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Interesting Bony Hands Combat Question

Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 9:25 pm
by Stygian Inquirer
Hey guys, I was just DMing an encounter between a Medium-sized Monk and 4 Medium Bony Hands (VRGttWD) and he was surrounded by the 4 Medium Bony Hands like so:

X = Bony Hands
O = Monk

---X
-XOX
---X

Because of the Bony Hands' Partial Invisibility, the monk failed his spot check and thus couldn't see them and he tried to tumble out of them. How would you deal with someone tumbling out from being surrounded by people he cannot see?

Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 10:59 pm
by vipera aspis
treat the ground as uneven terrain?

Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 8:03 am
by Drinnik Shoehorn
Increase the DC?

Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 12:31 pm
by ScS of the Fraternity
Attacks of oppertunity - if the tumbler doesn't know that they are there, then he/she can't use tumble to avoid the attacks of oppertunity.
I would rule that the boney-hands have the option to not take the attack but to force the monk back into the square.

Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 12:59 pm
by Undead Cabbage
I'm wondering exactly how the monk could logically tumble out of this situation without an attack of opportunity? Did the player justify how the character would tumble out?

Otherwise, this looks to be similar to the typical case where a player insists on making a hide check in a well light room with no cover or shadows.