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<blockquote data-quote="UngeheuerLich" data-source="post: 5307989" data-attributes="member: 59057">I also believe, saying: &quot;i grab the swarm is not sufficient...&quot; as I believe &quot;I use the xxx skill&quot; is no role playing. This is pressing buttons.Mechanics should help you resolve actions. The correct order looks like this:PC: &quot;I try to throw the blanket over the swarm and hold it fast&quot; DM: &quot;cool, make a grab check and replace strength with dexterity&quot;or:PC: &quot;I try to intimidate the goblin, pointing my weapon at it and shouting at him&quot;DM: &quot;Ok, roll&quot;or:PC: &quot;I try to hide behind the bed&quot;DM: &quot;Ok, roll a stealth check&quot;When you wonder if saying: &quot;I use intimidate&quot; is sufficient, you should have the last example in mind: would you allow someone to hide when he is standing in the open and says: &quot;I use the hide skill&quot;? Or do you allow someone to say: &quot;I attack the most dangerous enemy with an appropriate weapon&quot; when having no weapon in hand, and no enemy is adjacent&quot;?As Ryujin pointed out: description is not always necessary, but you need to at least specify, what you want to achieve and what means you try to use...and IMHO you should just describe what you do, and it is the DM´s respnsibitiy to let you roll an appropriate skill check...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="UngeheuerLich, post: 5307989, member: 59057"] I also believe, saying: "i grab the swarm is not sufficient..." as I believe "I use the xxx skill" is no role playing. This is pressing buttons. Mechanics should help you resolve actions. The correct order looks like this: PC: "I try to throw the blanket over the swarm and hold it fast" DM: "cool, make a grab check and replace strength with dexterity" or: PC: "I try to intimidate the goblin, pointing my weapon at it and shouting at him" DM: "Ok, roll" or: PC: "I try to hide behind the bed" DM: "Ok, roll a stealth check" When you wonder if saying: "I use intimidate" is sufficient, you should have the last example in mind: would you allow someone to hide when he is standing in the open and says: "I use the hide skill"? Or do you allow someone to say: "I attack the most dangerous enemy with an appropriate weapon" when having no weapon in hand, and no enemy is adjacent"? As Ryujin pointed out: description is not always necessary, but you need to at least specify, what you want to achieve and what means you try to use... and IMHO you should just describe what you do, and it is the DM´s respnsibitiy to let you roll an appropriate skill check... [/QUOTE]

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