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<blockquote data-quote="Nytmare" data-source="post: 5010642" data-attributes="member: 55178">I agree with most of what Saeviomagy said.&nbsp; A skill challenge should be bigger than what could be covered with a single roll.&nbsp; Moving a pile of rocks, especially a pile of rocks that doesn't really have anything to do with the bigger story seems more like clutter than skill challenge fodder to me.You want to end with the PCs finding the bodies and having the &quot;Whoa!&nbsp; They were ghosts!&quot; moment.&nbsp; I'd open with them finding out that the woods were haunted and leading them to the conclusion that the ghosts are a threat. Episode - Getting Through the Haunted Woods Act 1 - Which way do we go?&nbsp; The PCs figure out that they need to go through the HaUnTeD woods.&nbsp; History, nature, and religion checks.&nbsp; Successes put them on the most direct route through the woods, and teach them local hedge magics to guard against this particular flavor of ghost.&nbsp; Failures get them lost and maybe dump them into an ugly fight starting Act 2.&nbsp; Act 2 - This lady needs help! The PCs discover the (she couldn't possibly be a ghost) damsel in distress.&nbsp; Maybe she herself is being tormented by other bully undead and the PCs have to rescue her?&nbsp; Her foolish children have gone off into the woods to an abandoned mine spurred on by tales of adventurers finding treasure and our heroes need to &quot;return them to their mother's arms.&quot;&nbsp; Social skills to calm her, intimidation and combat abilities to cow the mean ol ghosts, history and dungeoneering checks to point the way to the mine.&nbsp; Successes (unless they're coming into this with a failure) let them scare off the ghosts unscathed and without expending resources, give them information about/get them to the mine.&nbsp; Failures mean that they're fighting and possibly losing dailies and surges.Act 3 - Move the pile of rocks.&nbsp; Hey there's a mine, hey the bully ghosts came back to harass us, hey there's nothing down here but a bunch of old skeletons and one of them is dressed like that lady who sent us here to save her kids.&nbsp; Digging and dungeoneering types skills.&nbsp; Successes, the ghosts are happy, hey look, here's a magic whozit the kids had found.&nbsp; Failures and they've disturbed/destroyed the remains and the spirits can no longer find peace.&nbsp; Curses, big fights against an upset mommy ghost?&nbsp; Anything along those lines float your boat?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Nytmare, post: 5010642, member: 55178"] I agree with most of what Saeviomagy said. A skill challenge should be bigger than what could be covered with a single roll. Moving a pile of rocks, especially a pile of rocks that doesn't really have anything to do with the bigger story seems more like clutter than skill challenge fodder to me. You want to end with the PCs finding the bodies and having the "Whoa! They were ghosts!" moment. I'd open with them finding out that the woods were haunted and leading them to the conclusion that the ghosts are a threat. Episode - Getting Through the Haunted Woods Act 1 - Which way do we go? The PCs figure out that they need to go through the HaUnTeD woods. History, nature, and religion checks. Successes put them on the most direct route through the woods, and teach them local hedge magics to guard against this particular flavor of ghost. Failures get them lost and maybe dump them into an ugly fight starting Act 2. Act 2 - This lady needs help! The PCs discover the (she couldn't possibly be a ghost) damsel in distress. Maybe she herself is being tormented by other bully undead and the PCs have to rescue her? Her foolish children have gone off into the woods to an abandoned mine spurred on by tales of adventurers finding treasure and our heroes need to "return them to their mother's arms." Social skills to calm her, intimidation and combat abilities to cow the mean ol ghosts, history and dungeoneering checks to point the way to the mine. Successes (unless they're coming into this with a failure) let them scare off the ghosts unscathed and without expending resources, give them information about/get them to the mine. Failures mean that they're fighting and possibly losing dailies and surges. Act 3 - Move the pile of rocks. Hey there's a mine, hey the bully ghosts came back to harass us, hey there's nothing down here but a bunch of old skeletons and one of them is dressed like that lady who sent us here to save her kids. Digging and dungeoneering types skills. Successes, the ghosts are happy, hey look, here's a magic whozit the kids had found. Failures and they've disturbed/destroyed the remains and the spirits can no longer find peace. Curses, big fights against an upset mommy ghost? Anything along those lines float your boat? [/QUOTE]

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