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Message: <blockquote data-quote="I'm A Banana" data-source="post: 9257597" data-attributes="member: 2067">Sometimes, that's probably fine. It's a moment of player agency! The wizard version of this is Arcane Eye, and the rogue version of this is a Stealth check of 20. Any of these options can give a lot of intel about what lies ahead.But thinking like a dungeon, this isn't too concerning. Surprise can still come from traps or hidden things, the intel is rarely perfect, and the PC's must either spend resources (that they aren't sure of recovering!) or risk a die roll (a Stealth check of 20 isn't d20-proof!), escalating the tension. Also, the supernatural is common - illusion, transmutation, various "gotchas". Speak with Animals and Commune with Nature are pretty good moments of RPing, and let the druid work as the rogue in the wilderness (becoming a very good scout). It's just a part of how the party overcomes the threat, like Action Surge is. IMXP, the big bugaboo of this approach comes when we don't apply the idea that the danger level is high and constant. If you can get a safe long rest, the attrition element is mitigated or removed, which means there's little danger of having to retreat. You wouldn't do this in a combat, but in the "logic" of the wilderness, making camp sounds like something that should be relatively straightforward, while that sounds like a dicier proposition in the dungeon. It should sound like a risk in both circumstances. Which is also why not every road needs to be a full-on Exploration. Not every wilderness is going to try and kill you. But the interesting ones - the ones we challenge our intrepid party with exploring - probably should be.</blockquote>

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