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I am replying to your post without posting the contradictory opinions that you do not wish to hear.

DanChops His words are wise His face is beard

I think that, even though this system generally will result in success or partial success with most groups, every DM should try to make a skill challenge that uses certain rare skills in the group so that, hopefully, the party fails at least once. My group doesn't seem to treat skill challenges...

http://forums.gleemax.com/showthread.php?t=1052709 making a skill challenge part of an elite or solo template is a fun idea...

Don't overcomplicate a good, clean system. It's okay if there's a tiny bit of variance or drift from the sweet spot that's a non-integer. Decide for yourself whether it merits an actual +1 or -1 of difference, and run it that way. If you feel it works better nudged one way or the other, tell us so.

Just chiming in to say that I, too, like this system a lot. I had a campaign that I ran for nearly 2 years in 3.5, and I'm finally starting it up again after a break we took several months ago, and it's 4e time now. The skill challenge rules are so mathematically wonky, especially in the...