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Happenstance

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Tao alexis: /* Night-time Happenstance */

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 : '''Animal trail.''' This is a path or track created and frequently used by animals as they move through the environment. These trails can be identified by worn-down vegetation, a clear path through underbrush, or repeated footprints in the soil or snow. Animal trails often lead to sources of forage, fresh water or shelter.  Following such a trail may produce one, two or three of these within a half-day (roll an even for each source to occur before the trail ends).  Additionally, following a trail provides a +10% bonus in seeking a fishing pond, friend, game, grazers, the next hex, orientation, a predator or a waterway.
-: '''Bog.''' These are waterlogged areas covered with stunted trees, shrubs and moss. Navigating a bog is treacherous and unpredicatble, with the possibility of sinking into soft, unstable ground, risking becoming stuck or trapped.  Such terrain requires considerable effort, physical strength and familiarity with the landscape, often making it a slow and arduous process.  Characters who fail their [[Dexterity (ability stat)|dexterity check]] (+4 bonus) each half day must be rescued or sink out of sight unless saved (requires any other nearby character to make strength check).  The water is not suitable for drinking, ranging from [[Identify Clean Water (sage ability)|queer to putrid]]. Attempting to either cross a bog or circumvent one causes a loss of one agency action that day, but this loss can only occur once per investigated hex (for afterwards the characters are aware of it).  More than one bog may occur per hex, however.
+: '''Bog.''' These are waterlogged areas covered with stunted trees, shrubs and moss. Navigating a bog is treacherous and unpredicatble, with the possibility of sinking into soft, unstable ground, risking becoming stuck or trapped.  Such terrain requires considerable effort, physical strength and familiarity with the landscape, often making it a slow and arduous process.  Characters who fail their [[Dexterity (ability stat)|dexterity]] [[Ability Checks|check]] (+4 bonus) each half day must be rescued or sink out of sight unless saved (requires any other nearby character to make strength check).  The water is not suitable for drinking, ranging from [[Identify Clean Water (sage ability)|queer to putrid]]. Attempting to either cross a bog or circumvent one causes a loss of one agency action that day, but this loss can only occur once per investigated hex (for afterwards the characters are aware of it).  More than one bog may occur per hex, however.
 : '''Dungeon.''' Roll on the [[Random Dungeon Generator (RDG)|random dungeon generator]] table, to identify the entrance and what sort of underground environment it leads to.

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 | 71-84 || align="left"|[[Borderland Farms (RWG)|borderland farms]]
 |-
-| 85-93 || align="left"|single thorpe
+| 85-93 || align="left"|single [[Thorp|thorp]]
 |-
-| 94-97 || align="left"|backwater village
+| 94-97 || align="left"|backwater [[Village|village]]
 |-
-| 98-103 || align="left"|communal hamlet
+| 98-103 || align="left"|[[Communal Hamlet|communal hamlet]]
 |-
-| 104-107 || align="left"|bailey hamlet
+| 104-107 || align="left"|[[Bailey Hamlet|bailey hamlet]]
 |-
 | 108-110 || align="left"|free hamlet
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 '''Single thorpes''' are [[Type-7 Hex#Single Thorpe|tiny localities]], including a [[Boat Dock|boat dock]], [[Garner|garner]], [[Gristmill|gristmill]], [[Ox Tether|ox tether]] and [[Saw Pit|saw pit]].  Like bailey hamlets, thorpes are also always supported by a significant river, which assures minimal water traffic and power.
-'''Villages''' are fair-sized communities overseen by a person of lesser nobility, who occupies a manor.  Villages also have a religious presence and meaningful economic presence, routes to the wider realm.
+'''Villages''' are fair-sized communities overseen by a person of lesser nobility, who occupies a [[Manor|manor]].  Villages also have a religious presence and meaningful economic presence, routes to the wider realm.
 [[Category: Random World]]

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 '''Free hamlets''' are similar to communal hamlets, except that the surrounding land is controlled by freeholders, who permit tenants, or cottagers, to dwell upon their land, providing labour in exchange for their personl dwelling and small garden.
-'''Reeve hamlets''' typically represent a small council of freeholders who employ a reeve and constables to manage and maintain the hex's subordinate population, operating out of a guardpost and often employing a gallows to keep order.
+'''Reeve hamlets''' typically represent a small council of freeholders who employ a reeve and constables to manage and maintain the hex's subordinate population, operating out of a [[Guardpost|guardpost]] and often employing a [[Gallows|gallows]] to keep order.
 '''Single thorpes''' are [[Type-7 Hex#Single Thorpe|tiny localities]], including a [[Boat Dock|boat dock]], [[Garner|garner]], [[Gristmill|gristmill]], [[Ox Tether|ox tether]] and [[Saw Pit|saw pit]].  Like bailey hamlets, thorpes are also always supported by a significant river, which assures minimal water traffic and power.

