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I think it can be all about the skill and still involve luck, as one might reasonably call the variability of skill you identified as...

Not our fault the designers got it wrong. IMO Luck - as in the Halfling trait - is a hideous mechanic.

When a real-world archaeologist walks into a chamber that has some runes on the wall those runes already say something, and what they...

Oftentimes, this is indeed correct. Starting with 3e the game has taken professions (armourer, baker, etc.), natural abilities...

Given the extreme degree of in-game variability of situation and circumstance where a check might be made, I'd posit the mechanics...

Oh, hey. I'm not the one making the argument. That's @Maxperson who is insisting that the die roll ONLY represents skill. He just...

It is dumb, but then how much use (and-or how survivable) is a low-strength Fighter going to be during the time before a strength device...

True, but in this case where you're starting at high level, it seems a bit power gamey. Fine if you want to do that, but I think I'd...

Errr...stupid question, maybe, but why would it say anything like that in the PHB when only the DM can call for rolls? Or did that get...

I'm mildly amused that the site with the mocha mousse picture asked me to verify cookie settings. :P

I agree that part of what the d20 roll simulates is luck, and disgree (in part due to the previous clause!) that a d20 test rejects...

I'm fairly sure you weren't told that by me, though; as that's not my position. In fact, it's fairly close to the opposite; I see luck...

The bolded, all day long; and if the player's unhappy because of having gambled and lost, tough tooties.

This comes down to whether one is prioritizing the story of one's character or of the campaign as a whole. My own take is that a...

Switching characters can sometimes work, but often the characters become so entangled with the story of the campaign that it would be...