Isn't this the basis of zomb100? Where his work life was so shit that when a literal zombie apocalypse happened he finally started living the life he wanted. And it wasn't that he dreamt of survival and shooting dead people,, just a bucket list of cool things to do.
You'll want one of your own. Medications, personal items you want to have. Not general line items like clothes and meds. Specifying is important. Write down stuff like 1 week of anti allergies meds, 2 pairs of pants, 6 t-shirts etc. You would think that there's no way you would forget something important. Then you remember on the way to the airport and it'll ruin the start of your trip.
Calculate based on how long you intend to be overseas to see how many clothes and meds you need. If you have an essential medicine like insulin pack extra in case delays happen. Have emergency medicine like for fever and diarrhoea just in case.
Portable charger and also your own wired chargers. Check what kind of power points the country will use and buy an adaptor if needed.
Buy travel insurance. If you have a delay you will need it. Check what the insurance covers as well to ensure it meets your needs. You mainly want something to cover last minute cancellations and flight delays that could force you to spend more than you intended. But also stuff like medical repatriation, lost luggage etc.
Get the details of the nearest embassy for your country. Write the contact details down so in an emergency you can get in touch.
Anyway, don't stress. 99% of the time all this won't be needed but for that 1% the extra effort you put in to have this ready will help you handle things better.
Create a checklist of things to pack, bring or prepare. Helps to know you definitely packed 3 sets of clothes and have your passport ready.
Keep all your paperwork in a file easily accessible. Try to print stuff if you can because that doesn't run out of battery.
If you're the type to fret over prices, have a currency exchange rate ready so you know how much things will cost in your currency. Just a good mental shorthand reference. Have it be what you exchanged it for at the time not whatever the current rate is.
OMG, the Expanded PDF is amazing and absolutely the type of thing I am looking for! Thank you so much for that. I'm already excited to put the ideas into play.
The crampness will just make for interesting tactics I believe given how I have one main front liner and three ranged. It'll make for great chokepoints. I'll keep that in mind.
Glad to hear the difficulty is well tuned. The party isn't fully optimised for combat so I'm compensating by letting them start at a slightly higher level before starting the delve. Hopefully that should balance things out.
I already have two locals who actually grew up in Otari. The bard and the barbarian grew up together as step sisters and are friends with the various townspeople. The other two are friends with the two and have also been offered the fish camp as a place to stay. So I'm feeling quite solid for the local connections that will motivate the investigation.
I like how Pathfinder 2E does it. A 20 brings your result one tier higher. A 1 brings your result one tier lower. With a high enough base expertise, you can still succeed when rolling a 1, just not as awesome as you normally are. And a 20 isn't a guarantee against really strong foes.
Patricia C Wrede. The Enchanted Forest Chronicles.
The titles for the series are below:
Dealing with Dragons
Searching for Dragons
Calling on Dragons
Talking to Dragons
Fantasy stories with each book centered around one protagonist and a meta take of your usual fairy tales. And includes wizards, dragons, princesses too.
This is totally the kind of stuff that I would read for ages and I would like to subscribe to your treasure hunting tales.