Raft/Barge

A Raft is a set of logs bound together for a one way trip, usually downriver. A Barge is a shallow, flat-bottomed vessel that is built to go up or down a river or across a lake. Both crafts use poling and current as its means of propulsion. Poling is using a long pole to poke into the river bed and pull or push on the pole to help move the craft. The pole can also be used as a brace to prevent the craft from bumping into a snag or submerged rock. A barge is dragged up river using ropes and a teamster leading a team of horses or oxen on shore pulling against the current. There is not enough room on the vessels for overnight accommodations and so it will need to be brought to shore and a camp made for the nights. Stats: cost 100 gp • dimensions Per 10' x 10' • cargo 1 ton • crew 2 • movement 40' (10') • miles per day 18 • hardness/HP 6 / 12. Notes: See the Basic Fantasy RPG Core Rules for explanations of crew, cargo, movement, hardness, and HP.