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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Afrodyte" data-source="post: 1901515" data-attributes="member: 8713">It's been discussed before, but unless you have the search feature for this site, you'll have to wade through a lot of other stuff to get to it.  I can't find my original thoughts on the topic, but here is basically what I did:Balance + Tumble = Acrobatics (Dex)Bluff + Diplomacy = Persuade (Cha)Climb + Jump + Swim + Run* = Athletics (Str).  *I was always confused why Run is a feat when Climb, Swim, and Jump are skills.Disable Device  + Open Lock = Disable Device (Int)Hide + Move Silently = Stealth/Sneak (Dex)Listen + Spot + Search = Observe/Notice (Wis)Actually, I don't think it'd screw anything up at all.  Although with min-maxers and powergamers you'll always have the possibility of abusing the system, in general I think that, if explained to them, many players would welcome the opportunity to broaden their scope and flesh out their characters more.  At the very least, it helps create a backup plan if the character covering one niche were somehow unable to do what they're supposed to do.I haven't looked through BoIM, so I don't know.  The PHB descriptions are pretty explicit about what is and is not allowed with the skills, but another take on them would be welcome.</blockquote>