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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CarlZog" data-source="post: 2526168" data-attributes="member: 11716">I think this kind of depends on how nitty gritty want to get. Keeping it simple, you could have each of them simply name his/her contribution to the project and role a relevant skill check. ("I design it." "I gather the wood." "I lash the logs together.", etc.)Building a one-and-a-quarter-ton  capacity raft is going to take them a while. Especially if they 're muddling together their skills to do it.On the grittier side, you could start by having the players tell you exactly how they plan to build this fairly substantial vessel. Designing the raft, gathering the materials, and then actually consturcting it is a job I'd figure on spending at least three days on -- depending on the distance of hte materials to the construction site. Here's some guys who built a raft about the size you need,<a href="http://www.acts.org/roland/mackenzie/3.construction/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.acts.org/roland/mackenzie/3.construction/index.html</a>...although they used HIGHLY buoyant empty oil drums, and plywood. Your guys will have to replace the drums with a lot more wood, and replace the plywood with some kind of decking that they can reasonably stand on, if they want to be able to have any control over the raft 's motion.As for navigation and piloting, if they're going down the river, I think survival checks or knowledge nature will let them gauge the flow of the river and choose the appropriate paddling maneuvers to keep moving safely and successfully. I think strength and dex checks will determine whether they can execute those paddling maneuvers successfully.Carl</blockquote>

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