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<blockquote data-quote="BoldItalic" data-source="post: 6937993" data-attributes="member: 6777052">Here is a little narrative about three characters. Under the hood, there are several skill checks going on, some successful and others not. Can you tell, just from the narrative, what the characters' stats were? Or is the outcome not very dependent on the precise numbers?&quot;Stand back!&quot; roared Ardwulf as he threw his massive shoulder against the door. &quot;There is not a door in the land that can withstand the strength of a Longblade!&quot; There was a mighty thud but, strangely, the door did not move. Ardwulf called upon the spirits of his ancestors and threw himself at it again. Once more, the door did not move. Baffled, he flew into a rage and cursed the gods with an oath terrible to hear, but it availed him nothing. The door did not yield.Twinklestaff made to speak but Sister Healthia cut him short, making a sign to avert evil as she sought to calm Ardwulf with soothing words. &quot;Nay, curse not the gods lest thou bringst ill fortune upon thy quest,&quot; she admonished. &quot;Yonder door will surely open if it be our destiny to pass through, for is there not a mystic rune inscribed upon the lintel?&quot;&quot;I was trying to tell you,&quot; said the gnome reproachfully. &quot;This stone is dwarven work from the elder times and the rune is hard to read, even for us wizards who have studied the lore of doorways&quot;. Then he made a few passes with his staff and uttered mystical syllables under his beard. The runes flowed, dissolved and reformed into a word that all could, of a sudden, understand.And the word was &quot;PULL&quot;.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BoldItalic, post: 6937993, member: 6777052"] Here is a little narrative about three characters. Under the hood, there are several skill checks going on, some successful and others not. Can you tell, just from the narrative, what the characters' stats were? Or is the outcome not very dependent on the precise numbers? [COLOR=#0000ff]"Stand back!" roared Ardwulf as he threw his massive shoulder against the door. "There is not a door in the land that can withstand the strength of a Longblade!" There was a mighty [I]thud[/I] but, strangely, the door did not move. Ardwulf called upon the spirits of his ancestors and threw himself at it again. Once more, the door did not move. Baffled, he flew into a rage and cursed the gods with an oath terrible to hear, but it availed him nothing. The door did not yield. Twinklestaff made to speak but Sister Healthia cut him short, making a sign to avert evil as she sought to calm Ardwulf with soothing words. "Nay, curse not the gods lest thou bringst ill fortune upon thy quest," she admonished. "Yonder door will surely open if it be our destiny to pass through, for is there not a mystic rune inscribed upon the lintel?" "I was trying to tell you," said the gnome reproachfully. "This stone is dwarven work from the elder times and the rune is hard to read, even for us wizards who have studied the lore of doorways". Then he made a few passes with his staff and uttered mystical syllables under his beard. The runes flowed, dissolved and reformed into a word that all could, of a sudden, understand. And the word was "PULL".[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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