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<blockquote data-quote="howandwhy99" data-source="post: 5055579" data-attributes="member: 3192">I don't recall where search checks came from, but I think they are a nice addition to the game.&nbsp; They are supplementary rather than a replacement.&nbsp; It is certainly still possible to go through the room descriptively to find treasure, but some folks don't like this.&nbsp; The pixel-argument and all that.&nbsp; I partake in it at times as I don't always know when a rule may come into effect.&nbsp; So describing how I search and where still matters. Think of players saying &quot;I search the whole house&quot;.&nbsp; One roll is all that is needed, but time spent on every roll is going to be considerable. A Ref may also use increasing percentage for large numbers of hidden items too, so you can never be sure.&nbsp; For example, if the standard is a 1-2 in 6 chance, then a 1 and 2 may reward 100 or 50% of items respectively.&nbsp; Or you could be more discriminating and waste less time, but not search everything.&nbsp; Plus, if there are dangers within a Ref will ask for further specifics until he or she receives the order of actions needed.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="howandwhy99, post: 5055579, member: 3192"] I don't recall where search checks came from, but I think they are a nice addition to the game. They are supplementary rather than a replacement. It is certainly still possible to go through the room descriptively to find treasure, but some folks don't like this. The pixel-argument and all that. I partake in it at times as I don't always know when a rule may come into effect. So describing how I search and where still matters. Think of players saying "I search the whole house". One roll is all that is needed, but time spent on every roll is going to be considerable. A Ref may also use increasing percentage for large numbers of hidden items too, so you can never be sure. For example, if the standard is a 1-2 in 6 chance, then a 1 and 2 may reward 100 or 50% of items respectively. Or you could be more discriminating and waste less time, but not search everything. Plus, if there are dangers within a Ref will ask for further specifics until he or she receives the order of actions needed. [/QUOTE]

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