AiME Homebrew

This PDF contains a listing of custom rules and tweaks for the Adventures in Middle Earth supplement for Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition.

Vitality/Wound Points

This system offers little change mechanically from standard 5th Edition combat. It is instead intended as a descriptive aid in combat.

A character has a Wound score and a Vitality score instead of Hit Points. The Wound score respresents the character's ability to withstand physical damage. The Vitality score represents the character's ability to turn potentially lethal blows into near misses through skill and luck as well as the character's stamina pool to avoid near blows in the first place.

A successful hit is first deducted from a character's pool of Vitality points. Once the Vitality pool has been used up, damage is applied to a character's Wound score.

When spending Hit Dice, a character can recover up to their Consitution modifier (min 1) in Wound points and the rest of the points gained from the Hit Die roll go into a character's vitality pool.

Expanded Lingering Injuries

http://worldbuilderblog.me/2015/07/02/did-you-have-to-let-it-linger/

Secret Death Saving Throws

As the LM, I roll everyone's Death Saving Throws in secret. I've found that this increases the drama of the moment and tends to decrease metagaming among my players. Secret rolls keep them from acting on information such as, "He passed two, so we can focus on dealing damage to the orcs without having to worry about him dying for another turn!"

Instead, I describe how their friend is upon death's door and they make it a priority to get the Healer into position to help him as soon as possible.

Relative Distances

In order to facilitate theater-of-the-mind style combat, we use a relative distance system rather than the 5' grid based system. There are five relative distance categories that can apply in a given situation.

Range Category	Relative Distance
Engaged	Melee Combat (Adjacent)
Near	One Move Action (~30')
Far	Two Move Actions (~60')
Distant	Three or more Moves (Max 600')
Out of Range	Beyond Bow-shot

Of course, what falls into one move action can vary between characters. Especially quick characters could potentially include more targets in their "Near" Range Category for instance.

The table below lists examples of weapons that can be used in the various Range Categories.

Range Category	Usable Weapons
Engaged	Broadsword, Club, Battleaxe
Near	Thrown Dagger, Sling, Javelin
Far	Max Range for Near weapons
Distant	Shortbow, Longbow
Out of Range	Beyond Bow-shot

To me, it was very annoying to have players end up 35' away from their target and unable to execute their desired action for a given round because they only had a 30' movement speed. Using this system, I can fudge distances a little bit easier to fit the action being described.

Revised Equipment Lists

Instead of using coins, we will be using an abstract system of measuring wealth called "Treasure Points". Treasure Points are related to a character's standing in addition to their chosen standard of living.

A character is not restricted to the Standard of Living from the Culture that they begin their career with. Once they begin the life of an adventurer, they can move up or down the standard of living chart according to the fortune (or misfortune) that they have encountered in the course of their adventures.

War Gear and Equipment

In game terms, your chosen standard of living determines what types of equipment your character has access to. Cultures come with a starting package to represent a character's equipment from their culture whenever they first set out on their adventures. As they progress in their adventuring careers, characters may wish to purchase new weapons, armor, and equipment.

They can purchase items of a quality that falls into their current standard of living. For instance, a Poor adventurer simply could not afford to purchase a well-made broadsword from Dalish traders on their standard of living expenses. Any expense that falls outside of a character's normal standard of living has to be paid for on a case-by-case basis. In the example above, the Poor adventurer would have to spend at least 1 Treasure Point in order to aquire the Dalish broadsword. Had the character been of a Prosperous standard of living, however, they could have simply acquired the sword as part of their standard of living.

It is up to the Lore Master to determine what does and does not fall into a character's standard of living. For instance, a Rich character cannot simply acquire a Dwarf-wrought suit of mail because they are Rich. Dwarven metalcraft is exceptional in Middle Earth and would require the character to expend Treasure Points outside their normal standard of living in order to acquire the item. On the other hand, the same Rich character could acquire the Dalish broadsword as part of their standard of living because it would be reasonably affordable and accessible to a Rich character.

Quick Conversion

One Treasure Point is roughly equivelant to one Gold Piece in the Adventures in Middle Earth rules.

