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I am preparing this campaign and was wondering about how long most groups spent exploring Smuggler's Shiv. I went ahead and determined weather and random encounters for four weeks but wasn't sure if I should plan on them hanging around a lot longer than that. With the bit about hunting out encounters compared to the number I rolled it seems like the party may be in for a stay longer than I prepared.
I understand that it all depends on how aggressively the party explores the island and when they run into certain encounters and areas. How many days did your group stick around?
I am interested in the answer to this as well. I will be starting this AP on the coming Saturday. Good luck to us both!
We stayed about 3 weeks in total.
Got the NPC's sorted out quickly and maintaining a good camp, while we explored throughly.
Moved the camp several times as we discovered more of the island and found better campsites, also to throw off the cannibals.
Had some down days due to disease and wounds, but my Alchemist had a very good heal skill, so we didn't lose too much time with that.
We had some close calls, but having some characters with survival skills, and some good healing meant we made it fairly quickly.
It's easy to get tangled up in the problems you face, getting organised and having a clear goal for each day helps a lot.
Also, don't be afraid to run away, setting your camp up as a strong defensive positon, with traps around it can save lives if you do need somewhere to run too!
DBH
My groups stayed for a little under 3 weeks. They were very focused on finding a way off the island. Although the adventure is very sandboxy, I ended up steering the group through the various encounter locations which I think shortened their time on the island.
