Parkour Tic-Tac Examples and Questions

DAT · 11-20-2021, 01:16 PM

While exploring an abandoned Dwarfish Fortress in an underground grotto, the party of adventures is ambushed by a large group of orcs. A couple volleys of arrow from archers on top of walls as well as Darkness and Stench Clouds spells from an orc shaman caused the party to shatter for shelter and become separated. Two of the party, Dar the Wood Elf Martial Artist and Tarian the Human Swashbuckler find themselves running together along twisting passage ways. They are just starting to get ahead of the group behind them, when they are spotted by a different group ahead of them. Tarian successful stops himself from overconfidently charging into the Orcs, and Dar spots a narrow side passage and darts in, calling for Tarian to follow.

Once both are in the 1 yard wide passage, Dar notices the passage appears to dead-end 25 yards ahead of him, but also notices the walls are only 15’ tall. Dar calls back to Tarian he is going to Tic-Tac up the wall as he does his full move down the passage, Tarian overconfidently declares he will follow.

Dar: DX 16, Basic Move 11, Jumping 16, Acrobatics 15, Climbing 15, Encumbrance Level 0
Tarian: DX 15, Basic Move 9, Jumping 16, Acrobatics 15, Climbing 14, Encumbrance Level 0

Tic-Tac rules are on MA.106.
The rules don’t specify the move has to be in the same turn as the Tic-Tac steps, so I will assume both do a full move straight forward for two seconds, getting the +20% (2 for Dar, 1 for Tarian) to Move the second turn, before attempting the Tic-Tacs the third turn.

Dar –
1st Tic-Tac: rolls a 10, less than Jump -4, and moves up: (((11+13)x2)-3)/4 = 11.25 feet
2nd Tic-Tac: rolls a 10, equal to Jump-6, and moves up (((11+1)x2)-3)/4 = 5.25 feet, for a total of 16.25 feet, and successfully clears the wall.

Tarian –
1st Tic-Tac: rolls an 11, less than Jump -4, and moves up: (((9+10)x2)-3)/4 = 8.75 feet
2nd Tic-Tac: rolls a 9, less than Jump -6, and moves up: (((9+1)x2)-3)/4 = 4.25 feet, for a total of 13 feet
3rd Tic-Tac: rolls a 7, less than Jump -8, and moves up: (((9+1)x2)-3)/4 = 4.25 feet, which would normally total 17.25 feet, however Tarian’s total Tic-Tac height is limited to 13.5 feet (Basic Move/2)
Dive over the edge of the wall: rolls an 11, less than Acrobatics-2, clears the additional 1.5 feet and successfully clears the wall (though in a prone position).

Questions:
Do the above examples look right?
(Other than the fact Tarian shouldn’t have tried the 3rd Tic-Tac, and should have just dove after the second. For that matter, Dar maybe should have dove after his first … but that is part of a question below.)

How much move would Dar have once he cleared the wall? None, 6 (11-5) [reduced by one yard per vertical distance], 4 (11 – (5+2)) [reduced by one yard per vertical distance and by the horizontal distance of each Tic-Tac], ~1 (11/2-5) [half move reduced by vertical distance], or other?

Should the Tic-Tacs take one second total? One second per Tic-Tac? Or Other?

If Tic-Tac height gain is limited to Basic Move/2, I assume that is how high off the ground a character’s feet are. So is it a good assumption that a character should be able, after Tic-Tacing up to Basic Move/2 distance above the ground, be able to reach/grab higher, and then pull themselves up?

If so, how much higher? Height + reach + (if jumping roll successful) standing high jump distance?

Assuming a successful Tic-Tac brings a character to within their height/reach of the top of where they are trying to go, but they fail (NOT crit failed) their last jumping roll. Would you allow them a DX/Acrobatics/Climbing roll (at some penalty) to catch the edge of the wall since part of their body is above the point they are trying to reach?

If yes, would you make it a static penalty, or make the penalty dependent on how much higher they need to go to reach the top? (e.g., -2 or -4 roll versus -1 if within ¼ of their height, -2 if within ½ of their height, -3 if within ¾ of their height, -4 if within their height, and -6 if within their reach above their height).

Did I miss anything?

