Chapter 2 :TheLandofChult....................................................................................................................................................................
hentheadventurersmount
theirexpeditionintotheheartofChult,
theyhavetheoptionofstrikingout
fromanyofseverallocations.Port
Nyanzaruisthemostobviousstarting
point.Itofferseasyaccessbycanoeto
twomajorrivers,theSoshenstarand
theTiryki.Journeysuptheserivers
makeexcellentshake-down
expeditionsforexplorersjustlearning
theropesofthisunforgivingland.Characterscanalsostrike
outfromFortBeluarianortravelbyshiptocoastallanding
sitessuchasJahakaBay,Kitcher’sInlet,RefugeBay,ShilkuBay,
andSnappingTurtleBay.
Chultisalandofadventure,andthischapteraimsto
makethecharacters’wildernessjourneyamemorableone.By
design,theadventurelocationsarenottailoredtocharacters
ofaspecificlevel.Iftheadventuringpartyisrelativelyweak,
it’suptotheplayerstochoosewhethertofleeinsteadoffight,
negotiateinsteadofattack,orsurrenderinsteadofdie.It’sup
toyouastheDMtobeflexibleandkeepthestorymoving
forwardasbestyoucan.Ifanencounterisgoingbadlyforthe
adventurers,youcanhavethemonsterssuddenlywithdraw,
demandtheparty’ssurrender,ordealnonlethaldamage.You
canhaveanNPCshowuptolendassistance.Mindless
predatorsmightbescaredoffbyasuddenvolcaniceruptionor
earthtremor.Inshort,thereisalwaysawaytoturntheparty’s
misfortuneintoafightingchanceofsurvival.
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Thesectionsthatfollowcontaininformationthatwillhelpyou
runthispartoftheadventuresmoothly.Foreachdaythatthe
partytravelsthroughthewilderness,followthesesteps:
Usingthepostermap,identifythehexinwhichtheparty
iscurrentlylocated.Don’tsharethisinformationwiththe
playersifthepartyislost;otherwise,showtheplayers
theparty’slocationbypointingtotheappropriatehexon
theirmapofChult.
Lettheplayersdeterminewhatdirectionthepartywants
togo,andwhetherthepartyplanstomoveatanormal
pace,afastpace,oraslowpace(see“TravelDistances”
below).
Lettheplayerschooseanavigator,thenmakeaWisdom
(Survival)checkonthenavigator’sbehalftodetermineif
thepartybecomeslost(see“Navigation”below).
Checkforrandomencountersthroughouttheday
(seeappendixB).
Attheendoftheday,checktoseeifanypartymembers
aredehydrated(see“Dehydration”below).TravelDistances........................................................................................................................................................................
OnthemapofChult,eachhexmeasures 10 milesacross.
Charactersmovingatanormalpacecantravel 1 hexperday
onfootthroughcoastal,jungle,mountain,swamp,or
wastelandterrain.Theycantravel 2 hexesperdayifthey’re
travelingbycanoeonariverorlake.Therateoftravelupor