pace" is what it is. It leaves you time to "do other stuff," much like how having a full time job leaves you time to do other stuff.
"Fast pace" means you are putting more hours into moving, or are so tired when you stop that you can't do anything else.
So, I would rule that you can track at a normal pace, without penalty. If you want to go fast pace, then either you can't track or there will be some penalties.
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The rules don't really clarify it, unless I missed it somewhere. They do say that picking up a track takes an hour outdoors or 10 mins indoors. Personally I adjust the DC based on how fast you want to go, but only if the tracks are difficult to follow or the quarry is attempting to evade being followed. If the tracks are plain to see, nothing's stopping you from following them at speed.
Yes. in PHB there are only indirect suggestion. on page 181, travel pace article: "a fast pace makes characters less perspective, while a slow pace makes it possible to sneak around and to search an area more carefully (see the "Activity While Traveling" section later in this chapter for more informations)". But there is nowhere said - to do other actvities while traveling, you have to travel at slow pace; or - you cant do other activities while traveling fast.
Traveling is like a "full time job." You do it ~ 8 hours a day. If you assume 8 hours of sleep/long rest, there are 8 other hours to do whatever in the day. That includes things like eating meals (say 3 hours - breakfast, lunch, dinner, and taking the time to find a spot, secure it, get out the food, build a fire, cook it, find water, etc.), sharpening weapons, building camp, breaking camp, etc. We sort of hand-wave all that. This is why "normal pace" is what it is. It leaves you time to "do other stuff," much like how having a full time job leaves you time to do other stuff.
"Fast pace" means you are putting more hours into moving, or are so tired when you stop that you can't do anything else.
So, I would rule that you can track at a normal pace, without penalty. If you want to go fast pace, then either you can't track or there will be some penalties.
ohh. thats really interesting point of view. didnt think about it like that. thanks! :-D
BTW where did I get 8 hours from? PHB clearly states that a normal pace is 3 mph and 24 mpd. At 3 mph, you would need to walk 8 hours to go 24 miles.
Again with 8 hours of rest, that is 16 total hours. You have 8 hours to do other things like eat, camp, etc. I would include generalized tracking in this, but not super-careful tracking (then you'd go at a slow pace).
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If you're a ranger, in your favoured terrain, then you can travel and track, at normal pace. If not you can only really track at a slow pace (although many DMs ignore this)
While traveling for an hour or more in your favored terrain, you gain the following benefits:
Difficult terrain doesn’t slow your group’s travel.
Your group can’t become lost except by magical means.
Even when you are engaged in another activity while traveling (such as foraging, navigating, or tracking), you remain alert to danger.
If you are traveling alone, you can move stealthily at a normal pace.
When you forage, you find twice as much food as you normally would.
While tracking other creatures, you also learn their exact number, their sizes, and how long ago they passed through the area.
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Hello,
while im traveling and tracking, what pace can i travel? Can i track (or other activity) while traveling at fast or normal speed? I know, it probabbly makes no sense. But i just want to know, what exactly tells players handbook, because its described a bit unclearly.
George
The rules don't really clarify it, unless I missed it somewhere. They do say that picking up a track takes an hour outdoors or 10 mins indoors. Personally I adjust the DC based on how fast you want to go, but only if the tracks are difficult to follow or the quarry is attempting to evade being followed. If the tracks are plain to see, nothing's stopping you from following them at speed.
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Traveling is like a "full time job." You do it ~ 8 hours a day. If you assume 8 hours of sleep/long rest, there are 8 other hours to do whatever in the day. That includes things like eating meals (say 3 hours - breakfast, lunch, dinner, and taking the time to find a spot, secure it, get out the food, build a fire, cook it, find water, etc.), sharpening weapons, building camp, breaking camp, etc. We sort of hand-wave all that. This is why "normal pace" is what it is. It leaves you time to "do other stuff," much like how having a full time job leaves you time to do other stuff.
"Fast pace" means you are putting more hours into moving, or are so tired when you stop that you can't do anything else.
So, I would rule that you can track at a normal pace, without penalty. If you want to go fast pace, then either you can't track or there will be some penalties.
WOTC lies. We know that WOTC lies. WOTC knows that we know that WOTC lies. We know that WOTC knows that we know that WOTC lies. And still they lie.
Because of the above (a paraphrase from Orwell) I no longer post to the forums -- PM me if you need help or anything.
Yes. in PHB there are only indirect suggestion. on page 181, travel pace article: "a fast pace makes characters less perspective, while a slow pace makes it possible to sneak around and to search an area more carefully (see the "Activity While Traveling" section later in this chapter for more informations)". But there is nowhere said - to do other actvities while traveling, you have to travel at slow pace; or - you cant do other activities while traveling fast.
So thank you for your response :-D
ohh. thats really interesting point of view. didnt think about it like that. thanks! :-D
BTW where did I get 8 hours from? PHB clearly states that a normal pace is 3 mph and 24 mpd. At 3 mph, you would need to walk 8 hours to go 24 miles.
Again with 8 hours of rest, that is 16 total hours. You have 8 hours to do other things like eat, camp, etc. I would include generalized tracking in this, but not super-careful tracking (then you'd go at a slow pace).
WOTC lies. We know that WOTC lies. WOTC knows that we know that WOTC lies. We know that WOTC knows that we know that WOTC lies. And still they lie.
Because of the above (a paraphrase from Orwell) I no longer post to the forums -- PM me if you need help or anything.
If you're a ranger, in your favoured terrain, then you can travel and track, at normal pace. If not you can only really track at a slow pace (although many DMs ignore this)
While traveling for an hour or more in your favored terrain, you gain the following benefits: