The Village of Cokree - Mapping the Hex - pt 4
- Parnell Dubson
- Jun 28, 2023
- 3 min read
As a quick recap, here is where we are now
Disclaimer: I utilize the Mythic Game Master Emulator (Mythic or Mythic GME) as well as The Solo Adventurer's Toolbox 1&2 (TSAT) & the Solo Wilderness Crawler (SWC) to supplement the adventure and build the terrain. I prepared little outside of the game world I already created, basic hex maps, and some lore that was already written from previous adventures. I will leave links to their respective links to support the authors at the end of this post. I encourage giving them a look!
Entering Hex O-1
After walking for a little bit more, still on the coast, he saw a river mouth taking water from the sea, flowing inland. He keeps his eyes scanning the area for anything interesting. Per his Passive Perception, he smells campfire.
Does he see signs a campfire? Likely 55%, d100=25, yes! He sees a column of wood smoke coming up from the distance.
Is it coming from inside the forest? 50/50 35%, d100=3, exceptional yes!
I used the GM's Miscellany: Wilderness Dressing for this bit
He sees the smoke coming from inside the forest but he also sees the fire itself burning next to the river, about 90 ft away from where he stood at the coast, he moves closer to investigate.
Search Phase
Is it inhabited? Likely 55%, d100=87, no
The campsite is not currently inhabited, but there is camping gear lying about and the fire still burning. He looks around to see if the camper is nearby.
DC15 Perception (Wis), d20+3=4+3=7, he sees nothing.
Is there a spare waterskin nearby? 50/50 35%, d100=86, no
He decides to follow the river down, an old smuggling habit.
I wonder if he could use this as a smuggling route?
Is it is big enough to support a small boat or barge? 50/50 35%, d100=95, exceptional no
It really is more of a wide creek than a river, nothing that would serve him well.
Does he find anything? Likely 55%, d100=18, yes!
A little ways down the river there is a signpost, pointing Southeast with the word "Cokree" etched in it and another pointing bad west that read "Lapoach"
Is there also a road? Very Likely 75%, d100= 13, exceptional yes!
There is a cobblestone road going back west and southeast, if he chose to go down it, he would easily find his way to this Cokree. He really wants another waterskin, so he hikes up his pack and treads southwest.
Navigate Phase
DC=5, d20+3=7, Success!
After walking for about 15 minutes or so, he came to a village with a ramshackle palisade surrounding it. The wood didn't look weathered but fresh, it must have been erected recently.
End Scene CL=4 12:00pm
Found our first town (kind of). At first I was going to put it on the back burner and come back to it later, but Denckash REALLY wants a second waterskin and who am I to deny him such things.
In the next part we will check out Cokree and see what is going on in there. I love building settlements, I never know what it is going to look like. This is just a village, only housing a few thousand people. The last town I build was pretty sad and depressing. Maybe I can dress this one up a bit!
Leave a comment on what I should do while in Cokree!
Happy Adventuring!
LINKS:
The Solo Adventurer's Toolbox & others: https://www.dmsguild.com/browse.php?author=5E%20Solo%20Gamebooks
I really like how the narration is in bold and is separate from the rolling dynamics. This makes it easy to follow!