Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Zephania 07-30-07, 09:21 PM	OK, story is this: If anyone has seen Mortal Kombat: Annihilation(the second movie), its those ball things they travel in. See next paragraph. For those that haven't, they are metal sphere-cages that roll through the earth for quick transportation. You can strap in one or two medium, and up to 4 small sized humanoids into them, and quickly transport entire parties this way. They have special stations for boarding, but they are few and far between. However, it is a popular way for traveling for continent to continent. I added these into my world as an easy way for the party to get here-to-there without wasting spells or massive amounts of money on seafaring for higher-level characters. My question is, what kind of checks should be made, and what DC(DEX for manuvering? INT for navagating? STR for moving?), would any skills help(worth making a new skill?), and what should happen if they fail the check?
Delfedd 07-30-07, 09:50 PM	A profession (ball mover) would probably suffice.
Alltat 07-31-07, 06:54 AM	I would simply state that either the balls pretty much handle themselves, at least to the point where you can't really fail in controlling them, or the balls are handled by professionals. It shouldn't really be any more dangerous than riding on a train, or nobody would do it, so there shouldn't be any need to roll for anything. Just like with trains you could of course 'cause' accidents if it served the plot.
DarthCestual 07-31-07, 08:15 AM	Heh, in large cities they could be the mass-transit system like in the movie Robots ;)