[NobleNick]

Originally posted by J'aran: Actually, I don't find that very unrealistic at all... A thief with for instance 50% in detect traps could successfully detect a certain trap with ease and have no chance with a more difficult one. Same for bashing doors. You might be able to kick in the wooden door to your bedroom, but try the same with a thick, solid steel vault door and, unless you have the strength of an ogre, all it would give you is sore toes, no matter how many times you try.

J'aran,

I understand the point I think you are trying to make; but still...

If, in real life, you could JUST BARELY kick through a real wooden panel door, that was, say, 4 cm = 40 mm (about 1.6 inches) thick, on the FIRST try; then kicking in another door that was exactly the same, except that it is 40.5 mm thick, should only take two or three tries at the most. Similarly, if someone was trained to find booby traps to the point that he instantly recognized one while moving about, then you'd think that given several minutes of looking in the same place, he would be able to eventually find one that was ever so slightly better hidden.

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