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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ElfGunner" data-source="post: 2959082" data-attributes="member: 42504">I appreciate the help, and the point of letting the PC's "be the man" is well noted.  I remember in the last campaign I was a bard, (yeah I don't know why I did that, I just like to role play, thats why I am going to be a fighter this time around lol)  and I loved not even having to roll in my perform checks because my skill was ridiculous.I guess I ask like things with spot or listen checks, wouldn't that kind of give away, say an ambush or something?  Bob is walking along, ok roll a spot, what for, no reason..I guess the other reason I ask is I had thought about the pre planned episodes that skills could be used, wouldn't that kind of be forcing my PC's hand?The other thing, I have been reading some of the PbP games, which by the way, really enjoyed, and it seems like many of the skill checks are pretty randomally initiated by the PC's and creativity of the DM can allow them.  How can I get my PC's (most of whom are still relatively new) to start forcing their own skill checks?Sorry about all the questions, this has just been a big question mark for this upcoming campaign.Oh thanks for the welcome, I have enjoyed coming here and blowing some spare time the last few weeks.</blockquote>