All the little questions that come up in a game....
Here's one that came up at the end of last game, and I need an answer for it before we play again next Saturday.
The PCs ended the game by following a dry river bed down into a fairly tight canyon (15-30 feet across, 85 feet high). This is during an incredibly bad rain storm. In fact, they were using the canyon as a guide not to get lost.
The spend the night in a small cave they found in the canyon's side. It rained the entire next day. I described how the dry river bed became wet, then hand ankle deep water. A little later, I reminded them that the water was rising--it was knee deep. Finally, it becomes waist deep.
All the while, it is storming, heavily, for most of the day. I'm sure the intensity of the storm varies. There are some hours when it is drizzling and some where it's like someone is pouring a bucket over you.
The PCs need food. And, in deed, on of them has a bone fish hook and some line among their equipment.
The question is this: Is there any fish in the river?
It cracks me up sometimes when I consider all the off-the-wall things that I consider after a game. Is this or that possible...how long does it take to do this....how should I implement that in the game.
I'm not that much of an outdoorsman, and I really have no idea if a dry canyon experiencing a flash flood will carry fish with it.
And, if does....with the storm....that's some fast, rushing water. Even if there is fish, is fishing possible?
So...
Question 1 - Is there fish.
Question 2 - If so, would you say the fishing is Poor, Fair, or Good?
Questin 3 - Is fishing even possible under those condidtions?
Here's one that came up at the end of last game, and I need an answer for it before we play again next Saturday.
The PCs ended the game by following a dry river bed down into a fairly tight canyon (15-30 feet across, 85 feet high). This is during an incredibly bad rain storm. In fact, they were using the canyon as a guide not to get lost.
The spend the night in a small cave they found in the canyon's side. It rained the entire next day. I described how the dry river bed became wet, then hand ankle deep water. A little later, I reminded them that the water was rising--it was knee deep. Finally, it becomes waist deep.
All the while, it is storming, heavily, for most of the day. I'm sure the intensity of the storm varies. There are some hours when it is drizzling and some where it's like someone is pouring a bucket over you.
The PCs need food. And, in deed, on of them has a bone fish hook and some line among their equipment.
The question is this: Is there any fish in the river?
It cracks me up sometimes when I consider all the off-the-wall things that I consider after a game. Is this or that possible...how long does it take to do this....how should I implement that in the game.
I'm not that much of an outdoorsman, and I really have no idea if a dry canyon experiencing a flash flood will carry fish with it.
And, if does....with the storm....that's some fast, rushing water. Even if there is fish, is fishing possible?
So...
Question 1 - Is there fish.
Question 2 - If so, would you say the fishing is Poor, Fair, or Good?
Questin 3 - Is fishing even possible under those condidtions?
Yeah. To heck with trying to fish, how about finding a way to climb out of the canyon or build some kind of boat or raft?
