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<blockquote data-quote="TheAuldGrump" data-source="post: 3943381" data-attributes="member: 6957">Which means, in this case, that he can 'Take 20' on his Search - but he cannot do so on his Disable Device check. Searching (unless otherwise noted) is safe, disabling is not. Once the trap is disabled the rogue can then Take 20 on picking the lock....I am not complaining about this, I actually rather like it this way. The team has a choice between fast and risky or taking their time (and maybe allowing the bad guys enough time to finish summoning Cthulhu or whatever).The Auld Grump*EDIT* From <a href="http://www.seankreynolds.com/rpgfiles/misc/take20.html" target="_blank">Sean K. Reynolds site</a> [on Taking 20] - Search:&nbsp; &nbsp; Yes, because there is no penalty for failure (if you don't find what you're looking for, you're no worse off than if you had never looked in the first place, so there isn't a penalty). This means that you can take 20 when searching for something dangerous, like a trap, since searching doesn't make you any more likely to set off the trap than you would just by walking around (again, using the skill and failing does not put you in a worse position than not using the skill).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TheAuldGrump, post: 3943381, member: 6957"] Which means, in this case, that he [i]can[/i] 'Take 20' on his Search - but he cannot do so on his Disable Device check. Searching (unless otherwise noted) is safe, disabling is not. Once the trap is disabled the rogue can then Take 20 on picking the lock.... I am not complaining about this, I actually rather like it this way. The team has a choice between fast and risky or taking their time (and maybe allowing the bad guys enough time to finish summoning Cthulhu or whatever). The Auld Grump *EDIT* From [url=http://www.seankreynolds.com/rpgfiles/misc/take20.html]Sean K. Reynolds site[/url] [on Taking 20] - Search: Yes, because there is no penalty for failure (if you don't find what you're looking for, you're no worse off than if you had never looked in the first place, so there isn't a penalty). This means that you can take 20 when searching for something dangerous, like a trap, since searching doesn't make you any more likely to set off the trap than you would just by walking around (again, using the skill and failing does not put you in a worse position than not using the skill). [/QUOTE]

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