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Message: <blockquote data-quote="dkyle" data-source="post: 4832450" data-attributes="member: 70707">Conflex is a skill challenge system I've been working on, and have been using in a game I'm DMing. I think I've gotten it to a point where it could be useful to others, and I would be interested in hearing thoughts and opinions from others.The system is build around the notion of conflicts. Basically, a conflict is some force in the world that would cause the characters problems if it's not dealt with -- something that stands in the way of their goals. The players can roll skill checks to handle those conflicts, but the conflicts periodically get a chance to respond.Some major design characteristics:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Each skill check goes against multiple DCs.  The higher the DC met, the more progress made</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Every skill check has a decent chance of helping at least a little.  Someone with the worst skill modifier possible has about a 25% chance of hitting the lowest DC</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">An individual skill check cannot cause failure of the skill challenge -- it can only fail to help address a conflict as much as it could</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">There is, at least supposed to be, a significant amount of decision making involved with winning or losing.  I've often felt, in other skill challenge systems, that a loss was primarily due to poor die rolls, not bad decision making.</li> </ul>Fair warning: the system is significantly more complicated than other skill challenge systems I've used.  It uses a worksheet (page 2 of the PDF) which really must be printed out.  However, I've been able to run Conflex successfully without explaining much of the mechanics to my players -- I just explain their situation, and some of their options, in in-game terms, and things worked out pretty well.Thanks to Stalker0 and <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/4e-fan-creations-house-rules/241440-stalker0s-obsidian-skill-challenge-system-new-version-1-2-a.html" target="_blank">his Obsidian skill challenge system</a>. I've found it useful in my DMing, and continue to use it for things Conflex is not designed to handle. My design goals were heavily influenced by his work.Scribd page: <a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/16557465/Conflex-Skill-Challenge-System" target="_blank">Conflex Skill Challenge System</a></blockquote>

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