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Message: <blockquote data-quote="hbarsquared" data-source="post: 3360448" data-attributes="member: 4550">I've never played WW myself, but I thank you for your glowing remarks!  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Exactly.First, skill ranks don't scale nearly as quickly as normal hit points do.  Introducing a scaling "damage" mechanic for complex skill checks could easily cause problems.Second, since "damage" is based on the ability modifer, having a higher ability score will have a much larger effect.  Which is on purpose.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />  I like the idea of an NPC aristocrat with a high Charisma doing more skill damage to a PC who might have more ranks than the NPC.Third, at higher levels, the fixed DC skill checks will be doing more damage (higher DC -> higher damage).  Also, as you interact with higher level NPCs, their higher ability modifiers will, be doing more damage.  The 1d6 is just to introduce another tension-building roll: it can just as easily be replaced by a fixed value.I almost included it, above.  The problem is that, especially at low levels, it creates a scenario in which a single successful check results in an immediate success: defeating the purpose of the complex skill check in the first place.  However, automatic success on a 20 and automatic failure on a 1 should be fine.All of these are good ideas, of course.  I didn't include these changes because I wanted to keep it as simple and accessible as possible.  There is really very little to remember, overall, for both player and DM.  Ranks are already a defined value, as are ability modifiers, so the bookkeeping behind the system is minimal.  All you have to do is roll your skill checks as normal, just multiple times.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />I can see a system like this making use of feats.  A feat that enables an increase in the "damage die" by one step every five or ten ranks.  A feat that allows you to roll 2d6 with every success.  A feat that allows criticals.  Stuff like that.</blockquote>

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