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<blockquote data-quote="Harmon" data-source="post: 1850112" data-attributes="member: 24357"><p>Winging it comes from years of having Players grab at stuff outside the box as it were. Imaginative players will always come up with something to make you wonder- how the hell-? Well its a cool idea.</p><p></p><p>Talk to your players, talk about the action that the character wants to take- "what do you guys think- intelligence check DC20-ish to land on the dragon as it flies by? Followed by a rider check DC25- I am thinking."</p><p></p><p>I have found this method works pretty well.</p><p></p><p>Big thing- don't penalize your Players for coming up with imaginative things to do, encourage it. The PC missed timed the dragon, the dragon sweeps back around and the two grab at one another giving them Dex checks or something else.</p><p></p><p>Count the feet to "ker splat"- "you dropped at a thousand feet, missed the dragon at 980. The dragon looks at you as you fall past him- okay, so your yelling at him, he swoops down and after you, at 700 feet he bites your cloak and grabs at you- oh, missed his Dex check," and so on.</p><p></p><p>Given drama to the situation and the dice rolls are meaningless.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Harmon, post: 1850112, member: 24357"] Winging it comes from years of having Players grab at stuff outside the box as it were. Imaginative players will always come up with something to make you wonder- how the hell-? Well its a cool idea. Talk to your players, talk about the action that the character wants to take- "what do you guys think- intelligence check DC20-ish to land on the dragon as it flies by? Followed by a rider check DC25- I am thinking." I have found this method works pretty well. Big thing- don't penalize your Players for coming up with imaginative things to do, encourage it. The PC missed timed the dragon, the dragon sweeps back around and the two grab at one another giving them Dex checks or something else. Count the feet to "ker splat"- "you dropped at a thousand feet, missed the dragon at 980. The dragon looks at you as you fall past him- okay, so your yelling at him, he swoops down and after you, at 700 feet he bites your cloak and grabs at you- oh, missed his Dex check," and so on. Given drama to the situation and the dice rolls are meaningless. [/QUOTE]
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