Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-17114085-20160531165159/@comment-17114085-20160611234726

(I actually have to study for my first few finals next week so I won't be able to reply to everyone right now. So be patient, you'll need to be during the rest of the month. Though I will reply to Red

@Red: Actually if we use Roman Legions as a base, their marching speed is closer to 5 km/h. With full pace being 6 km/h. That is considering a loaded march, which would be the case for soldiers in armor and carrying their weapons. A horse, in comparison has to travel using a mix of trot and walking, or else the horse will tire out and as I said can lead to it dying of exhaustion. Regular trot speed is around 13 km/h, with a regular walking speed being about 6km/h. They can trot and walk faster than that but during long distance travel it is detrimental to speed, as it tires the horse out faster. So in reality yes, a man traveling on horse wouldn't arrive too much earlier than an army at full pace. My estimate of 3 weeks is fairly sound. Though keep in mind that for the simplicity's sake we really don't implement things liked forced march, slower march speeds to save stamina, etc. In the RP we generalize it to one standard speed.

Yes, there would be watchtowers near the border, near the main roads and in strategic positions, like hills and such. A scout would hardly be able to deal with a watchtower on his own, as they would have a couple guards in each. There is also the matter of travelers, caravans, hunters, bandits, etc. that can spot an army during a march or when it is camped. They can even spot the leftovers of the camps after they have moved on. 2000 men is a huge army, the strength of an entire region by RP standards, it cannot travel in secret. Someone somewhere will spot it. Hell, news of the army leaving Kvatch would even have spread. That many men marching out of the city is a huge deal and people would talk about it.

No it is not, that is just plain false. Compare this image to the one of Kvatch. One can clearly tell the difference. But that is besides the point, we aren't talking about Whiterun. As for the dense forests around Kvatch...also false. Kvatch has forested areas around it but it is hardly dense forests like something we see in Falkreath. With their elevated position and the hills with mild forestation spotting 2000 people approaching wouldn't be too hard, especially if they are already on alert.

Sorry if I sound a bit harsh from here, but this argument is going to go nowhere if it continues. To be frank, I am the GM. So ultimately what I say goes. If you are unhappy with the way I run things you are welcome to leave as Daedra did. So at the very least the revolt would have started closer to the 20th of Hearthfire, Kvatch is on a mountainous plateau and the army would not have been able to reach the city without being detected beforehand.

PS.: Just like for Winterhold, I don't really count border guards as part of the max army levies. Border guards are just a thing any nation would have apart of their army. Having to micromanage border guards and the watchtowers would be too micromanagement for my taste.)