Re: The swamp
Having no skills in raft building, Khorden none the less has some skill at crafting items from things other than wood and it rather proficient with knots and such. With the aid of the others, especially Kree and Senuviel, and gathering up the rope from those who volunteer it, Khorden directs the others to fall some trees and he sees to trimming the leaves and such.
He takes added pains to make the little craft sturdy, after all it had to be fair enough to keep his bulk afloat. Khorden was certainly not going to be swimming anywhere.
Looking at the gathered wood, Khorden shows a particular pickiness in sorting them out, spending an inordinate amount of time having them trimmed smoothly, ensuring their straight lines, having new limbs fetched when those inspected prove to not meet his exacting standards.
Lashing the limbs together, Khorden places cross timbers lashed at regular intervals along it's length to give more structural stability. The lashings are probably more than double what's needed, but a Dwarf craftsman in doubt over-constructs. He ties several loops in and among the limbs, anchor points to lash down equipment, or should things go poorly, hand holds for the passengers.
Finally done with the raft itself, he puts the others to work to fashioning a paddle to be used to steer the craft, what one more skilled in such things would call a rudder, and makes sure it's securely fashion to the rear of the raft. He has Bruga and Clair focus on long, narrow trees and limbs that could be trimmed and used as poles to push along or help direct around any boulders or trees or alligators that the group would want to avoid.
Picking for himself a spot in the very middle of the raft, Khorden puts a few extra hand holds there. He didn't want to admit such to the others, but traveling by boat was not something he was looking forward to.
Finally, Khorden examines the finished work. It's large enough to carry all and their equipment with ease and it would stand up to a fair battering if he was any judge, which he had to admit to himself that he's not. Still, it looks to be as good a raft as one could expect from an untrained Dwarf.
13:31, Today: Khorden Stonegrip rolled 22 using 1d20+3. Strength Check to build raft.