[IC] SOLO - Toot's Adventure

[Toot]

[OoC:  I don't know if you were already making the rolls but I forgot to mention that Boo has Listen 4 and Spot 4. So he should be also making perception checks. But more significantly, Boo has the Scent ability which allows him to automatically detect approaching enemies, sniff out hidden foes and (because he has the Track feat) track by sense of smell.]  

Scent:

A creature with the scent ability can detect opponents by sense of smell, generally within 30 feet. If the opponent is upwind, the range is 60 feet. If it is downwind, the range is 15 feet. Strong scents, such as smoke or rotting garbage, can be detected at twice the ranges noted above. Overpowering scents, such as skunk musk or troglodyte stench, can be detected at three times these ranges.

The creature detects another creature’s presence but not its specific location. Noting the direction of the scent is a move action. If it moves within 5 feet of the scent’s source, the creature can pinpoint that source.

A creature with the Track feat and the scent ability can follow tracks by smell, making a Wisdom check to find or follow a track. The typical DC for a fresh trail is 10. The DC increases or decreases depending on how strong the quarry’s odor is, the number of creatures, and the age of the trail. For each hour that the trail is cold, the DC increases by 2. The ability otherwise follows the rules for the Track feat. Creatures tracking by scent ignore the effects of surface conditions and poor visibility.

Creatures with the scent ability can identify familiar odors just as humans do familiar sights.

Water, particularly running water, ruins a trail for air-breathing creatures. Water-breathing creatures that have the scent ability, however, can use it in the water easily.

False, powerful odors can easily mask other scents. The presence of such an odor completely spoils the ability to properly detect or identify creatures, and the base Survival DC to track becomes 20 rather than 10.

Toot hears the noise and quietly presses his tiny finger against his lips to quiet Boo.  Hearing the quick steps sends Toot's heart racing in panic.  He had come down here thinking that he could defend himself and already the first monster he has encountered almost slaughtered him and possibly maimed Boo for life.  Who knows what this thing is that is trying to sneak up on them.  It could be one of those Itchy Dragons his master warned Toot to stay away from.

"Nononono," Toot whispers in Boo's ear.  "It looks like choice is made for us, Boo.  I think we go up!"