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<blockquote data-quote="TessarrianDM" data-source="post: 4577078" data-attributes="member: 51798">A 5' x 5' x 10' pit contains 250 cubic feet of material. Basing it on Gary Gygax's World Builder book, and rounding up his figure of 124 lbs./cu. ft. to 125 lbs., it contains 31,250 pounds of common soil. I would allow a character to dig an amount equal to his heavy load maximum in 1 minute using a shovel (this accounts for roots, rocks, compaction, etc.). &nbsp;This would mean a character with a Str 10 could dig the hole in 5 hours 12 min. One with Str 15 would take 2 hours 36 min; Str 18 @ 1 hour 45 min; Str 20 @ 1 hour 18 min; Str 24 @ 45 min.&nbsp;Each hole would generate a wall of dirt approximately 4' high, 4' thick, and 15' long (using 240 cu. ft. of the 250 cu. ft. from the hole). I would double the digging time per pit to account for the construction of the wall/cover.&nbsp;Hiding the pits would require a Disguise check (opposed by Spot or Search) and take 1d8x10 minutes per pit (Rules Compendium pg. 106, Disguising Objects).&nbsp;The base DC to craft a simple mechanical trap (DMG pg. 76) of CR 1-3 (your average pit) is 20; if no one has craft (trapmaking), I would probably make that a DC 25 (the DC for a CR 4-6 trap).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TessarrianDM, post: 4577078, member: 51798"] A 5' x 5' x 10' pit contains 250 cubic feet of material. Basing it on Gary Gygax's World Builder book, and rounding up his figure of 124 lbs./cu. ft. to 125 lbs., it contains 31,250 pounds of common soil. I would allow a character to dig an amount equal to his heavy load maximum in 1 minute using a shovel (this accounts for roots, rocks, compaction, etc.). This would mean a character with a Str 10 could dig the hole in 5 hours 12 min. One with Str 15 would take 2 hours 36 min; Str 18 @ 1 hour 45 min; Str 20 @ 1 hour 18 min; Str 24 @ 45 min. Each hole would generate a wall of dirt approximately 4' high, 4' thick, and 15' long (using 240 cu. ft. of the 250 cu. ft. from the hole). I would double the digging time per pit to account for the construction of the wall/cover. Hiding the pits would require a Disguise check (opposed by Spot or Search) and take 1d8x10 minutes per pit (Rules Compendium pg. 106, Disguising Objects). The base DC to craft a simple mechanical trap (DMG pg. 76) of CR 1-3 (your average pit) is 20; if no one has craft (trapmaking), I would probably make that a DC 25 (the DC for a CR 4-6 trap). [/QUOTE]

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