Downtime Overview

Mystara of the Five Spheres D&D Downtime Learning a New Skill

USES ONE OF THE DOWNTIME ACTIVITIES FOR THE DURATION

Downtime activity for learning new skill takes four weeks to learn. Half that time with instruction which costs double per week and has an appropriate skill check DC of 10 plus the number of skills you have aquired through downtime.

It is up to the player to justify the attribute they are going to use and to describe their teachers as part of the training process, adding to the lore of the setting. The teacher will only train with that attribute. Settlement modifier might apply.

Check - At the end of training there is an attribute check to successfully complete it. If you already know the language you can learn a dialect and sound like a natural speaker. You can choose to succeed on a failure if you also take a complication.

It is up to the player to justify the attribute they are going to use and to describe their teachers as part of the training process, adding to the lore of the setting. The teacher will only train with that attribute. Settlement modifier might apply. You can also use an appropriate Lore check

Learning breakdown
• Requirements (What you need to make the check in session)
• Note - Can't be done while travelling
• Base Check DC = 10 + number of previous downtime tools learnt (or languages if learning a language.
• You have access to a Teacher who knows the tool or language and is available. Add 5 to the DC if not available.
• To learn a tool with Expertise, add +10 to the check, and this is only available in tier 3 unless otherwise noted with a class or ability of the character.
• Time (What you need to make the check in session)
• 4 weeks (expertise training doubles the base time)
• Half if learning with an instructor
• Cost per Week (What you need to make the check in session)
• 25 gp
• Double if learning with an instructor
• Check (What you need to make the check in session, between sessions the d20 in the check is replaced by 10)
• Ability or Lore Check = d20 + ability bonus + Settlment Modifier + Lifestyle Modifier + Renown

Complications - Complications arise while training typically involve the teacher. This increases the cost of learning the spell by one week per point that the character missed the target number.

SPELL LEARNING COMPLICATIONS TABLE
d6 / Complications (* Might involve a rival)
1. Your teacher disappears, forcing you to find a new one. *
2. Your teacher is a spy sent to learn your plans. *
3. Your teacher is a cruel taskmaster.
4. Your teacher instructs you in rare, archaic methods, which draw comments from others.
5. Your teacher is a wanted for crimes.
6. Your teacher asks for help dealing with a threat before continuing.

Teach Tool or Langauge - Instead of learning a tool or language you can choose to instead teach a tool or language you have learnt, gaining half the cost of the training each week. You can only teach tools or languages you know. This might require approval of the local guilds or governments.

BECMI Rules

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5th Edition D&D Rules

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Level Up Advanced 5th Edition D&D Rules

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