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<blockquote data-quote="LostSoul" data-source="post: 4423010" data-attributes="member: 386">I am thinking of running a skill challenge to deal with the breakout.&nbsp; I didn't want the skill challenge to resolve getting the captured PCs out - that's what I have a map for!&nbsp; (If it were abstract, then I'd probably do it.&nbsp; But I have a tactical map, so I might as well use it.)&nbsp; Instead, I decided to use the skill challenge to determine the level of alertness in the Keep - random encounters and perception checks.This is what I came up with:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Goal &amp; Context: 
&nbsp; &nbsp; The goal is simple: get in, get the captured PCs, get out. 
&nbsp; &nbsp; Kalarel and the hobgoblins don't expect the PCs to come back the next day.&nbsp; They are busy re-grouping, and not on the watch for anything.&nbsp; During this day (the day after the big fight), they all suffer a -2 penalty to their perception checks. 
&nbsp; &nbsp; If the PCs wait a day, it counts as a failure.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Complexity: 
&nbsp; &nbsp; 3, 8 successes before 3 failures.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Level: 
&nbsp; &nbsp; Level 4.&nbsp; DCs are 7, 12, 17.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Skills &amp; Checks: 
&nbsp; &nbsp; We are going to call for checks whenever the PCs make a lot of noise.&nbsp; Getting into a fight is one way.&nbsp; Checks that use the same trick suffer a -2 penalty. 
&nbsp; &nbsp; Each failure will change the conditions in the Keep.&nbsp; I would like to ad-lib this, but some ideas would help:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Guards are alert; +2 to Perception checks.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A hobgoblin patrol springs on the PCs before they can take a short rest.&nbsp; Their goal is to kill the PCs.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A hobgoblin patrol specifically looking for the PCs will start wandering the Keep.&nbsp; Their goal is to report back to the Warchief.</li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Consequences: 
&nbsp; &nbsp; 525 xp. 
&nbsp; &nbsp; Failure means that all resources are levelled against the PCs.&nbsp; The entire complex comes after them. 
&nbsp; &nbsp; Success means that all checks to get in, get out without being spotted will be successful - we will assume the PCs are too good to be noticed.&nbsp; No more random encounters will occur.</li>
</ul>Any thoughts?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="LostSoul, post: 4423010, member: 386"] I am thinking of running a skill challenge to deal with the breakout. I didn't want the skill challenge to resolve getting the captured PCs out - that's what I have a map for! (If it were abstract, then I'd probably do it. But I have a tactical map, so I might as well use it.) Instead, I decided to use the skill challenge to determine the level of alertness in the Keep - random encounters and perception checks. This is what I came up with: [list][*] Goal & Context: The goal is simple: get in, get the captured PCs, get out. Kalarel and the hobgoblins don't expect the PCs to come back the next day. They are busy re-grouping, and not on the watch for anything. During this day (the day after the big fight), they all suffer a -2 penalty to their perception checks. If the PCs wait a day, it counts as a failure. [*] Complexity: 3, 8 successes before 3 failures. [*] Level: Level 4. DCs are 7, 12, 17. [*] Skills & Checks: We are going to call for checks whenever the PCs make a lot of noise. Getting into a fight is one way. Checks that use the same trick suffer a -2 penalty. Each failure will change the conditions in the Keep. I would like to ad-lib this, but some ideas would help: [list][*]Guards are alert; +2 to Perception checks. [*]A hobgoblin patrol springs on the PCs before they can take a short rest. Their goal is to kill the PCs. [*]A hobgoblin patrol specifically looking for the PCs will start wandering the Keep. Their goal is to report back to the Warchief.[/list] [*] Consequences: 525 xp. Failure means that all resources are levelled against the PCs. The entire complex comes after them. Success means that all checks to get in, get out without being spotted will be successful - we will assume the PCs are too good to be noticed. No more random encounters will occur.[/list] Any thoughts? [/QUOTE]

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