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<blockquote data-quote="CAFargo" data-source="post: 5011831" data-attributes="member: 86456">One way to do it is to simply get rid of skills altogether, and replace them with ability checks. Sure, the players would still get skill points, but they would be put into only six skills:Strength--&gt;heavy lifting, anything that requires strength...Constitution--&gt;prolonged lifting, anything that takes a while to do...Dexterity--&gt;anything that requires fine-motor skills or timed movements...Intelligence--&gt;anything that requires you to recall information or figure out a puzzle (possible open lock or disable device)...Wisdom--&gt;anything that requires you to quickly make a decision (not much) or anything that doesn't fit into another category (e.g. use magic device)Charisma--&gt;social skills...duhClasses with 2+int skill points/level now only get their int, 4+int becomes 1+int, 6+int becomes 2+int, and 8+int becomes 3+int.Classes would have to put ranks into ability &quot;skill-bonuses&quot;, which would then be used ONLY for skill checks (leaving everything else nice and balanced)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CAFargo, post: 5011831, member: 86456"] One way to do it is to simply get rid of skills altogether, and replace them with ability checks. Sure, the players would still get skill points, but they would be put into only six skills: Strength-->heavy lifting, anything that requires strength... Constitution-->prolonged lifting, anything that takes a while to do... Dexterity-->anything that requires fine-motor skills or timed movements... Intelligence-->anything that requires you to recall information or figure out a puzzle (possible open lock or disable device)... Wisdom-->anything that requires you to quickly make a decision (not much) or anything that doesn't fit into another category (e.g. use magic device) Charisma-->social skills...duh Classes with 2+int skill points/level now only get their int, 4+int becomes 1+int, 6+int becomes 2+int, and 8+int becomes 3+int. Classes would have to put ranks into ability "skill-bonuses", which would then be used ONLY for skill checks (leaving everything else nice and balanced) [/QUOTE]

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