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| ===[rules]=== | ===[rules]=== | ||
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| - | Sailing is the primary means of travel on the planet of Terra, and the characters may wish to engage in sailing as a part of their adventures. There is a lot of reference material available on the details of sailing, [[http://example.com|Wikipedia's]] sailing page is a good start | + | \\ |
| - | + | Sailing is the primary means of travel on the planet of Terra, and the characters may wish to engage in sailing as a part of their adventures. For the purposes of this game, I have created some simplified mechanics for sailing to facilitate smooth gameplay | |
| - | For the purposes of this game, I have created some simplified mechanics for sailing to facilitate smooth gameplay | + | |
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| ====Knots (kts)==== | ====Knots (kts)==== | ||
| - | Knots can refer to wind speed or boat speed, and is usually used to indicate //nautical miles per hour//. For simplicity, nautical miles will be treated as if they were miles, despite the fact that they would not be the same on a planet of Terra's size | + | Knots can refer to wind speed or boat speed, and is usually used to indicate //nautical miles per hour//. For simplicity, nautical miles will be treated as if they were miles, despite the fact that they would not be the same on a planets of varying size |
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| |Breeze|Easy|Full Sail| | |Breeze|Easy|Full Sail| | ||
| |Strong Breeze|Moderate|First and Second Reef| | |Strong Breeze|Moderate|First and Second Reef| | ||
| - | |High Winds|Hard|Third Reef, Storm sails| | + | |High Winds|Moderate|Third Reef, Storm sails| |
| |Gale|Hard|Heave to| | |Gale|Hard|Heave to| | ||
| - | |Storm|Very Difficult|Sea anchor or Storm Drogue deployed| | + | |Storm|Hard|Sea anchor or Storm Drogue deployed| |
| - | |Hurricane|Very Difficult|All of the above| | + | |Hurricane|Near Impossible|All of the above| |