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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Asmor" data-source="post: 3863159" data-attributes="member: 1154">Well, that's just good policy in general. Anything that the players need should never be dependant on a die roll... Dice rolls fail sometimes (that's what makes 'em interesting), and if they fail then they're missing something they need and the story stalls.Dice should only roll for things that could help the characters but are not necessary. Example: A knowledge check to determine what overcomes a monster's DR is helpful, but not necessary. This is a good use of a skill check. A knowledge check to know that the mcguffin has to be baked in a strawberry rhubarb pie in order to open the portal and continue the story is bad, because if they fail it then you're stuck.This doesn't just apply to knowledge checks, either. Nothing that is decided by a single die roll (or even a couple rolls) should be critical to the campaign. If you start off with the PCs on a boat, sink the boat, and then force them to make swim checks or drown... you're doing it wrong.</blockquote>