[DFRPG] Crawl! OOC

[vicious Violence]

We had set up camp as stated, with the light sticks giving us daylight illumination around us, and are eating in a ready to fight fashion, alert. This should give the attackers at least -5 to their stealth and probably more penalties if they are using dark vision, making it highly unlikely to land a surprise hit on all party members.

I will use my luck to spoil their "stealth".

Rerolled their stealth to 12, stealth 15-5, failed skill level, ambushed canceled.

[Hide]

Originally Posted by vicious Violence

We had set up camp as stated, with the light sticks giving us daylight illumination around us, and are eating in a ready to fight fashion, alert. This should give the attackers at least -5 to their stealth and probably more penalties if they are using dark vision, making it highly unlikely to land a surprise hit on all party members.

I will use my luck to spoil their "stealth".

Rerolled their stealth to 12, stealth 15-5, failed skill level, ambushed canceled.

Right, also Bain (on watch) gets a +10 to vision as the monsters try to approach while being in plain sight; he actually sees them coming at effective SL 21. The elementas should get a shot too, because that's also their job.

And remember the traps Bain laid to prevent them from getting closer.

[ericthered]

Originally Posted by Hide

The elementas should get a shot too, because that's also their job.

I mean, go ahead and roll, but they're TERRIBLE watchmen.

[Hide]

Originally Posted by ericthered

I mean, go ahead and roll, but they're TERRIBLE watchmen.

For things in plain sight they should be OK with +10, what is their PER?

[ericthered]

Originally Posted by Hide

For things in plain sight they should be OK with +10, what is their PER?

They have 6's.

[Hide]

For this matter they have:

A critical success (16) 5.
And a regular sucess (16) 11.

[ajardoor]

Originally Posted by Hide

Bain got a critical success in camouflage. It’s unlikely he’s detected.

Very well. The three Evil Clowns who came after you are merely attacking the others - one per other PC, now your friends have four attackers to worry about.

Originally Posted by vicious Violence

We had set up camp as stated, with the light sticks giving us daylight illumination around us, and are eating in a ready to fight fashion, alert. This should give the attackers at least -5 to their stealth and probably more penalties if they are using dark vision, making it highly unlikely to land a surprise hit on all party members.

I will use my luck to spoil their "stealth".

Rerolled their stealth to 12, stealth 15-5, failed skill level, ambushed canceled.

I don't know where you're getting the -5 from. Being alert simply means you all get a roll, it does not penalise the enemy Stealth roll. Light means your rolls are not penalised. Dark Vision is not Night-Adapted Vision, it is not penalised by light.

Using Luck to force a reroll on them is kosher, though. I'd prefer you used Luck on your own roll, but fine.

Originally Posted by Hide

Right, also Bain (on watch) gets a +10 to vision as the monsters try to approach while being in plain sight; he actually sees them coming at effective SL 21. The elementas should get a shot too, because that's also their job.

And remember the traps Bain laid to prevent them from getting closer.

I do not know where you are getting the +10 from, I think you needed a successful Survival roll (Vic did that IIRC but he did not specify what benefits he claimed from it) and claimed a benefit for that (and I do not think that benefit gave +10, either). The Evil Clowns avoided your traps, somehow. They must have used a dirty trick! Or they're horrifically unnatural.

Originally Posted by Hide

For this matter they have:

A critical success (16) 5.
And a regular sucess (16) 11.

See above comments.

[ajardoor]

According to Wilderness Adventures, the benefit for a camp with clear lines if sight is +1 to the party's Per/Obsevation and -1 to enemy Stealth.

[Hide]

The +10 is on sense rolls, spotting things in plain sight, basic set campaigns. The -5 to stealth is in Stealth itself (both in basic and DFRPG) if they can’t hide as they approach, they have a penalty. They cannot get to reach C without the penalty, especially because the party has established picking clear lines of sight and because of the daylight.

[ericthered]

Where is the fort in all of this? Telrith certainly rolled to build it...