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<blockquote data-quote="Storminator" data-source="post: 5279370" data-attributes="member: 305">Sounds like you hiked up a mountain instead of climbing one. If we're talking occasional stretches of cliff climbing, there's a lot more involved.Athletics - obvious.Acrobatics - walking a ledge or ridge or rigged rope.Dungeoneering - figuring out a climbing route, hammering pitons, etc.Thievery - rigging ropes, a harness for the rock (so you can climb up then haul the rock)In addition to overcoming the climb, there should be something in opposition. Perhaps air or water elementals/spirits are trying to wear down the mountain, and therefore want to steal the goliath's rock, or at least push it down the mountain.I like to put in climbing route options - you see a difficult climb, a moderate climb, and an easy one. Which do you try? Perhaps the easy one doesn't give a success and the hard one gives two.Third idea - all the previous rocks are precariously stacked at the summit - it's a challenge just to set the new rock on top. Perhaps bonus points for a placement that allows the next climber an easier time stacking.Finally, as a coming of age rite, each success should be a chance to add some character growth. The PC should come down the mountain a new man. This would be an awesome character building session. Start with no trained skills, no feats, and no powers. Pick those as you go thru the challenge - either in response to a success or failure, or just to help get thru the challenge.Done right, this could be a fantastic challenge.PS</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Storminator, post: 5279370, member: 305"] Sounds like you hiked up a mountain instead of climbing one. If we're talking occasional stretches of cliff climbing, there's a lot more involved. Athletics - obvious. Acrobatics - walking a ledge or ridge or rigged rope. Dungeoneering - figuring out a climbing route, hammering pitons, etc. Thievery - rigging ropes, a harness for the rock (so you can climb up then haul the rock) In addition to overcoming the climb, there should be something in opposition. Perhaps air or water elementals/spirits are trying to wear down the mountain, and therefore want to steal the goliath's rock, or at least push it down the mountain. I like to put in climbing route options - you see a difficult climb, a moderate climb, and an easy one. Which do you try? Perhaps the easy one doesn't give a success and the hard one gives two. Third idea - all the previous rocks are precariously stacked at the summit - it's a challenge just to set the new rock on top. Perhaps bonus points for a placement that allows the next climber an easier time stacking. Finally, as a coming of age rite, each success should be a chance to add some character growth. The PC should come down the mountain a new man. This would be an awesome character building session. Start with no trained skills, no feats, and no powers. Pick those as you go thru the challenge - either in response to a success or failure, or just to help get thru the challenge. Done right, this could be a fantastic challenge. PS [/QUOTE]

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