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Message: <blockquote data-quote="feartheminotaur" data-source="post: 6851792" data-attributes="member: 6801354">This is exactly how I've been dealing with skill checks*  I started doing it due to the dearth of Str and Con skills; just making challenges with ability checks instead of skills.  Players started asking thanks like "Charisma check...how about I put a little threatening flex and take a stern tone?  Can I add my proficiency in Intimidation?", so I've pretty much abandoned calling for a skill roll, but calling for an ability roll and letting the player find a way to apply the skill they have a proficiency bonus in.  It's worked pretty well, especially for Charisma and Intelligence rolls.  I've even had our warlock change his skills from "All the Charisma skills because it gives me the biggest bonus" to "I'll take the Charisma skill I like best and a couple of interesting background-based skills"*Except Perception and Stealth, both of which are pretty hard to replicate with other skills, and Constitution checks since there are no Con based skills.</blockquote>