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<blockquote data-quote="Lehrbuch" data-source="post: 6937536" data-attributes="member: 6811402">Even if that is the case (and the DM playing the game with complete disregard to the PCs does involve disregarding a lot of what the DMG says is a good idea), the players don't play the game with total disregard to the particular PCs.If the fighter, for example, is rubbish at the fighty bits (for whatever reason), then the party will use strategy and tactics appropriate to that situation (such as, resting more often, or investing more in healing potions). This just changes the story. But this is not a problem. It just reflects the fact that the story is about the PCs.The fact that the story would be different, with a different hypothetical set of PCs is true but meaningless.I think you are mistaking the issue here. If the DC to break down a door is 20 (say), then it is still DC 20 regardless of whether the fighter has STR 8 or STR 15. The STR 8 fighter is 20% less likely to break down the door. But that just means the party is 20% more likely to be telling the story where the fighter doesn't successfully break down the door and the party does something different to overcome the obstacle. Which could have been the story told even if the fighter did have STR 15 (as he could have failed to break down the door too).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lehrbuch, post: 6937536, member: 6811402"] Even if that is the case (and the DM playing the game with complete disregard to the PCs does involve disregarding a lot of what the DMG says is a good idea), the [I]players[/I] don't play the game with total disregard to the particular PCs. If the fighter, for example, is rubbish at the fighty bits (for whatever reason), then the party will use strategy and tactics appropriate to that situation (such as, resting more often, or investing more in healing potions). This just changes the story. But this is not a problem. It just reflects the fact that the story is about the PCs. The fact that the story would be different, with a different hypothetical set of PCs is true but meaningless. I think you are mistaking the issue here. If the DC to break down a door is 20 (say), then it is still DC 20 regardless of whether the fighter has STR 8 or STR 15. The STR 8 fighter is 20% less likely to break down the door. But that just means the party is 20% more likely to be telling the story where the fighter doesn't successfully break down the door and the party does something different to overcome the obstacle. Which could have been the story told even if the fighter did have STR 15 (as he could have failed to break down the door too). [/QUOTE]

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