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<blockquote data-quote="Maxperson" data-source="post: 8991332" data-attributes="member: 23751">&quot;1) Avoidance roll — the PC group makes a “avoidance” dice roll and applies the appropriate modifiers to get an adjusted result;2) Activity roll — the GM then makes an “activity” roll and applies the proper modifiers to get an adjusted result;3) Roll comparison — the GM compares the two adjusted rolls;4) Negative differential — if the avoidance roll exceeds the activity roll there is a negative differential and no chance of an encounter and the table is not used, and any pursuit is thrown off or avoided. This may be modified due to an unusual circumstance, or if there is a tracker in the pursuing group.5) Positive differential — if the activity roll exceeds the avoidance roll there is a positive differential and the Standard Encounter Chart is consulted.&quot;What causes the avoidance roll? As it is written there, that seems to be for whether there is or is not an encounter at all, not for what happens when there is an encounter.&nbsp; The stalk/hide, camouflage, perception, tracking, etc. rules would seem to come into play if the encounter was happening and/or for situations outside of an encounter if the party wanted to track a group of bandits or something.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Maxperson, post: 8991332, member: 23751"] "[B]1) Avoidance roll[/B] — the PC group makes a “avoidance” dice roll and applies the appropriate modifiers to get an adjusted result; [B]2) Activity roll[/B] — the GM then makes an “activity” roll and applies the proper modifiers to get an adjusted result; [B]3) Roll comparison[/B] — the GM compares the two adjusted rolls; [B]4) Negative differential[/B] — if the avoidance roll exceeds the activity roll there is a negative differential and no chance of an encounter and the table is not used, and any pursuit is thrown off or avoided. This may be modified due to an unusual circumstance, or if there is a tracker in the pursuing group. [B]5) Positive differential[/B] — if the activity roll exceeds the avoidance roll there is a positive differential and the Standard Encounter Chart is consulted." What causes the avoidance roll? As it is written there, that [U][B]seems[/B][/U] to be for whether there is or is not an encounter at all, not for what happens when there is an encounter. The stalk/hide, camouflage, perception, tracking, etc. rules would seem to come into play if the encounter was happening and/or for situations outside of an encounter if the party wanted to track a group of bandits or something. [/QUOTE]

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