Cheers, both. 
So, up there @Tmmk said:
Which appeals to me … but I totally don’t know what it means.
However, then @Nightstar said:
So which is it? ( sorry, that’s not said in a ‘DEBATE ME’ way 
) Because If there’s even a chance that Guilds can help here, then I’ll take it.
Also, sorry, Nightstar, but this was all a foreign language to me:
What’s a plot column, and how is this related to the road?
I think I might have to rely on the method of my road building to save me with each road falling a few plots short of any given settlement and … because: River Roads … have a little pond or mini-lake.
Le sigh.