Forest Chase Scene

[johndallman]

Originally Posted by Varyon

Simply apply it to the full lighting penalties. So if you're at -4 lighting, someone with Night Vision 2 is only at -2, which gets halved to -1 if they're the ones hiding.

Yup. Night Vision is really helpful in any night action before NVGs are in use.

Originally Posted by Varyon

I could maybe see a penalized Hiking roll standing in for Survival (Forest) in this regard, but that seems like it's stretching things.

I'd ask for a Hiking roll (with the Fit bonus if available) if the chase covers a lot of distance on foot, simply to avoid getting tired and slowing down. If one side slows down and the other doesn't, that could well decide the chase.

Originally Posted by ericthered

Before the forest they crossed a wheat field, and there +2 for double the speed of the quarry felt wrong. Any suggestions? is there a on the ground explanation? should I give the chasers a bonus for favorable terrain?

How tall is the wheat? Remember that most modern wheat you see has been bred to have short stalks.