Survey

Some hexes a character travels through might include a point of interest. A point of interest can be anything from a landmark, to an abandoned quarry, and to a town. Simply travelling through a hex does not reveal if it has a POI. A hex must be surveyed to determine if it has a POI.

To conduct a survey, spend a watch in that hex and roll a d6. There is a 1/6 chance that you will stumble upon a point of interest. In such a case, roll a d66 to determine the POI and roll an additional two d6s to determine the age of the structure, and POI’s status.

d6	Result
1	POI
2	Water
3	Path/Road
4	Nothing
5	Nothing
6	Nothing

Points of Interest

If you roll 1 on a survey roll, roll a d66 and refer to the table below. It lists the basic six types of a POI: settlement, fortification, religious, landmark, underworld, and lair.

Settlement	Fortification	Religious	Landmark	Underworld	Lair
11 Camp	21 Outpost	31 Altar	41 Cairn	51 Cellar	61 Bugbear
12 Cottage	22 Tower	32 Shrine	42 Totem	52 Pit	62 Ogre
13 Hamlet	23 Garrison	33 Chapel	43 Obelisk	53 Quarry	63 Giant
13 Village	24 Keep	34 Hermitage	44 Pillar	54 Mine	64 Troll
15 Manor	25 Barracks	35 Reliquary	45 Monolith	55 Cave	65 Dragon
16 Town	26 Castle	36 Temple	46 Statue	56 Dungeon	66 Demon

And next, roll two d6s; one to determine the age and condition, and another for status.

d6	Age and condition	Status
1	Current: newly built	Long abandoned
2	Recent: slightly aged	Recently abandoned
3	Old: worn	Partially in-use
4	Historical: crumbling	In-use
5	Ancient: in ruins	Partially occupied
6	Alien/Unknown: foundations only	Occupied

Abandoned means that the structure is not in use and left. In-use means that the structure might still be operating under its original purpose. Occupied means that the structure is in use outside of its original purpose, and probably used by others than its original builders.

If the POI is occupied, roll a d6 to determine the occupiers.

d6	Occupied by
1	Beasts
2	Criminals
3	Heretics
4	Abhumans
5	Legendary Monster
6	Demon

Water

If the roll is 2 to survey, you stumble upon a body of water.

d6	Body of Water	Direction
1	Marsh	North
2	Creek*	Northeast
3	River*	Northwest
4	Pond	Southeast
5	Lake	Southwest
6	Spring	South

*For river and creek, roll a direction die, then roll a d6 to determine the length. If you roll a 5 or 6, roll another d6 and add it to the initial roll. The final result determines the number of oxgangs it runs along. For creeks and rivers there’s 2/6 per hex that you will stumble upon a ford or a bridge.

To determine the size of a marsh, a pond, or a lake, roll a d6. It covers oxgangs equal to the roll. If you roll a six, re-roll and add the result to the initial roll.

Path/Road

And if you discover a path or a road, use flat terrain movement rates regardless of the terrain typeas you travel through that hex.

Getting Lost

Surveying also prevents getting lost. Whenever you are leaving a hex you have not surveyed, roll a d6. There’s a 1/6 chance that you’ll get lost, and if the weather is foggy, snowy, or rainy, receive there's a 2/6 chance you'll get lost. Lost characters spend an additional watch if its daytime, additional two watches if its night time to re-orient themselves.