checking for trap's


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Silver Crusade

I was told i take a minute and 1d4 rounds to check for trap's but i can find this rule anywhere and they sound sure a little help? also how much of a area do you check when you check for trap's?

Sczarni

Checking for traps normally requires an active Perception check, which is a move action.

Taking 20 on this check would take one minute (because you can check twice in one round).

Disabling a trap takes a variable amount of time, which is listed under the Disable Device skill.

Perception can be used to cover any amount of an area that you have line of sight to, but you take a cumulative -1 penalty for each 10 feet of distance.


Nefreet wrote:

Checking for traps normally requires an active Perception check, which is a move action.

Taking 20 on this check would take one minute (because you can check twice in one round).

Disabling a trap takes a variable amount of time, which is listed under the Disable Device skill.

Perception can be used to cover any amount of an area that you have line of sight to, but you take a cumulative -1 penalty for each 10 feet of distance.

Perception does not get a rule exception to taking 2 minutes. The specific rule is that if the skill takes one round or less which would include perception that it takes 2 minutes.


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Checking for Trap's what?

Whoever this Trap person is, you should tell them to find their own damn stuff.

Grand Lodge

wraithstrike wrote:
Nefreet wrote:

Checking for traps normally requires an active Perception check, which is a move action.

Taking 20 on this check would take one minute (because you can check twice in one round).

Disabling a trap takes a variable amount of time, which is listed under the Disable Device skill.

Perception can be used to cover any amount of an area that you have line of sight to, but you take a cumulative -1 penalty for each 10 feet of distance.

Perception does not get a rule exception to taking 2 minutes. The specific rule is that if the skill takes one round or less which would include perception that it takes 2 minutes.

Actually, the specific rule is that it takes 20 times longer than a single check, and then says it's usually 2 minutes for 1 round or less checks.

Sczarni

^ yup.

Having played a Rogue to 15 in PFS, I had to tell that to a lot of GMs.

Silver Crusade

where it say in the rule book it take's a move action?


TheDragonhal wrote:
where it say in the rule book it take's a move action?

Under the Perception skill. Specifically under the Action section.

Sczarni

Perception wrote:
Action: Most Perception checks are reactive, made in response to observable stimulus. Intentionally searching for stimulus is a move action.

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