Climb and Move Silently [Archive] - Wizards Community

Climb and Move Silently [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Ezram
08-17-07, 09:30 PM How, if at all, do these two skills work together?

PCs have to climb up a structure, but also have to move quietly due to the echoes that can be heard by sentries below. Any ideas?
Mojo_Rat
08-17-07, 10:02 PM You would Climb again at half the speed you normally climb at since both climb and move silently reduce your speed.
Orville_Oaksong
08-18-07, 12:08 AM Since both skills half your speed, you would climb silently at 1/4 your base speed. Other than that,
it would work pretty normally. You could make it more challenging by increasing the climb DC, because you have to be a good climber to start with to climb silently. If this DC is passed, the character would then use move silently, if not, the character climbs at a normal noise level. The second part is just an idea.
Kouk
08-18-07, 03:50 AM It works fine. Climbing is part of movement, and Move Silently affects movement.

To minimize penalties though, I would think you would need to move at 1/4 speed.

Or get a Scroll of Levitate.
NeueRegel
08-18-07, 09:57 AM I would also include in this strategy, a clause, "don't fall". Falling is usually noisy, and it gives the guards below a spot check too if you land on their head.

Neue
Shadowfax7
08-18-07, 11:26 AM Climbing is already done at 1/4 speed, thus to climb silently you would need to move at 1/8 speed.

You could do an accelerated climb at a -5 penalty to your Climb check or move more than 1/2 speed silently at a -5 penalty to your Move Silently check. Either way each move requires 2 checks, 1 Climb check and 1 Move Silently check (unless able to take 10).
1 ton ghost
08-18-07, 01:10 PM logically deduced.
you can go more than your 1/2 move on a sneak roll but it's a -5 to hide/MS. speeding up your climb check might affect this as well, but it's pretty formulaic and simple enough.

alot of ppl would argue Spider Climb changing stealth but it only provides a +8 (i think) to climb.
imakuni67
08-18-07, 01:25 PM Still, the circumstances of what you are climbing come into effect as well. It doesn't matter how quiet you are trying to be or how slow you are climbing say a rock cliff...eventually parts will break off.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Ezram 08-17-07, 09:30 PM	How, if at all, do these two skills work together? PCs have to climb up a structure, but also have to move quietly due to the echoes that can be heard by sentries below. Any ideas?
Mojo_Rat 08-17-07, 10:02 PM	You would Climb again at half the speed you normally climb at since both climb and move silently reduce your speed.
Orville_Oaksong 08-18-07, 12:08 AM	Since both skills half your speed, you would climb silently at 1/4 your base speed. Other than that, it would work pretty normally. You could make it more challenging by increasing the climb DC, because you have to be a good climber to start with to climb silently. If this DC is passed, the character would then use move silently, if not, the character climbs at a normal noise level. The second part is just an idea.
Kouk 08-18-07, 03:50 AM	It works fine. Climbing is part of movement, and Move Silently affects movement. To minimize penalties though, I would think you would need to move at 1/4 speed. Or get a Scroll of Levitate.
NeueRegel 08-18-07, 09:57 AM	I would also include in this strategy, a clause, "don't fall". Falling is usually noisy, and it gives the guards below a spot check too if you land on their head. Neue
Shadowfax7 08-18-07, 11:26 AM	Climbing is already done at 1/4 speed, thus to climb silently you would need to move at 1/8 speed. You could do an accelerated climb at a -5 penalty to your Climb check or move more than 1/2 speed silently at a -5 penalty to your Move Silently check. Either way each move requires 2 checks, 1 Climb check and 1 Move Silently check (unless able to take 10).
1 ton ghost 08-18-07, 01:10 PM	logically deduced. you can go more than your 1/2 move on a sneak roll but it's a -5 to hide/MS. speeding up your climb check might affect this as well, but it's pretty formulaic and simple enough. alot of ppl would argue Spider Climb changing stealth but it only provides a +8 (i think) to climb.
imakuni67 08-18-07, 01:25 PM	Still, the circumstances of what you are climbing come into effect as well. It doesn't matter how quiet you are trying to be or how slow you are climbing say a rock cliff...eventually parts will break off.