“Page 42″ for Pathfinder (Revisited)

[the_gneech]

(Note: This is an update of material originally posted to my LiveJournal.)

If you’re familiar with D&D 4E, then you’re probably familiar with the famous “page 42″ of the DMG, which contains your “go to” table for quickly figuring skill DCs, improvised hazard damage, and whatnot. This is a GM’s second best friend (after +2/-2), and I was a bit disappointed that there wasn’t something similar for Pathfinder. So I put this together using the “Monster Stats by CR” as my starting point.

Traps/Hazards/Skill Challenges by CR
Desired CR	Trap/Hazard Attacks
	Low Saving Throw DC	High Saving Throw DC	Low Attack Bonus	High Attack Bonus	Low Damage	Medium Damage	High Damage
1	9	12	+1	+2	1d6+2	1d6+2	2d6
2	9	13	+3	+4	2d6+1	2d6+2	3d6
3	10	14	+4	+6	3d6	3d6	3d6+2
4	10	15	+6	+8	3d6+2	4d6	4d6+2
5	11	15	+7	+10	4d6+1	5d6	5d6+2
6	11	16	+9	+12	5d6+2	6d6	7d6
7	12	17	+9	+13	6d6+2	7d6+2	8d6+2
8	12	18	+11	+15	7d6+2	8d6+2	10d6
9	13	18	+12	+17	8d6+2	9d6+2	11d6+2
10	13	19	+13	+18	9d6+2	11d6	13d6
11	14	20	+14	+19	11d6	12d6+1	14d6+1
12	15	21	+15	+21	11d6+2	13d6+2	15d6+2
13	15	21	+16	+22	13d6	14d6+2	17d6
14	16	22	+17	+23	14d6	15d6+2	18d6+2
15	16	23	+18	+24	15d6	17d6	20d6
16	17	24	+19	+26	17d6	19d6+2	23d6
17	18	24	+20	+27	19d6+2	22d6	25d6+2
18	18	25	+21	+28	21d6+2	24d6+1	28d6+2
19	19	26	+21	+29	23d6+2	27d6	31d6+2
20	20	27	+22	+30	25d6+2	29d6	34d6+1

Skill Challenge DCs
Desired CR	Ability Check/ Very Easy	Easy	Medium	Moderate	Hard	Heroic
1	10	12	16	16	20	30
2	11	13	16	17	21	31
3	11	13	17	18	22	32
4	11	13	17	19	23	33
5	11	14	18	20	24	34
6	12	14	18	21	25	35
7	12	14	19	22	26	36
8	12	15	19	23	27	37
9	12	15	20	24	28	38
10	13	15	20	25	29	39
11	13	16	21	26	30	40
12	13	16	21	27	31	41
13	13	16	22	28	32	42
14	14	17	22	29	33	43
15	14	17	23	30	34	44
16	14	17	23	31	35	45
17	14	18	24	32	36	46
18	15	18	24	33	37	47
19	15	18	25	34	38	48
20	15	19	25	35	39	49

(larger, printable version –>)

The skill check values are based on the following assumptions:

Very Easy: No skill ranks, low or no ability score bonus, etc.
Easy: Minimal skill ranks, +2 in buffs/aid another help.
Medium: 1/2 level skill ranks (or high ability scores, buffs, aid another, etc.).
Moderate: 1/2 level skill ranks, +5 in training/buffs/aid another help.
Hard: Full skill ranks, +9 in training/buffs/aid another help.
Heroic: Full skill ranks, +14 in training/buffs/aid another help, roll 15+.

The attack rolls, damage, etc., are all taken from the monster stats by CR. Generally speaking, you should stick to a CR 2-3 points lower than your average party level.

Thoughts?

-The Gneech

Originally published at gneech.com. You can comment here or there.

Comments

[radbaron.livejournal.com]

So, 42 is the Ultimate answer, even in D&D ?