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<blockquote data-quote="J-H" data-source="post: 8862581" data-attributes="member: 7020951">The game I'm am a player in (IRL) had this happen last night.&nbsp; We're trying to catch a thief who ran from one city to another, and got the police to set up a roadblock just outside the town we think the thief was headed to.&nbsp; This setting is kind of steampunk-1920s, so there are cars and guns.&nbsp; Our plan was to watch for anyone who spotted the roadblock and made a U-turn, and we positioned ourselves accordingly.We see a car with someone matching the description of the thief go by, hit the roadblock, people pop out, kill 2 cops, then turn around and head back towards our ambush position.&nbsp; We have a new player on her 3rd session of D&amp;D ever.&nbsp; Abbreviated discussion:DM: The car is heading towards you and about 30 or 40 miles an hour.&nbsp; You have two rounds before it reaches you.&nbsp; What do you do?NP: &quot;Can I jump on the car?&quot;DM:&nbsp; &quot;Umm, you can, but you're jumping on a big heavy steel box that's coming at you at 40+ miles an hour at that point. If you try and fail, it will probably kill you.&quot;NP:&nbsp; &quot;Okay!&nbsp; I'll try it.&nbsp; I start running.&nbsp; That helps, right?&quot;Brief discussion of running helping with jump height/distances follow.&nbsp; I give her fighter Bardic InspirationDM:&nbsp; &quot;Why shouldn't I give you disadvantage on jumping onto a moving car driving towards you?&quot;Me:&nbsp; &quot;Um, it's D&amp;D?&quot;2 rounds pass.DM:&nbsp; &quot;Ok, make an athletics or acrobatics check.&nbsp; I have the DC in my head for this, and it's not easy.&quot;NP:&nbsp; &quot;----.&nbsp; 14.&quot; DM:&nbsp; You still have the Bardic Inspiration d6.&nbsp; You need to roll a 6.NP:&nbsp; &quot;3.&quot;She hits the car, flips over the hood, and goes under the back wheel, taking 20d6 damage while having 18 hp, and dies.&nbsp; The driver rolls a 4 on her dex save and crashes the car after unexpectedly having someone jump on and then go under her back wheel.Ambush successful!I think we all knew this was probably going to happen.&nbsp; But it was cool!The car wasn't our quarry, but was smuggling a lot of guns and ammo to rebels against the Vaguely Evil Empire we're currently working for, so we were able to get her raised as a favor from the intel captain who took the smugglers and weapons into custody.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="J-H, post: 8862581, member: 7020951"] The game I'm am a player in (IRL) had this happen last night. We're trying to catch a thief who ran from one city to another, and got the police to set up a roadblock just outside the town we think the thief was headed to. This setting is kind of steampunk-1920s, so there are cars and guns. Our plan was to watch for anyone who spotted the roadblock and made a U-turn, and we positioned ourselves accordingly. We see a car with someone matching the description of the thief go by, hit the roadblock, people pop out, kill 2 cops, then turn around and head back towards our ambush position. We have a new player on her 3rd session of D&D ever. Abbreviated discussion: DM: The car is heading towards you and about 30 or 40 miles an hour. You have two rounds before it reaches you. What do you do? NP: "Can I jump on the car?" DM: "Umm, you can, but you're jumping on a big heavy steel box that's coming at you at 40+ miles an hour at that point. If you try and fail, it will probably kill you." NP: "Okay! I'll try it. I start running. That helps, right?" Brief discussion of running helping with jump height/distances follow. I give her fighter Bardic Inspiration DM: "Why shouldn't I give you disadvantage on jumping onto a moving car driving towards you?" Me: "Um, it's D&D?" 2 rounds pass. DM: "Ok, make an athletics or acrobatics check. I have the DC in my head for this, and it's not easy." NP: "----. 14." DM: You still have the Bardic Inspiration d6. You need to roll a 6. NP: "3." She hits the car, flips over the hood, and goes under the back wheel, taking 20d6 damage while having 18 hp, and dies. The driver rolls a 4 on her dex save and crashes the car after unexpectedly having someone jump on and then go under her back wheel. Ambush successful! I think we all knew this was probably going to happen. But it was cool! The car wasn't our quarry, but was smuggling a lot of guns and ammo to rebels against the Vaguely Evil Empire we're currently working for, so we were able to get her raised as a favor from the intel captain who took the smugglers and weapons into custody. [/QUOTE]

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