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<blockquote data-quote="Benji" data-source="post: 7758551" data-attributes="member: 6793743">That's a much clear clarification of what you were saying above, thank you. Maybe Lanefan take a more gamist approach - he views a failed perception check in this type of roll as the same as a miss during combat, it's not about what he needs to deliver but instead a test of the characters abilities as they relate to the narrative. But I'm putting words in his mouth and I'm not about to argue an assumption. &nbsp;I'm not sure I follow about holding information behind an ability check though. in previous examples you were saying you don't assume people are going to find anything hidden in a room without first declaring they are searching and then making an ability check. That's hiding information in your description behind both a specific action they describe and then an ability check. Or would you just describe what's hidden in the room to them if they said they were looking? Ok, I was I assuming stuff about players but in over 25 years of gameplay I have never seen that happen without some kind of outside prompt. I'm only going on ancedotal though, so calling me on it is valid, I guess.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Benji, post: 7758551, member: 6793743"] That's a much clear clarification of what you were saying above, thank you. Maybe Lanefan take a more gamist approach - he views a failed perception check in this type of roll as the same as a miss during combat, it's not about what he needs to deliver but instead a test of the characters abilities as they relate to the narrative. But I'm putting words in his mouth and I'm not about to argue an assumption. I'm not sure I follow about holding information behind an ability check though. in previous examples you were saying you don't assume people are going to find anything hidden in a room without first declaring they are searching and then making an ability check. That's hiding information in your description behind both a specific action they describe and then an ability check. Or would you just describe what's hidden in the room to them if they said they were looking? Ok, I was I assuming stuff about players but in over 25 years of gameplay I have never seen that happen without some kind of outside prompt. I'm only going on ancedotal though, so calling me on it is valid, I guess. [/QUOTE]

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