Availability of Items

The availability of specific items depends on the origin of the merchants that the company is dealing with. Merchants generally only possess items of a standard of living equivalent to their own and may have a precious few more expensive objects for those with enough coin to spare.

It is up to the LM to determine whether specific items are or are not available at a specific merchant. Heavy armor and weapons are not likely to be available for purchase from a Woodsman merchant for example, but could be procured from the markets of a large city like Dale, Edoras, or Minas Tirith.

Purchasing Power

Items are listed by Standard of Living, but a character cannot simply procure every item at his standard of living or below on a whim. Buying things at your standard of living eats up more of your immediately available resources than buying something below your standard of living. It is up to the LM's descretion to determine how many items you can afford to buy in a given period of time.

Encumbrance

We use a slot-based encumbrance system derived from the PDF at the link listed below. It allows us to avoid carrying everything but the kitchen sink into the wilderness while not being overly complicated and hard to keep track of in-game.

http://www.dmsguild.com/product/240175/Inventory-Slots--5e-Rule-Variant?filters=0_0_45527_0_0_0_0_0

Purchase Target	Standard of Living
Inns (per night)
Common Room & Meal	Frugal
Private Room w/ Door	Prosperous
Noble-quality Dinner	Rich
Wine, 1 serving, local	Prosperous
Hay Feed, per horse	Poor
Oats, per horse	Martial
Pipeweed, one pouch (r)	Martial
Food Market
Poor (Soup and Bread) Meal	Poor
Frugal Meal	Frugal
Common (Meat and Cheese) Meal	Martial
Superior Meal	Prosperous
Noble Meal (r)	Rich
Whole Boiled Ham	Frugal
Loaf of Bread	Poor
Hunk of Cheese	Poor
3 Fresh Hen's Eggs	Poor
Bowl of Gruel	Poor
Jar of Honey	Martial
Whole Roast Chicken	Frugal
Roast Haunch of Beef	Prosperous
Roast Mutton, per portion	Martial
Whole Roast Pig (r)	Prosperous
Smoked Salmon (r)	Rich
Pint of Ale/Beer	Frugal
Pint of Cider	Frugal
Pint of Mead	Frugal
Jug of Local Wine	Martial
Jug of Foreign Wine	Prosperous
Jug of Dorwinian Wine	Rich
Barrel of Local Wine	Prosperous
Barrel of Foreign Wine	Rich
Barrel of Dorwinian Wine	1 TP
Feasts (Food, Drink and Service)
Ordinary Feast, 20 people (r)	Rich
Quality Feast, 20 people (r)	1 TP
Superb Feast, 20 people (r)	2 TP
Grand Feast, 20 people (r)	3 TP
Regal Feast, 20 people (r)	4 TP

Purchase Target	Standard of Living
Horse Market
Old/Half-Starved Pony	Frugal
Mule	Frugal
Healthy Pony	Martial
Draught Horse	Martial
Riding Horse (r)	Prosperous
War Horse (r)	Rich
4-Wheeled Wagon (r)	Prosperous
2-Wheeled Cart	Martial
Stock Yards
Rabbit	Poor
Chicken	Poor
Common Cat	Poor
Sheepdog	Frugal
Goose	Frugal
Sheep, Goat, Pig/Sow	Frugal
Lamb	Frugal
Ram	Martial
Partridge	Martial
Carrier Pidgeon	Martial
Hunting Dog	Martial
Milk Cow	Prosperous
Ox	Prosperous
Young Hawk (r)	Prosperous
Trained Hawk	Rich
Gold & Silversmiths
Gold Brooch/Medallion (r)	2 TP
Silver Brooch/Medallion (r)	1 TP
Common Earrings	Prosperous
Silver Earrings (r)	Rich
Gold Earrings (r)	1 TP
Signet Ring (r)	Rich
Silver ring (r)	Rich
Gold Ring (r)	1 TP
Silver Dish (r)	Rich
Gold Dish (r)	1 TP
Golden Goblet (r)	1 TP
Silver Ring with Diamond (r)	7 TP
Gold Ring with Emerald (r)	5 TP
Silver Medalliion with Diamond (r)	8 TP
Gold Medallion with Diamond and 6 Pearls (r)	10 TP

