Just curious because I sometimes give my rangers access to this skill. Mainly bounty hunter and sailor types who would know about knots as part of their profession or is that where it went?
Just curious because I sometimes give my rangers access to this skill.
I hope so, since it is a class skill for them.
How do you oppose Escape Artist checks now? Is it just impossible to tie up Houdini?
It's not an opposed roll anymore.
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Tying a knot is no longer something you need to make a check for. Climbing a wall already has a check associated with it, adding in a check to see if the knot holds is getting a little to far into the realm of micromanaging to me. We don't make you check to see if your armor buckles hold either. Not to be snarky, I am just trying to get across the point that there is some levels of detail that we can safely ignore.
As for using rope to tie someone up. This is something I am going to need to address. It will probably go into the grapple rules.
Jason Bulmahn
Lead Designer
I would suggest that the ability to tie specific kinds of knots (like a slip-knot, or attempting to tie a knot that looks secure, but will give under certain conditions, etc.) be folded into Profession(Sailor), since that is the only group I can think of where you need more than one kind of knot. Climbers use the same knot over and over, and most any other idiot can at least tie a square knot and expect it to hold.
Sailors and Bounty Hunters both use ropes, albeit for different purposes. A bounty hunter uses rope to tie people up or make a lasso. Sailors need a variety of knots to do their jobs. If it gets folded into certain Profession skills, fine, I just want to know where and choose my skills in accordance.
Tying a knot is no longer something you need to make a check for. Climbing a wall already has a check associated with it, adding in a check to see if the knot holds is getting a little to far into the realm of micromanaging to me. We don't make you check to see if your armor buckles hold either. Not to be snarky, I am just trying to get across the point that there is some levels of detail that we can safely ignore.
As for using rope to tie someone up. This is something I am going to need to address. It will probably go into the grapple rules.
Jason Bulmahn
Lead Designer
And for the most part it is the part of the skill that involves tying someone up that I am most interest in. Turning a coil of rope into a lasso is part of that so when the general aspect is answered the specific will be answered as well.