Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Asciiman 04-18-05, 09:20 PM	Need a rule clarification or sitation if anyone can show me the page. Two of my party want to help with one skill check. Something like say, decipher script, disguise, rope use to tie someone up. What are the benefits to this? I heard someone say that every person adds a +2 circumstance bonus, yet that gets stupid since the group could just have random NPC's help them out and get +2 for each one or help from someone who knows nothing about it.
MaxDog 04-18-05, 10:30 PM	At the DMs discrescion (sp?), anyone with the requesite skills may aid another in a skill check. Each person aiding must make a DC 10 skill check to successfully aid. They cannot take 10 on this check. Each successful aid check adds +2 to the aided skill check. The DM may put limits on the number of people who aid (typically, 2 or 3, although I've seen as many as 8).
Lord Gwydion 04-18-05, 10:30 PM	Check the "Aid Another" rules. I think (going from 100% memory here), each assisting character has to make a check against DC 15 in the appropriate skill in order to give the primary character the +2 bonus.
Asciiman 04-18-05, 11:45 PM	okay thanks guys. I found it in the SRD and it is exactley as you stated MaxDog.