STAGE · Finding your feet
Wagons and hauling
Draft — Draft: checked against the game source, not yet read through end to endUnlocks at character level 3Carts and wagons, their upkeep, and The Merchant's Road.
This page is further along your path. Read ahead if you’re curious; you can return when you reach this stage.
Choose a wagon
The Small Cart is the lightest option. The Open Wagon carries more and has passenger seats. The Caravan carries the most and opens as an enterable room. Check the Stable's listing and your carrying needs before buying; each type requires its own horse team, bought separately.
Your wagon is represented by an item in your pack. Deploying it places it behind you, where it carries goods you would otherwise carry yourself. It is not a way to travel instantly between towns. If you own multiple kinds, the wagon law selects the best one to drive.
Wear and care
Travel wears a wagon. Road and off-road movement, load and wagon type affect the wear. A Wagon Yard can repair it, and a Wagon Repair Kit lets you mend it in the field. Your wagon upkeep tier affects what its condition means for pace and sale value. Boons is the default tier, but upkeep is a player-controlled online setting; check your current setting before assuming wear slows your wagon.
Park with care in towns. The online wagon warden can move teams that linger on roads or exceed a town's parking allowance; the wagon and its cargo remain yours at the relocation point.
Take the introduction
At character level 3, a stable master can offer The Merchant's Road, a short introduction to moving a wagon's load and completing a haul. It is a good point to learn how the job's cargo and route fit your normal travel. See Horses for riding and Overworld travel for journeys between places.
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Sources & checked facts
src/systems/wagon/wagonKinds.js:WAGON_KINDS, horse-team and active-wagon rulessrc/systems/wagon/wagonUpkeep.js: wear, repair and wagon pacesrc/systems/upkeep/upkeepTiers.js:WAGON_UPKEEP_DEFAULT,WAGON_UPKEEP_RULESsrc/systems/features.js: player-owned online wagon upkeep featuresrc/systems/online/onlineLane.js: online preference policyOnline-lane check:
handbook/research/M.mdsrc/systems/wagon/wagonWarden.js,src/net/wire.js: online parking and relocation rulessrc/systems/questlines/qlLines.js:introRoad, The Merchant's Road gate and stepsResearch note:
handbook/research/V1.md