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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Water Bob" data-source="post: 5282422" data-attributes="member: 92305">Hmm.  Things are so well laid out in this game, I'm surprised this is so perplexing.  The second poster is correct in that, if I allow all five guards a Listen check, the odds unrealistically skew towards 100%. There's a small note under the Listen skill in my core rulebook (Conan RPG 2E, which is based on 3.5E D&D) that suggests to only make one roll.  That same little note isn't under the Spot check description, though. My first inclination is to pick the guard with the best Listen skill and use that one roll to represent all the guards. Like the earlier poster, I'm also inclined to keep the action focussed on the PCs.  So, what I might do is roll the guard's Listen check behind the screen and keep that as target number to get across that corridor.  Then, I'd have the PCs, individually, roll their Move Silent vs. that target.       The comment about a penalty for distraction is a good one, but it's really not addressing the point.  I just made up a situation where several rolls might be made. But since he brought it up, I do think a distraction penalty is in order.  That's a good call.  So, I'd give the PC thief a +5 to his Move Silently checks.  But, I'd also make the PC make a number of Move Silently checks based on the PC's Speed and the length of the corridor, per the rules.       I like the Taking 10 idea, too, but in reading up on it, Taking 10 cannot be done when the character is distracted.  If it was a lone guard out there, walking up and down the battlement, I think I'd use the Taking 10 option.  But, since the gaggle of guards are standing around, shooting the horse droppings with each other, I think the highest Listen skill with the PC getting the +5 distraction bonus is a better way to handle this particular situation. Although, I'll admit that sticking to the letter of the rule might not be the best way to go.  There is something very appealing about not rolling behind the screen and just looking at the guard with the best Listen modifier, adding that to 10, and using that number as the target the PCs have to beat with their Move Silent checks (they'd get the +5 distraction bonus, too). I need to think hard on that--that's some damn fine, easy-cheesy, GMing.</blockquote>

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