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<blockquote data-quote="Vyvyan Basterd" data-source="post: 5461254" data-attributes="member: 4892">Being prepared for common solutions is not the same as the DM trying to figure A (one?) solution. This type of preparation has been present in published modules since the beginning. The down side is when the DM discounts any other solution. Being prepared to adjudicate uncommon solutions is the hallmark of a good DM.So, you can create a good skill challenge ahead of time and still allow room for the players to resolve things in their own way. Now, if you run an exploration campaign, that pre-prep is harder anticipate and may not be as useful. But in an adventure path campaign a DM can better anticipate what goals the characters are likely to pursue and what challenges, both combat and non-combat, stand in their way. Besides, most skill challenges can be avoided as easily as a combat encounter.Edit: Sorry for basically double-posting. I thought my first post was lost in the void.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Vyvyan Basterd, post: 5461254, member: 4892"] Being prepared for common solutions is not the same as the DM trying to figure A (one?) solution. This type of preparation has been present in published modules since the beginning. The down side is when the DM discounts any other solution. Being prepared to adjudicate uncommon solutions is the hallmark of a good DM. So, you can create a good skill challenge ahead of time and still allow room for the players to resolve things in their own way. Now, if you run an exploration campaign, that pre-prep is harder anticipate and may not be as useful. But in an adventure path campaign a DM can better anticipate what goals the characters are likely to pursue and what challenges, both combat and non-combat, stand in their way. Besides, most skill challenges can be avoided as easily as a combat encounter. Edit: Sorry for basically double-posting. I thought my first post was lost in the void. [/QUOTE]

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