The start and the beginning of an adventure. Usually happens in a town/settlement. The preparation before embarking in a journey. The means to spend newly acquired riches. This phase is dedicated for that.

Map

• Settlement map containing places where you can go.

Time-tracking

• Typically it takes one hour to visit a certain place and interact with NPCs there.
• If longer activities are performed, it could take days or weeks.

Main Actions

Lodging and Rumors

• Inn.
  • Lodging Table.
• Acquiring rumours.
  • Inn/Town Square.
  • Just ask the GM for rumours.
• Strongholds.
  • Available in higher levels.

Services and Activities (1h per action)

• Sharing the loot, getting XP and levelling up.
  • 1g = 1xp.
  • Pay retainers.
• Buying equipment/items.
  • General store.
  • Specialised stores (blacksmith, alchemists, etc).
• Magic items.
  • Identifying: likely, from a small town onwards.
  • Buying: availability depending on town size (generated every month on the 24th).
  • Selling
    • Magic item: not possible, perhaps an auction with a noble or something (philanthropy might get you to know someone like that)
    • Cursed item: some people who deal with arcane magic will dispose a magic item for you for a price.
• Money-ChangersMoney-Changers.
  • Availability
    • Always available in towns and cities.
    • Small town: 50% chance (rolled on the 24th monthly).
    • Village: never.
  • Services:
    • Money-changing: cp to sp to gp to pp. 3% fee.
    • Storage: they will give you a vouch for money stored. Must be kept for one month or 10% fee to have it.

Downtime (Over days/weeks per action)

• Hiring retainersHiring retainers.
  • Frequenting drinking establishments: Spending a night buying rounds and greasing palms in taverns costs 50gp. Per night, there is a 3-in-6 chance of success- fully locating applicants (see Applicants in the pdf).
  • Posting notices of help wanted: Spending a day posting notices in public places costs 25gp. Per day, there is a 2-in-6 chance of successfully locating applicants (see Applicants), who will apply at the specified location 1d4 days later.
  • Repeated searches: Each method of locating applicants may only be used with a certain maximum frequency, depending on the size of settlement: in villages, each method may be used once a month; in small towns, once a week; in large towns, twice a week; in cities, once a day.
• Carousing.
  • Based on DaD rulesDaD rules.
  • Turns 1d8 * 100 gold into XP. Takes 1 week to complete.
  • Mishaps rolls:
    • Philanthropy: WIS roll.
    • Drinking/Orgies: STR roll or Save vs Poison/Death.
    • Study/Research: INT roll.
    • Gourmandising: CON roll.
    • If fail, check our custom Carousing Table.
• Training.
  • Weapon proficiencyWeapon proficiency
    • Must find master.
    • Once per bump in Attack Scores.
    • 1,000g * LVL.
    • 1 month.
  • Magic research: create and copy spells.
    • RulesRules.
    • Must be allowed by class.
• And much more...And much more...