Which skill to hide things/make secret compartments [Archive] - Wizards Community

Which skill to hide things/make secret compartments [Archive] - Wizards Community

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raakareiska
02-04-08, 02:26 PM Hi there

I have tried to search but could not find anything about this one. If character wants to hide stuff in room, like making secret compartments to stone/wood/plaster floor/wall.

One thing my DM can think is Craft: Traps, because traps usually are hidden.

I hope there is skill to that because how come there is hidden treasures in adventures with nice loot in it :D

If there is some skills to do it, I presume the check to make a compartment is DC to search it later (buy some dishonest person :) ) right?

Idea is my character stays at rent (some house/apartment/etc.) changing places about once per month and places usually are very low class areas, so no thanks to getting robbed.

Thanks in advance
BraveSirPatrick
02-04-08, 03:15 PM Since there is no skill that covers this, I would use Search.

Why not use the same skill to hide items as one would use to find them. Search is INT-based (unlike Hide or Sleight of Hand which are DEX).

Make a Search check and assign the result as the DC for others to locate the item.
Amaril
02-04-08, 04:52 PM Usually the item in which your hiding things has a DC associated with it. If you just want to hide something within an ordinary object, I would say that the DC is a 20 at most. Anyone who takes a 20 to search the entire room should be able to find it.

If you want to have a secret compartment such as under a floorboard or in a wall, then the DM might have to adjudicate it based on what he would expect a PC to roll to be able to find such a hiding place.
TifRhal
02-04-08, 05:26 PM complete scoundrel has a section about hidden places gives a list of search dc and a lot of info that can be used and modified to make your own rules and search dc.
Amaril
02-04-08, 09:45 PM complete scoundrel has a section about hidden places gives a list of search dc and a lot of info that can be used and modified to make your own rules and search dc.

I knew I read that somewhere. :)
raakareiska
02-06-08, 08:36 AM Thanks! With these I think we can decide good solution.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
raakareiska 02-04-08, 02:26 PM	Hi there I have tried to search but could not find anything about this one. If character wants to hide stuff in room, like making secret compartments to stone/wood/plaster floor/wall. One thing my DM can think is Craft: Traps, because traps usually are hidden. I hope there is skill to that because how come there is hidden treasures in adventures with nice loot in it :D If there is some skills to do it, I presume the check to make a compartment is DC to search it later (buy some dishonest person :) ) right? Idea is my character stays at rent (some house/apartment/etc.) changing places about once per month and places usually are very low class areas, so no thanks to getting robbed. Thanks in advance
BraveSirPatrick 02-04-08, 03:15 PM	Since there is no skill that covers this, I would use Search. Why not use the same skill to hide items as one would use to find them. Search is INT-based (unlike Hide or Sleight of Hand which are DEX). Make a Search check and assign the result as the DC for others to locate the item.
Amaril 02-04-08, 04:52 PM	Usually the item in which your hiding things has a DC associated with it. If you just want to hide something within an ordinary object, I would say that the DC is a 20 at most. Anyone who takes a 20 to search the entire room should be able to find it. If you want to have a secret compartment such as under a floorboard or in a wall, then the DM might have to adjudicate it based on what he would expect a PC to roll to be able to find such a hiding place.
TifRhal 02-04-08, 05:26 PM	complete scoundrel has a section about hidden places gives a list of search dc and a lot of info that can be used and modified to make your own rules and search dc.
Amaril 02-04-08, 09:45 PM	complete scoundrel has a section about hidden places gives a list of search dc and a lot of info that can be used and modified to make your own rules and search dc. I knew I read that somewhere. :)
raakareiska 02-06-08, 08:36 AM	Thanks! With these I think we can decide good solution.