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Adventuring and Travel

This uses modified Journey Rules as presented in the Adventures in Middle Earth Campaign Book for D&D5e

Trekking through the Wildlands

• Tasks
  • Guide - Uses Leadership and Survival
  • Scout - Uses Stealth and Perception
  • Hunter - Uses Survival
  • Look-Out - Uses Vigilence

• Peril Rating - Hard 3 - Entrance and travel through the outer Wildlands is difficult due to the poor mapping and established routes.

Embarkation

• The Guide rolls a single D10 modified as follows: Add Number of Ranks in Survival and half their ranks in Leadership, then subtract the Peril Rating. The Consult the following:
• (1 or Less) Dark Signs and Evil Portents
  
  • Increase the results of Journey Event Tables by 2. All Characters also gain Conflict.

• (2) Fell and Foreboding Spirit
  
  • Each Character Gains Conflict - and all Checks made during Journey Events are Upgraded Once until a Roll is successful.

• (3) Keen Eyes of the Enemy
  
  • All Journey Events Rolls add +1
  • Group suffers to first Checks made each Encounter

• (4) Foul Weather
  
  • Group Suffers 1 additional level of Exhaustion

• (5) Meagre Supplies and Pool Meals
  
  • Group suffers to all checks throughout of the journey.

• (6) Feast fit for Kings
  
  • Group gains to all checks throughout of the journey.

• (7) Fair and Fine Weather
  
  • Group ignores first level of Exhaustion

• (8) Hidden from Shadow
  • All Journey Events Rolls add +1
  • Group gains to first checks made during an encounter

• (9) Clear Purpose
  
  • All Journey Event Rolls gain +1
  • Upgrade the First Check made during each event Once, until a Check is failed.

• (10 or more) For Auspicious Beginings
  
  • All Journey Events Rolls gain +2.
  • All Initial Checks made during Events are Upgraded Once.

Journey Events

The Length of the Journey determines the number of Events that the group will encounter.
Each Event is represents a specific scene and encounter and can affect the outcome of the Journey

• (1 or Less) Fine Foraging
  
  • (Initial Roll) the Hunter may make a Survival Check
    • Success allows the group to gather fresh supplies - this restores 1 level of Exhaustion or grants a Recovery Roll.
    • The Hunter may instead choose to gain either a Poultice or Healing Herbs for each
    • If this roll is failed, the Arrival Roll gains -1.

• (2) Obsticle
  

• (3) In need of help
  

• (4) Enemy Scouts
  

• (5) XXX
  

• (6) XXX
  

• (7) Fine spot for a Camp
  

• (8) Relic of Ages Past

• (9) Corrupted Location
  
  • Place Touched by Shadow

• (10 or more) Harrowing Encounter
  
  • (Initial Roll) Look-Out Makes a Perception Check
    • Success / Advantage - Group has encountered a powerful ally
      • Each Character may immediately remove 1 Point of Conflict
      • A Social Encounter ensures. If successful, the group may Upgrade the Initial Roll in the next Event. Group also gains +1 to the Arrival Roll
    • Success - Group has encountered a helpful ally
      • Under Construction
    • Failure - Group has encountered a group of difficult enemies
      • Each Character must make a Fear Check. Failure also results in gaining 2 Conflict
      • If the group wishes to avoid a fight, they must make a Stealth Check.
      • If they fail, they suffer an additional level of Exhaustion and Arrival is made at -1.
    • Failure w/ Threat - Group has encountered a powerful nemesis.
      • There is no chance to avoid confrontation, they must flee. Each Character suffers 2 Conflict, they suffer an additional level of Exhaustion and Arrival is made at -1.

Arrival

• (1 or Less) XXX
  

• (2) XXX
  

• (3) xxx
  

• (4) XXX
  

• (5) XXX
  

• (6) XXX
  

• (7) XXX
  

• (8) XXX

• (9) XXX
  

• (10 or more) XXX