Services

Purchase Target	Standard of Living
Composition, heroic lay (r)	Prosperous
Composition, love poem (r)	Prosperous
Composition, mocking poem (r)	Prosperous
Harpist (per festival/event) (r)	Rich
Minstrel (per night)	Prosperous
Lute Player (per festival/event)	Prosperous
Singer (per festival/event) (r)	Prosperous
Copy a book (per page) (r)	Prosperous
Read a letter (r)	Martial
Write a letter (r)	Prosperous
Haircut or Shave	Martial
Professional Herald (per day) (r)	Prosperous
Chirurgeon (per day)	Prosperous
Messenger (r)
Short Journey <3 Days	Martial
Med Journey <7 Days	Prosperous
Long Journey 1-3 Weeks	Rich
Funeral
Low-class	Frugal
Noble	Prosperous
Regal	Rich
Mercenaries (per month)
Bandit	Martial
Footmen	Prosperous
Armoured Footmen	Rich
Weregild
Common Man	1 TP
Landless Noble	6 TP
Thane	12 TP

Artisan's Tools

Purchase Target	Standard of Living	Weight
Brewer's supplies	Martial	9lb.
Calligrapher's supplies	Martial	5lb.
Carpenter's tools	Martial	6lb.
Cartographer's tools	Martial	6lb.
Cobbler's tools	Martial	5lb.
Cook's utensils	Frugal	8lb.
Dice set	Frugal	neg.
Gaming set	Frugal	var.
Glassblower's tools (r)	Prosperous	5lb.
Herbalism kit	Martial	3lb.
Jeweller's tools (r)	Prosperous	2lb.
Leatherworker's tools	Martial	5lb.
Masons's tools	Martial	8lb.
Painter's supplies	Martial	5lb.
Pipe Smoking supplies	Martial	neg.
Potter's tools	Martial	3lb.
Smith's tools	Martial	8lb.
Theives' tools (r)	Prosperous	1lb.
Tinker's tools	Frugal	10lb.
Weaver's tools	Frugal	5lb.
Woodcarver's tools	Frugal	5lb.
Musical Instruments
Drum	Martial	3lb.
Fiddle	Prosperous	1/2lb.
Flute	Frugal	neg.
Lute	Martial	2lb.
Lyre	Prosperous	2lb.
Harp (r)	Rich	4lb.
Regal Harp (r)	3 TP	80lb.
Horn	Frugal	1lb.
Viol (r)	Prosperous	1/2lb.

Traveling Gear

Purchase Target	Standard of Living	Weight
Backpack	Frugal	5lb.
Barrel	Frugal	70lb.
Basket	Poor	2lb.
Bedroll	Frugal	7lb.
Bell	Frugal	neg.
Blanket	Poor	3lb.
Block and Tackle	Frugal	5lb.
Book, small blank	Martial	2lb.
Book, mundane topical	Prosperous	5lb.
Bottle, glass	Frugal	2lb.
Bucket	Poor	2lb.
Candle, 6 hours	Poor	neg.
Case, map or scroll	Frugal	1lb.
Chain, 10'	Martial	10lb.
Chalk, 1 piece	Poor	neg.
Chest	Martial	25lb.
Clothes, common	Poor	3lb.
Clothes, costume	Martial	4lb.
Clothes, fine	Prosperous	6lb.
Clothes, spring & summer traveller's	Frugal	4lb.
Clothes, fall & winter traveller's	Martial	8lb.
Crowbar	Frugal	5lb.
Dalish Fireworks	Poor	1lb.
Dwarven Toys	Martial - Rich	1lb.
Fish Hooks	Poor	neg.
Fishing Tackle	Frugal	4lb.
Flask or Tankard	Poor	1lb.
Grappling Hook (r)	Frugal	4lb.
Hammer	Frugal	3lb.
Hammer, sledge	Frugal	10lb.
Healing Balm and Bandages	Frugal	1lb.
Healer's Kit	Martial	3lb.
Hourglass (r)	Prosperous	1lb.
Ink, 1oz bottle	Martial	neg.
Ink Pen	Frugal	neg.
Jug	Poor	4lb.
Knife	Poor	1lb.
Ladder, 10'	Poor	25lb.
Lamp	Poor	1lb.
Lantern, bullseye/hooded	Martial	2lb.
Lock	Martial	1lb.

