Animal Cost Miles/day Pack Enc. Draft Enc.
Draft Horse 40 18 45 / 90 75 / 150
Riding Horse 75 48 30 / 60 50 / 100
War Horse 250 24 40 / 80 65 / 130
Mule 30 24 30 / 60 45 / 90
Camel 100 30 30 / 60 45 / 90
Ox 40 12 50 / 100 100 / 200
Elephant 1,500 24 75 / 150 150 / 300
Human --- 18 6 / 12 10 / 20
Cargo is moved across the lands by animal power.
Cost:
Is given in gp
Miles /day:
Is the base speed of the animal on a normal road. The base speed of a caravan will always be the base speed of the slowest animal in it. This base speed will be modified by all sorts of things, as you will see.
Pack Enc.:
Is the amount of weight the animal can carry in packs on its back. The number in the tables are “hundredweights“. 1 hundredweight is equal to 100 cn. The first number is the amount of weight the animal can carry and still maintain its base speed. The second number is the amount it can carry at half speed.
Draft Enc.:
Is the amount of weight the animal can pull when hitched to a cart or wagon.
Vehicle Cost Weight Cargo Capacity
Mule Cart 50 8 40
Horse Cart 100 10 100
Small Wagon 200 30 200
Medium Wagon 350 50 400
Large Wagon 500 100 600
Cost:
Again, is in gp
Weight and Cargo Capacity:
Are in hundredweights. The Mule Cart and Horse Cart are also two-wheeled carts, and are designed to be pulled by a single animal. The Small and Medium Wagons have four wheel, and are designed to be pulled by teams of two or four horses, respectively. The Large Wagon is typically pulled by six or even eight horses, and has six wheels.
Are necessary for cargo that should not be exposed to the elements. Covers also hide the amount and type of cargo being carried from prying eyes. A simple waterproofed canvas cover and frame (the most typical type) costs 20 gp and adds no appreciable weights to the wagon.
Goes a step further than mere cover, enclosing the cargo in a solid box. A roofed wagon costs and weights twice as much as a normal one of the same size. Carrying capacity is unaffected.
Is useful both for smuggling and from hiding valuable cargo from thieves. A secret compartment will not be detected by most cusrory inspections, though a thorough search specifically made for such a compartment has a 4 in 6 chance of success. A secret compartment cost 100 gp, up to 20% of the cargo capacity of the wagon can be allocated to the secret compartment.
May be necessary for the wealthy merchant who is not interested in “roughing it“ on the open road.
When a wagon has living quarters put in, the carrying
capacity is cut in half at the minimum (some merchants won´t
share their home with any cargo at all). Living quarters cost
100 gp minimum weight at least 50 hundredweight. Depending on
the tastes of the merchant involved, of course, the weight and
costs could be much higher.