roguerouge
First Post
I'd like to do an encounter in which the PC's ship goes through a heavy storm, but I'm uncertain how to make that work mechanically and dramatically. Anyone have any help? The PCs are the captain and the navigator.
So, we've got Intimidate/Diplomacy for captain to control the crew, Profession (sailor) for the crew tasks, knowledge (nature) for identifying the severity of the storm, and I actually use Knowledge (geography) for piloting.
What other skills should be in play?
What events should occur?
The only thing to watch out for if using skill challenges in 3e is that skill scores can be VERY swingy between different party members. What is an impossible score for one PC is an average challenge to another. Some maxed out 4th level bard might have a +30 to control the crew, while the less maxed out druid 4 might have only a +10 or so to do what's needed. In groups that are roughly equivalently maxed in the needed skills, it's a good challenge; in others, it might be doomed to fail before it begins.
It's 3e, but I don't see why a skill challenge system wouldn't work here. How would it work in 3e?