Purchase Target	Standard of Living	Weight
Magnifying Glass	2 TP	neg.
Manacles	Frugal	6lb.
Mirror, steel	Martial	1/2lb.
Oil, flask	Poor	1lb.
Parchment, one sheet	Poor	neg.
Pick, miner's	Frugal	10lb.
Pocket handkerchief	Frugal	neg.
Pot, iron	Frugal	10lb.
Pouch	Poor	1lb.
Quiver	Frugal	1lb.
Rations, 1 day	Poor	2lb.
Poor Rations, one week	Frugal	14lb.
Common Rations, one week	Martial	14lb.
Superior Rations, one week	Prosperous	14lb.
Cram Rations, one week (r)	Rich	7lb.
Robes	Frugal	4lb.
Rope, hempen 50'	Frugal	10lb.
Sack	Poor	1/2lb.
Saddle	Prosperous	30lb.
Scale, merchant's	Martial	3lb.
Sealing Wax	Poor	neg.
Sewing Needles	Poor	neg.
Shovel	Frugal	5lb.
Signal Whistle	Poor	neg.
Signet Ring (r)	Rich	neg.
Soap	Poor	neg.
Spikes, iron (10)	Frugal	5lb.
Tent, two-person	Frugal	20lb.
Tinderbox	Poor	1lb.
Torch	Poor	1lb.
Travel Pots and Pans	Poor	3lb.
Travelling Gear, Spring/Summer	Martial	49lb.
Travelling Gear, Fall/Winter	Martial	54lb.
Vial	Frugal	neg.
War Horn	Martial	2lb.
Waterskin (full)	Poor	5lb.
Whetstone	Poor	neg.
Woodcutter's Axe	Poor	5lb.

Consumables

Purchase Target	Standard of Living	Weight
Herbs, Potions, & Salves
Athelas	Prosperous	neg.
Hagweed	Rich	neg.
Kingcup	Prosperous	neg.
Reedmace	Martial	neg.
Shadow-thorn	Prosperous	neg.
Water Lily, red	Rich	neg.
Water Lily, white	Martial	neg.
Pipeweed, per pouch
Longbottom Leaf, 10 uses	Prosperous	1/2lb.
Old Toby, 10 uses	Martial	1/2lb.
South Farthing, 10 uses	Martial	1/2lb.
Southern Star, 10 uses	Martial	1/2lb.

War Gear

Purchase Target	Standard of Living	Weight
Armor
Leather Jerkin	Martial	10lb.
Leather Corslet	Rich	13lb.
Hide	Martial	12lb.
Corslet of Mail	Rich	20lb.
Scale Hauberk	Rich	45lb.
Ring-mail	Prosperous	40lb.
Heavy Mail	1 TP	55lb.
Shield	Martial	6lb.
Great Shield	Prosperous	35lb.
Simple Melee
Club	Poor	2lb.
Dagger	Frugal	1lb.
Great Club	Frugal	10lb.
Hand-Axe	Frugal	2lb.
Hammer	Frugal	2lb.
Mace	Frugal	4lb.
Staff	Frugal	4lb.
Spear	Frugal	3lb.
Simple Ranged
Short Bow	Prosperous	2lb.
Sling	Poor	neg.
Martial Melee
Axe	Martial	4lb.
Great Axe	Prosperous	7lb.
Great Spear	Martial	9lb.
Heavy Scimitar (r)	Rich	6lb.
Long Sword	Prosperous	3lb.
Mattock	Martial	10lb.
Scimitar (r)	Prosperous	3lb.
Short Sword	Martial	2lb.
Broadsword	Prosperous	3lb.
Warhammer	Martial	2lb.
Martial Ranged
Great Bow	Rich	3lb.
Ammunition
Arrows, 20	Frugal	1lb.
Sling Bullets, 20	Poor	1.5lb.

