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Feb 25, 2013 -- 6:13AM, peteincary wrote:

Someone told me that "Take 10" and "Take 20" were taken out of the game. Is this true?

From the thread's FAQ, if desired:

Can you take 'take 10' on skill rolls (like you could in 3.5e)? Yes. This is detailed on PHB p.179.

Can you take 10 during a skill challenge? No. Per RC p.127: "When creatures are not in a rush or not involved in an encounter or a skill challenge, they can choose to take 10 on a skill check."

Can you take 20 on skill rolls (like you could in 3.5e)? From DMG p.41: "Unless the characters are under a time constraint, assume that they’re going to roll a 20 eventually, and use the best possible Perception check result for the party. (Effectively, this result equals the best passive Perception check +10.) Assume the characters spend a minute or two searching, and move on to tell them what they find."

If I am mounted, and an attack power says something like "You move up to your speed before the attack" (for example, Running Slash), is it legal for both the mount and me to move together before the attack?  Or would I have to dismount (by jumping as part of the movement?) and then move by myself?

Similarly, a thief's tricks are all move actions, so a mounted thief who uses a trick thereby cannot command his mount to move as well (unless he sacrifices a standard action to do so), and the benefits of the trick apply only to me and not to the mount as well (e.g., being able to shift 2 squares before the attack), right?

Thanks.

Feb 27, 2013 -- 10:48AM, Noctaem wrote:

Nice quotes.

The way I've always handled ambushes:

If the ambush is planned ahead of time and there's enough time to set up (like the caravan scenario earlier) then I let the players take 20 and I just keep the result of the lowest PC since if the opponents can detect him, then the ambush is probably foiled (though this is subject to RP, PC placement, the terrain and tactic employed).

If the ambush is instead not planned and more spontaneous then I make them roll and keep the results.  There's more chance to being detected. 

I don't like running a whole skill challenge for this sort of stuff since it bogs down the game and is usually a waste of game time.  Might as well make it simple, move things along and give the surprise round if they manage to get it.

Wrong thread, I think?
 
 

Feb 27, 2013 -- 11:35AM, CUBPHILDND wrote:

If I am mounted, and an attack power says something like "You move up to your speed before the attack" (for example, Running Slash), is it legal for both the mount and me to move together before the attack?  Or would I have to dismount (by jumping as part of the movement?) and then move by myself?

Similarly, a thief's tricks are all move actions, so a mounted thief who uses a trick thereby cannot command his mount to move as well (unless he sacrifices a standard action to do so), and the benefits of the trick apply only to me and not to the mount as well (e.g., being able to shift 2 squares before the attack), right?

Thanks.

You are correct, powers that allow you to move, do not also allow your mount to move. Mounts are less effective for certain types of characters.