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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Primitive Screwhead" data-source="post: 5291439" data-attributes="member: 20805">This next coming session I am running a skill challenge using a modified Obsideon method courtesy of [MENTION=5889]Stalker0[/MENTION]. I love the system, but feel that running it 'as-is' doesn't quite capture the intensity I desire in this next scene.Plot: THe PC's have a valuable McGuffin and need to navigate a hazourdous forest terrain while being assualted various factions that have not had time to properly prepare.   The combats individually are not enough to spend the time to run on thier own {EL-5 usually} but there are 10 to 15 of them... My goal: run a skill challenge that can replicate the cost of 10 to 15 minor combat encounters without spending 40 games hours doing so.My current thought is to use the Obsideon system for a physical skill challenge with the following options/changes:The PCs can choose to either 'run the gauntlet', fleeing the individual encounters {fast but higher risk}, or to 'bash through', destroying each encounter before moving on {slower but lower risk}Changes: The DCs are based on the new chart from Essentials The range of successes is multiplied by 2.5 {with failure = Victory /2 + 1}; resulting in Victory = 20, Partial Success from 12 to 19, Failure with 11 or less. Each round, the PC can wager  healing surges, rolling a D20 for each one wagered. Missing the DC results in losing the surge while making the DC retains the surge and garners a success for the group. In the 'fleeing' mode, you can wager up to 3 surges. In the 'Combat' mode, you can wager up to 2 surges. * PCs can spend an Action Point to wager an additional healing Surge. PCs can spend a daily power to auto-succeed on a wager.'Going for Broke' is implemented.If the group is fleeing, 'Follow the Leader' is implemented.My question to the really cool folks out there is.. can I improve on this?* Yes, I know this means that PCs taking the Combat route will be almost unable to achieve a full victory. In this case, speed is of the essence!</blockquote>

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