Difficulty class
Determining the Dificulty Class for skill checks and saving throws is done via the following criteria. First the overall difficulty of the check is required to set a base. Then a slew of modifiers is applied to determine the acutal DC of that perticular roll.
|
Difficulty of Check |
DC |
| Very Easy |
Anyone can do this |
5 |
| Easy |
Anyone skilled can do this |
8 |
| Medium |
Anyone skilled can reliably do this |
10 |
| Tricky |
Anyone skilled has a 50/50 to do this |
12 |
| Hard |
Even skilled people can have difficulty doing this |
15 |
| Very Hard |
Specialization required to attempt this |
20 |
| Nearly Impossible |
Expertise required to attempt this |
25 |
| God Tear |
|
30 |
| Modifier Question |
Yes |
No |
| Does everyone in the party have to individually succeed on this check? |
-1 |
+1 |
| Is the check essential for the plot to continue? |
-3 |
0 |
| Are there multiple check involved for the task to succeed? |
-1 |
+1 |
| Can the Check be attempted again? |
+1 |
-1 |
| Does narrative framing make the action easier? Have the players described situations to their advantage? |
-2 |
0 |
| Does narrative framing make the action harder. Are the PCs dealing with distinct disadvantages? |
0 |
+2 |
| Are multiple people helping on the same task |
-2 |
0 |
The number of the DC can be checked against the average skill modifier that a character is expected to have. If the number does not make any sense to deliver a good probability of succes, rethink if the check might need to be further modified.
| Level |
Unskilled/not primary |
Skilled/not primary |
Skilled/primary |
Expertise/not primary |
Expertise/Primary |
| 1 |
+0 |
+3 |
+5 |
+5 |
+7 |
| 5 |
+0 |
+4 |
+7 |
+7 |
+10 |
| 9 |
+0 |
+5 |
+9 |
+9 |
+13 |
| 13 |
+0 |
+6 |
+10 |
+11 |
+15 |
| 17 |
+0 |
+7 |
+11 |
+13 |
+17 |
Deviations from the standard rules
Luck Checks
Luck checks are made when a sitiuation is completely detatched from the skill of a character. For example, when looking for a specific object and just opening any chest or cabinet in the room to find it without following a specific clue. These sitiuations call upon the luck of the character. A luck roll is a straight d20 roll. Some feature, or magic items provide a bonus to luck checks, but without these a character has a +0 modifier. The DC of luck checks are determined by the following table:
|
Difficulty of Check |
DC |
| Very Easy |
Likely to happen naturally |
5 |
| Easy |
Reliable to happen naturally |
8 |
| Medium |
Even chance to occur. |
10 |
| Tricky |
Unreliabe to occur. |
12 |
| Hard |
Unlikely to occur. |
15 |
| Very Hard |
Can only happen against all odds |
20 |
| Nearly Impossible |
Cannot occur naturally. |
25 |
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