Mistways
Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2021 4:35 pm
Here's something small that I dug up from my unused notes:
The Silver Branch (variable reliability, two-way)
This mist-way connects a section of the Arden River, in Arkandale/Verbrek, to the upstream border swamps of Sourange. Accessible only by moonlight. Reliability of the mist-way ranges from poor to excellent, increasing as the moon waxes and decreasing as it wanes.
The mistway appears as clear, swift brook forking from the main stream. The air and water along the route remain warm year-round, and the silverbells growing along the banks bloom even in winter. Nothing larger than a keelboat may pass the mistway; larger vessels get stuck on sandbars or drift through fog and re-emerge on the Arden main stream. Swimmers may encounter water moccasins (1 in a d6).
For travelers who drift off-course, roll on the following chart:
1-2 Mordent
Emerge along the Arden River, make an immediate DC 15 Profession: boatman or pilot check to avoid running aground on sandbar/stuck in a mire/etc.
3-4 Sea of Sorrows
The Mists part to reveal ocean in all directions (presaged by the fresh water turning brackish…but by that point, it’s too late.) 1d20 miles from the mainland or the nearest island.
5-6 DM’s choice/random
Wyatt
Trader who runs post near far end of the mistway
Male Human Commoner level 3, LG
STR 11 DEX 9 CON 13 INT 12 WIS 13 CHR 10
Skills: Profession: Trader 7, Craft: Carpentry 2, Swim 2, and Profession: Boatman 2, Handle Animal 5, Use Rope 2, speak Sourangien tongue, Spot 2, Listen 2
effective 2 in appraise and decipher script from feat, effective 1 in Ride from synergy& Dex adj
Feats: diligent, simple weapon prof.
Languages:
• Mordentish, Arkandale dialect
• Sorangien
• Vaasi
Weapons: dagger (Arkandale toothpick), crossbow
Armor: padded jack (worn if expecting trouble)
description, other notes
Tall, lean, middle-aged man with rough hands, blue eyes, salt-and-pepper stubble beard, balding, walks with slight limp in his left leg
Friendly but secretive
Likes dogs, keeps trained hounds several as guards
Keeps books on bark-paper, in a cypher.
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Has anybody else here created new mistways? Does anybody note use these routes, preferring totally random or DM's fiat mist travel?
The Silver Branch (variable reliability, two-way)
This mist-way connects a section of the Arden River, in Arkandale/Verbrek, to the upstream border swamps of Sourange. Accessible only by moonlight. Reliability of the mist-way ranges from poor to excellent, increasing as the moon waxes and decreasing as it wanes.
The mistway appears as clear, swift brook forking from the main stream. The air and water along the route remain warm year-round, and the silverbells growing along the banks bloom even in winter. Nothing larger than a keelboat may pass the mistway; larger vessels get stuck on sandbars or drift through fog and re-emerge on the Arden main stream. Swimmers may encounter water moccasins (1 in a d6).
For travelers who drift off-course, roll on the following chart:
1-2 Mordent
Emerge along the Arden River, make an immediate DC 15 Profession: boatman or pilot check to avoid running aground on sandbar/stuck in a mire/etc.
3-4 Sea of Sorrows
The Mists part to reveal ocean in all directions (presaged by the fresh water turning brackish…but by that point, it’s too late.) 1d20 miles from the mainland or the nearest island.
5-6 DM’s choice/random
Wyatt
Trader who runs post near far end of the mistway
Male Human Commoner level 3, LG
STR 11 DEX 9 CON 13 INT 12 WIS 13 CHR 10
Skills: Profession: Trader 7, Craft: Carpentry 2, Swim 2, and Profession: Boatman 2, Handle Animal 5, Use Rope 2, speak Sourangien tongue, Spot 2, Listen 2
effective 2 in appraise and decipher script from feat, effective 1 in Ride from synergy& Dex adj
Feats: diligent, simple weapon prof.
Languages:
• Mordentish, Arkandale dialect
• Sorangien
• Vaasi
Weapons: dagger (Arkandale toothpick), crossbow
Armor: padded jack (worn if expecting trouble)
description, other notes
Tall, lean, middle-aged man with rough hands, blue eyes, salt-and-pepper stubble beard, balding, walks with slight limp in his left leg
Friendly but secretive
Likes dogs, keeps trained hounds several as guards
Keeps books on bark-paper, in a cypher.
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Has anybody else here created new mistways? Does anybody note use these routes, preferring totally random or DM's fiat mist travel?