Exploration Activities

Exploration mode covers the time between combat encounters — dungeon delving, overland travel, city navigation, and investigation.

Pace: During exploration, the party moves at a pace agreed upon:

• Normal Pace: Standard adventuring speed.
• Hustle: Double speed for up to 10 minutes per hour. Fatiguing if sustained.
• Slow Pace: Half speed. Allows careful searching.

Exploration Activities (choose one while traveling):

• Avoid Notice: Use Stealth to stay hidden during travel. You roll Stealth for initiative if combat starts.
• Defend: Hold your shield up; gain Raise a Shield bonus. You roll Perception for initiative.
• Detect Magic: Continuously cast Detect Magic. You notice magic auras automatically.
• Follow the Expert: An untrained character follows an expert, getting a +2 circumstance bonus to a skill the expert demonstrates.
• Investigate: Closely examine your surroundings. Gather Information checks happen automatically.
• Repeat a Spell: Continuously cast a sustained spell (costs spell slots normally).
• Scout: Move ahead to spot hazards. Allies gain a +1 circumstance bonus to initiative.
• Search: Look for secret doors and hazards. You make Perception checks against all hidden hazards.
• Sense Motive: Notice deceptive behavior and read NPC attitudes.
• Track: Use Survival to follow a trail.