Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
White Dwarf Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Nest
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions, OSR, & D&D Variants
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
EN Publishing
Twitter
BlueSky
Facebook
Instagram
EN World
BlueSky
YouTube
Facebook
Twitter
Twitch
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions, OSR, & D&D Variants
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Upgrade your account to a Community Supporter account and remove most of the site ads.
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*TTRPGs General
How do you feel about Skill Challenges?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="kenmarable" data-source="post: 4755735" data-attributes="member: 40359"><p>It also just occurred to me that it would be interesting for a 3rd party publisher to come up with skill powers. Even further than utility powers, every PC would get a certain number of powers that directly affect what you can do with skills - and being at-will, encounter, and daily in use (or maybe defined as At-Will, and per Skill Challenge)</p><p></p><p>Your "power list" would be determined by what skills you are trained in rather than your class.</p><p></p><p>So (this is entirely off of my head after thinking of this 2 minutes ago, so it's just for illustration purposes), something like:</p><p></p><p>Slip of the Tongue Skill 10</p><p>Skill Challenge - Social</p><p>Target: One creature you are talking with.</p><p>Check: Diplomacy vs. Will</p><p>Success: You coax the target to tell you secret information.</p><p>Effect: The target is suspicious towards you. (With "suspicious" being a keyword with a specific effect.)</p><p></p><p>Focused Guard Skill 3</p><p>At-Will - Physical</p><p>Trigger: You are on watch for 1 hour or more.</p><p>Check: Endurance vs. Moderate DC</p><p>Success: You gain a +2 to your Perception checks while on watch.</p><p></p><p>Who's Your God Skill 25</p><p>Skill Challenge - Social</p><p>Target: One creature you see</p><p>Check: Religion vs Hard DC</p><p>Success: You know the true religion of the creature if they have one, even attempting to Bluff or disguise themselves. </p><p></p><p></p><p>I don't know, maybe it's a silly idea. But what the heck, I figure I'd throw it out there and see what people think. However, maybe making some Skill Powers can spice things up enough to make skill checks more interesting. *shrug*</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kenmarable, post: 4755735, member: 40359"] It also just occurred to me that it would be interesting for a 3rd party publisher to come up with skill powers. Even further than utility powers, every PC would get a certain number of powers that directly affect what you can do with skills - and being at-will, encounter, and daily in use (or maybe defined as At-Will, and per Skill Challenge) Your "power list" would be determined by what skills you are trained in rather than your class. So (this is entirely off of my head after thinking of this 2 minutes ago, so it's just for illustration purposes), something like: Slip of the Tongue Skill 10 Skill Challenge - Social Target: One creature you are talking with. Check: Diplomacy vs. Will Success: You coax the target to tell you secret information. Effect: The target is suspicious towards you. (With "suspicious" being a keyword with a specific effect.) Focused Guard Skill 3 At-Will - Physical Trigger: You are on watch for 1 hour or more. Check: Endurance vs. Moderate DC Success: You gain a +2 to your Perception checks while on watch. Who's Your God Skill 25 Skill Challenge - Social Target: One creature you see Check: Religion vs Hard DC Success: You know the true religion of the creature if they have one, even attempting to Bluff or disguise themselves. I don't know, maybe it's a silly idea. But what the heck, I figure I'd throw it out there and see what people think. However, maybe making some Skill Powers can spice things up enough to make skill checks more interesting. *shrug* [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*TTRPGs General
How do you feel about Skill Challenges?
Top