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<blockquote data-quote="Lamoni" data-source="post: 1353353" data-attributes="member: 12680">I think this whole thing is somewhat funny.&nbsp; As was quoted by Diirk, So people are arguing that tracking across this well traveled coridor is much more difficult than tracking through a stream which is also stated as DC 20?&nbsp; I personally don't have any skill in tracking.&nbsp; Therefore, a DC of 20 would make it impossible for me.&nbsp; Actually I would have a 5% chance, but since it isn't a class skill I can't track DC's of greater than 10.&nbsp; Therefore I wouldn't even try.&nbsp; However, someone who has trained themselves in tracking... even a 1st level ranger (who is already superior to the average person AND took some training in tracking) should have a good possibility of doing so.&nbsp; Just because something is impossible for us to do with no training in a skill does not mean that it really is as difficult as we imagine.Rock climbing is a good example.&nbsp; If I didn't see people actually climb some surfaces, I would say to myself that it was about impossible.&nbsp; However, with even just a little time in training for that skill, amazing things become possible.&nbsp; Unfortunately, tracking has never been a part of the american culture so few people can even watch what can be done when someone is trained in tracking.It is folly to adjust DC based on our assumptions over something that we have no experience or knowledge.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lamoni, post: 1353353, member: 12680"] I think this whole thing is somewhat funny. As was quoted by Diirk, So people are arguing that tracking across this well traveled coridor is much more difficult than tracking through a stream which is also stated as DC 20? I personally don't have any skill in tracking. Therefore, a DC of 20 would make it impossible for me. Actually I would have a 5% chance, but since it isn't a class skill I can't track DC's of greater than 10. Therefore I wouldn't even try. However, someone who has trained themselves in tracking... even a 1st level ranger (who is already superior to the average person AND took some training in tracking) should have a good possibility of doing so. Just because something is impossible for us to do with no training in a skill does not mean that it really is as difficult as we imagine. Rock climbing is a good example. If I didn't see people actually climb some surfaces, I would say to myself that it was about impossible. However, with even just a little time in training for that skill, amazing things become possible. Unfortunately, tracking has never been a part of the american culture so few people can even watch what can be done when someone is trained in tracking. It is folly to adjust DC based on our assumptions over something that we have no experience or knowledge. [/QUOTE]

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