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<blockquote data-quote="lumin" data-source="post: 5549127" data-attributes="member: 59785">Except that the rules state that a player can do anything else not defined in the tables using made-up target DCs.&nbsp; That's why there is an explicit &quot;D20 vs DC&quot; mechanic built into 3E - it's for everything NOT in the rule bookIn AD&amp;D, if it wasn't defined by the rules it meant that it wasn't really meant to be possible.&nbsp; This is obvious by the fact that there is no unifying DC determination mechanic even hinted to in the 1st Edition game.&nbsp; Ability scores were not even used for general modification when adjudicating DC checks.&nbsp; If you're making up your own DC mechanic, you're not following the rules in 1EI completely disagree with your assessment.&nbsp; 3E and it's subjective/GM designed DC is far more free-wheeling than the strict &quot;go-by-the pre-set tables&quot; method of 0E,1E and 2E.That's okay though, we can disagree.&nbsp; I simply see it much differently.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="lumin, post: 5549127, member: 59785"] Except that the rules state that a player can do [U]anything[/U] else not defined in the tables using made-up target DCs. That's why there is an explicit "D20 vs DC" mechanic built into 3E - it's for everything NOT in the rule book In AD&D, if it wasn't defined by the rules it meant that it wasn't really meant to be possible. This is obvious by the fact that there is no unifying DC determination mechanic even hinted to in the 1st Edition game. Ability scores were not even used for general modification when adjudicating DC checks. If you're making up your own DC mechanic, you're not following the rules in 1E I completely disagree with your assessment. 3E and it's [U]subjective/GM designed DC[/U] is far more free-wheeling than the strict "go-by-the pre-set tables" method of 0E,1E and 2E. That's okay though, we can disagree. I simply see it much differently. [/QUOTE]

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