Episode 2 Scene 1 The Journey North

Okay I usually try to give everyone a chance to post before responding but I can do the intermittent process as well -- in short yes it works

GeneCortess just to clarify you mean Haelga not Feliani yes -- remember we have replaced Feliani with Haelga as if Feliani had never been

I has to be Haelga then.. I forgot that had been changed earlier this month. I will edit.

Okay folks please give me your character's Survival checks for gathering food/water -- as well as any other gathering and such checks you are wanting to make for the day. As before I am going to assume those in Medium or Heavy Armor are not wearing them for the night in order to be completed rested for the next day

Keep in mind that by the end of this day the group will have moved a little more than 2 full days into the Marsh without seeing any evidence of a tower. Of course the group is not really sure how far in they will have to go but those who had the discussion with Zinwyn had been told it was fairly deep into the Marsh but the group has no way of telling how deep they have moved into the Marsh due to the nature of the mist and not really knowing how far the Marsh actually extends. Still Zinwyn could get to it and back within a day so it is apparent to those who talked to her that she has some other means of getting in and out of the Marsh that was much faster than how the group is moving.

One normal casting of Goodberry generates for Egret 8 berries and they will last for 6 hours -- 3 berries plus a short rest equals 1 meal -- 3 meals equals 1 ration --- overnight camping is equivalent to 2 short rests provided it is not disturbed which along with 6 berries will will cover a 1/2 ration for the day. So who will Egret cover for that evening? (see status in next post)

Okay I am assuming with the question Egret has the means to do so, and as such he has the knowledge that trees (the older the better) and their smaller cousins bushes are generally the best sources of information. Of course those found in a wooded regions will have even more information due to their interconnected root systems. From there all you can do is give it a try to see what the results are. Lastly I do not think Egret's knowledge of marshes is his area of expertise, however, Arctic regions do have similar kinds of plants it is just that in that region plants have very limited amounts of information since they spend a lot of time in a dormant state.

However on this little islet there are no trees or bushes just scrub brush and other plants both perennial and seasonal -- note the small trees you have seen are very rare and the bushes are rare as it is a marsh as apposed to a swamp. By definition marshes are nutrient-rich wetlands that support a variety of reeds and grasses, while swamps are defined by their ability to support woody plants and trees.

Brindel after casting his 2 Lesser Restorations he had a full undisturbed overnight respite (or the equivalent of 2 Short Rests) as such (per the current guidelines) Brindel could recover those two 2nd level slots he used putting him back at full at the beginning of the day

Gathering Results
... Shump -- Uses No Day Rations
... Brindel -- Uses No Day Rations
... Haelga -- Uses 1/2 Day Rations
... Egret -- Uses 1 Day Rations
... Lex -- Uses 1 Day Rations

Status for Next Day
... Brindel : -1 to all checks and 1 Exhaustion Level

So no incidents for the day and I just need to know what the group is going to do for the night and whether anyone is adjusting their spell lists for the next day assuming they can get out of the rain? I also need to know how Egret plans to divvy out those Goodberries he got -- remember 6 berries and 2 Short Rests is equivalent to 0.5 rations

rpgventurer that would be a yes

Okay if the group stays here and rests for at least 12 hours (aka 3 short rests) then yes Egret can utilize their magic to cover the food everyone needed for the day -- however they cannot do it with a single casting instance -- remember the berries currently only last 6 hours and that means Egret would still need enough berries after 8 hours to cover that 3rd meal -- it takes 3 berries Plus a 4 hour rest for them to be considered 1 meal -- that is the restriction within the magic -- otherwise without the Short Rest they simply just do some healing and that is it. Now granted one would usually spread this out evenly over the day --- but that is not denoted as a restriction and as such I am okay with 3 consecutive short rests. As for the count yes, when Egret casts Goodberry functionally it is as if it were cast at one spell level higher than what it is being cast at -- so an additional 6 berries per casting regardless of what level Egret chooses to cast it at since an additional level simply gives Egret 6 more berries.

Note: That covers it for the day ending but does not cover it for the next day coming if the group chooses to stay here for an actual full day. Still maybe Shump will get lucky with fishing again and cover everyone for the next day. Of course this is dependent upon the determination of how actually long the group does plan to stay on this islet as well as perhaps on any other events that may take place as things progress.

So as for the Long Rest (aka a full day) I believe rpgventurer was doing that to recover Brindel's magic enough to cast another Lesser Restoration but that can also occur overnight since it is 2 short rests and he recovers 2 levels of spell slots per short rest. But I am okay with the group spending a full day here as well -- that is all up to you all -- I will just need clarification that is what is being done after the adjustment to spell recover was implemented.

As for the Druidism cantrip protecting the others -- while it is not supposed to have an affect against moderate or worse weather which this rain soon does become -- strangely enough Egret's 15 ft bubble does mostly hold up even as the rain turns into a downpour -- do remember that last time it did not -- further while it does hold up in the downpour it is a bit leaky so again something working unnaturally better than it should

As for chatting with the grasses and reeds can I assume you are you going to wait until after the rain stops so you can maintain your whether bubble. And will you make an in-game post denoting what Egret is doing along with their strange results they are experiencing