seasthyday |
Everyone:
I am trying to figure out the correct way to apply a bonus to a Skill check for Monsters in general.
In the PFSRD, if you look at a sample creature like the Bugbear, it shows Skill Bonuses for the following:
- Intimidate +7
- Perception +8
- Stealth +10
I understand how those total modifiers for the listed skills are calculated; but what about the other Skills for which no Bonus is listed? For example:
- Escape Artist
- Swim
- Etc.
There are circumstances where the Creature needs to overcome an obstacle, like getting untangled from a net thrown over the Bugbear, or needing to swim across a pond.
Escape Artist is DEX based, so the Ability Score should provide a modifier of +1, and Swim is STR based, so the Ability Score should provide a modifier of +3, but no such Bonuses are listed in the PFSRD.
Do Ability Scores not provide a modifier for Creatures unless the Skill is specifically listed in the Creature stats? I don't get it.
Links for reference:
- Bugbear: https://www.d20pfsrd.com/bestiary/monster-listings/humanoids/bugbear/