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I thought we weren't supposed to talk about politics?

I'm not super clear how the SC tangent really relates to the OP, but: I don't understand how skill challenges, uniquely among all the...

Thoughtfully considering everyone's comments. Regarding the arbitrariness of clocks: The table was introduced to their 1st countdown...

Sure there is. The arbitrary threshold is whatever the GM decides. I’m also not sure how “clever approaches the GM hadn’t thought of...

The main difference I see is that with the skill challenge, the number of successes and failures are set and known ahead of time. The...

Yes, in a manner of speaking. A shorter path relies on the idea that there is some 'right answer' in a situation. It denies that the...

I don't want to get so wrapped up in SCs, so, lets say one last thing about them which is pretty important IMHO: The way they are...

It occurs to me that a parallel situation might be 'I roleplayed out that conversation so well, why is the GM still making me roll a...

Based on my reading of your example, one significant difference I noticed from a skill challenge is that a player (or the GM?) can...

At a big standard level the DC for each check is the same, but some skills are considered primary, your first use is at the medium DC...

Exactly! Right. Now, a valid criticism of a technique might be that it incites this kind of thing, but I don't think that is the case...

OK, but if a GM is lazy and unimaginative to the point of just describing some fiction that always lets you do one thing to solve every...

I agree with this. Skill challenges and similar mechanics are just a way of applying slightly more structure to regular play in order to...

Thank you for the explanation and example. This seems good to me; that the different approaches produce different outcomes and that...

Oh, are you talking about D&D 5E? I agree! Also, that, despite saying "D&D" in the name, it can't hold a candle to the One True D&D --...