Downtime and Franchise Activity: Explore Territory

D&D 2024 rule: Downtime and Franchise Activity: Explore Territory. Source: Acquisitions Incorporated. rule type Rule No matter how densely populated or remote and wild the territory in which a franchise is licensed to operate, that territory has secrets. Characters and franchise staff can explore their licensed territory in search of useful features, hidden lairs, resources, and creatures that can be engaged in beneficial service. (Or, you know, sold for parts. If you're okay with that). Exploration can be done any number of times in a franchise's territory, representing new areas being explored, new discoveries, or elements that have changed since the last exploration. Resources Exploring a portion of a licensed territory requires at least one workweek of effort and incurs 200 gp per franchise rank in expenses. Spending more time and money increases the chance that the expedition finds something of use to the franchise. Resolution A character or staff member directing the expedition makes a Wisdom (Survival) check to determine the outcome. This check gains a +2 bonus if a character with the cartographer or occultant position is part of the expedition, a +1 bonus for each workweek beyond the first that is spent exploring, and a +1 bonus for every additional 200 gp spent over the baseline expenses. A maximum bonus of +10 can be applied to this check. The total of the check determines the outcome, as shown on the Exploration Discoveries table. 1-5 Major threat* 6-10 Minor threat* 11-15 No discovery of note 16-20 Natural feature 21-25 New customers 26-30 Ally or useful monster 31+ Expanded benefit Exploration Discoveries Major Threat A result on the table indicating a major threat represents a discovery, event, or entity that might completely undo a franchise's ability to do business-or destroy it altogether. Such threats might include the discovery of a massing orc tribe, or a dragon entering the area to raid the franchise's trade routes. The franchise's monthly co...