Dwarf-Forged Equipment

Purchase Target	Standard of Living	Weight
Armor
Coslet of Mail	10 TP	20lb.
Scale Hauberk	11 TP	45lb.
Ring-mail	10 TP	40lb.
Heavy Mail	13 TP	55lb.
Weapons
Axe	3 TP	4lb.
Great Axe	4 TP	7lb.
Long Sword	4 TP	3lb.
Short Sword	3 TP	2lb.
Broadsword	4 TP	3lb.

Holdings

I use the optional Holding rules from pages 9 - 10 of the Mirkwood Campaign book published by Cublicle 7. Listed below are some ideas for Holding improvement that I found in Robin Smallburrow's One Ring supplement and I am currently working on adapting them to AiME.

Improving a Holding

A holding can have a maximum of six improvments applied to it. Each improvement raises the rating of the holding by one point and can only be added to the holding once unless specifically stated otherwise in the improvement description. Certain improvements can only be developed in certain areas based on the geographical limitations of the holding in question.

A player can choose to improve a holding during a year end Fellowship phase. They can only increase a Holding's rating by a maximum of one point during the year end Fellowship phase regardless of how many Improvements are added.

List of Holding Improvements

The following section lists the various Improvement Traits that may be selected by the player when a character improves the rating of their Holding. These traits describe the raw materials available to the holding, the trade or occupation of residents of the Holding, or the actual goods produced by the Holding in question.

Apiary

An apiary is a bee colony. Their presence will enhance all the crops, and provide honey to sell or make into mead, and wax for candles.

Artisans and Craftsmen

The Holding has improvements relating to artisans and/or craftsman; skilled manual workers who make items that may be functional or strictly decorative, including furniture, clothing, jewelery, household items and tools. Artisans practice a craft and may through experience and aptitude reach the expressive levels of an artist.

Artists and/or Performers

The Holding is the home of artists. These individuals or groups may produce song, paintings, poems or other such expressive arts often travelling, both to neighboring communities and further afield, in order to perform for others and to finance their endeavors.

Charcoal-making

Using nearby forests and woods, the Holding produces charcoal to use and sell to other communities as a source of fuel to warm hearths and fire smithies.

Coneygarth

This is a large artificial enclosure surrounded by water (since rabbits do not like swimming), with prepared “pillow mounds” where rabbits and/or hares nest and reproduce.

Dovecote

This is a large “birdhouse” that attracts a hundred or more pigeons for protection and nesting. When it’s time for squab on the menu the cook goes out and opens up a little door in the back of the nest and grabs a few. This is an especially useful way to get fresh meat in the winter.

Farm and/or Farmstead

A farm is a collection of fields and buildings used to cultivate various crops and vegetables to feed the general population, animals, and also to trade for other goods. Ranging in size from a farmstead (a farm and housing fit to sustain an extended family) to the larger farms found within the Dalelands, these are of vital importance to the well-being of the cultures they support.

Fishing

The local area has a significant river or pond where fish can be caught, saving a portion of their catch for local consumption with any left over for trade to the surrounding communities.

Foraged Foods

For those with such knowledge and training the wild can provide an abundance of forageable foodstuffs such as nuts, fruits, fungi and herbs for both cooking and medicinal purposes. These foods are often consumed by those who forage them but can be exported to surrounding areas and further afield if they are dried or preserved.

Gardens and Allotments

Including the expertise to tend them, gardens are an area of ground for growing flowers, bushes and trees simply for delight and pleasure, whereas allotments are small holdings for growing vegetables that are not usually mass consumed, and for herbs often used for cooking.

Horse Herd

Located in large corrals, horses are bred and used for labor, traveling or war. Highly valued by commoner and lord alike they provide a valuable service and source of income to any Holdings that have them.

