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<blockquote data-quote="Steverooo" data-source="post: 724052" data-attributes="member: 9410">Word Problem #11To balance on the shield as it slides down the stairs is a Balance check, DC:15.&nbsp; (Yes, that's right, DC:15; the same as sliding down an ice-covered hill without losing your balance...&nbsp; **Replays of Njal's Saga, with Skarp-Hedin sliding down the ice-covered hill to the river, severing his enemies' heads en-route**)&nbsp; If the PC has fewer than five Ranks in Balance, they lose their DEX bonus to AC.&nbsp; Depending upon the design of the shield, I might give it a -2 Circumstance Modifier to the Balance Check.The attack is then handled normally, either as though riding (-8, is it?), or -0 with the Shot on the Run Feat.&nbsp; Possibly with a -2 Circumstance Penalty.EDIT: After review, it occurs to me that an important question is unanswered: the speed with which the shield descends the stairs...&nbsp; GM's Fiat, on that one!&nbsp; If it slides at walking speed, then DC:15 Balance.&nbsp; If it is moving at full speed, then DC:20.&nbsp; If at double-move speed, then TWO DC:20 checks.Again, if the Balance check fails, the PC gets a +2 to be hit, and loses any DEX Bonus to AC.&nbsp; If they fail by five or more, they tumble down the stairs.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Steverooo, post: 724052, member: 9410"] [b]Word Problem #11[/b] To balance on the shield as it slides down the stairs is a Balance check, DC:15. (Yes, that's right, DC:15; the same as sliding down an ice-covered hill without losing your balance... **Replays of [U]Njal's Saga[/U], with Skarp-Hedin sliding down the ice-covered hill to the river, severing his enemies' heads en-route**) If the PC has fewer than five Ranks in Balance, they lose their DEX bonus to AC. Depending upon the design of the shield, I might give it a -2 Circumstance Modifier to the Balance Check. The attack is then handled normally, either as though riding (-8, is it?), or -0 with the Shot on the Run Feat. Possibly with a -2 Circumstance Penalty. EDIT: After review, it occurs to me that an important question is unanswered: the speed with which the shield descends the stairs... GM's Fiat, on that one! If it slides at walking speed, then DC:15 Balance. If it is moving at full speed, then DC:20. If at double-move speed, then TWO DC:20 checks. Again, if the Balance check fails, the PC gets a +2 to be hit, and loses any DEX Bonus to AC. If they fail by five or more, they tumble down the stairs. [/QUOTE]

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