Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="pwnedd" data-source="post: 5220039" data-attributes="member: 90825">Thanks all for the suggestions and clarifications. Just to make sure I've got a grasp of things, I'm going to create a few scenarios and then describe how I might deal with them. If you have suggestions, please let me know!Scenario 1:A party of characters are exploring a cavern system by torchlight and are going down a long windy section. At the same time, a group of monsters is either standing still or approaching from a further down and around the corner. Neither group expects the other.Approach:At some point the groups come within auditory or visual (or olfactory) distance, and they have a chance to notice each other. For each group then, I could make opposed passive perception vs. stealth checks. This way a quieter group with better perception might be able to notice a louder group with lower perception before being noticed themselves.If both groups notice each other than no one has surprise.If neither group notices the other, they move a little closer and then can remake the checks.Finally, if only one group notices the other, then they can either make a stealth check (if it's really dark, or if there is cover to hide behind), or they could make a surprise attack (although they may still be too far away to make an effective attack.)Does that sound about right?Thanks,</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pwnedd, post: 5220039, member: 90825"] Thanks all for the suggestions and clarifications. Just to make sure I've got a grasp of things, I'm going to create a few scenarios and then describe how I might deal with them. If you have suggestions, please let me know! [B]Scenario 1:[/B] A party of characters are exploring a cavern system by torchlight and are going down a long windy section. At the same time, a group of monsters is either standing still or approaching from a further down and around the corner. Neither group expects the other. [B]Approach:[/B] At some point the groups come within auditory or visual (or olfactory) distance, and they have a chance to notice each other. For each group then, I could make opposed passive perception vs. stealth checks. This way a quieter group with better perception might be able to notice a louder group with lower perception before being noticed themselves. If both groups notice each other than no one has surprise. If neither group notices the other, they move a little closer and then can remake the checks. Finally, if only one group notices the other, then they can either make a stealth check (if it's really dark, or if there is cover to hide behind), or they could make a surprise attack (although they may still be too far away to make an effective attack.) Does that sound about right? Thanks, [/QUOTE]

Verification