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<blockquote data-quote="Chaosmancer" data-source="post: 9458244" data-attributes="member: 6801228">Why would you ask them that? If they are in a calm situation where such study is appropriate... then that is exactly what they mean by Arcana. If they aren't, then their action feels inappropriate to the moment. For example, in a chaotic scramble where they have seconds to act, then they are looking for a flash of insight scene, not a &quot;take time to calmly examine&quot; scene. But ultimately, what are you gaining by telling them HOW to ask? You follow up by then saying that the DM could then ask for the appropriate check... but you can do that anyways. A player can say &quot;Can I roll Arcana?&quot; and the DM is perfectly capable of responding, &quot;Actually, this would be more of an Investigation check.&quot; It is a bit strange to me how this situation continuously gets framed, such that if the player asks for a specific skill roll, the DM is suddenly locked into only saying yes or no, but if the player asks for permission to take an action in universe, then the DM is free to act. That just is not my experience.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Chaosmancer, post: 9458244, member: 6801228"] Why would you ask them that? If they are in a calm situation where such study is appropriate... then that is exactly what they mean by Arcana. If they aren't, then their action feels inappropriate to the moment. For example, in a chaotic scramble where they have seconds to act, then they are looking for a flash of insight scene, not a "take time to calmly examine" scene. But ultimately, what are you gaining by telling them HOW to ask? You follow up by then saying that the DM could then ask for the appropriate check... but you can do that anyways. A player can say "Can I roll Arcana?" and the DM is perfectly capable of responding, "Actually, this would be more of an Investigation check." It is a bit strange to me how this situation continuously gets framed, such that if the player asks for a specific skill roll, the DM is suddenly locked into only saying yes or no, but if the player asks for permission to take an action in universe, then the DM is free to act. That just is not my experience. [/QUOTE]

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