Hunting Lodge

A hunting lodge is a cabin in the woods or wilds that is suitable for a couple of nights stay. A resident caretaker keeps it repaired and tidy, and always has a small supply of food on hand in case his lord shows up unexpectedly.

Inn and/or Public House

Generates income from those travelling through the lands of the Holding and therefore is only available to those places on established routes. Inns and public houses also provide the local community with news and information from the patrons that frequent them.

Kennel

Used for hunting, herding or as watch dogs, etc. This large kennel is a formal structure with many pens, runs, a dog master and includes training dogs, equipment like muzzles, collars and leashes, etc. The average kennel will have 25 or so dogs, plus specialised hunting breeds. The kennels of the Woodmen are impressive structures and house their Hounds, the greatest of all the hunting dogs of Wilderland.

Livestock

Livestock may comprise cows or sheep. Such an improvement constitutes a large herd of a couple of hundred cows or several hundred sheep. Cows are raised to produce milk, cheese, butter, meat and hides for leather. Tended by cowherds and milked by dairymaids, they require a fairly large staff to exploit fully.

Sheep are raised for food, wool and parchment. They are grazed on Wastelands (areas too poor to support cows or horses) and guarded by shepherds who also milk and shear them in the spring.

Logging

Wood and forest wasteland may be logged. It is an occasional activity. Harvested trees are sold for lumber, barrels, staves, weapons and ships. Reckless logging (as per the Numenoreans) will permanently ruin this resource.

Mews

An elaborate collection of pens and cages housing a variety of hawks and falcons and workers to take care of them. Particularly favoured by the nobility of the Haradrim and Southern Gondor.

Mill and/or Millstones

A Holding needs only one mill where all the farmers in the surrounding area bring their grain to be ground into flour. A mill may be water-driven, wind-driven or ox-driven. In smaller, self-sustaining hamlets, each family may use their own millstone instead of relying on a central mill.

Mine

Found within mountainous or hilly regions a mine usually provides iron, gold or silver through the veins that are discovered therein. Such valuable raw materials are sold on to smithies and artisans alike for various uses.

Orchard

An orchard is a large grove of fruit trees. These may be apple, pear, cherry, plum, chestnut, walnut, etc.

Pipeweed

Grown predominantly in the Shire pipeweed is a tobacco that is farmed, dried and used by hobbits and others to smoke within their pipes. The cultivation and exportation of this herb is a key industry in the Shire, especially in the south. Popular varieties of pipe-weed included Longbottom Leaf, Old Toby, and Southern Star.

Smithy

A specific type of craftsman. Smithies may range from the production of weapons and armour to the shoeing of horses and other beasts of burden.

Trading House

Merchants use trading houses as part of their business, the front is employed to receive other traders in order to negotiate and finalize deals, with the rear often being a warehouse used for storing stock purchased and/or transported from further afield.

Vineyard and/or Vintners

An expanse of land given over to growing grapes, delicate fruits that are hard to maintain. The grapes can be used in a Winery instead of as income to make wine out of grapes. The materials needed are specialised and requires an expert for continued success. The Dorwinrim are the master Vintners.

Daily Travel Structure

These optional rules serve to flesh out the travel aspect of the game. They allow starvation and dehydration rules to potentially come into play if the hunters have a particularly difficult day. The Scout(s) must find the evening's campsite and the quality of the site may affect the next day's travel events.

Breaking Camp

The companions eat breakfast, break down their camp, and reload their packs to prepare for the day's journey. Perhaps they discuss what lies ahead of them and their expectations for that day's travel.

Daily Travel

The companions set forth from the previous night's campsite. They can each perform two tasks (morning and afternoon) during the course of the day's travel. These tasks will often be dictated by their travel role. This phase of the Daily Travel Structure is where travel events are most likely to occur.

The Hunter

The Hunter will usually spend the day performing Survival checks to represent resource gathering. The Survival check made for Foraging, Hunting, or Water Collection is modified by the availability of resources in the particular region that the company is traveling through.

