<style> .phb:after { display:none; } .phb { width: 8.3in; height: 11.7in; } </style> # Hexcrawl Guide ___ 1. Determine Location on Map ___ 2. Determine Weather ___ <div class='descriptive'> ##### <center> ROLL D20 </center> | Roll Result | Weather Type| |:-:|:-:| | 1-16 | **Occasional Light Rain** proceed as normal| | 17-19 | **Heavy Rain** Visibility limited to 50ft| | 20 | **Tropical Storm** Travel by Canoe Impossible. Travel on foot gains 1 level of exhaustion, DC10 constitution for another. Disadvantage on checks for navigation.| </div> 3. Party Determines Pace & Direction <div class='descriptive'> ##### <center> Party's Choice </center> ###### <center> Parties with a ranger gain the benefit of a slow pace without the chance of slow travel if the terrain is favored. </center> | Travel Type | Effects| |:-:|:-:| | Normal Pace |2 hexes per day by canoe, 1 hex per day by foot. For rivers, upstream and downstream have no effect, and waterfalls occur every 10 to 20 miles (requires portage of canoes).| |Slow Pace|50% chance of traveling 1 less hex, can hide from encounters or approach stealthily.| |Fast Pace|50% chance of traveling 1 more hex, -5 to passive perception.| </div> 4. Roll for morning encounter (right after packing up camp) <div class='descriptive'> ##### <center>Roll D20</center> || |:-:| | No encounter for 1-15 | | Encounter for 16-20 | | Consult Appendix B | | If in jungle, determine undead presence | </div> \columnbreak 5. Repeat Step 4 for Day Encounter (while traveling) 6. Survival Check for Navigator <div class='descriptive'> ##### <center>Lost or not?</center> || |:-:| | DC 10 for coasts & lakes | | DC15 for jungles, mountains, rivers, swamps and wastelands | | +5 for slow pace, -5 for fast pace | | If lost, roll d6 to determine the hex the players are lost in | | Parties cannot become lost if a ranger has the terrain as favored | </div> ___ 7. Determine party's hydration and nourishment <div class='descriptive'> ##### <center>Check for exhaustion</center> || |:-:| | DC10 Survival check for food or water | | Successful forage yields 1d6+wisdom gallons of water / pounds of food | | Foraging characters do not contribute to the group's perception | | Rangers gather x2 food and water if the terrain is favored | | Water from rivers and lakes must be boiled first | | 1 Unit/pound of food must be consumed per day | | Each day after 3 + Consitution without food causes the character to gain 1 level of exhaustion daily. Eating resets the counter | </div> 8. Repeat Step 4 for Night Encounter (after camp is set up) Exhaustion Rules <div class='descriptive'> | Level of Exhaustion | Effect| |:-:|:-:| | 1 | Disadvantage on ability checks | | 2 | Speed halved | | 3 | Disadvantage on attack rolls and saving throws | | 4 | Hit point maximum halved | | 5 | Speed reduced to 0 | | 6 | Death | </div>