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Asking for a friend who is me
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this post was submitted on 27 Jul 2026
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Comes with a high chance of death.
I played a one-shot where I was just a normal guy. No tragic backstory, good relationship with my parents, just an average townsperson. The only reason he went on the quest was to get a little combat experience so he could join the city guard.
Half the party died, he almost got killed by a horrible monster, and he noped right the fuck out back to town to be a florist.
Everybody wants to go on an adventure until they find out it means being cold and hungry, carrying everything you need on your back, and sleeping outside in the rain for days.
That's why a lot of people heads to dungeons, no rain in dungeons.
Presumably you'd be sleeping in a tent, so the "sleeping outside in the rain for days" bit isn't too bad. Carrying everything is a pain though, particularly if it's a cold season and you'd have to carry a bunch of furs to help maintain body heat while sleeping. Only real way to do it in that case is to have an extra horse for cargo, which of course further complicates logistics
How many days have you spent living in a tent in the rain? because personally I think it's kind of fun for one night, assuming it's not a complete downpour, and then the novelty wears off and everything is damp and muddy. And that's assuming you have a reasonably good tent that you've prepped for wet conditions, and you set it up in a spot with good drainage that hasn't become a puddle. Campfires are a lot less fun in the rain too.
Yeah, cold weather gear, or if you can't rely on water availability and you have to carry it with you. Being able to keep yourself alive while not getting overburdened with gear is pretty difficult.
It really does. There was this excellent video that was shared on lemmy a few weeks ago:
What Medieval People Ate When Traveling
One of the things he covers (around 9 minutes) is the cost of keeping a horse while traveling (from historic records). Really great description of traveling considerations overall.
Slim chance of success?
"What are we waiting for?"
A million to one chance always succeeds
Then what are we waiting for?
Look, I was already interested, you don't have to keep selling me on it.