>>5580617>>5580620>>5580628>11, 18. Minor success, automatic normal failureThe first leg of your journey, a day’s time at good chariot speed, is uneventful. Perhaps if you did a poorer job of defending your section of the border or if you lived in a more lawless region, like that of Central Hellas, things would have been much worse. The road is bumpy from disuse and your chariot driver has nothing to report.
That is, until you make it to the river. The Peneus is not an especially large river and you were wise enough to return to the site of a previous successful fording. According to your habit you offered no sacrifice to the god alongside the other customary offerings a traveler gives. This has come back to bite you.
As soon as you see her you tell your driver to halt. He sees nothing out of the ordinary. That is a failing of his human ancestry. There is a naiad on the riverbank. Her legs are in the water, and she is looking in your direction. Her nakedness is plain, the typical fashion of these daughters of nature. You are well away from her. You cannot simply avoid her- the next natural ford is many stades downstream and you need to cross the river now. You could make camp and hope she leaves, but that will also waste valuable time and leave you vulnerable in the wild. You wear nothing but your sandals and chiton.
>A naiad is not a river god. Approach her, speak earnestly, and ask what the daemon wants in exchange for safe passage. [Charisma check]>A naiad is not a river god. Approach her and tell the girl to leave or else. [Intimidation check]>A slave obeys. Charge the girl in your chariot and force her to flee. [Chariot skill check]>Write in. 