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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AbdulAlhazred" data-source="post: 8155715" data-attributes="member: 82106">I try to keep an SC pretty focused and thematic, but it does need to have (as I said before) plot etc. One I recall running was a 'gauntlet' The PCs needed to get down the river, and do so before the bad guys did. The river consisted of a series of obstacles, as well as whatever actions the bad guys took, which could vary somewhat depending on the situation, but they were just basically another type of obstacle. So, this SC took place in 3 acts, and had, IIRC a complexity of 3 as well. The first part involved a skirmish with the bad guys, which was basically the setup (bad guys jump in a boat and take off, the PCs naturally follow in another boat). This involves Perception or Athletics, to either find the boat quickly, or else haul it into the water rapidly. Failure means falling behind more. Secondary skills included Stealth and Nature (sneaking up on the bad guys so they don't take off as quickly, or else knowing the lay of the land so you can move quicker).The second part was getting through the rapids. I believe it was either Survival or again Athletics, though you could also use Nature and Perception to again find calmer water or avoid a trap set by the bad guys (I think it was a rope that would snag your boat at a bad spot). The third part involved either surviving going OVER the waterfall, or taking the harder/slower portage around it. I think these were Survival and again Athletics, with again Nature and Perception as secondary options to assist. Depending on the number of failures would A) subject PCs to Survival checks to avoid HS loss, and mean the bad guys would be closer on your tail (total failure and they are ahead of you). This is a pretty simple SC, and actually you don't need any enhanced rules for it, though I believe if you go by RC you'd have an 'obstacle' and I think also the PCs would get to deploy an advantage somewhere along the way.Note that I also have some rules for how to use powers, particularly rituals, that can help you out, but obviously invoke a cost.</blockquote>

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