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<blockquote data-quote="Sunseeker" data-source="post: 6214204">Specific rules for climbing monsters are unnecessary.&nbsp; You can create them by using existing modifiers for regular climbing.&nbsp; Here is some make-believe math.Climb DC: XMoving Target: DC +2Surface difficulty(smooth, slimy, wet, ie: difficult terrain climbing surface): DC +2Aggressive(ie: fighting against your attempt to climb it, you may need to have the monster make a spot chec, which may increase the DC further if it notices you and acts against you, or simply rule that if you are in combat with it, this applies): +2So lets say you want to climb atop a dragon you are battling, I'd say dragons are a difficult climb regardless, so lets say that's a DC 18.&nbsp; Dragon scales don't make for the best handholds, so there's a +2.&nbsp; The dragon is likely moving as it is fighting you, so there's another +2, it's also fighting you, so +2.So climbing a dragon while you are in combat with it, would give you a DC 24.&nbsp; If it succeeds in it's spot check(it gets one every time you move while on it), the DC goes up by another +2.I don't really think there are any special rules needed for this.&nbsp; I think the outline I wrote above presents a sound way to approach adjusting the DC for attempting to climb a monster.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sunseeker, post: 6214204"] Specific rules for climbing monsters are unnecessary. You can create them by using existing modifiers for regular climbing. Here is some make-believe math. Climb DC: X Moving Target: DC +2 Surface difficulty(smooth, slimy, wet, ie: difficult terrain climbing surface): DC +2 Aggressive(ie: fighting against your attempt to climb it, you may need to have the monster make a spot chec, which may increase the DC further if it notices you and acts against you, or simply rule that if you are in combat with it, this applies): +2 So lets say you want to climb atop a dragon you are battling, I'd say dragons are a difficult climb regardless, so lets say that's a DC 18. Dragon scales don't make for the best handholds, so there's a +2. The dragon is likely moving as it is fighting you, so there's another +2, it's also fighting you, so +2. So climbing a dragon while you are in combat with it, would give you a DC 24. If it succeeds in it's spot check(it gets one every time you move while on it), the DC goes up by another +2. I don't really think there are any special rules needed for this. I think the outline I wrote above presents a sound way to approach adjusting the DC for attempting to climb a monster. [/QUOTE]

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