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Ok to be honest I don't know the definition of "hijack" but the thread was about one thing and then a few people turned it a completely different topic so that's all I meant. Seemed like appropriate description but might not be

Yes you actually did mention that already a few several many times. No one is trying to convince you to change how you play, and it's not even relevant to what the thread was about before you hijacked it

Don't encourage them, there's a fairly large number of players in here who would take any chance they can get to make the game less fun in the name of "realism"

As far as official content goes I think the closest we'll get is Wildheart Barbarian which is kinda sorta Wildshape except not really, and then various species have Wildshape-esque features but are not very powerful. Rangers have their animal companions but I can't see them getting actual...

That seems hard to believe that a moon druid would frequently find remaining in humanoid form casting spells in combat to be better than utilizing Wild Shape (which can be done with spells cast first). What level is she and what creatures is she turning into? The damage and tankiness for a...

What Druid subclass are you using? Wild Shape is primarily meant for Moon Druids. As any other subclass it's a decent utility ability but yeah it's not meant to be all that useful since they rely on their other subclass abilities. As an edit: In the 2024 rules they do a much better job of...

Any chance of an explanation here? I have no idea what this refers to but I'd like to know

Spellcasters are always more powerful than martials in DnD, but this idea would really drive home the idea and make sure people only play Spellcasters. Not really a goal I'd aim for but it's one that could be done I suppose

But how could you prioritize making the gameplay more enjoyable for everyone when you can be a slave to verisimilitude? Heresy!

Fair enough, sounds like you play DnD entirely differently than any table I've ever been at or would ever want to play at. Not much more to say there I guess

Maybe they did investigate the room but just never found anything noteworthy, so the camera never bothered to point at them, which forced others to take the spotlight. It's not like having a slightly higher Int than the rest of the party somehow makes them 100% successful

Pretty sure most DMs would allow that with just the Help action and no Charisma required. Helping someone else investigate an empty room sounds totally reasonable as something that succeeds automatically

You know how sometimes in TV shows there are characters who are there but they just didn't do anything important enough to be shown on the screen? That's the Rogue. They are right there but for whatever reason just not doing anything noteworthy in this particular episode Do you cancel the...

I've always seen it play out this way in practice. Players say what they attempt to do, then the DM either says it works with no skillcheck or decides what skillcheck to roll (often giving multiple options for the player to pick between). Players can always make suggestions but that's all it...

Again, 8 intelligence is slightly below average, not mentally handicapped barely able to string sentences together or something. People here seem to think Grog is a good example of dumping int, but he was 6 Int which is not typically a legal Int score in standard Point Buy. I don't see how...

Hehe yeah too true, you could argue that elaborately complex schemes that don't stand a chance of working are both the norm for most DnD parties, and would be spot on for accurately roleplaying PCs with 8 Intelligence

Standard "dump stat" means 8, and the OP specifically did say they all had -1 Int modifier so 8 or 9 as their Int stat. That's just a below average intelligence person, not some moron who can't make decisions. At an 8-9 intelligence you shouldn't be roleplaying your PC as coming up with...

I wouldn't go that far. The difference between dumping INT and bumping it to something above average like 12 is a difference of TWO on the skillcheck, where the Die roll randomness swings from 1 to 20. No matter what the roll is mostly based on random luck. Dumping Int to put more points that...

Everyone dumping Int to 8 is pretty standard in my experience if you don't have an Artificer or Wizard. It's just such a completely useless stat for everyone else

Wisdom (Perception) seems like the most obvious workaround here but sticking to the actual question: I can't think of any rationalization for charisma that I would accept as a DM, unless there are sentient denizens of the dungeon that you could capture and interrogate. Charisma would actually...