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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Charlaquin" data-source="post: 9831582" data-attributes="member: 6779196">Yep, this is also how I’ve started handling “do I know anything about [subject]?” checks. If one player makes the check, fine. If a second player asks if they can try too, they can make the same check, and together they sort out the correct information if either succeeds, but neither can remember it if they both fail. This is mathematically identical to advantage if both have the same bonus to the check, or slightly worse if one has a lower bonus. If any more players ask if they can try too, they can, but unless at least half of them succeed, there’s too much conflicting information being contributed for the group to confidently sort out the truth from the misinformation.The mathematical effect of this, by the way, is that it’s always best to have the smallest even number of people possible working together on any given task. Adding an extra contributor only hurts the group’s chances overall if the total number of contributors is odd, and if the total number is even, the group’s chances are better than they would be with one fewer, and worse than they would be with two fewer. This is the case for all combinations of DCs and bonuses (unless the DC is impossible for one or more contributors to succeed at, obviously).</blockquote>