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<blockquote data-quote="BookBarbarian" data-source="post: 7493868" data-attributes="member: 6802553">I would describe what I do in terms the DM can use to determine success, failure, or call for a check.Something like &quot;I use my knowledge as a sage/wizard/smart person to determine a way past this riddle/obstacle/tricky situation&quot;Then the DM would can say something like &quot;Cool make a DC X Int (Arcana/History/Investigation/Nature/Religion) check. On a success you'll solve the riddle/problem/figure a way out of the tricky situation/gain this juicy bit of obscure knowledge that will be super useful, on a failure you'll trigger the surprise/get lost in a reverie for a round/offend the queen with the terrible faces you make trying to access your vast archive of knowledge etc etc etc.&quot;Add some variety to your descriptions to keep it from getting stale.You have a decent chance at emulating a very smart person since the DM, while not omnipotent, has more than enough knowledge to make you seem like a genius for the task at hand.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BookBarbarian, post: 7493868, member: 6802553"] I would describe what I do in terms the DM can use to determine success, failure, or call for a check. Something like "I use my knowledge as a sage/wizard/smart person to determine a way past this riddle/obstacle/tricky situation" Then the DM would can say something like "Cool make a DC X Int (Arcana/History/Investigation/Nature/Religion) check. On a success you'll solve the riddle/problem/figure a way out of the tricky situation/gain this juicy bit of obscure knowledge that will be super useful, on a failure you'll trigger the surprise/get lost in a reverie for a round/offend the queen with the terrible faces you make trying to access your vast archive of knowledge etc etc etc." Add some variety to your descriptions to keep it from getting stale. You have a decent chance at emulating a very smart person since the DM, while not omnipotent, has more than enough knowledge to make you seem like a genius for the task at hand. [/QUOTE]

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