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<blockquote data-quote="Neonchameleon" data-source="post: 5643168" data-attributes="member: 87792">Glad to hear it <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp;edit : I got a reply from the DM about my Campaign 101 suggestion. While he won't do that, he says the current campaign should be closer to our skill level in difficulty (I must admit the Goblin base we just went through was generally manageable in spite of a few close calls). &nbsp;The problem here is what level of detail he wants you to search at.&nbsp; And I'd suggest sending him an e-mail to ask him this.&nbsp; If he just says every nook and cranny, there's a simple answer.&nbsp; Take along your ten foot pole and start tapping.&nbsp; Every brick.&nbsp;&quot;I tap the lowest brick on the right hand side archway.&quot;&nbsp; &quot;I tap the second brick on the archway.&quot; ... &quot;I tap the twelth brick on the archway.&quot;&nbsp; &quot;I tap the keystone.&quot;&quot;I tap the top brick on the other side of the archway.&quot;...&quot;I tap the lowest brick on the left hand side of the archway.&quot;&quot;I slide my hand along the edge of the archway.&quot;...&quot;I slide my hand along the front of the archway.&quot;&nbsp;After ten minutes you aren't done searching the archway and the DM is about ready to tear his hair out.&nbsp; Then when you've done the archway you start on the wall.&nbsp; Starting with puffs of dust to find air currents.&nbsp; Then repeat the every brick policy.&nbsp; Because that's what searching every nook and cranny means.&nbsp;That said, actually doing the above is a really bad idea - it's both boring and annoying.&nbsp; Although it might be worth enclosing in an e-mail.&nbsp; The issue here isn't one of searching.&nbsp; It's one of resolution.&nbsp; He doesn't want you to explore every crack between every brick - that's a nook technically.&nbsp; What he wants you to do is explore the details at the level of detail he thinks is right.&nbsp; And that takes time to home in on, and needs a lot of DM prompting.&nbsp; The DM just wants you to be more detailed than he thinks you expect, but knowing how far to go will take communcation - and I doubt it's something he expects.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Neonchameleon, post: 5643168, member: 87792"] Glad to hear it :) edit : I got a reply from the DM about my Campaign 101 suggestion. While he won't do that, he says the current campaign should be closer to our skill level in difficulty (I must admit the Goblin base we just went through was generally manageable in spite of a few close calls). The problem here is what level of detail he wants you to search at. And I'd suggest sending him an e-mail to ask him this. If he just says every nook and cranny, there's a simple answer. Take along your ten foot pole and start tapping. [I]Every brick.[/I] "I tap the lowest brick on the right hand side archway." "I tap the second brick on the archway." ... "I tap the twelth brick on the archway." "I tap the keystone." "I tap the top brick on the [I]other side[/I] of the archway." ... "I tap the lowest brick on the left hand side of the archway." "I slide my hand along the edge of the archway." ... "I slide my hand along the front of the archway." After ten minutes you aren't done searching the archway and the DM is about ready to tear his hair out. Then when you've done the archway you start on the wall. Starting with puffs of dust to find air currents. Then repeat the every brick policy. Because that's what searching every nook and cranny [I]means[/I]. That said, actually doing the above is a really bad idea - it's both boring and annoying. Although it might be worth enclosing in an e-mail. The issue here isn't one of searching. It's one of resolution. He doesn't want you to explore every crack between every brick - that's a nook technically. What he wants you to do is explore the details at the level of detail he thinks is right. And that takes time to home in on, and needs a lot of DM prompting. The DM just wants you to be more detailed than he thinks you expect, but knowing how far to go will take communcation - and I doubt it's something he expects. [/QUOTE]

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