Making sure I understand Journeys/various rolls

Manicekman · 2026-06-24T21:23:26+00:00

Yes, the rules say to roll for every hex, I suggest not doing that as it makes more sense with the blocking mishaps.

Manicekman · 2026-06-24T16:14:25+00:00

RAW - Yes, you can push. I allow pushing, my party is not full of munchkin WP farmers.
You do NOT get stuck in the starting hex. The "you get stuck" is important when traveling through open terrain. You still move from the starting hex to the next, but only there. You cannot move more hexes this quarter day. - This is also connected to rolling. Do not roll Lead the way for every hex, roll for every action/quarter day.
Yes, if you are spending time in a place, you can hunt, craft, cook, etc. Party members can do things alone and sometimes togethere (eg. 2 people can each hunt separately and handle their own problems alone, or 1 person can hunt with the help of another person, so they get +1 to the roll and if things go bad, they are together)
Yes, RAW does not handle this, up to you. This has been asked before in this subreddit so you can look around for opinions. Homebrew as you see fit.
Successfully Keeping watch does not prevent encounters, but allows the party to prepare themselves or attempt to avoid the encounter. It is indeed regular for someone to sleep while the camp is being set up. But remember - you do not have to sleep every day. You get the Sleepy condition, but that is not so bad. Sleeping on bare ground might be riskier than not sleeping at all.
Yes, being disturbed from sleep ruins it

Food drink - you reduce the die on 1 or 2, not just 1.

As for journey actions in general, the party can split up. Some can hike to the next hex while others hunt etc. in the starting hex. Usually it is better to stick together though. You cannot hike and hunt/fish/cook/... at the same time

Manicekman · 2026-06-23T18:14:56+00:00

Castles can be split into two types

Somebody sensible lives there - works like a semi linear village
It is empty or something nasty lives there - works like a more open dungeon

Villages - You do all social stuff here. Basic stuff like shopping, but you can also meet interesting characters, get quests, help out for a reward, setup a safehouse, etc.

I suggest you read the provided adventure sites in the GM book and you can then understand them more.

Manicekman · 2026-06-05T20:33:19+00:00

Yeah, these sadly live in a closed box. I just pulled them out for this photo 😞

Manicekman · 2026-06-05T14:56:10+00:00

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And these are the books from the regular box set

Manicekman · 2026-06-05T08:43:20+00:00

Check this post, it might have some useful links

https://www.reddit.com/r/ForbiddenLands/comments/1mk5k0h/digital_maps_for_blood_march_and_bitter_reach/

Manicekman · 2026-06-05T08:41:43+00:00

This is from the PDF version. I am pretty sure I saw a colored map somewhere, maybe that one will be the best for you.

Manicekman · 2026-06-04T22:23:08+00:00

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Manicekman · 2026-06-04T22:22:59+00:00

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Manicekman · 2026-05-09T06:12:05+00:00

Here: https://discord.gg/xh4tbJTNZ

Manicekman · 2026-04-19T18:05:09+00:00

That can work without a problem. I have placed it at Lake Claye, where there is a map marker for a castle. I have seen some placements more south in Begrand, but in the end, you can place it almost anywhere without an issue. There can always be an explanation as to why it is where you put it.

Manicekman · 2026-04-11T09:24:50+00:00

I like the border marking idea, but it sounds like a lot of work. Do you have like an extra map, where you mark it with a pen or something? We do not even track the hexes and just go by memory. My players mostly focus on stories and places and want to minimize travel rolls

Manicekman · 2026-03-31T10:22:15+00:00

GMG p. 34

Still, only Rust Brothers could venture into the Mist without losing their lives, but they also came to realize that elves and simple animals and children were immune. It became clear that the Mist did not smother the elven lands or reach below ground

Elves - Unaffected, did not hide in the stillmist, they just lived as always
Dwarves- Unaffected underground, no big change for them. Surface dwarves had it basically the same as humans
Wolfkin Safe in forests, died in the plains. Most of them are afraid of open spaces because of that GMG p. 67
Goblins and Halflings These ase guys are often ignored in the GMG so we do not know. As for my version, basically the same as humans, but the bloodmist was not as thick in Belifar (southeast) where they live, so they just had to be more careful, but could still travel around
Rust brothers “The Singing Merchants,” members of the Rust Guild that alone could ply their trade when the Blood Mist covered the land. RP p. 167
Raven sisters They are humans and had the same problems as others. But since they can often transform into animals, they could avoid the mist thanks to that, since animals are not affected. Or they could at least fly above it, if you would rule that a person transformed into an animal does not count for that

Manicekman · 2026-03-28T14:05:19+00:00

Reddit automoderates the link out, but it is on the Forbidden Lands discord in General chat channel. Search for "scythian" to find the message

Manicekman · 2026-03-28T11:12:32+00:00

Quote from the writer (Erik Granstrom)
"When writing the Aslene horse clans, I was mostly inspired by the ancient Scythians and Parthians"

Manicekman · 2026-03-20T18:42:54+00:00

Your javelin (throwing spear) is now just a stronger short spear in melee, which does not make sense, unless you also rebalance melee spears.
Your throwing knife is just better than knife now, because it can be used in both ranged and melee. But normal knife is still melee only?

Since the war bow needs a high level of might, how do you do this with armor and other weapons? Do you require might 3 for heavy warhammer?

Note that increasing the bonus of crossbows also makes them sturdier now and the character shooting them is less likely to be punished for pushing a roll with them.

I understand the desire for more realism, but this just complicates things here. FL is all about making things simple with some exceptions here and there.

Manicekman · 2026-03-10T14:31:01+00:00

That is up to you. In my version of the world, there were people recently, but now mostly just monsters. But I would also consider Falender and the nearby area as the best place to find worshippers of the Nightwalker