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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Yaarel" data-source="post: 7823959" data-attributes="member: 58172">D&D 5e is complex. I am interested in the implications of the ability foursome. This post looks at the 5e skills.Strength-Constitution• Melee Combat• Brute Force (Carry, Lift, Pull, Push, Break, Bend)Dexterity-Athletics• Ranged Combat• Athletics-Acrobatics• Slight-of-Hand• StealthIntelligence-Perception• Perception-Investigation• Arcana• Deception*• History• Medicine• Nature• Religion• SurvivalCharisma-Wisdom• Empathy-Insight-Animal Handling• Intimidation-Frighten• Persuasion-Charm• Performance*Deception: here corresponds to the Intelligence-Perception ability, to weave a believable falsehood that can even fool the experts. Oppositely, the Deception skill can detect a sophisticated deception. Deception requires formidable training and study to survive scrutiny. Forge an item or document, or detect such a forgery. Make a disguise that can pass, or detect a flaw in the disguise. Create a convincing illusion, or detect a convincing illusion. Note, Deception can be used benignly for the sake of creating a faithful replica, generating an illusion to reconstruct a virtual reality of an event, masterworking a lifelike painting, and so on.Performance: represents beauty, arts and esthetics. Many arts require at least two skill checks. One check for the technical skill (such as Athletics for a dance, Slight-of-Hand for amazing string instrument speed, or Deception for a lifelike painting), and one check for the overall esthetic appeal to please a crowd.Crafting: is typically done via a tool proficiency, such as proficiency with Thieves Tools to construct a trap. Most tool proficiencies benefit from Intelligence-Perception, especially to craft something sophisticated.I use an ‘Empathy’ skill to combine both Insight and Animal Handling.Custom skills that I find useful to add are:• Alchemy• Military[USER=6802378]@LuisCarlos17f[/USER]I tend to associate ‘fate’ and ‘luck’ with Charisma, having a destiny that is larger than life, that impacts entire populations. In other words, fate ≈ force of personality. Hypothetically, Fate could be a Charisma-Wisdom skill, perhaps even a psionic skill.</blockquote>

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