Jackard wrote:yes that is entirely in character for you, but its also what we would call a false dilemma. nothing saying we cant have both with a bit of adjustment
You want something for nothing, the ability to transport bulk quantities of goods overland without resource investment relative to the distance traveled.
I think hauling carts through a forest does not strike me as an easy task (I know, realism again, you don't care but some people do)
I think if you can use a plow to make a dirt road to where you want to go then that's pretty minimal and encourages roads to form up between places people travel between regularly, it encourages people to encounter each other when traveling, it works on a whole bunch of levels that I think I'd enjoy a lot more.
Also, abolish teleportation...