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<blockquote data-quote="Nimloth" data-source="post: 4553157" data-attributes="member: 54068">Well, in this case, do it.&nbsp; They know what he is capable of and should take precautions.&nbsp; Just be sure to make all appropriate rolls (for the following questions) and write down (for verification/documentation) all timing issues (the ninja is limited in how much Ki he has available).&nbsp; - How do they know where the party is staying?- How much time does he use to find the party?- How many possible rooms does he have to search?- How much time has passed since their last encounter &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; (ie: could the ninja be at full Ki)?- In the parties use of Ethereal travel, did you roll for random E. monsters?- Did you do the same for the ninja?Of course, you could just &quot;handwave/rule o&quot; that he runs out of Ki just as he is raising his weapon to strike.&nbsp; That would be very dramatic and allow the person on guard duty at least a chance to stop it.&nbsp; Or, since there should be no mystery of who/how they did this, run it as a cut scene and make appropriate random rolls in front of the players:&quot;So the BBEG has sent Bob the vampire ninja to kill you.&nbsp; He (rolls) heads out during PC x's guard shift.&nbsp; Knowing approximatly where you are staying, he goes ethereal and moves into room 1.&nbsp; (roll) He checks the left door 1st, and finding that you aren't in room 2, moves right toward room 3.&nbsp; So that is x rounds of his power used.&nbsp; Etc....&quot;&nbsp; This will let the players know you aren't just out to kill their characters, but that it is completely within the scope of the villains power and personality to do this.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Nimloth, post: 4553157, member: 54068"] Well, in this case, do it. They know what he is capable of and should take precautions. Just be sure to make all appropriate rolls (for the following questions) and write down (for verification/documentation) all timing issues (the ninja is limited in how much Ki he has available). - How do they know where the party is staying? - How much time does he use to find the party? - How many possible rooms does he have to search? - How much time has passed since their last encounter (ie: could the ninja be at full Ki)? - In the parties use of Ethereal travel, did you roll for random E. monsters? - Did you do the same for the ninja? Of course, you could just "handwave/rule o" that he runs out of Ki just as he is raising his weapon to strike. That would be very dramatic and allow the person on guard duty at least a chance to stop it. Or, since there should be no mystery of who/how they did this, run it as a cut scene and make appropriate random rolls in front of the players: "So the BBEG has sent Bob the vampire ninja to kill you. He (rolls) heads out during PC x's guard shift. Knowing approximatly where you are staying, he goes ethereal and moves into room 1. (roll) He checks the left door 1st, and finding that you aren't in room 2, moves right toward room 3. So that is x rounds of his power used. Etc...." This will let the players know you aren't just out to kill their characters, but that it is completely within the scope of the villains power and personality to do this. [/QUOTE]

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