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Message: <blockquote data-quote="steeldragons" data-source="post: 5371080" data-attributes="member: 92511">The answers to your questions are  really dependent on what the skeleton's last orders were.If, for example, they were told "Repel all intruders from the library." Then, sure enough, if you toppled a bookshelf and moved to another part of the room, they'd climb over and come after you. If you toppled a bookshelf and ran OUT of the room, I'd be inclined to rule that they would not follow.If, for example, the command was "Repel all intruders from the temple grounds." then yes, they'd follow you til you left the "temple grounds" which might be a section of the dungeons, might be whole thing.If, for example, they were commanded to "Beseige the Castle Ravenrock and slay the Baron therein." Then, yes, they will traipse through countryside, rend the fences, ford the river, and claw their way through the gates, climb the portcullis, climb the ladders to the battlements, whatever they could do...until they are annihilated or the Baron is dead.As a rule of thumb, for your "Obstacles" question, I would say that as long as the skeleton can "see" you, you're a target and the skeleton will do what it can to get to you.  You can use this for the "turning he doorknob" argument if you like..."You slam the door behind you and ready your weapon. A minute goes by, another...and no skeleton comes through the door..."But bottom line with the "mindless undead". however they are animated, they are animated with a purpose and what that purpose is (in the case of spontaneous animation, undead rising from an evil locale) or is commanded to be (in the case of raised by an another creature/person) can be as specific or open-ended as the DM wants it to be.Good luck and happy adventuring.--Steel DragonsEDIT PS: Regarding your concern about a pit...I'd say it would depend on the depth. If you're their target and you're on the other side of a pit, then hell's yeah they're going to walk right into it. They don't feel any pain. They'll hit bottom. If the damage isn't enough to completely shatter/destroy them then they will walk across the bottom of the pit and start trying to climb the other side to get to you. Now, a "bottomless" pit, or one that drops into water or lava, spikes, etc...chances are, they're not gonna make it. But if it's just a basic 10 or 20' drop, I would absolutely say they would still be coming...as long as you're in the area they were instructed to defend and are considered a target.</blockquote>

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