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<blockquote data-quote="pming" data-source="post: 6673539" data-attributes="member: 45197">Hiya!&nbsp;What I've been doing is making it a single &quot;group roll&quot;. Whomever has the skill and/or has the highest bonus is the roller. For every other PC that actually has the skill, +2. For ever PC that doesn't have the skill, +1. If the total additional bonuses due to other PC's hits +6 or greater, then the roll is at advantage in stead (the rollers total bonuses is still used), with an additional +2.Ex #1: Five PC's all attempt a Knowledge - History check. The DC is 20 (obscure). The Wizard in the group has the highest Skill Rating in it, with +6. One other character has the skill (worth +2), and the other 3 characters each put in their 2 cp's (each worth an additional +1, so +3 more). This gives a &quot;group bonus&quot; of +5. The Wizard rolls at +11 to his check.Ex #2: Same group as above, but lets say three characters have the skill in addition to the wizard, with only one PC without the skill. Each of the three skilled helpers adds +2, for a +6, and the extra PC adds another +1. The total &quot;group bonus&quot; would be +7...but as that is over +5, I just drop it and let the Wizard roll with Advantage, adding his normal +6 skill rating, +2 for a total of +8.Why? Simplicity and it keeps the players from &quot;meta-gaming&quot; a bit. They know that once they hit +6 or more, it doesn't matter...so trying to min/max your character to get the highest Stealth, Acrobatics, Investigation, or whatever is only a &quot;character building thing&quot;; whomever has the highest bonus rolls; maybe it's your PC, maybe it isn't. If it isn't, then your PC is only &quot;worth&quot; +2...you don't get to roll your awesome skill check every time it's a &quot;group thing&quot;. In particular, I've found it very useful and quick for when the group says &quot;We search the room&quot;. I can just have the highest Investigation PC roll, add bonuses for other characters also helping in the search, and be done with it. One roll. As a group. Everyone contributing. If something is found in the room, I roll randomly to determine who 'actually' found it.Same thing goes with social &quot;combats&quot;...where the PC's are Investigating a crime, or trying to &quot;persuade&quot; a potential employer to front them horses, saddles and tack up front, or trying to Survive a blizzard in a high, cold, mountain pass. It's a group thing now...not a bunch of individuals who all happen to be in the same location trying to do the same thing. It just..feels right, I guess.EDIT: Sorry, forgot the +2 &quot;extra&quot; bonus for breaking +6 to get Advantage.^_^Paul L. Ming</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pming, post: 6673539, member: 45197"] Hiya! What I've been doing is making it a single "group roll". Whomever has the skill and/or has the highest bonus is the roller. For every other PC that actually has the skill, +2. For ever PC that doesn't have the skill, +1. If the total additional bonuses due to other PC's hits +6 or greater, then the roll is at advantage in stead (the rollers total bonuses is still used), with an additional +2. Ex #1: Five PC's all attempt a Knowledge - History check. The DC is 20 (obscure). The Wizard in the group has the highest Skill Rating in it, with +6. One other character has the skill (worth +2), and the other 3 characters each put in their 2 cp's (each worth an additional +1, so +3 more). This gives a "group bonus" of +5. The Wizard rolls at +11 to his check. Ex #2: Same group as above, but lets say [I]three[/I] characters have the skill in addition to the wizard, with only one PC without the skill. Each of the three skilled helpers adds +2, for a +6, and the extra PC adds another +1. The total "group bonus" would be +7...but as that is over +5, I just drop it and let the Wizard roll with Advantage, adding his normal +6 skill rating, +2 for a total of +8. Why? Simplicity and it keeps the players from "meta-gaming" a bit. They know that once they hit +6 or more, it doesn't matter...so trying to min/max your character to get the highest Stealth, Acrobatics, Investigation, or whatever is only a "character building thing"; whomever has the highest bonus rolls; maybe it's your PC, maybe it isn't. If it isn't, then your PC is only "worth" +2...you don't get to roll your awesome skill check every time it's a "group thing". In particular, I've found it very useful and quick for when the group says "We search the room". I can just have the highest Investigation PC roll, add bonuses for other characters also helping in the search, and be done with it. One roll. As a group. Everyone contributing. If something is found in the room, I roll randomly to determine who 'actually' found it. Same thing goes with social "combats"...where the PC's are Investigating a crime, or trying to "persuade" a potential employer to front them horses, saddles and tack up front, or trying to Survive a blizzard in a high, cold, mountain pass. It's a group thing now...not a bunch of individuals who all happen to be in the same location trying to do the same thing. It just..[I]feels right[/I], I guess. [I] EDIT: Sorry, forgot the +2 "extra" bonus for breaking +6 to get Advantage.[/I] ^_^ Paul L. Ming [/QUOTE]

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