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<blockquote data-quote="iserith" data-source="post: 7193058" data-attributes="member: 97077">There are no &quot;skill challenges&quot; in D&amp;D 5e like there were in D&amp;D 4e. Nothing formal, anyway.As for how I handle similar things, I describe the situation. The players say what they want to do. I narrate the results. Sometimes I call for a check when the outcome is uncertain. A player NEVER asks to make a check. Why would they want to roll a fickle d20 because, as you say, &quot;backing up your roleplaying with actual die rolls can give you wavering results...&quot;? It's better for them to just state a goal and approach appropriate to the situation with the aim of achieving automatic success.To ensure that all the players participate, the DM just has to frame the situation as it unfolds from the perspective of particular characters and ask &quot;What do you do?&quot; Then just do as I said above. This keeps the spotlight evenly balanced, more or less, throughout the challenge.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="iserith, post: 7193058, member: 97077"] There are no "skill challenges" in D&D 5e like there were in D&D 4e. Nothing formal, anyway. As for how I handle similar things, I describe the situation. The players say what they want to do. I narrate the results. Sometimes I call for a check when the outcome is uncertain. A player NEVER asks to make a check. Why would they want to roll a fickle d20 because, as you say, "backing up your roleplaying with actual die rolls can give you wavering results..."? It's better for them to just state a goal and approach appropriate to the situation with the aim of achieving automatic success. To ensure that all the players participate, the DM just has to frame the situation as it unfolds from the perspective of particular characters and ask "What do you do?" Then just do as I said above. This keeps the spotlight evenly balanced, more or less, throughout the challenge. [/QUOTE]

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