Ventriloquism Skill

[Tonguez]

A PC wants to take the Perform: Ventriloquism skill and I can't see anything wrong with that.

However how would you go about adjudicating it? especially in light of the Ventriloquism spell (Arcane level 1)

What DCs would you apply to its use and what uses would you allow?...

 

[Nifft]

Make the spell give +20 to the Skill Check, then scale the possible results from there.

-- Nifft

 

[Crothian]

Well, the skill and the spell do two different things. With the skill you don't actually throw your voice, you make people believe you are. With the spell your voice would actually originate from a different point.

 

[Celebrim]

With the skill, give the audience an opposed listen roll.

Give a bonus to the opposing roll for situations in which the skill could be abused:

1) Under observation (close enough to see lips move)
2) Under direct and close observation (within 5')
3) 'Throwing' the voice to the opposite side of the observer.

I think it is ok to allow a fantasy ventriloquism skill to effectively throw ones voice the way the spell does just like I would allow a fantasy astrology skill to be somewhat useful in predicting things.

If you want to throw something than your own voice (like someone else's voice) you also need a successful disguise check.