Skill Check

Hunting & Survival

pixelated art showing a campsite by Nova
Skill Master: Position Vacant, Please Apply here
Rank Range: Rank 1 - 7
Topics: Climates of Isilendor, Environment, Camping, Hunting, Setting Traps, Dangers in the Wild, Stealth
Books: Stayin' Alive
Where to Go: Course Link

About Hunting & Survival

Danger lurks in every realm of Isilendor. From the sheer mountains of Delvheim to the harsh heat of Akasuna. It is important to be aware of these dangers and how to survive them. Hunting & Survival is the perfect set of skills to help you travel these lands and live long enough to tell the tale.

This course pulls knowledge together into a guide to Isilendor, helping you to seek out your meal for the night and understand the best place to shelter from a storm.

At the end of the course you will be able to acquire Hunting & Survival Mastery Certificate.

Task: Roll for Hunting & Survival

Complete ONE Blacksmithing assignment using ONE of the below prompts.
However, you cannot choose the prompt.
Message Victariah Rauxilfen who will roll a 20-sided dice (d20). The result will determine your prompt.

  1. Survival - You become hopelessly lost, your supplies are damaged, and something dangerous is now tracking you. Describe what happened.
  2. Acrobatics - Your hunt startles a predator instead of prey. You must flee, abandoning valuable equipment behind.
  3. Nature - You mistake poisonous plants for edible ones. What clues did you miss, and how do you recover?
  4. Survival - Your fire making fails. You spend a very, very cold night in the wilderness.
  5. Perception - You thought you were making progress on your hike. Turns out you were walking round and round in circles.
  6. Acrobatics - You drift off to sleep in your bed roll, only to wake up floating in a barrel. You must escape the barrel.
  7. Perception - The trap is set... oh, where is it? You misplaced the trap in the woods and step in it yourself.
  8. Survival - You try to start a fire and your cloak catches on fire. After stopping, dropping and rolling, your cloak is completely ruined.
  9. Nature - You track some footprints on the ground, only to find that you tracked another student.
  10. Survival - During a night of camping in the woods, you manage to sleep rough but your back hurts after
  11. Insight - You discover signs that another hunter has recently passed through. Are they friend, rival, or something else?
  12. Stealth - You catch sight of prey but spook it with a careless mistake. You learn something useful from the encounter.
  13. Survival - You set a trap. It catches something...but not what you expected. Describe your unusual prize.
  14. Animal Handling - You successfully hunt down a deer and prepare a wonderful roast on the fire.
  15. Survival - Some lost travellers come along. You have enough spare food to offer them some.
  16. Intimidation - A bear spots you but you know what to do. You make yourself appear big and yell loudly until it leaves.
  17. Sleight of Hand - You build a shelter so brilliant the whole class is able to fit inside it whilst also remaining completely hidden.
  18. Survival - Your instincts reveal subtle dangers long before they become threats. You avoid an ambush, natural hazard, or predator entirely.
  19. Animal Handling - Against all odds, you achieve a legendary feat of survival. You bring down an extraordinary beast.
  20. Survival - Your survival skills are so superior that when you and your peers get separated from the Skill Master you not only manage to survive, but thrive, for a week until you are all found . (choose mountains, desert, forest or plains)


The Rules

  • After you have completed the assignment, message Victariah Rauxilfen.
  • The assignment does not need to be graded beforehand.
  • The assignment must meet lesson requirements (eg. format, questions answered).
  • If you choose a prompt without rolling the dice, it will not be counted for the reward.
  • Entry must be submitted by Monday 6th July at midnight.

The Prize


Magical Compass
Magical Compass - What is it you want the most? Whatever your heart most desires, celestial light will guide you there by means of this magical compass. You'll never be lost again as you traverse across the continent on your adventures.

For more detailed sources of information, see the following links:
Hall of Attainment
Guild Registry
Hunting & Survival
Plot Information - Damage Calculator