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<blockquote data-quote="Chaosmancer" data-source="post: 8723649" data-attributes="member: 6801228"><p>I agree</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>If the drawers and mattress pulling are helping me find traps? Sure, I don't really care if you want to spend a little purple prose on me being extra cautious.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>What is "a location"? </p><p></p><p>See, to me, if I had to actively search "the location" where a door is hidden? Then that would mean the room it is in. Not the specific wall it is on. Because it is kind of dumb to know the character is looking for a secret door, but because it is on the west wall and they said they were going to search the south wall, they don't get to roll to find it. Because all this leads to is "I search the South wall for a secret door. I search the East wall for a secret door. I search the North wall for a secret door. I search the West wall for a secret door." </p><p></p><p>You are searching for a secret door in the same room where there is a secret door? Great, let's roll. </p><p></p><p>You are searching for a trap in the same room where there is a trap? Great, let's roll. </p><p></p><p>I'm not going to require them specify "I search the floor for traps. I search the North wall for traps. I search the East Wall for traps..." because it is just obnoxious, and not required by the rules in any way, shape or form.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chaosmancer, post: 8723649, member: 6801228"] I agree If the drawers and mattress pulling are helping me find traps? Sure, I don't really care if you want to spend a little purple prose on me being extra cautious. What is "a location"? See, to me, if I had to actively search "the location" where a door is hidden? Then that would mean the room it is in. Not the specific wall it is on. Because it is kind of dumb to know the character is looking for a secret door, but because it is on the west wall and they said they were going to search the south wall, they don't get to roll to find it. Because all this leads to is "I search the South wall for a secret door. I search the East wall for a secret door. I search the North wall for a secret door. I search the West wall for a secret door." You are searching for a secret door in the same room where there is a secret door? Great, let's roll. You are searching for a trap in the same room where there is a trap? Great, let's roll. I'm not going to require them specify "I search the floor for traps. I search the North wall for traps. I search the East Wall for traps..." because it is just obnoxious, and not required by the rules in any way, shape or form. [/QUOTE]
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