Improved Aid Other

[apesamongus]

OK, tell me what this will break...

I want to alter the Aid Other action to allow for bonues > 2 and to give bigger bonuses for higher skill/scores from the helpers. So, I was thinking give the standard +2 for beating 10 and then +1 for each 10 points higher than that you roll. I'm sure there's some case that makes this a really bad idea, but I can't think of anything.

 

[Sammael]

Actually, this is identical to the solution proposed in the Epic Level Handbook, and I think it's a good idea.

 

[Ferret]

Yeah sounds decent. I don't know how you would make sure the aider doesn't outshine the starter(?)...

 

[Thondor]

I personally would like to make it lower then +10 more for +1 but that would probably be unbalancing +8 for a +1? but those numbers would just seem weird.

There's also the idea that if the aider actually rolls a 20 then it's +4 instead of +2 (or I suppose you coul make it +1 higher then the roll would normally give with this change)

 

[Stalker0]

I think +2 +1 per 10 over DC 10 is a fine idea. If you were going to make it any other number, I would go with +1 per 5 over DC 10 for ease of math but I think the 10 over is the way to go.

 

[apesamongus]

I think +2 +1 per 10 over DC 10 is a fine idea. If you were going to make it any other number, I would go with +1 per 5 over DC 10 for ease of math but I think the 10 over is the way to go.

I thought about that too, but it seemed a bit much.