Foraging

Survival Check	Foraging Result
<5	Negligable food gathered or lose gathered food through some accident
5-9	1lb of Forage
10-14	1d3lbs of Forage and 1lb of Meat
15-19	1d4lbs of Forage and 1d3lbs of Meat
20-24	2d4lbs of Forage and 1d4lbs of Meat
25+	2d8lbs of Forage and 2d4lbs of Meat or Large-sized game hunt scene

Foraged foods provide the necessary nutrients for the characters to keep traveling, but do not necessarily make for a well-balanced diet. Rations would fall into this category.

Meat balances out an adventuring company's diet

Water

Survival Check	Found Water
<5	No water or tainted water
5-9	Foul-tasting Filthy water (DC 15 Con save to keep down, or DC 10 if boiled)
10-14	Tolerable water source
15-19	Fresh Stream of Water
20+	Stream of clear, sweet water

Lack of water can quickly exhaust and even kill the unlucky player character. Foul water can carry diseases if not treated properly through boiling before consumption. Tolerable water is not as likely to carry diseases, but could still be potentially harmful if not handled with care.

Fresh stream water will satisfy a character's daily need for water with little risk of disease. Sweet water can be found in some remote corners of the wilderness and will help a player character take on the challenges of the day with renewed vigor (in game terms, all who drink from such a stream gain a point of Inspiration).

It is important to note that a character needs 1 gallon of water to sustain themselves during travel in a temperate climate (or 2+ gallons in a hot climate). A waterskin holds 1/2 gallon of water and weighs 5lbs when full. Either every character needs to carry two waterskins for their daily water supply, or two Surival checks for water must be made every day to keep the characters sufficiently supplied.

The Scout

The Scout will use Investigation to explore the area ahead of the rest of the company and ensure safe passage as well as seeking out the next evening's campsite.

The degree of success or failure of the Scout's morning Investigation check determines whether the company is able to find easy paths for the day's journey or they are forced to take more difficult and exhausting paths.

The Scout must make an Investigation check in the afternoon to find the nightly campsite.

Camping

Investigation Check	Campsite
<5	No suitable campsite found. PCs must make a DC 15 Con save or gain a level of exhuastion from lack of proper rest. Does not count as a Short Rest.
5-9	Poor site. DC 10 Con save or gain a level of exhaustion from lack of proper rest. Can only spend 1 Hit Die as part of a Short Rest.
10-14	Fair site. Can take a Short Rest normally.
15-19	Good site. As Fair site above. Additionally, company members get a well-rested bonus (1d4) which must be spent on any ability check or attack roll during the next day's travel or be lost.
20-24	Excellent site. As Good site above. Additionally, one Hunter can make one additional Foraging, Hunting, or Water Collection roll tonight due to abundant natural resources near the site.
25+	Superb site. As Excellent site above. Additionally, all Company members gain Inspiration from the near-perfect resting site.

The Scout may be called upon to use their Stealth skill whenever an appropriate event comes up in the course of their adventures. This could mean scouting out something mysterious that the Company's Look-out has discovered ahead of their path or preparing an ambush for enemies that the Look-out has found.

The Guide

The Guide uses Survival to find the best paths and rest points to make the day's travel as easy and comfortable as possible. The Guide makes most of the important rolls governing the overall tone, path, and arrival status of the company's journey.

The Look-Out

The Look-Out will keep an eye on the company's surroundings through their use of Perception, ensuring that they will not be ambushed at an inopportune moment.

The Look-Out's morning and afternoon Perception checks determine the company's preparedness for ambush and their degree of warning before a natural hazard occurs.

Making Camp

At the end of the day, the companions settle in to the campsite found by the Scout(s) and eat their evening meal. This begins the Short Rest phase of the day in which characters must sleep at least six hours to gain the benefits of a Short Rest.

The Company must decide whether to light a fire, set up tents, and who will be on watch at different times of the night.

Travel Events

Most days a travel event will not be triggered, but the players should always be kept on edge that each day could potentially include one or more events to challenge their characters.

My players have so far enjoyed the more focused approach to travel in this setting. We generally don't enjoy keeping track of rations, exhaustion, and simple travel events such as campsite selection, but it happens to fit the Middle Earth setting quite well.