----- Original Message ----- From: "Bryan Newell" <bryann at bryann.net> To: "Dragaera Mailing List" <dragaera at dragaera.info> Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 4:12 PM Subject: Geography: Two Maps > > 2. How far is Pepperfield from Redface. > > Twice the distance is declared, and both times it is 50 leagues, which works > out to 150 miles, I believe (TPG pg 154/155 and 277). > > However, in the same breathe the distance is measured as "2-days by the > horsepaths" or "1-day by foot". > _snip_ It seems to me that some of the conflict could be due to how distances are calculated ..... there are "as the crow flies" distances and distances by roads which may wind about considerably. A winding road could make a journey take 2, 3, or 4 times as long and be 2, 3, or 4 times the distance in miles. Genji