ISOLR Spring 4

This is Day 4 of the In Search of Love and Riches solo campaign and is recorded using the Lonelog solo RPG notation.

6am

• 🦾 Effect: [2] Body = [+1] Standing water effect expires.

? 🔮 Campsite hazard? 1d6[4] -> Bed of Nettles.

=> 👄 Effect: [1] Charm = [-1] Bed of Nettles (#2) expires Spring 6.

? 🔮Weather? 1d6[1] -> Stormy.

=> -2 Wayfinding, Foraging, Hunting

(📝 The dice hate me, I think lol)

Bayabas awoke to the sound of thunder and the realisation that he had once again made camp on a bed of nettles. He got on with his day. What else could he do but attempt to reach the nearby settlement?

Wayfinding (Hills, 6 hours) — Bayabas travels Southwest

12nn

d: 🎲 Nature => Automatic fail. ❌

d: 🎲 Encounter? 1d6≤2[1] => ✔️

? 🔮 Daytime Encounter? d66[44] -> The ground ahead of you shatters and cracks unexpectedly.

? 🔮 Yes/No — Does this reveal supplies? 1d6[4] Yes, but… ✔️

=> 📦[6] Supplies = +1 from lightning strike result

(📝 **Wayfinding auto-failed**
- Wits currently 2. Wayfinding -2 due to stormy weather. 0 dice to roll… 
- I KNOW, RIGHT? It sucks lol. 

- **UPDATE** The creator has updated the game, so automatic fails no longer happen ⭐ (As a result of reading this Actual Play!!!) 

(📝 **Encounter** 
- First encounter rolled because I got a 1. 
- I rolled two six-sided die. It's the same as the other d66 roll, one die represents 10s place and the other is the 1s place. 
- `4,4] = [40]+[4] == [44] -> The ground ahead of you shatters and cracks unexpectedly.`)

(📝 **Yes/No Oracle** 
- Usually in TTRPG, you might ask a lot more random Oracle questions. I've been sticking mostly to roleplaying the mechanics of the rolls (out of laziness?). But I wasn't sure what would happen as a result of the ground shattering. 
- I could have rolled on an Oracle to figure out _why_ the ground shattered. But because of the storm, I assumed it was a lightning strike. 
- I then asked a Yes/No question about supplies. I picked this question specifically to try and gain an advantage after all my bad rolls lol. 
- Oh, I received advice in a solo RPG Discord server that you should never ask an Oracle a Yes/No question you cannot afford to receive a negative result for. If I applied that here, then I wouldn't ask "Does the lightning strike Bayabas?" or "Does the ground swallow me up?" That would be silly because if the Yes/No Oracle said 'yes', that would be disastrous. 
- (I mean maybe you wanna play that way, but I do not at this point lol.)
- I should probably make a post about that separately~)

- Built into the Yes/No Oracle for Hawker (and many other games or tools) is the subversion of expectations. 
- A 'Yes but...' implies that a good thing happens, and so does a bad thing. 
- On the other hand, 'No but...' could mean something bad happens, but then a good thing happens.)

(**'Yes but...' interpretation**
- If the result had been 'Yes', I probably would have rolled for 1d6 number of supplies (or picked a random number, who knows; you're the GM, do what you want). 
- Because it was 'Yes but...', I decided to interpret the outcome as being positive but being minimised. Just enough for one meal. 
- I could have chosen to have rolled for a number of supplies and then rolled an Oracle for a random negative event or outcome, but I felt this was the simplest outcome!

Bayabas realised he was getting nowhere in this weather. He shut his eyes tight and decided to make camp for the day.

Suddenly lightning struck the ground a few metres in front of him, shattering the ground. Bayabas had thrown himself to the ground at impact, shaking in terror. After a few minutes, he realised he was still alive and with all limbs still intact. Then he cautiously made his way to the site of the lightning strike and peered down.

To his shock, the blackened corpse of an animal lay there. He shuddered to think it could have been him. But as the rain pounded him angrily, he decided to check if the lightning-struck animal could be salvaged for a meal. Half an hour later, he discovered that, yes, there was enough to cover his meal for tonight. Small mercies.

@ Scan — Bayabas decides to look around (and hopefully keep away from more lightning strikes)

d: 🎲 Southeast? 1d6≥4:[6] (1 hour) => Success

? 🔮 Scanned Hex terrain? [Hills] 2d6[4] -> Plains.

? 🔮 Point of Interest? 1d6≥4[4] -> Yes.

? 🔮 What Point of Interest? d66[41] -> Floating crystal.

1pm

There was a brief interlude in the storm, and Bayabas had used it to climb high up a tree and try to make sense of his surroundings. He knew there were plains to the north where he had come from. There were hills extending further to the west. Northeast, there was barren land—which held surprising promise because of what seemed to be an abandoned keep. Something to keep an eye on. South, he knew was more barren land, but he didn’t see if there was anything worth investigating further.

Finally to his southeast, there were plains. Plains would probably be good for adventuring because the terrain would be less troublesome. More interestingly, there appeared to be a floating crystal. He wasn’t sure he could believe his eyes though. He had slept on a bed of nettles two nights in a row, despite multiple checks. He would have to investigate the alleged crystal when he regained his senses or maybe it was his wits he needed. Regardless, now was not the time.

He perched on a large branch and looked out into the horizon. Rain began to pour in earnest once more, and he glumly scanned the nearby vicinity. It was hard to spot anything in this weather. But on this branch he had respite from the pounding rain.

Bayabas felt the rough bark under his fingers and wondered. Maybe if he spent the night here, he could be safe from the rain, any wandering beasts and even more importantly—no more nettles, he hoped.

Camp — Bayabas just wants to go to bed

=> 📦[5] Supplies = -1

d: 🎲 Observation 3d6: [5,6,6] Critical success!! ✔️✔️

=> +1d6 to nighttime encounter roll. + Sweeten the result.

d: 🎲 Rest? 2d6≤2: [6,4] Uninterrupted rest.

(📝 **Critical success** 
- My first crit!!!! The two effects for Camp are: 
1) Add 1d6 to the nighttime encounter roll (This is the same effect as a regular Success!). This gives you an extra opportunity to avoid an encounter.
2) Sweeten the result: Your character did it! Except, make it better than you imagined. 

- In this case, hmm… Camp so good that it lets him regain his Wits as if it were a night sleeping at the inn. That's what I'm going to do!!!! )

Bayabas finished his meal and surveyed his meagre campsite atop a tree branch. He nodded in approval. Despite not having a lot in the way of amenities, this campsite looked almost luxurious somehow. He wasn’t sure if it was the illusion of wood flooring courtesy of the bark, the curtain of dark green leaves that almost completely blanketed out the sound of the thundering storm, the way he almost artfully arranged his belongings, or maybe it was the near miss with the lightning strike earlier today. Whatever it was, he was certain he would have a great night of rest. For that, it was worth tucking into bed early.

Spring 4 Report

| ** [-1] Bed of Nettles until Spring 5 | *** [-1] Tempt Fate until Inn Rest (Remove in the AM due to Camping Critical Success) | % [-1] Poison until Spring 5 | x [-1] Bed of Nettles#2 until Spring 6

| 🌟 Renown Level 0: 3 points [+1 for session played] | 🪙 Coins: 30 | 📦 Supplies: 5 [+1-1]

🛍️ Cargo (Max 5):

• [1] 3♣️ Tier 2 Tool
• [1] 9♠️ Tier 2 Craft