The Runaway (1)

13 Dec, 2095. 2:48 a.m. Tuesday

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8:36 a.m., 21st day of the ninth circling, 9116AS

Trade route to Tvarglad

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Travel between towns, cities, and villages, could take hours and days, even for those who could afford speedier transport.

It could get tedious, especially if a player traveled often.

The game creator's answer to that was classic: random encounter.

In the six in-game days of travel, the apothecary caravan Krow joined on Morumain's suggestion encountered three monster attacks, two bandit attacks, and an encounter with a band of thieves traveling on the same road.

What was the difference between bandits and thieves?

Redlands differentiated mostly by location and methodology: bandits were generally encountered in rural areas, thieves in towns. Bandits raided, taking everything; thieves sneaked into a place and were selective about their loot.