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<blockquote data-quote="Blue" data-source="post: 7867861" data-attributes="member: 20564">A couple of quick question how various DMs handle a few mechanical situations.&nbsp; If there is a definitive rule that I've just missed, please point it out in the book.&nbsp; But I think these are more open to interpretation.1. Based on the description of what a player is doing, both a tool proficiency and a skill proficiency are integral in what they describe they are doing, and both applicable. Do you pick one, have them clarify whihc is primary, add both/grant advantage to one, do something else? Especially when the bonuses are not the same like only one proficient, or cases like expertise/magic tools/etc.2. One character examines something, gets a poor roll, calls over another who wants to roll, and then they call over more if the rolls continue to be bad. Since they are being done one at a time it's not the case of one character helping another. So effectively everyone gets a separate roll which is almost like penta-advantage for a 5 person party.3. A character makes truthful statements in ways that are deceiving.&nbsp; Like &quot;you can have all the gold I'm carrying if you let them go&quot; when they have little on them.&nbsp; They see it as persuasion because the character is truthful they will gladly give you all they have, but since the player intent is to get off cheap, it's like they are attempting to deceive to imply they have more.Feel free to add your own &quot;how do you handle it&quot; questions as well.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Blue, post: 7867861, member: 20564"] A couple of quick question how various DMs handle a few mechanical situations. If there is a definitive rule that I've just missed, please point it out in the book. But I think these are more open to interpretation. 1. Based on the description of what a player is doing, both a tool proficiency and a skill proficiency are integral in what they describe they are doing, and both applicable. Do you pick one, have them clarify whihc is primary, add both/grant advantage to one, do something else? Especially when the bonuses are not the same like only one proficient, or cases like expertise/magic tools/etc. 2. One character examines something, gets a poor roll, calls over another who wants to roll, and then they call over more if the rolls continue to be bad. Since they are being done one at a time it's not the case of one character helping another. So effectively everyone gets a separate roll which is almost like penta-advantage for a 5 person party. 3. A character makes truthful statements in ways that are deceiving. Like "you can have all the gold I'm carrying if you let them go" when they have little on them. They see it as persuasion because the character is truthful they will gladly give you all they have, but since the [I]player[/I] intent is to get off cheap, it's like they are attempting to deceive to imply they have more. Feel free to add your own "how do you handle it" questions as well. [/QUOTE]

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