D&D 5E The Solution to Perception?

[Vaalingrade]

Well, you can counter disadvantage with advantage from the Help action by a trained chef!

I don't think he can take the help action thought a TV. Otherwise programmed image just got way more powerful.

 

[Reynard]

I don't think he can take the help action thought a TV. Otherwise programmed image just got way more powerful.

Why not? I have had many a person on youtube use the Help action so I could fix this or cook that.

 

[Swarmkeeper]

My problem with that -- and advantage as a whole -- is that 1) if anything else grants them advantage (and it will as that's like the one mechanic PCs still have in terms of skills) being a banker means nothing and 2) being a baker doesn't actually make them better at being a baker than someone with a good stat and the random advantage boost.

I frankly like actual bonuses much, much better than advantage and think advantage should be used for extraordinary circumstances like magic

Do you have issue with the DM granting auto-success? The baker wants to find food and spices - if there’s no uncertainty and/or no meaningful consequence for failure, no roll necessary. Now being a baker means a whole heck of a lot.

Or auto failure? The non-baker wants to find food and spices - sorry, no soup for you!

 

[Vaalingrade]

Do you have issue with the DM granting auto-success? The baker wants to find food and spices - if there’s no uncertainty and/or no meaningful consequence for failure, no roll necessary. Now being a baker means a whole heck of a lot.

Yes

Or auto failure? The non-baker wants to find food and spices - sorry, no soup for you!

God no. Not for that.