Downtime Overview

Mystara of the Five Spheres D&D Downtime Recovery for Secret Craft

USES ONE OF THE DOWNTIME ACTIVITIES FOR THE DURATION

This downtime activity for recovering from the use of secret crafts is one of the primary ways a character can regain their lost Maximum Hit Points due to Soul Burn. For Every point you exceed the DC 15, you recover a hit point from your maximum. You can also choose to remove negative effects applied from use of the secret craft beyond just hit points by a negotiation with DM.

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

Check - Each week of recovery has an attribute check versus a DC 15 to gain any recovery. A natural 1 caused the task to fail. A natural 20 will recover all Hit Points lost to Soul Burn. You can choose to succeed on a failure if you also take a complication.

Recovering breakdown
• Requirements (What you need to make the check in session)
• Note - Cannot be done while travelling
• Base Check DC = 15
• You have access to a guide/instructor. Add 5 to the DC if one is not is available.
• Time (What you need to make the check in session)
• 2 weeks (+1 to check for every additional week spent recovering)
• Half if recovering with an guide/instructor
• Cost per Week (What you need to make the check in session)
• 100 gp
• Double if recoverying with an guide/instructor
• Check (What you need to make the check in session, between sessions the d20 in the check is replaced by 10)
• Tradition Check = d20 + spell casting tradition attack bonus + Settlment Modifier + Lifestyle Modifier + Renown
• Secret Craft Check = d20 + craft bonus + Settlment Modifier + Lifestyle Modifier + Renown + Circle

Complications - Complications arise while recoverying typically involve the guide. This increases the cost of recovery by one week per point that the character missed the target number.

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

Note on Secret Crafts - Each craft may have different ways you can meditate, mostly focusing on what the craft is about and how sustaiment can be achieved.

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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