Enhancing your camp

Torchbearer An Adventurer's Essentials
1

Thor’s player advice post says the following regarding camps:

“If possible, establish a base camp with amenities (shelter, water, concealment) and get it on your map. Then you have a relatively safe place to which you can return, and the ready access to water means you can feel more confident extending the turn count a bit during the adventure phase. You don’t have to gun for all the camp amenities in one test either. You can add them over time.”

Can I just double-check the procedure and obstacles for this sort of thing?

  1. Set up a base camp: Making camp (typical environment) with shelter for whole Adventuring party = Ob 3
  2. Cartographer to record location of base camp, so you can return to it easily
  3. Return to camp, decide to add concealment to camp. Is this Ob 1 (factor for concealment)? Ob 2 (concealment + whole party)? Ob3 (make camp, whole party, concealment)? Ob 4 (make camp, shelter, whole party plus concealment)?
2

Speaking only for my group, it seems like you are doing it the same way we do.

I would use Ob 2, concealment for an adventuring party, but evil GM factors could certainly apply depending on context and the history of the site (concealing a site that had previously been spotted, for instance).

3

Wait, you have to test to make camp?

4

If you just throw yourself down wherever you are, then no. But if you want a camp that has access to potable water, that’s sheltered or concealed, you need to roll. Check the Survivalist factors.

Doing so successfully also gives you +1 to the Camp Events roll. See Camp Roll Bonuses​ on page 82.