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<blockquote data-quote="kaomera" data-source="post: 3283313" data-attributes="member: 38357"><p>I don't want to try and say that I know what is or is not "as it should be" for your game, but for some players / DMs ("Hi!" <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> ) having to say "No." to these types of things is less fun than saying "Yes.". I don't think there's much need to change rules to accomplish this, the DM can simply adjudicate situations with an eye out for what the players expectations are (either way). But I do find that I sometimes ignore "standard" DCs in situations where otherwise a poor (or even average) roll by a player is going to create a situation that I judge will be un-fun. Of course, I'm more likely to simply place a 7' or 8' gap in place of the 30' one, make walls that may need to be climbed suitable for that use, etc. Characters with high skills can still shine, since they can often simply ignore such obstacles while the rest of the group struggles through, but I don't (as much) simply need to block an action...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kaomera, post: 3283313, member: 38357"] I don't want to try and say that I know what is or is not "as it should be" for your game, but for some players / DMs ("Hi!" ;) ) having to say "No." to these types of things is less fun than saying "Yes.". I don't think there's much need to change rules to accomplish this, the DM can simply adjudicate situations with an eye out for what the players expectations are (either way). But I do find that I sometimes ignore "standard" DCs in situations where otherwise a poor (or even average) roll by a player is going to create a situation that I judge will be un-fun. Of course, I'm more likely to simply place a 7' or 8' gap in place of the 30' one, make walls that may need to be climbed suitable for that use, etc. Characters with high skills can still shine, since they can often simply ignore such obstacles while the rest of the group struggles through, but I don't (as much) simply need to block an action... [/QUOTE]
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