# Glee's roleplaying game companion thread **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [May 26, 2013, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glees-roleplaying-game-companion-thread/659397 "2013-05-26T12:55:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 23
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2013, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glees-roleplaying-game-companion-thread/659397/441 "2013-08-20T17:14:44Z")
> [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](#): > > The boulder - too heavy for all of us combined to just roll? Difficult to get all of you positioned correctly… (Also the spell casters have much more brain than brawn…) ---
**Author:** ![Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Chitwood)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2013, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glees-roleplaying-game-companion-thread/659397/442 "2013-08-20T22:59:52Z")
Quentin’s no expert on magic. Can one of you (gestures vaguely spellcastingly in the air) do something? ---
**Author:** ![Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Chitwood)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2013, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glees-roleplaying-game-companion-thread/659397/443 "2013-08-22T12:36:11Z")
All right, well. Johannes, let’s prise this thing out of the way. Quentin’s no mathematician, either, but he can push down on a tree trunk. ---
**Author:** ![Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Chitwood)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2013, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glees-roleplaying-game-companion-thread/659397/444 "2013-08-25T16:20:27Z")
And now we go scout out the goblin camp. Right? ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2013, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glees-roleplaying-game-companion-thread/659397/445 "2013-08-25T17:01:15Z")
Sounds good. Dorric will head over first to make sure there aren’t any traps or stragglers. ---
**Author:** ![Teuton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teuton/32/3864_2.png) [@Teuton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teuton)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2013, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glees-roleplaying-game-companion-thread/659397/446 "2013-08-25T19:14:47Z")
> [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](#): > > And now we go scout out the goblin camp. > > Right? Sounds good to me! Can’t let them block the highway again ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2013, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glees-roleplaying-game-companion-thread/659397/447 "2013-08-28T12:45:33Z")
Dorric is 59% to Hide (+20% bonus for natural cover). He needs 1-16 on a d20 (= 20 sided dice), and rolls a 16 = success. Dorric is 59% to Move Silently (+10% bonus for waterfall noise). He needs 1-14 on a d20 (= 20 sided dice), and rolls a 5 = success. Dorric is 50% to Find Traps. He needs 1-10 on a d20 (= 20 sided dice), and rolls a 1 = success. Dorric is 30% to Hear Noise (+10% bonus for noisy snorer!). He needs 1-8 on a d20 (= 20 sided dice), and rolls a 4 = success. ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2013, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glees-roleplaying-game-companion-thread/659397/448 "2013-08-28T14:22:41Z")
What kind of stuff, and can he tell what kind of huminoid? ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2013, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glees-roleplaying-game-companion-thread/659397/449 "2013-08-28T16:03:14Z")
> [@NAF1138](#): > > What kind of stuff, and can he tell what kind of huminoid? In the shadowy cave, Dorric can only see outlines. The humanoid is bigger than a man (and snores very loudly!) There are piles of stuff which **could** be: - furs - rubbish - wood - weapons - treasure chest N.B. I’m not using a map for this - just visualise some bushes + boulders in front of a small cave (with no tunnels or openings.) ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2013, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glees-roleplaying-game-companion-thread/659397/450 "2013-08-28T16:28:30Z")
> [@glee](#): > > In the shadowy cave, Dorric can only see outlines. > The humanoid is bigger than a man (and snores very loudly!) > There are piles of stuff which **could** be: > > - furs > - rubbish > - wood > - weapons > - treasure chest > > N.B. I’m not using a map for this - just visualise some bushes + boulders in front of a small cave (with no tunnels or openings.) How much bigger than a man? Am I able to investigate more closely without blowing my cover/waking the giant up? ---
**Author:** ![Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Chitwood)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2013, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glees-roleplaying-game-companion-thread/659397/451 "2013-08-28T17:30:17Z")
We’ve got numbers and the element of surprise and I don’t think we’re likely to take a peek and then leave. Maybe if we’re going to risk blowing our cover we should all risk it together? ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2013, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glees-roleplaying-game-companion-thread/659397/452 "2013-08-28T20:28:03Z")
> [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](#): > > We’ve got numbers and the element of surprise and I don’t think we’re likely to take a peek and then leave. Maybe if we’re going to risk blowing our cover we should all risk it together? Ok, if the group agrees Dorric will sneak back and tell the party what he saw. ---
**Author:** ![Teuton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teuton/32/3864_2.png) [@Teuton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teuton)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2013, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glees-roleplaying-game-companion-thread/659397/453 "2013-08-28T21:11:43Z")
I could send Jinx into the cave to investigate. He’s small and quiet - although the mage’s cat familiar will have better eyesight in the dark. ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2013, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glees-roleplaying-game-companion-thread/659397/454 "2013-08-29T02:04:20Z")
> [@NAF1138](#): > > How much bigger than a man? Am I able to investigate more closely without blowing my cover/waking the giant up? Dorric would have to enter the cave to learn more about the sleeping chap - but his successful Sneak in approaching the area can continue - which means he can do this safely. > [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](#): > > We’ve got numbers and the element of surprise and I don’t think we’re likely to take a peek and then leave. Maybe if we’re going to risk blowing our cover we should all risk it together? The rest of the party are close enough to rush in and hit before the sleeper awakes… > [@Teuton](#): > > I could send Jinx into the cave to investigate. He’s small and quiet - although the mage’s cat familiar will have better eyesight in the dark. Both Familiars are quiet enough to take a peek without any risk… ---
**Author:** ![Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Chitwood)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2013, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glees-roleplaying-game-companion-thread/659397/455 "2013-08-29T02:10:39Z")
Oh, OK. So we’re close enough to intervene already, and there’s no reason for Dorric not to go ahead with his original plan to keep scoping it out. Sounds good to me. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2013, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glees-roleplaying-game-companion-thread/659397/456 "2013-08-29T03:07:35Z")
John will send Sneakerpuss in as well to take a look around. ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2013, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glees-roleplaying-game-companion-thread/659397/457 "2013-08-29T03:47:35Z")
So will Dorric, but his daggers will be out, just in case. ---
**Author:** ![Teuton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teuton/32/3864_2.png) [@Teuton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teuton)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2013, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glees-roleplaying-game-companion-thread/659397/458 "2013-08-29T16:14:20Z")
So… anyone got any problems with just killing him in his sleep…? ---
**Author:** ![Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Chitwood)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2013, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glees-roleplaying-game-companion-thread/659397/459 "2013-08-29T16:27:31Z")
Yeah, what’s the ruling there, Johannes? I presume you’re detecting some evil. ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2013, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glees-roleplaying-game-companion-thread/659397/460 "2013-08-30T16:34:29Z")
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