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<blockquote data-quote="Manbearcat" data-source="post: 7115766" data-attributes="member: 6696971"><p>Alright, here is another example but Epic Tier</p><p></p><p><strong>The situation:</strong></p><p></p><p>A Wilden Fighter has led his comrades deep into the Feywild, through an unswimmable river, a pernicious forest, and up an unclimbable cliff to the Wild Hunt's Enclave. They seek the blessing of the great Moon Seer to discover the lost spirit of the legendary oathbreaker that left the Prince of Frost at the altar, forsaking him for a mortal tryst. They crest the peak and are greeted, inhospitably spear-first, by an assemblage of giant huntsmen. The ranking huntsmen tells them there is nothing for them here and to go back from whence they came or they will forcibly send them back (over the edge of the cliff). </p><p></p><p>Lets call it a Complexity 4, Level +2 SC (10 successes before 3 failures, 4 Advantages, 7 L+2 Med DCs and 3 L+2 High DCs). They're nearly complete and only have 1 Advantage left. Let's say they're at 8 successes and 2 failures.</p><p></p><p><strong>The triggering move:</strong></p><p></p><p>Our Wilden Fighter, gracefully brings his Greatspear about. It goes from a mundane climbing aid to a terrifying specter in the hands of an obvious master in the blink of an eye. The player deploys Steely Persuasion (Weapon Proficiency and Enhancement bonus to Intimidate or Streetwise check...so + 8 in this situation). The Fighter's Intimidate (even with only a +2 Cha) passes the L+2 Medium DC with only a 2 or better. But lets say that I've got a High DC left and I'm going to use it now. The Fighter uses the last remaining Advantage (the legend of this weapon and the prowess of the wielder is apparently well-traveled in the Feywild) to reduce the DC to Medium and he trivially achieves it.</p><p></p><p><strong>The result:</strong></p><p></p><p>We're now at 9 successes and 2 failures. I back the huntsmen off and the ranking member pays homage to weapon, its wielder, and the bravery/canniness of the PCs for making it to the doorstep of the Wild Hunt's enclave. A brief exchange later, after the ranking huntsmen asks their purpose, and I tell them that there are only two ways to bear witness to the Moon Seer's communing with The Three Fates and gaining their favor:</p><p></p><p>1) Displace a member of the Wild Hunt in mortal combat (this would be a nested combat Skill Challenge).</p><p></p><p>2) Track, slay, and bring back the pelt of the avatar of the Elder Spirit, the Primal Beast, that haunts their upper slopes (another nested Skill Challenge).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Manbearcat, post: 7115766, member: 6696971"] Alright, here is another example but Epic Tier [B]The situation:[/B] A Wilden Fighter has led his comrades deep into the Feywild, through an unswimmable river, a pernicious forest, and up an unclimbable cliff to the Wild Hunt's Enclave. They seek the blessing of the great Moon Seer to discover the lost spirit of the legendary oathbreaker that left the Prince of Frost at the altar, forsaking him for a mortal tryst. They crest the peak and are greeted, inhospitably spear-first, by an assemblage of giant huntsmen. The ranking huntsmen tells them there is nothing for them here and to go back from whence they came or they will forcibly send them back (over the edge of the cliff). Lets call it a Complexity 4, Level +2 SC (10 successes before 3 failures, 4 Advantages, 7 L+2 Med DCs and 3 L+2 High DCs). They're nearly complete and only have 1 Advantage left. Let's say they're at 8 successes and 2 failures. [B]The triggering move:[/B] Our Wilden Fighter, gracefully brings his Greatspear about. It goes from a mundane climbing aid to a terrifying specter in the hands of an obvious master in the blink of an eye. The player deploys Steely Persuasion (Weapon Proficiency and Enhancement bonus to Intimidate or Streetwise check...so + 8 in this situation). The Fighter's Intimidate (even with only a +2 Cha) passes the L+2 Medium DC with only a 2 or better. But lets say that I've got a High DC left and I'm going to use it now. The Fighter uses the last remaining Advantage (the legend of this weapon and the prowess of the wielder is apparently well-traveled in the Feywild) to reduce the DC to Medium and he trivially achieves it. [B]The result:[/B] We're now at 9 successes and 2 failures. I back the huntsmen off and the ranking member pays homage to weapon, its wielder, and the bravery/canniness of the PCs for making it to the doorstep of the Wild Hunt's enclave. A brief exchange later, after the ranking huntsmen asks their purpose, and I tell them that there are only two ways to bear witness to the Moon Seer's communing with The Three Fates and gaining their favor: 1) Displace a member of the Wild Hunt in mortal combat (this would be a nested combat Skill Challenge). 2) Track, slay, and bring back the pelt of the avatar of the Elder Spirit, the Primal Beast, that haunts their upper slopes (another nested Skill Challenge). [/QUOTE]
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