What shall we do with the Drunken Sailor – a Nautical themed set of Adventures in the Moonshae Islands

Gilly takes another look at the far bank and spots what might be a single clawed foot on the far bank. He turns to Tiro and says above the noise of the swamp - e.g. croaking of frogs,  the bellow and roaring of crocodiles at some distance, cries of birds etc "reflecting on it I'm not sure they were trying to hide their tracks, that footprint over there is quite deep which suggests they were just walking normally. The problem is they're native and we're not!"

{OOC - the lizardmen are probably moving at normal pace (30') whereas Tiro and Gilly will be moving at 1/4 pace (7.5') because they are trying to be stealthy (halved) and it is difficult terrain (halved again)}

Gilly waves at Tiro and then heads in the direction of the new track.

Tiro follows Gilly across the stream and checks the footprint on the way past. survival: 12

As Gilly steps into the stream the ground seems to suddenly give out beneath him. Pls make a strength roll.

STR: 10

Gilly just manages to pull himself free and turns to Tiro "watch-out there's a patch of quicksand just there" pointing directly in front of him. 

We can get around it safely?

Will take about 5 minutes if traipsing up and down the bank poking at the river bed but eventually you find the edge of the quick sand. Unfortunately You’ll have  to swim across the river rather than wade. River is about 50’ wide.

(OOC - will put up a time post later today)

This is the way I see it. Gilly and Tiro waited about 10 minutes after the Lizardmen left before:

1. Pulling the boat ashore and making it safe - 10 minutes approx
2. Working their way stealthily down to the end of the island - 2 minutes approx
3. Finding a way across the river - 5 minutes approx
4. Crossing (swimming) the 50' wide river - 2 minutes approx

Call it 20 minutes after the Lizardmen left, Gilly and Tiro find themselves on the other side of the river.

Cool. Let's keep going!

Tiro and Gilly push through reeds and marsh, stepping in and out of puddles, for a further five minutes following the direction they think the tracks led. 

(OOC - please make a Survival Roll)

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1. Crossing (swimming) the 50' wide river - 2 minutes approx

 Remember Tiro swims as fast as he can walk...

anyway Survival: 10

Actually, so does Gilly (swim as fast as he walks).

Survival: 13

Remember Tiro swims as fast as he can walk...
Actually, so does Gilly (swim as fast as he walks).

In open water yes but this is a marsh with submerged logs, reed beds and you're also trying to be stealthy. Thus halved for difficult terrain and halved again for stealth.

About now Gilly looks around and comments to Tiro "this is all looking the same to me?" Tiro replies "i agree"

So now what?

"Should we head back?" Gilly asks. "We could just follow the river further."

"I think so says Tiro, I'm not convinced we will learn anything here at this stage." So saying, Tiro looks to backtrack form whence they came.

Survival to find our own tracks/path: 21

Pick a direction N, NE, E, etc you’re going to head

"I think Downstream would be the way to head," says Tyro to Gilly, "that would bring us to the rivermouth, and we should be able to find our boat from there." 

Given you’re in a marsh make a survival roll to see if you can spot some flowing water.

Survival: 13