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 : '''Game.''' Describes the location of smaller animals that serve as a reliable source of meat: hares, grouse, ptarmigan, squirrels and a wide variety of fur-bearing animals.  Obtaining this result randomly enables a hunter to obtain 2-5 lbs. of meat without needing to spend time hunting for it.
-: '''Grazer.''' Receiving this result randomly indicates that the party a light (1-13) or heavy (14-20) herd animal or herbivore has approached within long range of the party (25-47 hexes).  If there is a hunter in the party, then he or she is assumed to keep the other party members quiet while automatically gaining [[Initiative|initiative]].  If no party member is present, then initiative must be rolled, which must be won for any non-hunters to get a shot — however, without the ability to track or somehow locate the animal if it's [[Hunting (sage ability)#Hurt & Wounded Animals|hurt]], there is very little chance of finding the animal.  The best chance that a non-hunter has of killing the animal is to [[Wounds|wound]] it.
+: '''Grazer.''' Receiving this result randomly indicates that the party a light (1-13) or heavy (14-20) herd animal or herbivore has approached within long range of the party (25-47 hexes).  If there is a hunter in the party, then he or she is assumed to keep the other party members quiet while automatically gaining [[Initiative|initiative]].  If no party member is present, then initiative must be rolled, which must be won for any non-hunters to get a shot — however, without the ability to track or somehow locate the animal if it's [[Hunting (sage ability)#Hurt & Wounded Animals|hurt]], there is very little chance of finding the animal.  The best chance that a non-hunter has of killing the animal is to [[Wound|wound]] it.
 : '''Hazard.''' Indicates an obstacle barring the party's way that would be dangerous to enter or cross.  One such hazard is the presence of dense underbrush and fallen trees, which can create difficult and obstructed pathways, increasing the risk of tripping or getting lost.  Hazards are assumed to be 4 to 7 sq.m. in area. The presence of rocky outcrops, steep slopes and hidden crevices pose a constant risk of slips, falls and twisted ankles. In colder seasons, deep snow or accumulated ice are treacherous, hide obstacles and uneven ground, making surfaces extremely slippery, leading to falls and injuries.  The size of such areas are assumed to require one-half to a full day to cross.  Entering these areas requires a dexterity check for each half-day spent, with a failure requiring a roll upon the [[Malady Checks|malady table]], re-rolling any results that do not apply.  Attempting to circumvent a hazard requires two full days and causes a loss of one agency action each day.  Hazards that occur randomly are judged to block access to the specific next hex where the players wish to go.  Multiple hazards may occur per hex.

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 | up to 05 || align="left"|deep taiga
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-| 06-70 || align="left"|wilderness
+| 06-70 || align="left"|taiga wilderness
 |-
-| 71-84 || align="left"|borderland farms
+| 71-84 || align="left"|[[Borderland Farms (RWG)|borderland farms]]
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 | 85-93 || align="left"|single thorpe

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 == Next Hex ==
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 : '''Hazard.''' Indicates an obstacle barring the party's way that would be dangerous to enter or cross.  One such hazard is the presence of dense underbrush and fallen trees, which can create difficult and obstructed pathways, increasing the risk of tripping or getting lost.  Hazards are assumed to be 4 to 7 sq.m. in area. The presence of rocky outcrops, steep slopes and hidden crevices pose a constant risk of slips, falls and twisted ankles. In colder seasons, deep snow or accumulated ice are treacherous, hide obstacles and uneven ground, making surfaces extremely slippery, leading to falls and injuries.  The size of such areas are assumed to require one-half to a full day to cross.  Entering these areas requires a dexterity check for each half-day spent, with a failure requiring a roll upon the [[Malady Checks|malady table]], re-rolling any results that do not apply.  Attempting to circumvent a hazard requires two full days and causes a loss of one agency action each day.  Hazards that occur randomly are judged to block access to the specific next hex where the players wish to go.  Multiple hazards may occur per hex.
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 | all quiet || 09-00 || 13-00 || 16-00 || 14-00 || 08-00
 |}
 : '''Predator.''' Indicates a random encounter with a natural, aggressive animal known to inhabit this range.  See the [[Taiga (RWG)#Predator Encounters|predator encounter table]].

