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Description and lore
An open wooden rowboat seats its occupants close to fitted oars and the waterline.
The boat turns a sheltered stretch of water into a possible route. Its low seats and open hull make the relationship between load and balance easy to see.
At rest it is full of small sounds: water beneath the boards, an oar rubbing its fitting and the knock of a tied painter against the bow.
At a glance
An open wooden rowboat seats its occupants close to fitted oars and the waterline.
Mounts and Vehicles · Alpha v44 reference
A shore route opens when someone brings the means to cross.
Large Common craft - empty hauling load 10 Carry
Requires: One rower with fitted oars; navigable calm or sheltered water; sound hull.
Use: 12 Common resources (120g); 2 Workday(s) at a suitable workspace; 170g expected purchase value; 48 total Carry; 4 occupants maximum; 1 G maintenance per travel day.
Effect: Four occupants including rower, within load; maximum 20 feet by rowing. A second rower aids operation but grants no automatic extra Movement. Oars use Common equipment break rules; hull sections use structural marks. Open water, rapids or storms require an appropriate vessel or a declared consequential obstacle. A boat supplies no swim or breath permission.
An oar dips beside the hull, breaking the reflected shore into bright fragments.