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<blockquote data-quote="MarkB" data-source="post: 7193061" data-attributes="member: 40176">In my experience, it varies too much from one scenario to another to come up with hard-and-fast rules. Sometimes the players will be the proactive ones, trying to accomplish something, in which case they should take the lead on how they're going to do it. In others, they're on the defensive as an NPC tries to accomplish something, which may limit their options.The main thing is not to just get stuck in a rut of saying &quot;make a skill check&quot; whenever someone suggests something. Some actions will be so impractical that, even if executed perfectly, they will not yield the desired result. Others will be so effective that it's pointless to even require a roll in order for them to succeed. If players are suggesting the former, try to clue them in on what they're missing about the situation (or let them fail, if their character genuinely wouldn't know any better). If they're coming up with the latter, let them have the win.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MarkB, post: 7193061, member: 40176"] In my experience, it varies too much from one scenario to another to come up with hard-and-fast rules. Sometimes the players will be the proactive ones, trying to accomplish something, in which case they should take the lead on how they're going to do it. In others, they're on the defensive as an NPC tries to accomplish something, which may limit their options. The main thing is not to just get stuck in a rut of saying "make a skill check" whenever someone suggests something. Some actions will be so impractical that, even if executed perfectly, they will not yield the desired result. Others will be so effective that it's pointless to even require a roll in order for them to succeed. If players are suggesting the former, try to clue them in on what they're missing about the situation (or let them fail, if their character genuinely wouldn't know any better). If they're coming up with the latter, let them have the win. [/QUOTE]

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