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	: Landmarks and viewpoints can be relocated from inside the hex, once the characters know where they are; if the characters leave the hex, they must relocate that hex to relocate the landmark or viewpoint. Viewpoints give a +10% bonus to all objects larger than a tennis court, and a +30% bonus to all objects larger than a tournament ground (about the size of an English football pitch); they also serve to identify east from west.		: Landmarks and viewpoints can be relocated from inside the hex, once the characters know where they are; if the characters leave the hex, they must relocate that hex to relocate the landmark or viewpoint. Viewpoints give a +10% bonus to all objects larger than a tennis court, and a +30% bonus to all objects larger than a tournament ground (about the size of an English football pitch); they also serve to identify east from west.
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		+	== Night-time Happenstance ==
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		+	\|+ Night-time Table
		+	! style="width: 80px"; rowspan="2"\|result !! colspan="5"\|terrain relief
		+	\|-
		+	! style="width: 50px"\|flat !! style="width: 50px"\|low hills !! style="width: 50px"\|middle hills !! style="width: 50px"\|low mts. !! style="width: 50px"\|high mts.
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		+	\| monster \|\| 01-02 \|\| 01-04 \|\| 01-05 \|\| 01-06 \|\| 01-05
		+	\|-
		+	\| predator \|\| 03-08 \|\| 05-12 \|\| 06-15 \|\| 07-13 \|\| 06-07
		+	\|-
		+	\| all quiet \|\| 09-00 \|\| 13-00 \|\| 16-00 \|\| 14-00 \|\| 08-00

	: '''Predator.''' Indicates a random encounter with a natural, aggressive animal known to inhabit this range. See the [[Taiga (RWG)#Predator Encounters\|predator encounter table]].		: '''Predator.''' Indicates a random encounter with a natural, aggressive animal known to inhabit this range. See the [[Taiga (RWG)#Predator Encounters\|predator encounter table]].

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 : '''Monster.''' Indicates a random encounter with a non-natural creature known to inhabit this range.  See the [[Taiga (RWG)#Monster Encounters|monster encounter table]].
-: '''Next hex.''' Indicates that the characters have passed over the threshold from one hex to the next.  This resets all bonuses gained from the previous hex while again renewing the full ten random happenstance rolls each unexplored hex receives.  Obviously, no line exists on the ground to indicate the players have passed over, but as there will be new things to see and run across, they may reasonable guess at the situation whether or not they're told — especially if they've been able to orient themselves within their environment.  I recommend simply telling the characters as a way of expressing the headway they're making, treating is a meta-gaming simplification that makes managing the game easier, while allowing the players to make more effective choices with their agency.
+: '''Next hex.''' Indicates that the characters have passed over the threshold from one hex to the next.  This resets all bonuses gained from the previous hex while again renewing the full ten random happenstance rolls each unexplored hex receives.  Obviously, no line exists on the ground to indicate the players have passed over, but as there will be new things to see and run across, they may reasonable guess at the situation whether or not they're told — especially if they've been able to orient themselves within their environment.  I recommend simply telling the characters as a way of expressing the headway they're making, treating is a meta-gaming simplification that makes managing the game easier, while allowing the players to make more effective choices with their agency.  There is a +10% chance per day, after the first day, attached to the roll.
 : '''Orientation.''' When occurring randomly, the characters are counted as having successfully gained some form of orientation without intending to do so.  One of three factors is made known: seeing either the sunset or sunrise, are able to identify east from west ("find sunrise," and thus north from south (1-10); a large natural landmark is located, most likely a predominant hill but possibly an unnaturally large tree (11-17); a viewpoint is encountered, allowing the characters to see between 1 and 3 adjacent hexes they are not in (18-20).