11-20-2021, 01:16 PM	#1
DAT Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Idaho Falls, Idaho	Parkour Tic-Tac Examples and Questions While exploring an abandoned Dwarfish Fortress in an underground grotto, the party of adventures is ambushed by a large group of orcs. A couple volleys of arrow from archers on top of walls as well as Darkness and Stench Clouds spells from an orc shaman caused the party to shatter for shelter and become separated. Two of the party, Dar the Wood Elf Martial Artist and Tarian the Human Swashbuckler find themselves running together along twisting passage ways. They are just starting to get ahead of the group behind them, when they are spotted by a different group ahead of them. Tarian successful stops himself from overconfidently charging into the Orcs, and Dar spots a narrow side passage and darts in, calling for Tarian to follow. Once both are in the 1 yard wide passage, Dar notices the passage appears to dead-end 25 yards ahead of him, but also notices the walls are only 15’ tall. Dar calls back to Tarian he is going to Tic-Tac up the wall as he does his full move down the passage, Tarian overconfidently declares he will follow. Dar: DX 16, Basic Move 11, Jumping 16, Acrobatics 15, Climbing 15, Encumbrance Level 0 Tarian: DX 15, Basic Move 9, Jumping 16, Acrobatics 15, Climbing 14, Encumbrance Level 0 Tic-Tac rules are on MA.106. The rules don’t specify the move has to be in the same turn as the Tic-Tac steps, so I will assume both do a full move straight forward for two seconds, getting the +20% (2 for Dar, 1 for Tarian) to Move the second turn, before attempting the Tic-Tacs the third turn. Dar – 1st Tic-Tac: rolls a 10, less than Jump -4, and moves up: (((11+13)x2)-3)/4 = 11.25 feet 2nd Tic-Tac: rolls a 10, equal to Jump-6, and moves up (((11+1)x2)-3)/4 = 5.25 feet, for a total of 16.25 feet, and successfully clears the wall. Tarian – 1st Tic-Tac: rolls an 11, less than Jump -4, and moves up: (((9+10)x2)-3)/4 = 8.75 feet 2nd Tic-Tac: rolls a 9, less than Jump -6, and moves up: (((9+1)x2)-3)/4 = 4.25 feet, for a total of 13 feet 3rd Tic-Tac: rolls a 7, less than Jump -8, and moves up: (((9+1)x2)-3)/4 = 4.25 feet, which would normally total 17.25 feet, however Tarian’s total Tic-Tac height is limited to 13.5 feet (Basic Move/2) Dive over the edge of the wall: rolls an 11, less than Acrobatics-2, clears the additional 1.5 feet and successfully clears the wall (though in a prone position). Questions: Do the above examples look right? (Other than the fact Tarian shouldn’t have tried the 3rd Tic-Tac, and should have just dove after the second. For that matter, Dar maybe should have dove after his first … but that is part of a question below.) How much move would Dar have once he cleared the wall? None, 6 (11-5) [reduced by one yard per vertical distance], 4 (11 – (5+2)) [reduced by one yard per vertical distance and by the horizontal distance of each Tic-Tac], ~1 (11/2-5) [half move reduced by vertical distance], or other? Should the Tic-Tacs take one second total? One second per Tic-Tac? Or Other? If Tic-Tac height gain is limited to Basic Move/2, I assume that is how high off the ground a character’s feet are. So is it a good assumption that a character should be able, after Tic-Tacing up to Basic Move/2 distance above the ground, be able to reach/grab higher, and then pull themselves up? If so, how much higher? Height + reach + (if jumping roll successful) standing high jump distance? Assuming a successful Tic-Tac brings a character to within their height/reach of the top of where they are trying to go, but they fail (NOT crit failed) their last jumping roll. Would you allow them a DX/Acrobatics/Climbing roll (at some penalty) to catch the edge of the wall since part of their body is above the point they are trying to reach? If yes, would you make it a static penalty, or make the penalty dependent on how much higher they need to go to reach the top? (e.g., -2 or -4 roll versus -1 if within ¼ of their height, -2 if within ½ of their height, -3 if within ¾ of their height, -4 if within their height, and -6 if within their reach above their height). Did I miss anything?