Questions tagged [exploration]
For questions related to the act of exploring a setting.
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How to make "becoming lost" interesting?
Multiple wilderness adventures, ranging from the venerable B2 - Keep on the Borderlands to the more contemporary Tomb of Annihilation use rules for getting lost, as does the DMG under "Becoming ...
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How to make the exploration loop more interesting (exploring rooms etc.)?
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One issue that I have experienced very often in the past, both as a player and a DM, with beginners and experienced people, is this phenomenon:
The party enters a dungeon or building, and ...
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Is this Exploration homerule balanced?
My groups have started using a homerule that we find fun (and aren't looking to change). However, I do find myself wondering why it isn't supported in the rules themselves. I'm wondering if anyone ...
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Are players expected to perception roll every new room in an area?
Every room, cave, shop and location has a description the GM reads out.
To access the full details availible, are perception checks required to be made constantly at the request of the party?
I want ...
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How to effectively deal with advanced "remote control" tactics in dungeons?
D&D 5e comes with a number of spells and abilities that allow characters to scout ahead without any risk for life and limb. For example:
As a wizard or warlock, you can have a familiar, and with ...
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What ways are there to increase travel pace each day for a group exploring?
Lots of answers talk about characters' movement speeds. I can't find any useful list of ways to increase travel pace.
I know of the 6th level Totem Warrior Barbarian’s Elk Feature, and Ranger's ...
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Being as careful as we ought to be takes too long and is boring, what can we do differently?
What can we either as players or as characters do to be more careful about investigation and reconnaissance without making things slow and boring?
As a party we tend to make poor tactical decisions. ...
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How do I handle a player exploring the entire dungeon with his familiar?
My Warlock player has Pact of the Chain and Voice of the Chain Master Invocation, and likes to explore all the dungeon before going inside. The imp turns into an invisible spider and goes through the ...
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How to make Arcane Eye and our game style fit better together?
Our DM works fairly improvisationally, which results in a playstyle that is fluid and responsive to our actions. We have relatively short sessions, so we like to keep the game moving. There is no ...
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How to scale up exploration challenges to mid and high levels?
As a DM, I feel like I have a pretty solid grasp on how to build interesting combat and social encounters for parties of any level. However, I often struggle to do the same for the exploration pillar ...
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How can I make theater-of-the-mind dungeon-crawling/location exploration fun and engaging?
I've been struggling with making exploration of locations/dungeon crawls engaging for the players. This is occurring for me in several systems including D&D 3.5e, D&D 5e, and Numenera.
I've ...
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How can I motivate my players' characters to explore, when they have teleportation?
My group and I are playing a Superhero Campaign. We are using the Fantasy Flight Games Roleplaying system used in their Star Wars series, with a mixture of the Marvel Heroic Roleplaying. In the Marvel ...
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Exploration time and Forced March
I'm currently playtesting the new Pathfinder 2e rules and preparing for the second adventure of Doomsday Dawn.
Exploration rules in that adventure are specifically important, since a big part is ...
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One Man Caravan [closed]
I'm trying to take lots of stuff, but I am using the D&D 5e encumbrance system, so I can't take much, and my horse can barely hold me.
I want to take a donkey as well to carry the stuff, but I ...
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Exploring with a permanent flyer
This question asks about how can a DM create suitable challenges for players with Aarakocra, who can fly at will. The question refers to challenges like pits and towers, which the Aarakocra can simply ...
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