I was recently reading through some tips and alternate methods to run skill challenges in 4ed. It seems to be a common opinion that it is the least understood and hardest to pin down element of the new system.
The party, accompanied by a Dwarven expedition, made their way into the abandon underground city of Dwarvenhearth. Their primary goal for this session was to secure the the Commerce district as HQ for the expedition. After this, they were free to decide how to tackle searching the rest of the massive city.
This skill challenge was designed for five 4th level characters. A fountain stands in the center of a city square, a massive statue as its centerpiece. The statue has been enchanted to animate and attack intruders. The stat block for the statue:
