Travel Speeds Table
Wallpaper by Mark22
for The Witcher TRPG by R.Talsorian Games
created by TheMOELANDER and DerGeGa Based on other roleplaying game systems.
How to use this table:
First you take a map of your choosing, measure the distance between the two points, that your
party want to travel. Then you determine the environments, weather and all other factors that play
a role in this travel. Ask your party how long they want to travel each day, if they want to make
stops, and at what pace they want to travel. Then go through the table, take the type of travel
they are using, then apply any modifiers. The resulting number, is their average speed per hour.
Don’t forget to decrease their stamina if they exert themselves.
REMEMBER: A group can only travel as fast as the slowest member (if they want to stick
together)!
Type of Travel Speed (Miles per hour)
Hiking
Easy Terrain (meadows, fields, roads) 2.5
Normal Terrain 2.25
Rough Terrain (hills, low mountain, forests, snow) 1.25
Very Rough Terrain (Mountains, thick forests, swamps) 0.75 (or slower)
Riding (speed based on average horse)
Easy Terrain (meadows, fields, roads) 3
Normal Terrain 2.75
Rough Terrain (hills, low mountain, forests, snow) 1.25
Very Rough Terrain (Mountains, thick forests, swamps) nearly impossible
Carriage (speed based on average horse)
Easy Terrain (meadows, fields, roads) 2.75
Normal Terrain 2.25
Rough Terrain (hills, low mountain, forests, snow) 0.5 (or lower)
Very Rough Terrain (Mountains, thick forests, swamps) impossible
by Water
Easy water (slow flowing rivers, lakes, calm sea) 2.8
Rough Water 2.25
Stormy Water (river rapids, sea at storm, maelstrom) GM discretion
Modifiers Speed modifier
MODIFIERS FOR TRAVEL BY LAND
Encumbrance
At Least 5 Below Encumbrance Value +0.2
Unencumbered no change
Encumbered -0.5 for every 5 points over
Encumbrance Value
Foot Pace
Walk no change
Jog +1 (8 Stamina per hour)
Run +3 (20 Stamina per hour)
Sprint +6 (45 Stamina per hour)
Mount Type
Warhorse -0.15
Pony -0.25
Mule -0.5
Ox -0.6
Mount Type
Unicorn +1 (or dimensional travel)
Horse no change
Mount Pace (deduct Stamina from the mount)
Walk no change
Trot +2 (5 Stamina per hour)
Run +4 (15 Stamina per hour)
Gallop +8 (40 Stamina per hour)
Carriage modifiers
Each additional animal of ANY type +0.1
Cart no change
Carriage -0.5
Critical injuries
Simple -0.5
Complex -1.5
Difficult -4
Deadly should not travel
Race Modifiers
Dwarf +0.3
Elf +0.1 in forests
Halfling -0.1
Gnome -0.2
Human no change
Witcher no change
Werebbub -0.1
Vran -0.5 in cold weather
Group Size
1 - 10 no change
11 - 100 -0.1
101 - 1.000 -0.2
1.001 - 5.000 -0.3
Group Size
5.001+ -0.4
Time of day
Daytime no change
Nighttime -0.5
Weather Conditions
Fair Weather no change
Rain -0.1
Snowfall -0.2
Storm -0.5
Blizzard -1
Other Modifiers
Stealthy Travel half normal rate, then apply modifiers
Teleportation Instantaneous arrival if successful
Magical Flight (flying carpet, witch’s broom) +15
Orientation by Wilderness Survival (does not work on roads) +0.1 per 2 points above DC
MODIFIERS FOR TRAVEL BY WATER
Lambert, Lambert, what a prick!
Vessel Type
Rowing Boat (see table below)
Sailing Boat no change
Cutter +0.5
Sailing Ship +0.25
Modifiers for Rowing
No Current no change
Drifting with the Current no change
Rowing with the Current +1.3
Rowing against the Current -1
Modifiers for Sailing with the Current
No Current no change
Strong Current +8
Average Current +5
Slow Current +3
Modifiers for Sailing against the Current
No Current no change
Strong Current -8
Average Current -5
Slow Current -3
Modifiers for Sailing with Wind
No Wind no movement unless rowing or current
With Strong Wind +8
With Average Wind +5
With Weak Wind +3
Against Strong Wind -5
Against Average Wind -3
Against Weak Wind -1.5
This document is meant to be free! Do not sell or get any kind of currency in exchange for this document! It is meant as a game aide for THE
WITCHER TRPG!
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WITCHER game is based on the prose of Andrzej Sapkowski. THE WITCHER TRPG is © R.Talsorian Games, Inc., 2018
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