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This is the fourth in my "Three Pilasters" series of articles.  In this article, I plan on talk about the third Pilaster of D&D: 'Port. 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
The Three Pilasters of D&D
'Ludes, the First Pilaster
'Sage, the Second Pilaster
'Port, the Third Pilaster

'Ludes describe the action that a player takes without the participation of the rest of the gaming group.  'Sage described the information that the DM imparts to the players so that the adventures can proceed.  'Port, the third pilaster, describes a part of the adventure that combines Combat, Exploration, and Socilaization (the three Pillars of D&D) in a way that presents unique problems for the game.

'Port is my term for travel.  Adventures (socialization, exploration, and combat) tend to occur in discrete...