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Secret door base detection rules?
Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2019 8:29 am
by Alaric
Can someone tell me where in the DCC rule book I might find the base chance for finding a secret door? I see where elves have a +4 to this roll (pg 60), which I assume is a d6, but where is the description of the base chance for other races?
Re: Secret door base detection rules?
Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2019 11:49 am
by GnomeBoy
Where they appear in adventures, I think they are usually expressed as a roll vs. a DC, meaning they'd be ad20 roll (see Area 1-8 in Portal Under the Stars in the Rulebook).
Other ways are cool, too -- see Appendix R...
Re: Secret door base detection rules?
Posted: Sun Mar 31, 2019 7:11 am
by herecomethejudge
I usually do INT check vs. door DC.
Re: Secret door base detection rules?
Posted: Fri May 10, 2019 2:00 pm
by The Disgruntled Poet
Depending on the situation, the Judge and the group, a Luck check can be appropriate too. You could apply the Elf mod as a minus for a Luck check if desired.
Re: Secret door base detection rules?
Posted: Mon May 13, 2019 9:59 am
by Gizrond
Lately, I've been leaving it up to player's actions.
If they say they are inspecting and tapping on the wall behind the throne and there is a secret door there...they find it. I'll even settle for "I check the wall for secret doors," if the door isn't hidden in a very specific way.
In the past I've gone with Intelligence check vs. DC, though.
Re: Secret door base detection rules?
Posted: Mon May 13, 2019 3:01 pm
by GnomeBoy
Gizrond wrote:Lately, I've been leaving it up to player's actions.
If they say they are inspecting and tapping on the wall behind the throne and there is a secret door there...they find it. I'll even settle for "I check the wall for secret doors," if the door isn't hidden in a very specific way.
In the past I've gone with Intelligence check vs. DC, though.
That's basically how I do it. If it was built by some kind of "master secret door maker" it might take a check, but otherwise, if the description is good, they find the door.
Re: Secret door base detection rules?
Posted: Tue May 14, 2019 5:27 am
by Jim Skach
GnomeBoy wrote:Gizrond wrote:Lately, I've been leaving it up to player's actions.
If they say they are inspecting and tapping on the wall behind the throne and there is a secret door there...they find it. I'll even settle for "I check the wall for secret doors," if the door isn't hidden in a very specific way.
In the past I've gone with Intelligence check vs. DC, though.
That's basically how I do it. If it was built by some kind of "master secret door maker" it might take a check, but otherwise, if the description is good, they find the door.
Pro Tip:
Regardless of whether it's an easy one or one that, as described herein, requires a check of some kind - always roll the dice (and for me personally it's one of the few done out of sight of players). If it's an easy one, I don't really care what the roll is. If it's a hard one, I adjudicate. This way the process always looks the same and removes the temptation of meta gaming - which can happen to the best of players.
IMHO, YMMV, etc.