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<blockquote data-quote="Wolfwood2" data-source="post: 4287271" data-attributes="member: 39394">I think the underlying assumption of level-appropriate challenges is going to prove a lot less true for skill challenges than for combat.&nbsp; Sure there are going to be some skill challenges that the DM has set up in advance, but I expect that the vast majority of skill challenges will be a result of &quot;exploring the world&quot; when the PCs decide on the spur of the moment that they want to do something.Example: The PCs are investigating some bad guys, and they suddenly decide they want to sneak into the (access restricted) Royal Library and see if they can find any information there.&nbsp; This is something that could reasonably happen with 1st level PCs, 4th level PCs, or 8th level PCs.&nbsp; The difficulties won't change based on the level of the PCs.The natural effect is that if level-appropriate skill challenges don't succeed very often, the players will naturally start seeking out only level inappropriate challenges beneath their level.&nbsp; (And they should be able to judge reasonably well after playing with a DM for a while.)&nbsp; On the other hand, if level appropriate skill challenges succeed a lot, players will more often seek out level inappropriate skill challenges because the gamble is worth the risk.Sure they'll get more or less xp, but most skill challenges are going to be driven by things the PCs want to accomplish in-game rather than particularly caring how much XP they get out of it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wolfwood2, post: 4287271, member: 39394"] I think the underlying assumption of level-appropriate challenges is going to prove a lot less true for skill challenges than for combat. Sure there are going to be some skill challenges that the DM has set up in advance, but I expect that the vast majority of skill challenges will be a result of "exploring the world" when the PCs decide on the spur of the moment that they want to do something. Example: The PCs are investigating some bad guys, and they suddenly decide they want to sneak into the (access restricted) Royal Library and see if they can find any information there. This is something that could reasonably happen with 1st level PCs, 4th level PCs, or 8th level PCs. The difficulties won't change based on the level of the PCs. The natural effect is that if level-appropriate skill challenges don't succeed very often, the players will naturally start seeking out only level inappropriate challenges beneath their level. (And they should be able to judge reasonably well after playing with a DM for a while.) On the other hand, if level appropriate skill challenges succeed a lot, players will more often seek out level inappropriate skill challenges because the gamble is worth the risk. Sure they'll get more or less xp, but most skill challenges are going to be driven by things the PCs want to accomplish in-game rather than particularly caring how much XP they get out of it. [/QUOTE]

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