Olaf the Stout
Hero
We had a slightly strange yet funny moment in my D&D session last night. The Sorcerer was Flying and Invisible. He flew over the top of the Yuan-Ti and Kobold that the party was fighting so I asked him to make a Move Silently roll to see if they can hear him.
The player thought it was a bit silly since he wasn't actually doing anything besides flying in a straight line but I ruled that he might have items knocking together in the wind and making some noise.
The player rolled reasonably well and told me his Move Silently check. Just as I was about to roll the baddies Listen checks, he said, "Wait, I get a +5 due to my Boot of Elvenkind." The whole table cracked up laughing!
As illogical as it seemed that a pair of boots helped you fly more silently, I still let him keep the +5 from them and he went past the baddies without them noticing.
From a reality point of view it really doesn't make sense but I have gotten to the stage now where I realise that D&D rules and their ability to simulate reality diverge in many places. I accept that and just don't worry whether or not it makes complete logical sense. Of course, this is a place where people throw around Fireballs, fly around and and fight Dragons and other strange beasts. Reality in a D&D world is obviously very different to ours.
Has anyone else had something like this happen?
Olaf the Stout
The player thought it was a bit silly since he wasn't actually doing anything besides flying in a straight line but I ruled that he might have items knocking together in the wind and making some noise.
The player rolled reasonably well and told me his Move Silently check. Just as I was about to roll the baddies Listen checks, he said, "Wait, I get a +5 due to my Boot of Elvenkind." The whole table cracked up laughing!
As illogical as it seemed that a pair of boots helped you fly more silently, I still let him keep the +5 from them and he went past the baddies without them noticing.
From a reality point of view it really doesn't make sense but I have gotten to the stage now where I realise that D&D rules and their ability to simulate reality diverge in many places. I accept that and just don't worry whether or not it makes complete logical sense. Of course, this is a place where people throw around Fireballs, fly around and and fight Dragons and other strange beasts. Reality in a D&D world is obviously very different to ours.
Has anyone else had something like this happen?
Olaf the Stout
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