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Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Tenkar’s Tavern - how to do secret doors

 I love it, great ideas.

This https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoL09L7mKKE&t=191s&pp=0gcJCU0KAYcqIYzv

Probably this - https://www.tenkarstavern.com/2018/01/on-secret-doors-and-why-i-detest-thrm.html

  • Concealed doors? Now THAT is something I can get behind. Look behind that armoire. Why are there curtains on this wall? What's under this rug? Good play will reveal with concealed doors what dice may otherwise steal with secret doors.

    Besides, I never understood elves uncanny ability to see secret doors when others can't...

Maybe this - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoL09L7mKKE

Players say their intent… more than just “i search the room”. Too much rolling is bad… he Never rolls for hidden doors. 

  • DM describes rm
  • Player describes how searching.
  • Maybe player urinates to look for seams and holes. Hey why not. 
  • Checking drafts. 
  • Any furniture moved?
  • Something new in room?
  • Something out of place?
  • Clues
    • Mortar on one side is newer
    • Thing on mantle was disturbed 

One commenter even said elves will notice scratches near furniture or seams in walls or a draft… but still gotta figure out how it works. 

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