Let's try this again. This is NOT a thread about party size. This is about camp mechanics:
Fun fact: that already has a megathread as well.
Not saying that you can't start whatever, but I just wanted to point it.
Also, I'm still not sure why you are so hellbent about getting an "in lore" explanation for a stupid game mechanic.
No matter how you sugarcoat it and how many throw-away lines you put into the game as some handwave "Oh yeah, it happen for that reason", it fundamentally remains a contrived gamey restriction.
