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[4E D&D] Carriage Ambush Skill Challenge

AudiousAudious Registered User regular
edited November 2010 in Critical Failures
So for an adventure I'm writing up, the PCs are going to be attacked while traveling in a carriage by two assassins who will be climbing around the outside of the carriage, having already killed the driver. I really want to incorporate a skill challenge here, but can't think of how to implement it. Any help would be appreciated.

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  • FunkyWaltDoggFunkyWaltDogg Columbia, SCRegistered User regular
    edited November 2010
    The situation you've described is just begging for a sweet fight scene on the roof of the carriage. What if one or two characters are working a skill challenge to regain control of the vehicle while the rest of the party fights the assassins?

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  • PepiPopaPepiPopa Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    I'm not a dungeon master but good assassins have a lot of traps and maybe poisons? I was thinking a fight on top of the carriages while there are traps triggered on the ground and maybe some a vanishing act requiring perception checks.Maybe someone gets stabbed by a poisoned blade.

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  • PagoonPagoon Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    I think he wants to do it while travelling, which means traps would be kind of hard to incorporate.

    I would say athletics for fighting on top, insight to stop carriage, and maybe another one to throw one of the assassins off?

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