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Audiomancer reacted to DrJawaPhD's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) How can I do a Charisma-Investigation (or a Strength/Dexterity-Investigation if I can't use Charisma) to find a secret door? with
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Hehe yeah too true, you could argue that elaborately complex schemes that don't stand a chance of working are both the norm for most DnD... -
Audiomancer reacted to Bae'zel's post in the thread D&D General How Do I Help Mentor a GM Making Rookie Mistakes? with Like.
My approach nowadays is to start off recommending that a newbie run at least a few sessions RAW just to get the feel of the game. After...
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Audiomancer reacted to definiteFreakyFishGuy's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) 2024 D&D Starter Set - Your turn to design with Like.
I've come around. I am really liking the idea of the starter set as a "boardgame version of DND," and not necessarily as a stepping...
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Audiomancer reacted to Stormonu's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) 2024 D&D Starter Set - Your turn to design with Like.
@Jacob Lewis - sounds like BECMI all over again - which isn't a bad thing.
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Audiomancer reacted to mellored's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) How can I do a Charisma-Investigation (or a Strength/Dexterity-Investigation if I can't use Charisma) to find a secret door? with Like.
Do an IRL Charisma check and as the DM to tell you where the doors are. If that fails, use IRL Strength/Dexterity to grab the map from...
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Audiomancer reacted to DEFCON 1's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) How can I do a Charisma-Investigation (or a Strength/Dexterity-Investigation if I can't use Charisma) to find a secret door? with Like.
There's also of course the "old school" method for solving all of this... which is that you don't make a skill check to find any secret...
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Audiomancer reacted to Maxperson's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) How can I do a Charisma-Investigation (or a Strength/Dexterity-Investigation if I can't use Charisma) to find a secret door? with Like.
Yep. This is what happens with the concept of a dump stat. All stats are important. As for the OP, charisma is right out. No way I...
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Audiomancer reacted to Misanthrope Prime's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) How can I do a Charisma-Investigation (or a Strength/Dexterity-Investigation if I can't use Charisma) to find a secret door? with Like.
Charisma is for interacting with other thinking beings. If the only thinking beings in the room are the party, and they don't have that...
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Audiomancer reacted to Koloth's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) How can I do a Charisma-Investigation (or a Strength/Dexterity-Investigation if I can't use Charisma) to find a secret door? with Like.
The players made a decision to dump Int for reasons. Now you expect the DM to give you a Get Out of Jail Free card because the dungeon...
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Audiomancer reacted to Snarf Zagyg's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) How can I do a Charisma-Investigation (or a Strength/Dexterity-Investigation if I can't use Charisma) to find a secret door? with
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Well, as others have already noted, your character can't use charisma to find secret doors, absent very specific circumstances (such as... -
Audiomancer reacted to TiQuinn's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) How can I do a Charisma-Investigation (or a Strength/Dexterity-Investigation if I can't use Charisma) to find a secret door? with Love.
You very suavely lean against the light fixture as you take a sip from your wine glass, and just happen to activate the secret door...
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Audiomancer reacted to TaranTheWanderer's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) How can I do a Charisma-Investigation (or a Strength/Dexterity-Investigation if I can't use Charisma) to find a secret door? with Like.
Charisma search for secret doors is finding allies within the dungeon that know the location and tell you where they are.
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Audiomancer reacted to Hriston's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) How can I do a Charisma-Investigation (or a Strength/Dexterity-Investigation if I can't use Charisma) to find a secret door? with Like.
Do a flashback where you asked around for rumors about where secret doors are located in the dungeon before you left town.
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Audiomancer reacted to Rune's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) How can I do a Charisma-Investigation (or a Strength/Dexterity-Investigation if I can't use Charisma) to find a secret door? with Love.
I think the answer is pretty obvious: Cha (Investigation) would represent your character’s attempt to convince the secret doors to...
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Audiomancer reacted to Teemu's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) How can I do a Charisma-Investigation (or a Strength/Dexterity-Investigation if I can't use Charisma) to find a secret door? with Like.
I don’t know if your group is fully using the 2024 rules but the new DMG actually offered guidance on the Investigation vs Perception...