Typical longships have from 14 to 34 rowing benches depending on the length of the ship. A typically a "bench" is actually a chest that held the rower's personal items etc,.Also along with the Rowers, there is a Styrismadr (Steersman/helmsman), and potentially a navagator added into the total. Remember also, any/all of the crew would be also "henchmen" (0-level characters) that could be potentially used in combat.or if hirelings could be even higher levels.

So "minimum" would be 14+helmsman. (7 per side)
Bob

Last edited by BlackKnight (2/21/2018 2:44 pm)

NP, Norse is my thing, just ask Ghul...

Last edited by BlackKnight (2/22/2018 12:53 pm)

In theory, you could probably operate with even a few less, the 14 are oarsmen mostly. Under sail maybe as few as 7 in a smaller ship, but little/no rowing, and under sail it’s a difficult ship to handle in cramped quarters (river or tight fiords).