Terrain is presumed to move, at best overland, at 5km / hour over clear roads. As terrain difficulty increases, time to cross also increases. Most “Travel Maps” are resolved at 5km per hex or square.

Terrain Difficulty	Terrain Description	Time to Cross ( per hex or square )
Easy	Roads	1.0 hrs
	Plains / Grasslands	1.5 hrs
Average	Forests / Hills	2.0 hrs
Hard	Swamps	3.0 hrs
	Mountains	5.0 hrs

“Short” day: 6h travel
“Normal” day: 8h travel
“Long” day: 10h travel

The Ranger specialty reduces the time required by 1 “Description” category for a “Short” day of travel, or one “Difficulty” category on “Normal” or “Long” days of travel.

Most travel overland is done in two-day cycles. The first night is spent sleeping alongside the road, and the second night is at a Wayhouse or a Settlement. This cycle is repeated until the traveler arrives at their destination.

Note that even most Militia units will not stray far from well-traveled roads, as the odds of encountering something unpleasant begin to mount quickly.

Random Encounter CR increases roughly equal to +1 CR per 5km distance from closest settlement or major road.