[OOC] WD's Against the Orcs

[Insight]

I should point out that Skill Challenges have been changed in the official errata. They have tried to make it easier to succeed. WD, are you using the errata'd rules or the printed ones?

 

[Lord Sessadore]

The best I've got is a +9 with Insight, and you're putting all our eggs in my basket?? Yikes ... I'd just as soon pass, thank you. Not that I don't want to take part in the skill challenge ... I just don't want to fail it all. 40% chance to flunk the challenge if I roll. Unless I use Thievery to sabotage their carts ... hmmm. That seems out of scope for this skill challenge though.

Wait ... what about a creative use of something like Stealth? If, say, I sneak away, around behind the villagers, come up behind the leader of the ones who want to leave, and put the point of a dagger or rapier against his back to make a point that there's no way they'll survive out there? Would that work?

 

[Insight]

I'm pretty sure you can aid another. I'll have to check the errata when I get home. Also, the errata'd version doesnt force everyone to participate if they are likely to make the challenge fail.

 

[Lord Sessadore]

I'm pretty sure you can aid another. I'll have to check the errata when I get home. Also, the errata'd version doesnt force everyone to participate if they are likely to make the challenge fail.

Using the errata'd skill DCs would also make it much easier - they basically just took 5 off of all the DCs in the table on pg 42 of the DMG.

If you want me to make a roll I can, but it will most likely result in failing the skill challenge ...

 

[Niehaus]

I was unaware they errata'd the process. Is it in the compendium at dndinsider.com?

If Nerve can infact delay does that mean we're up to Argivion? If he can't delay I like the idea of stealthing up behind Gunter and suprising him maybe it could even give Paranthrax a bonus to his Intimidate check.

 

[Lord Sessadore]

Here's the link to the official errata (or updates, as they're calling them).

 

[Niehaus]

Wow it really looks like they made it alot easier as far as the DC's go, and took out some of the structure that bogged it down like an established initative order with forced turns.

 

[Padreigh]

Well, to be honest, even if they changed it I'd say we should just go along with what WD declared first and live with it.
I have always been a proponent of not changing stuff in the middle of a scene.

And it might be fun to force the villagers into doing what is best for them.

 

[Niehaus]

Well, to be honest, even if they changed it I'd say we should just go along with what WD declared first and live with it.
I have always been a proponent of not changing stuff in the middle of a scene.

And it might be fun to force the villagers into doing what is best for them.

Agreed.

 

[Lord Sessadore]

Yeah, I don't really like changing things halfway through either. If WD wants to change it after this challenge, that's fine by me, but we should probably finish this one under the same rules that we started it.