Listening/Hearing and the rules

[Raellus]

I would probably just keep it simple and use the characters' observation skill for listening. It follows that if they're more observant, they're probably going to hear/notice more.

[headquarters]

Originally Posted by Raellus

I would probably just keep it simple and use the characters' observation skill for listening. It follows that if they're more observant, they're probably going to hear/notice more.

Me too. I also let PCs loose observation points if their hearing is impaired for instance by damage from explosions etc.

I keep a tab on "handicaps" on the PCs on my XP sheet. If someone is half deaf but eyes like an eagle he will roll using obs skill for visual and say diff obs skill for hearing..

[B.T.]

Hi there, HQ!

What kind of handicaps do you have on this list?

This is again a very fruitful thought!