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<blockquote data-quote="Amator" data-source="post: 303973" data-attributes="member: 6579">If you can, get a familiar.&nbsp; A hawk would probably be best, as it can hunt and retrieve things on the ground for you.&nbsp; Alertness will come in handy for suprise attacks as well.Your wizard should be a smart guy, and you said he had previous experience in the wilds.&nbsp; Your task is to basically become MacGuyver.&nbsp; Need to dig out a tunnel?&nbsp; Cut down a tree and use controlled fire or a stone tool to form a shovel.&nbsp; Your DM should let you figure out how to build basic pit traps and dead falls.&nbsp; Have an obvious door to this tunnel(hopefully covered in animal hide to keep out wind and rain) with several boobytraps, but also try to have a more or less hidden escape root that is under a shrub of some sort.&nbsp;&nbsp; A basic treehouse would also serve you well.&nbsp; Find a forked limb large enough to rest comfortably in, and put some skins for comfort(after curing the skins in your fire and washing them so they don't retain animal scents), some dried food, and a stone dagger or two.&nbsp; Build lots of boobytraps.&nbsp; Spiked bamboo(or limbs if no bamboo is around) smeared with feces is a good way to give an orc with a good nose a bad day.&nbsp; A few ideas if you make it long enough to reach 2nd level:Obscuring Mists - If you're surrounded by foes, this should give you an advantage as you should know your glade intimately well after a few days, and foes stumbling around in mists are pretty likely to meet your boobytraps.True Strike - Works well with your bow, especially if you're in a tree and have time to cast it again before they can get to you.Spider Climb - Works very well in the forest.Be smart and ADAPT.&nbsp; There are ways to avoid nearly any method of&nbsp; detection.&nbsp; If you're worried about your scent you can either mask it or find something stronger.&nbsp; Pray for a skunk.&nbsp; &nbsp; Leave meat with nasty things inside for track dogs to digest.&nbsp; If you're stuck with a particular problem, do a search on a survivalist website.&nbsp; These guys spend hours everyday worrying about the problems your character will have.&nbsp;&nbsp; Make good use of the Alchemy skill.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Amator, post: 303973, member: 6579"] If you can, get a familiar. A hawk would probably be best, as it can hunt and retrieve things on the ground for you. Alertness will come in handy for suprise attacks as well. Your wizard should be a smart guy, and you said he had previous experience in the wilds. Your task is to basically become MacGuyver. Need to dig out a tunnel? Cut down a tree and use controlled fire or a stone tool to form a shovel. Your DM should let you figure out how to build basic pit traps and dead falls. Have an obvious door to this tunnel(hopefully covered in animal hide to keep out wind and rain) with several boobytraps, but also try to have a more or less hidden escape root that is under a shrub of some sort. A basic treehouse would also serve you well. Find a forked limb large enough to rest comfortably in, and put some skins for comfort(after curing the skins in your fire and washing them so they don't retain animal scents), some dried food, and a stone dagger or two. Build lots of boobytraps. Spiked bamboo(or limbs if no bamboo is around) smeared with feces is a good way to give an orc with a good nose a bad day. A few ideas if you make it long enough to reach 2nd level: Obscuring Mists - If you're surrounded by foes, this should give you an advantage as you should know your glade intimately well after a few days, and foes stumbling around in mists are pretty likely to meet your boobytraps. True Strike - Works well with your bow, especially if you're in a tree and have time to cast it again before they can get to you. Spider Climb - Works very well in the forest. Be smart and ADAPT. There are ways to avoid nearly any method of detection. If you're worried about your scent you can either mask it or find something stronger. Pray for a skunk. Leave meat with nasty things inside for track dogs to digest. If you're stuck with a particular problem, do a search on a survivalist website. These guys spend hours everyday worrying about the problems your character will have. Make good use of the Alchemy skill. [/QUOTE]

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