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<blockquote data-quote="iserith" data-source="post: 7758656" data-attributes="member: 97077">I imagine it has something to do with shared assumptions at their given tables. &quot;Can I make a Religion check?&quot; means something to them. It's shorthand for &quot;try to recall lore about X by drawing upon Y.&quot; I don't want the shorthand in general because (1) assuming character action is not the DM's role and can lead to conflict and (2) this is a game about storytelling and I want the players to do their part to tell that story. (I also don't think it's very smart play to ask to make ability checks, but that's a whole other issue.) To anyone used to the shorthand, even just a few extra words may seem like it adds an unreasonable amount of time to the game.Totally agree. Focusing on the fundamentals creates a solid foundation for your game. Everything else flows so much smoother once you have it down. Everyone knows what they need to do and the game runs so fast.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="iserith, post: 7758656, member: 97077"] I imagine it has something to do with shared assumptions at their given tables. "Can I make a Religion check?" means something to them. It's shorthand for "try to recall lore about X by drawing upon Y." I don't want the shorthand in general because (1) assuming character action is not the DM's role and can lead to conflict and (2) this is a game about storytelling and I want the players to do their part to tell that story. (I also don't think it's very smart play to ask to make ability checks, but that's a whole other issue.) To anyone used to the shorthand, even just a few extra words may seem like it adds an unreasonable amount of time to the game. Totally agree. Focusing on the fundamentals creates a solid foundation for your game. Everything else flows so much smoother once you have it down. Everyone knows what they need to do and the game runs so fast. [/QUOTE]

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