12 mo. ago • 98%

I have 250+ hours in this game and i just realized you can just USE the SHOVEL if you fail the Survival check.

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“Give me a perception check.”

“Fourteen total.”

“You don’t notice anything different .”

“I get out my shovel.”

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- DM quietly raises encounter difficulty in response to metagaming
  
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  loudly smacks DM with the shovel
  
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  DM should have rolled for the player secretly if they didn't want to call attention.
  
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- One of the reasons why, as a DM, I like the Passive Perception mechanic in 5e. It takes some of the thrill of a roll away from the players, but it gives me the tools to resolve these sorts of situations without tempting the players to metagame.
  
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This is how you get to the underdark as a dwarf.

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Anytime I see Survival Check Failed, I have shovel hotkeyed to 3 and get it out to start digging.

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But can you wield it like an axe yet? I'm not buying it at full price if I can't play an undertaker-turned-fighter.

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- That gives me an idea for a necromancer who has a “staff” that is really a shovel for unearthing his servitors.
  
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What the hell?! I didn't know about this either! I guess it makes sense from a realism standpoint, but damn, that's good to know that its possible in game as well.

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Can shovel(the quazit) dig or find chests? I'm curious "beefy".

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- No. Shovel is only interested in murderizing, and I love her for it.
  
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- I haven't been able to play much yet, but I've been able to dig up a chest. I also had the option to dig up a grave, but I didn't go for it.
  
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Today I learned Thanks, I'm deep in Act 3.

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What's the TTP on that thing?

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You can also summon scratch and he will find it for you. Apparently he even finds chests that don't have a visible survival check. But I can't confirm that because I never have him summoned.

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