Changing Percentages to DCs
I am working on converting the Book of Ruins, and I ran across something that made me want to get different opinions. One of the adventures says that there is a 25% chance per round of attracting the...
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Based on the idea that a d20, a dice with 20 sides, each side being a number from 1 to 20, each side could be equivalent to 5%. So how do you translate a 25% chance of hearing something going on? DC...
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Mathematically, you could approach it a couple of ways.A DC of 16 gives a 25% chance of success only if the Listen skill has no modifiers. If you set the DC at 16 and the listner has a +1 on Listen,...
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I'd just ditch it and play by the rules as written. This is one of the things d20 does so much better than AD&D, IMHO: surprise/listen/spot.Think of that 25% chance. What kind of armor the...
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I think we were approaching the same solution from opposite ends. I was trying to show how to achieve the 25% stated in the scenario by using the d20 rules. Your right in your analysis of how to...
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Yes, I know Masterarcanist, you were doing it by the RAW, too, but you were trying to get back to the twenty five percent using the RAW, where I was just throwing the 25% away. It's an interesting...
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What I had planned on doing form the start was give the creatures a Listen Check (DC 15) to hear the battle and react to it. I asked the same question over on ENWorld, and got some responses similar...
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When I look at the old stuff and try to convert it, I try to come close to the original numbers. Unfortunately, with 3.xe it is usually much easier to accomplish the same task, especially if you look...
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Just as an aside, I think it's reasonable to assume that parties out of combat _do_ move at half speed. They're trying to be quiet, after all.Ken
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I wouldn't worry about the text in the old module. I'd just give the monsters normal listen checks. MtbDMQ: MtbDM, what is good in life? A: To crush the PCs, see their character sheets pile before...
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