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Message: <blockquote data-quote="IceBear" data-source="post: 122757" data-attributes="member: 1118">That's not what I was sayingI was saying I would use Wilderness Lore for that and not Spot.If I allowed an opposed Spot vs Hide to detect that a goblin was in a nearby room that the party can't see (to see if they spot signs of its passage from this room to that room), I'm suddenly making search, wilderness lore and track very useless.  If there is no line of sight to the target, I'm going to use a different mechanic than opposed Spot vs Hide.Also, don't confuse intelligence with hunting instinct.  If an ice worm was so stupid as to leave obvious signs of its presence to its prey it would soon find itself unable to survive and die of starvation.  I mean look at lions.  They often force their prey into an ambush.  That's centuries of survival instinct at work there, not military intelligence.No, an ice worm isn't going to be smart enough to cover it's tracks.  However, it's also not going to hunt anywhere near where it's left obvious signs of its passage either.  Thus, my earlier assumption that it burrowed underground for some distance first before stopping and lying in wait of prey. IceBear</blockquote>