Terrain (use only one)
| Modifier
|
Fresh snow (clearly outlined footprints)
| +6
|
Soft or muddy ground, loose dirt floor
|
|
(good impressions of prints, but not
|
|
as defined as fresh snow)
| +4
|
Thick brush, dense jungle (broken branches,
|
|
crushed weeds)
| +3
|
Forests, fields, dusty indoor area
|
|
(occasional marks of passage)
| +2
|
Normal ground, wood floor, plains with sparse
|
|
vegetation (infrequent marks of passage)
| 0
|
Desert, dry sand
| -2
|
Swamp (spongy surface but little mud
|
|
for prints, much vegetation)
| -5
|
Rocky terrain, solid ice, stone floors,
|
|
shallow water (prohibits all but the
|
|
most minute signs of passage)
| -10
|
|
|
Table 16: Illumination Modifiers
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|
Illumination (use only one)
| Modifier
|
Good illumination, sunny day;
|
|
continual light or equivalent indoors
| 0
|
Twilight, light fog, snow, single torch in
|
|
dark interior of building
| -3
|
Night with full moon, day with moderate fog
| -6
|
Overcast night with no moon, dense fog,
|
|
blizzard, blowing sand
| -10
|
|
|
Table 17: Special Tracking Modifiers
|
|
Situation (use all applicable)
| Modifier
|
Every two creatures in group being tracked
| +1
|
Every three experience levels (round
|
|
down) of the ranger
| +1
|
Each additional tracker assisting ranger
|
|
(use the score of the best tracker)*
| +1
|
Animal follower assists in tracking**
| +1
|
Trail is in specialized ranger's primary terrain
| +2
|
Every 12 hours since trail was made
| -1
|
Every hour of rain, snow, or sleet since
|
|
trail was made
| -5
|
Creature being tracked attempts to hide trail
|
|
(covering footprints, detouring into stream,
|
|
passing through secret door)
| -5
|
Specialized ranger being tracked in his
|
|
primary terrain attempts to hide trail
| -2
|
Level
| Information Received
|
1-2
| General type of creature
|
| ("A dragon or other large reptilian creature.")
|
3-4
| Specific type of creature and where it was heading
|
| ("Some kind of dragon, probably red. It appears to have been headed to the
mountains to the north.")
|
5-6
| Probable number of creatures
|
| ("Looks like two of them.")
|
7
| Approximate size and/or age
|
| ("From the length of the prints, the dragons were probably juveniles.")
|
8
| Pace of creatures
|
| ("There's no indication of haste; they were probably taking their time.")
|
9
| How recently the trail was made
|
| ("The tracks were made within the last three or four hours.")
|
10+
| Special conditions of creatures: wounded or healthy, mounts, etc.
|
| ("The unusual depth of the prints and the space between steps indicates the
dragons had riders. A tiny scrap of cloth is similar to the material worn by
soldiers in this area. The riders were probably human.")
|