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#1 Avin Nov 14, 2014 8:45:30	(Forum search didn't work for me, so I'm gonna ask):   A group actively looking for a monster who is hiding, does it work as a Group Check?
#2 iserith Nov 14, 2014 8:53:24	Avin wrote:
#3 Avin Nov 14, 2014 8:54:52	I see.   The scene would be four players, at the ruins of an old building, looking for a creature they suspect is killing domestic animals.
#4 iserith Nov 14, 2014 9:21:55	Avin wrote:
#5 Avin Nov 14, 2014 9:25:46	Great explanation, thank you.   I should have explained better, it's a matter of who will attack first. They will walk close to the monster soon or later. The creature will know thy're there, the scene will decide if the creature will surprise them or not.
#6 iserith Nov 14, 2014 9:29:08	Avin wrote:
#7 El_Condoro Nov 14, 2014 14:31:06	Apart from the one example given on p. 175 of the PHB (navigating a swamp), when would group checks be used? In a search scenario, as above, surely individual checks would give much better odds, wouldn't they (assuming only one thing was the object of the search)? Aside from the role-playing, narrative, descriptive aspects of how the search is conducted, I am thinking purely about the mechanical aspects of the check. The PHB does say they are rare but has anyone used group checks and in what situations?   Even in the example given, how would it be managed by the DM? It seems to be saying if at least half the group fails the check, the whole group fails. That seems a bit unfair on those with skills and abilities that helped them to avoid the "hazards".
#8 iserith Nov 15, 2014 6:40:52	El_Condoro wrote: