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I am going to use this thread to put a series of skill challenges that I am working on. For the time being they will all use Stalker0's system, but they should be easy to convert to any system. I plan on keeping them handy to pull out when/if I need them so they should be fairly generic and...

Here are a couple of initial versions of documentation for this system. Feedback is encouraged. I used the format in the DMG. Also my Open Office-Fu is weak, but I use Linux at home so if the files are difficult to open, I will work at them...at work.

Overall I like it. I like that it is pretty easy to create a Skill challenge with it and if the math works out that it is intuitive that is fantastic!! Some questions and then some comments: 1 - How will this combine with Combat Encounters do you think. Will a Level 3-4 Skill Challenge be a...

I've got no problem with aid another. If a player wants to aid another, I will ask "How?". If the answer doesn't make sense then no it won't be allowed. The issue is really that the aid another mechanic becomes almost MANDATORY for success.

I think you are thinking of a single skill check not a skill challenge that requires X successes before Y failures. These things can take many many shapes and sizes and not all lend themselves to Aid Another. The system has to work regardless

Hussar there is a yes,but in the math. Reread the original post, especially the conclusions. In order to get the super-high probability of success certain conditions must be met above and beyond just "working together". - The Skill Challenge and DM must allow "Aid Another". This is hardly a...

Sadly it seems the Mod is correct..Pity I was half enjoying this thread until someone brought a Flamethrower to it. Thanks and in the future if a thread irritates you on principle, please ignore it

I agree with your premise about the target win rate for most Skill Challenges should be lower than Stalker0's 80%. I think I may use your system it is simple and easy to understand, but I do like some of the Bells and Whistles that Stalker0 uses. I guess there no rule against mix-and-match...

Really...Even the modified version Stalker0 created? I admit I am still trying to understand how to use them effectively, but I think they can be fun if used right. Maybe this belongs in another thread, about how to use Skill Challenges (any variety) effectively in an Adventure/Campaign. I...

My Beef with Beefy McBeefcake is that he should NEVER be able to carve through an iron door with a dagger. If the dagger is mundane, then at a MINIMUM he will be doing at least half as much damage to the dagger as he is to the door. If it is "Magic" then it all depends on how you interpret...

This (and other) threads are interesting. I am not interested in challenging any math so will take it at face value. It certainly seems as if the RAW may have some issues. However, I would like to come up with a consensus about a couple of assumptions: 1) How often (percentage) should a...

First my apologies for only using a little bit of your post to forward my own agenda. Here is my problem with game rules for these kinds of simulations. Your post is exactly correct. It only adds the "patina" of realism. It isn't realistic at all. And all the rules-checking breaks down the...

I just want to help out those who are looking for hardness numbers. The following articles on Wikipedia refer to various hardness tests of material: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knoop_hardness_test http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockwell_scale#Typical_values...

I don't know why, but the Maps page of your website keeps causing my browser to crash. Running Firefox 3 Beta 5 on Ubuntu Linux. Never had this problem before, but it's definitely the interaction of your page with my browser.

Wow...anime....not geeky at all. And Anime conventions...so mainstream. My wife is no gamer and not plugged into the American Mainstream geek culture at all, but she is a born geek. Her mother and grandmother were circus folk. She never watched an episode of Star Trek in her life until age...

Off topic I'd like to tip my hat to ENWORLD and all the members and moderators of this forum. Rational and Irrational discussions abound here without devolving into simple flame wars. People get emotional, but usually express their emotions in clever and non-insulting ways. Thanks!!!! Back...

My wife and I both like the coverart on the premiere issue. I don't have the magazine, so can't speak for what might be inside, but I don't see anything that should be THAT offensive. Keep it up

That actually makes sense to me. There truly isn't that much information about creating "worlds" in the core books. It is still possible, but it will mean referencing many more other sources than these books. Not a bad thing necessarily but certainly a bar for newer DMs. Also I agree about...

Ah Ha! I understand.

Ahem...As I read it this thread is FOR the hate, not to defend your own point of view. 'Sides World Building is F.U.N. Fun. Anyway, I dislike that the change of direction that 4th Edition represents has caused a hopefully temporary rift in the community on this and other forums I lurk on.