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if Loaded (more than 39.6 pounds) receive a penalty for all DEX-based skills of -25% and 1/2 of Defense skill.
if Burdened (more than 79.2 pounds) receive a penalty for all DEX-based skills of -50% and cannot use Defense skill. Movement in combat is halved.
if Extremely Burdened (more than 158.4 pounds) any DEX-based skills are limited to 5%, may not Dodge, attack or parry, and cannot use Defense skill. Movement in combat is "pretty slow" ...
March distances per day:
Normal
on roads or footpaths: 42 miles
cross-country: 16.8 miles
Loaded
on roads or footpaths: 35 miles
cross-country: 14 miles
Burdened
on roads or footpaths: 28 miles
cross-country: 11.2 miles
In Paris of April of 1935:
clothes suitable for travel around sometimes-rainy France in April
black leather gloves
cigarette case with cigarettes
cigarette lighter
two handkerchiefs
metal pocket flask of brandy
compass pinned to coat
wallet with money (currently some French francs, plus 50 pounds in paper notes from 1933)
British diplomatic passport (hidden) and forged British passport
wrist watch
pocket knife
Colt Pocket Hammerless Model 1908 pistol -- magazine holds seven rounds of .32 ACP (range 15 yards, damage 1d6), plus you can have one round in the chamber
rattan-handled walking umbrella (i.e., can be used as a cane), with checked canopy
small note book, pencil, some colored pencils (like golf pencils)
small flashlight with battery.
money belt with 25 gold 20 franc coins, or 10 ruble gold coins, or equivalent; and 10 silver coins of various nations and face values from before 1916.
50 pounds in 5- and 10-pound notes from 1933 are hidden in his luggage, besides the ordinary "clothing", is a canteen with strap, a pair of binoculars in a case, and a waterproof game bag containing: two extra loaded pistol magazines, marked-up paper map of Czechoslovakia, two packs of cigarettes (Woodbines if possible), small note book, pencil, bar of soap, two pairs of warm socks, spare boot laces, comb, small thermos bottle, small jar of mustard, small roll of twine, spare handkerchief, flashlight batteries, calls for duck, goose and crow.
For adventures afield:
tweed jacket (with large pockets), tweed hiking hat, sweater, leather gloves, walking breeches (plus-fours), waterproof rifle cape, high socks, sturdy boots, shirt, tie, underclothes. His pockets hold:
cigarette case with cigarettes, cigarette lighter
handkerchief
metal pocket flask of brandy
Zeiss folding monocular
glacier glasses in aluminum can
compass pinned to coat
wallet with money
note book with pencils
passport and other important papers
pocket knife and Swiss army knife
Colt Pocket Hammerless Model 1908 pistol -- magazine holds seven rounds, plus you can have one round in the chamber
large (D-cells) flashlight, with lanyard
water canteen with strap
money belt with 25 gold Napoleon coins
wrist watch
rattan-handled walking umbrella (i.e., can be used as a cane), with plaid canopy
reasonably waterproof game bag, contains:
two extra loaded pistol magazines (unless transferred to coat), a couple of packs of cigarettes, bar of soap, two pairs of socks, spare boot laces, comb, small thermos bottle of leftover food from last meal, small jar of mustard, can of foot powder, small roll of twine, spare handkerchief, calls for crow, duck and goose
rucksack with spare clothing, mess gear, rations, etc. to fit our plans; also a 1934 copy of Wisden's Cricketing Almanac, a copy of Flammende Schenkel der Liebe by Isabel Snow; a couple of guide books to Venice and Istanbul; Bradshaw's International Air Guide; Bradshaw's Continental Guide; and some maps of the Kok Shal Mountains
For our trip to the Master's castle in the Uzbek SSR (see italicized items in list for more detail):
shooting jacket (with large pockets), tweed hiking hat, roll-top sweater, warm gloves, walking breeches (plus-fours), waterproof rifle cape, high socks, sturdy boots, shirt, tie, underclothes
cigarette case with cigarettes, cigarette lighter
handkerchief
large (D-cells) flashlight
metal pocket flask of brandy
Zeiss folding monocular
duck and goose call
compass worn on wrist
wallet with money: 50 pounds
wrist watch
pocket knife
water canteen with strap
Colt Pocket Hammerless Model 1908 pistol -- magazine holds seven rounds, plus you can have one round in the chamber
rattan-handled walking umbrella (i.e., can be used as a cane), with dark blue silk canopy
waterproof game bag, contains:
two extra loaded pistol magazines, paper maps of Afghanistan and the southern Soviet Union, twelve packs of Turkish cigarettes, twenty gold Imperial Russian 5-ruble coins, small note book, mechanical pencil, bar of soap, two pairs of socks, spare boot laces, comb, small thermos bottle of leftover soup, small jar of mustard, small roll of twine, spare handkerchief
"waterproof" doesn't mean it's made for diving, however. If you fall in the water and quickly emerge, the contents of the bag won't be too wet ...
the bag has eight external straps for holding dead ducks, etc.
His gold rubles have random dates from 1902 to 1911. They're each 4.3 grams weight (of which 3.87 grams of gold, so about 1/8th fine ounce of gold), slightly smaller than dimes. Just based on gold content, they're each worth at least $2.50 US.
When adventuring in 1935:
light hiking gear for 1935 |
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When adventuring in Moravia:
Moravian gear in May of 1933 |
His gold rubles have random dates from 1902 to 1911. They're each 4.3 grams weight (of which 3.87 grams of gold, so about 1/8th fine ounce of gold), slightly smaller than dimes. Just based on gold content, they're each worth at least $2.50 US. Back at the camp is a rucksack and camp gear, spare clothing, food, horse tack, etc. There's no other weaponry or mountaineering gear (this isn't alpine terrain). |
For longer travels in search of Davis and Worthington:
Worn or Carried |
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Small Suitcase (carried into train compartment, for example) |
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Large Suitcase |
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Willoughby the alpinist ...
Steamer Trunk with Expedition Gear |
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