Skill Challenges order Q

[Wepwawet]

Skill Challenges still...
There's one thing I never understood: how do players act on a SC?
Are there turns and each one does something each turn? Does he *have* to act every turn?
Or does one of them just take initiative and say "I do this"?

Maybe I didn't read the books right, but I've never got a reference about this.
Anyway, the way it's written is too confusing. Stalker0's system is better, but I still have this same problem

 

[Jhaelen]

Skill Challenges still...
There's one thing I never understood: how do players act on a SC?
Are there turns and each one does something each turn? Does he *have* to act every turn?
Or does one of them just take initiative and say "I do this"?

Maybe I didn't read the books right, but I've never got a reference about this.
Anyway, the way it's written is too confusing. Stalker0's system is better, but I still have this same problem

You don't need to have turns and not everyone needs to act. It's best to forget about the original DMG description. There is official errata for the DMG section and a better description in DMG2.

There are several good resources that illustrate the finer points of skill challenges. You may also want to have a look at the new column by Mouseferatu (Ari Marmell) on this site.

 

[Wepwawet]

Thanks!

I thought so
It's confusing to run one as a DM. Better yet, for me it *was* confusing. Now I know why.