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I’m thinking of running a few linears and maybe a couple of overnight adventures for old LRP friends next year and one of the ideas I’ve come up with is rowing down the river between encounters. Has anyone else tried this kind of thing before?
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| There were vague discussions about using the river that runs through the Borwick site to 'arrive at the event via sea' at some point but they never saw the light of day. There may be some quite horrendous safety things to consider, for a start. Other than that, the only 'sea or river travel' I've known in LRP has been in downtime or crudely phys repped by all the players sat down on the grass and rowing in a 'red dwarf driving the car' sort of way 
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SoS have run linears involving floating down rivers several times. Normally clinging to bits of wreckage that were laughingly described as rafts.
All you need is a good river, players who don't mind getting wet, and some boats would be a real bonus.
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| I've used boats, when I ran Behind the Mask, the first time- players were evacuated on a barge and we've also used rowing boats for landing parties. ( We had a qualified instructor give players OOC lesson before the game started, who then acted as Cox'n IC). Talk to your local Sea Cadet Corps unit.
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I’m thinking of running a few linears and maybe a couple of overnight adventures for old LRP friends next year and one of the ideas I’ve come up with is rowing down the river between encounters. Has anyone else tried this kind of thing before?Water's way more dangerous than you think. You'd be surprised how little you need to drown in. Do it, but make sure you've got a good safety margin with any action.
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Paranoid safety concerns aside "did you know you can drown in 3mm of water?" etc, I think it sounds like a great idea!
I guess a big problem is going to be finding suitable IC craft? though I'm sure a bit of suspension of disbelief goes a long way in these things.
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| Tart - Thanks for the vote of 'it'd be a laugh'. That's what we all think. We'll be very careful about stuff and it'll give us a few challenges. Mr Rimmers suggestion of contacting the Sea Scouts might be the way to go. They might even have a boat! Also there are a couple of Mariners nearby that I'll pop down to at some point to have a scout around.
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| To be honest, you only drown in that much water if you are unconcsious and there is no one around to help you. If you have suitable equipment on hand (lifebelts, first aiders or lifeguard trained people who can do CPR), and ensure that there is at least one person on shore who therefore isn't likely to go down with the ship then you should be fine. Oh, and checking that everyone involved can swim or is at least able to tread water. Main problems come from currents which drag you off and that can be easily avoided if you choose the right body of water. The lake at Shining cliff, for example, is very still and I don't think it is all that deep. Although it is equally not all that large
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what sites were you thinking of using?
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