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<blockquote data-quote="Reynard" data-source="post: 7998850" data-attributes="member: 467">I think you missed my point: the thing that happens at my table because it is easier and quicker is:Me: You see a guard near the gate. He looks like he is half paying attention and half thinking about the pub. What do you do?Player: Okay, I'll make a stealth check to sneak past him when he seems particularly distracted.Rather than:Me: You see a guard near the gate. He looks like he is half paying attention and half thinking about the pub. What do you do?Player: I am going to sneak past him.Me: How?Player: I guess I will try and dash across the alley behind him and slip through the gate.Me: Okay. That's going to be a Dexterity check.Player: I want to use my Stealth proficiency.Me: How?Player: I wait until he is particularly distracted by his thoughts and go then, as quickly and quietly as I can.Me: Okay, apply your Stealth proficiency to the roll.Both get the same place, and the second example can be fun sometimes. But sometimes it is a distraction for what is otherwise and obvious and even tedious bit of gameplay.Similarly, I allow the party to use Standard Operating Procedures, including skill checks, when exploring something like a dungeon. The immersion benefits aren't worth the cost in tedium to approach every door and hallway with 10 minutes of positioning and 10 foot pole tapping.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Reynard, post: 7998850, member: 467"] I think you missed my point: the thing that happens at my table because it is easier and quicker is: Me: You see a guard near the gate. He looks like he is half paying attention and half thinking about the pub. What do you do? Player: Okay, I'll make a stealth check to sneak past him when he seems particularly distracted. Rather than: Me: You see a guard near the gate. He looks like he is half paying attention and half thinking about the pub. What do you do? Player: I am going to sneak past him. Me: How? Player: I guess I will try and dash across the alley behind him and slip through the gate. Me: Okay. That's going to be a Dexterity check. Player: I want to use my Stealth proficiency. Me: How? Player: I wait until he is particularly distracted by his thoughts and go then, as quickly and quietly as I can. Me: Okay, apply your Stealth proficiency to the roll. Both get the same place, and the second example can be fun sometimes. But sometimes it is a distraction for what is otherwise and obvious and even tedious bit of gameplay. Similarly, I allow the party to use Standard Operating Procedures, including skill checks, when exploring something like a dungeon. The immersion benefits aren't worth the cost in tedium to approach every door and hallway with 10 minutes of positioning and 10 foot pole tapping. [/QUOTE]

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