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I don’t have a problem with that myself. Some people aren’t comfortable acting in situations like that (I’m one of them). I’m happy to roleplay my character, but I don’t have the ability (or comfort level) to make speeches or convincing long-winded oratory. In those situations I’d much rather...

Works fine for me, as well. But I don’t see a problem in using it with skills (as well as just abilities). Tell me what you want to do, and I’ll tell you what ability or skill to roll. And I allow the players to suggest alternative skills if they can justify narratively how it works. To me...

That’s sort of my point. I don’t see this as any different than stealing these books from defeated spell casters. It’s just less steps. So, it makes scribing these spells easier as they level, but I don’t see it changing the power curve any. And, again, the DM could easily balance any effort...

I haven’t looked at 1e in a long, long time. But I’m assuming a 1st level wizard couldn’t cast all those spells, even if they had them in a spell book. So I don’t see it being a problem at all. At best, they would just have easier access as they level, instead of having to search and/or buy...

Yeah, but we need a chart to tell us the DC for Unshackling! And Ghosts are bound to make it even harder! :)

But, isn't that completely up to the DM? I'm not trying to be facetious, I'm serious. The whirlpool is as easy to spot as the DM wants it to be. Bright clear day, with good visibility? Easy to see. Middle of a storm, harder. Is it a simple whirlpool? Tier 1. An electrified Elemental...

And how many pages are you going to sacrifice to lay out all those DC’s? I guarantee you, how ever many it is, the DM is still going to have to make a ruling.

If a DM having to decide if a task is Easy, Moderate , or Difficult is asking them to be a game dev, you’ve got a way lower opinion of people than I do. I mean, seriously, if they can’t make a decision like that, how are they possibly going to arbitrate all the other choices a DM constantly...

I don’t know…asking a DM to judge whether a task is Easy, Moderate, or Difficult does not feel like we’re placing too great a cognitive burden on them.

That’s an interesting point. I would suspect part of the reason is that the spell system is so explicit in what each one does. It’s laid out in black and white, and there’s no need (or opportunity) for it to vary depending on the table and the DM. The skill system is much more freeform. It’s...

Right, thanks! Perfect example…that I somehow managed to completely forget about…heh.

Ah, so Inquisitors are only meant to be Sensitive? I assumed they were pretty much (Dark) trained Jedi.

Without further evidence, I’m going to go with ‘it’s just lightsaber training’. She was taught by a Jedi on how to use the Dark Saber effectively, and I have no reason not to believe that would translate into using an actual lightsaber. Speaking of Force Sensitivity though, has the movies or...

Now, that, is an excellent idea! Reskinning an existing adventure into a wilderness romp could be a lot of fun. My big issue is always trying to come up with a scene interesting enough to catch the players attention (as opposed to them just reaching for their dice as a way to skirt past it)...

Hmmm. Good points. I guess looking at it that way, a Wilderness encounter in a lot of ways is just the set-dressing for one of the other standard encounter types (social, combat, etc). Maybe that's why I've never been good at setting them up in a satisfying way...I keep thinking about them as...

So, what would people like to see to make potential the potential Wilderness side of the game more interesting? Other than a daily grind for food. Skill challenge encounters (similar to monster fights but with the environment) is definitely one idea. Raging rivers, rocky canyons, bad weather...

"All trackables or none" is in the middle? Out of curiousity, what do you think is on the far edge? And just because I (or others) don't want a more robust resource tracking game, doesn't mean we aren't interested in discussing other ideas. The whole concept of skill challenge wilderness...

All or nothing is all you have? I’m guessing there’s a whole excluded middle there.

I would certainly like to see more guidance on using wilderness based set pieces as non-combat encounters. Like, skill challenges. That sort of thing I could get behind, much more than the idea of constant foraging as a regular part of adventure.

Every time someone say their experience doesn’t match yours, you always respond that it’s because we’re doing it wrong. If only we were using your game, we could all be as happy as you. Can you not accept that your game may be exactly the sort of fun you are looking for, that it might fit you...