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I make my players lift heavy weights rather than make a Strength check. And Dexterity checks? That's what that tightrope is for! -
CreamCloud0 reacted to Basic Expert's post in the thread Player skill vs character skill? with
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I always thought there was a distinct difference in when to apply player skill or character skill. The player gets to decide what their... -
Hulk Smash in this case = the typical old school 1/2 orc barbarian with massive muscles that as described by the player would make...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to zarionofarabel's post in the thread Player skill vs character skill? with Like.
Burning Wheel and Burning Empires have "one roll combat" as an optional way to resolve combat, especially if the combat is of little...
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The other side of that coin is the eloquent player who used CHA as their PC’s dump stat. Do you let them charm and beguile NPCs or do...
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Just to understand: If I build a character who spends resources to speak Elven, but I've myself never studied Professor Tolkien's...
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Most things in D&D and other RPGs are a combination of both player and character. Think about combat, where the player contributes the...
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Why should we prevent a player who is not a good Tactician to play a characterr who is a good Tactician or to play a character more...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to AlexofBarbaria's post in the thread Player skill vs character skill? with
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To me there's no question player skill makes for more fun and immersive gameplay, so should be favored where possible. The undercurrent... -
I have seen the same with new players and story. Fun to watch. But still, if that player took a Hulk Smash character, no amount of...
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I might have them roll. A high roll will do nothing, because nothing is there (edit: or maybe, they realize sooner nothing is there)...
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Most of the time when I see "player skill" highlighted its in terms of "use your knowledge of tropes and conventions and procedures to...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to UngainlyTitan's post in the thread Player skill vs character skill? with Like.
I have a lot of thought on this. In general, I am very much of the opinion that the character should carry much of the weight over the...
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My take is that the player decides what they want done, but the character has to carry it out to the best of their in-setting ability...
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The idea that I as a player have to figure out the trap when my avatar in the world knows more about traps than I ever will has always...
