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<blockquote data-quote="Rod Staffwand" data-source="post: 6671803" data-attributes="member: 6776279">I never allow retries (by the same character or other characters) unless there is a penalty for failure or a cost associated with the attempt (i.e. roll Wisdom to find your way out of the labyrinth, each failed check costs 1d6 hours of time OR roll Dexterity to try to snatch the artifact from the demon's shrine, but you take 3d6 damage for each attempt).If the whole group is doing something I use the group check mechanic. If it's a task for one person, I use the character who suggested the action or I randomly select a player to make a check. The situation is resolved quickly and we move on.Spamming rolls or rolling unnecessarily is dull and pointless. Speed of play and gripping action are the way to go. If you as the DM thinks the group's combined knowledge and abilities is enough to get them past something, it should just happen. For knowledge checks, structure it to give them the info they need to make choices but make them work for the knowledge to make the best choice.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rod Staffwand, post: 6671803, member: 6776279"] I never allow retries (by the same character or other characters) unless there is a penalty for failure or a cost associated with the attempt (i.e. roll Wisdom to find your way out of the labyrinth, each failed check costs 1d6 hours of time OR roll Dexterity to try to snatch the artifact from the demon's shrine, but you take 3d6 damage for each attempt). If the whole group is doing something I use the group check mechanic. If it's a task for one person, I use the character who suggested the action or I randomly select a player to make a check. The situation is resolved quickly and we move on. Spamming rolls or rolling unnecessarily is dull and pointless. Speed of play and gripping action are the way to go. If you as the DM thinks the group's combined knowledge and abilities is enough to get them past something, it should just happen. For knowledge checks, structure it to give them the info they need to make choices but make them work for the knowledge to make the best choice. [/QUOTE]

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