Exploration system

Traveling an exploration uses different rules to keep things interesting. Each day is broken down into three hexes you can explore to search for clues leading to important places, chasing criminals, or general exploration. 

Traveling pace can be increased by class features, spells, or vehicles. While traveling, a regular long rest is treated as a short rest in terms of class an character traits unless you find a Rest Stop. 

Everyday requires expenditure of one ration per person. Additional rations per mount depending on the mount.

we will be using weight, but ignoring the weight of coins

Nightly Interruptions. During the night, some creatures may try interrupting your rest. If the person on watch successfully drives away or deters creature/hazard that'd impede party rest, then the entire party may regain all benefits of long rest. If they do get interrupted, they can still spend hit dice to regain hp. 

*interruptions here being defined as needing to enter combat or taking more than fifteen points of damage.

** Goodberry is modified to consume the material component and does not satisfy the need for water

*** Water skins can hold 4 pints of water, a barrel can hold 40 gallons, there are 8 pints to a gallon. so 1 barrel has 80 waterskin uses

Difficult to give, you can give em cluds based off whatever int or wisdom roll they prefer to roll. 

Animal Handling. They can trt coaxing creatures from environment out to assist. This means that players could get an output such as; 

1. Catch a ride. DC 19. Plausible to find mountable creature party could use to increase their mobility. Costs 1 ration per animal to carry party. Party can move additional 1 hex a day for two rations. Two hexes if fed three rations, or use mobility spell like Longstrider.
2. At DC13, track animals to eat or get close to or dangerz based off injuries or reactions. 

Arcana.

1. On a DC19 if there is a magic element, the party members may determine or test ths function of magical systems affecting environment. Discern which hex leading out has highest amount of magic. DC15, learn a fact from DC19 outcome. DC10. Only give warning to party there is magic afoot. Bonus to next check equal to intelligence mod 

Investigation. Can only be done if there's already been three hexes explored in a straight or curved line. 

1. Try to logically deduce what may come up next in one hex ahead. On a 19+, you gain a deduction on how far a location, creature, or object is. Up to DM to ask Player what Player is searching for in question. DC15+, Player learns everything that will come up on one square in front of them. DC13+, Deduce what kind of creature that could be encountered oj one of the oncoming squares. 

Nature. A successful nature gives party bonuses to other skill or combat checks pertaining to creature or environment. 

1. DC19+ Once per day, you may make a nature check to grant bonuses to your party based off int/wis modifier against environmental factors and native creatures or wildlife. 
2. 15+ two of the rolltypes. 
3. 10+ 1 rolltype. 

Survival. Increase travelspeed, prep traps, avoid traps, and reduce rations. 

1. DC19+ You get the drop on enemies while traveling. The party can launch a surprise round on 1d4 hex when they would encounter an enemy. 
2. DC15+you have all options below, in addition to moving a number of extra hexes equal to half your wisdom modifier. 
3. DC10+ you help secure rations and do two other things done by normally rolling survival such as weather prediction, guiding party through stuff. 

When traveling through the outdoors,it is best to find a place to rest for natural safety to survive the night. You may find unsuspecting reserves or friends along the way. Staying at an existing rest stop will grant bonuses during the night. 

1. Easier to keep eye out for enemies 
2. Anyone on night watch has advantage on perception rolls
3. You immediately don't need to worry about detrimental environmental effects or weather.
4. 1d20. Ten or higher, you find supplies or a Clue. 
5. You may have a full long rest. 

the weather sets a number of buffs or debuffs depending on the weather

Sunny - temperature is warm. Situational +1 to outdoor perception, survival, and investigation checks. 

Cloudy/Overcast - no harsh sunlight. Easier checks to determine next oncoming weather. +1 to stealth or sleight of hand checks. 

Rainy - additional damage die on lightning damage. 

Snowy - -1 damage die for fire damags. 

Thunderstorms - 2 additional damage die for lightning damage. Disadvantage on perception and survival checks. 

Tornadoes - active and moving environmental threat. It has the features of the hurricane but takes up a 7 hex circle and travels 1 square in a random direction when the party moves

Hurricane/Typhoons -
The storm that surrounds you has hurricane-force winds spinning in a circle with you at the center. Normal ranged attacks through the hurricane's windy area are impossible, and even heavier projectiles such as siege weapons and giant boulders have disadvantage on the attack roll.

Creatures who move inside the spell's area suffer effects depending on their size and whether they're airborne. Each creature must make a saving throw at the beginning of its turn or when in enters the affected area.

•  Medium or smaller creatures must succeed on a Constitution save or be knocked 1d4×10 feet away from the eye of the hurricane's center and take 1d4 points of nonlethal damage per10 feet traveled and fall prone.Flying creatures are blown back 2d6×10 feet and take 2d6 points of nonlethal damage.  
  
• Large creatures must succeed on a Constitution save or be knocked prone by the force of the wind. Flying creatures are instead blown back 1d6×10 feet.
  
• Huge creatures must succeed on a Constitution save or be blown back 1d4x5 feet. Flying creatures are instead blown back 1d6×5 feet.
• Gargantuan and Colossal creatures can move through the spell's area without adverse consequences.
  
  

Winter Storm - -2 damage dice for fire damage. After every hex, party makes a constitution saving throw. Base starts off at DC10, can increase based off other weather factors. Creatures with resistance gain advantage on the saving throw, immunity grants autosuccess. On a failure, one level of exhaustion is gained. 

Blizzard - area is heavily obscured. Exposed flames are doused. Party can only move two hexes a day unless a spell or effect circumvents the blizzard. In combat, the floor is difficult terrain. -2 damage dice for fire damage. After every hex, party makes a constitution saving throw. Base starts off at DC10, can increase based off other weather factors. Creatures with resistance gain advantage on the saving throw, immunity grants autosuccess. On a failure, one level of exhaustion is gained. 

Drought (harsh sun?) - extreme sun, will give advantage to perception and survival checks to find things. With the high heat, creatures must consume an extra waterskin per day. Half amount for small creatures or those with fire resistant. Double amount for larger than medium or with fire vulnerability. (Additionally for a higher difficulty survival, creatures drink additional waterskin after combat encountered during that day). A creature who doesnt drink makes a DC5 constitution saving throw against exhaustion at the end of each hex, disadvantage if wearing medium or heavy armor or heavy clothing. The DC goes up per hex without resolving the issue.