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<blockquote data-quote="Tony Vargas" data-source="post: 7147199" data-attributes="member: 996"><p>5e actually nets one more skill even if you don't count tool proficiencies, which act prettymuch exactly like skills, as such. Tool Proficiencies are open-ended, so there could be any number of them, if the DM decided the setting called for it.</p><p></p><p> "Tool Proficiencies" could be given as such for backgrounds or folded into skills, when more adventuring-applicable.</p><p></p><p> If mounts were more useful/workable, Animal Handling might be worth it, otherwise, could be a Background-associated 'ribbon.' Performance certainly seems like it could just come with a background.</p><p></p><p> Acrobatics & Athletics could probably be rolled together, and the DM just call for STR or DEX checks based on the action declared.</p><p></p><p></p><p> Investigation could probably be folded into Perception and/or Insight, and the DM just call for INT vs WIS (or even CHA for questioning, say). Thing is, perception's kinda major.</p><p></p><p> That sounds reasonable, and there were those UA feats that essentially gave out expertise. But, it runs the risk of making Expertise, rather than Proficiency, the litmus test for a character being 'good' at something.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tony Vargas, post: 7147199, member: 996"] 5e actually nets one more skill even if you don't count tool proficiencies, which act prettymuch exactly like skills, as such. Tool Proficiencies are open-ended, so there could be any number of them, if the DM decided the setting called for it. "Tool Proficiencies" could be given as such for backgrounds or folded into skills, when more adventuring-applicable. If mounts were more useful/workable, Animal Handling might be worth it, otherwise, could be a Background-associated 'ribbon.' Performance certainly seems like it could just come with a background. Acrobatics & Athletics could probably be rolled together, and the DM just call for STR or DEX checks based on the action declared. Investigation could probably be folded into Perception and/or Insight, and the DM just call for INT vs WIS (or even CHA for questioning, say). Thing is, perception's kinda major. That sounds reasonable, and there were those UA feats that essentially gave out expertise. But, it runs the risk of making Expertise, rather than Proficiency, the litmus test for a character being 'good' at something. [/QUOTE]
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