Hey all, I was wondering if anyone could give me some tips. I'm currently making a sidequest for a party of level 5s (a Paladin, a melee Fighter, a Ranged Fighter, and a Sorcerer). The quest, in a nutshell, is they're going to be looking for a serial killer. I'm using the Serial Killer vigilante archetype (level 8) with a build focusing on Bushwhack and Throat Slicer using a Kerambit.
My question, is if she can get one of the PCs to go upstairs or whatever alone, how many floors up or down do they have to be before they don't auto-Perception that she's trying to grapple/ slit his throat?
The perception DC to hear combat is -10. It increases by 1 per 10 feet of distance, and 10 per foot of thickness of a wall. If your serial killer has the Silent Dispatch vigilante talent, the perception DC changes from -10 to the vigilante's stealth roll -5.