New Location!

[Jane]

Yet another dose of riverboat information:

Location

The Nettleweed River rises in the eastern-most end of the Eastern Barrier Range.  It is navigable from the spectacular Emerald Falls to the sea, a distance of about 750 miles.  It is an old river, seated in wide river plains, and it has a tendency to flood those plains in response to extreme weather in its catchment.  Because of its low, wide nature, the floods are very slow-moving and holders are able to take precautions before they arrive.

The climate along the Nettleweed River changes from an unvaryingly tropical climate at the sea port (average high of 88º F / 31º C and average low of 71º F / 22º C, all Turn) to a temperate climate at Emerald Falls Hold (average winter high of 67°F / 19°C and winter low of 53°F / 12°C, average summer high of 85°F / 29°C and summer low of 69°F / 21°C).

Distances to Other Locations:
-- Emerald Falls Hold to the sea - 750 miles

[Jane]

More river trivia!

CRAFT

The riverboat captains and crew are not usually seacrafters.  In the same way that most women can bake, sew, and treat common family ailments without being bakers, weavers, or healers, this limited route up and down the same stretch of water doesn't require craft training, especially since the crews are normally raised onboard, growing up knowing the river in all its states.

Similarly for technician craft.  The steam engine is one, reasonably reliable system that they train at their parents' side to operate and maintain.

Obviously not all riverboat children would grow up to remain onboard, and there is an outflow of young men some of whom choose to become seacrafters or technicians - and some of those do return to the riverboat later in life.

[Jane]

Anybody need deck plans for a riverboat?  I did.  Here's a sketch of a typical layout.

http://www.thirzajane.com/riverboatdecks.html

[Patrick]

Ooh shiny! 8)

[Kaysea]

I have drafted a schedule for the Sungazer (no surprises there):

m2d23  -- Dawn - Depart EFH d/s
m2d24
m2d25
m2d26  -- Dusk - Arrive way point
m2d27
m2d28  -- Dawn - Depart way point d/s

m3d1
m3d2
m3d3  -- Dusk - Arrive sea port
m3d4
m3d5
m3d6  -- Dawn - Depart sea port u/s
m3d7
m3d8
m3d9
m3d10
m3d11 -- Dusk - Arrive way point
m3d12
m3d13  -- Dawn - Depart way point u/s
m3d14
m3d15
m3d16
m3d17
m3d18  -- Dusk - Arrive EFH
m3d19
m3d20
m3d21  -- Dawn - Depart EFH d/s
m3d22

So this riverboat departs EFH every 27 days and I'm happy to copost with anybody with characters at EFH on the days that Sungazer and her crew are at the Hold.

So if I'm reading this right, the riverboat will arrive back at EFH around M4 D16?  I'm trying to figure out the routine for M4, and you're prolly asleep by now. Will wait until morning.

Jane you really need a Forum area to post the riverboat schedules a month in advance.

*looks to Bree*

Any chance of a new forum for Jane to post schedules and stuff?

[Jane]

So if I'm reading this right, the riverboat will arrive back at EFH around M4 D16?  I'm trying to figure out the routine for M4, and you're prolly asleep by now. Will wait until morning.

Yep, you've got it. Here you go:

m4d1-- PM - Arrive sea port
m4d2   
m4d3   
m4d4-- AM - Depart sea port u/s
m4d5   
m4d6   
m4d7   
m4d8   
m4d9-- PM - Arrive way point
m4d10   
m4d11-- AM - Deaprt way point u/s
m4d12   
m4d13   
m4d14   
m4d15   
m4d16-- PM - Arrive EFH
m4d17   
m4d18   
m4d19-- AM - Depart EFH d/s
m4d20   
m4d21   
m4d22-- PM - Arrive way point
m4d23   
m4d24-- AM - Depart way point d/s
m4d25   
m4d26   
m4d27-- PM - Arrive sea port
m4d28

m5d1   
m5d2-- AM - Depart sea port u/s

Jane you really need a Forum area to post the riverboat schedules a month in advance.

I thought we could use the usergroup for SWE, and just have a topic or two in there.  I've asked to join the SWE usergroup so it'll be organised soon.