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<blockquote data-quote="delericho" data-source="post: 6671559" data-attributes="member: 22424">Well, it sounds like you don't have an actual problem (just a theoretical one), so I wouldn't worry about it too much.However, if it does become an issue, I would be inclined to suggest the following:- If one character is proficient and no others are, then have the check be done by the proficient character - they're assumed to be the best-placed to answer the question (having been trained), so they make the check.- If two characters are proficient, have the one with the lower bonus make a roll to provide advantage, and then have the one with the higher bonus make the 'final' roll. Effectively, one character aids the other with the task.- If more than two characters are proficient, have them each make an individual roll. They'll almost certainly succeed... but then they are a collective of experts, so that's not really a problem.- If none of the characters are proficient, have the one with the best bonus (only) make the check untrained. This doesn't give them a very good chance of success, but that's about right anyway.Naturally, none of that is supported by the rules. But as a table convention, it seems pretty good - and it gives the one proficient character spotlight protection while not making a task outright impossible if nobody is proficient.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="delericho, post: 6671559, member: 22424"] Well, it sounds like you don't have an actual problem (just a theoretical one), so I wouldn't worry about it too much. However, if it does become an issue, I would be inclined to suggest the following: - If [i]one[/i] character is proficient and no others are, then have the check be done by the proficient character - they're assumed to be the best-placed to answer the question (having been trained), so they make the check. - If [i]two[/i] characters are proficient, have the one with the lower bonus make a roll to provide advantage, and then have the one with the higher bonus make the 'final' roll. Effectively, one character aids the other with the task. - If [i]more than two[/i] characters are proficient, have them each make an individual roll. They'll almost certainly succeed... but then they are a collective of experts, so that's not really a problem. - If [i]none[/i] of the characters are proficient, have the one with the best bonus (only) make the check untrained. This doesn't give them a very good chance of success, but that's about right anyway. Naturally, none of that is supported by the rules. But as a table convention, it seems pretty good - and it gives the one proficient character spotlight protection while not making a task outright impossible if nobody is proficient. [/QUOTE]

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