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Chapter 18: Warfare
The strength of the current, in feet per
round, is added to the movement of the vessel if
the vessel is moving with the current. The strength
of the current is subtracted from the movement of
the vessel if the vessel is moving against the current.
If the vessel is moving 90 o to the current,
then the current will move the vessel accordingly,
and the vessel will still move in the intended direction
at its normal movement. If the vessel is moving
45 o with the current, then the vessel gains 50%
of the feet per round of the Current Strength. If
the vessel is moving 45 o against the current, then
the vessel loses 50% of the feet per round of the
current strength.
Wind Direction
Wind is moving air. Winds may exist over
any body of water. To randomly determine the direction
of the wind, roll 1d8. Let 1 = N, 2 = NE, 3
= E, 4 = SE, 5 = S, 6 = SW, 7 = W, and 8 = NW. If
a 1 is rolled, then the wind is moving from the south
to the north.
Wind Strength
The strength of the wind is the amount of
feet per round that the wind moves. To randomly
determine the strength of the wind, roll 1d1000 and
consult the table below:
Roll
Feet per Round
001-200
10
201-400
20
401-600
30
601-749
60
750-859
100
860-887
125
888-894
150
895-932
200
933-943
230
944-953
270
954-964
300
965-972
350
973-979
400
980-985
450
986-990
500
991-994
550
995-997
600
998-999
650
1000
700
Unlike Current Strength (see above), the
strength of the wind is not simply added to or subtracted
from the movement of the vessel. Different
types of sails catch the wind with varying success.
Also, sailors vary in their effectiveness with
the Sailing skill (see Chap. 8: Skills) when attempting
to maximize the use of their sail(s).
Instead, consider the Wind Potential on the
movement table listed previously. This is the maximum
percent of the wind that this vessel is able to
capture and use for propulsion.
Next, whoever is in charge of manipulating
the sail(s), usually the commander or a sailor, must
make a Sailing skill check. The result of this check
is multiplied by 3, and is the percent of effectiveness
with which they manipulate the sail(s).
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