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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 8994341" data-attributes="member: 6801845">But is D&amp;D having different levels of difficulty really an issue?&nbsp; After all, some tasks should be far more difficult than others.&nbsp; If I pick up my cat, it's not an issue (okay, one of my cats is quite chunky but that's a different issue).&nbsp; But if a large box shows up from Amazon that my wife ordered it could either be lighter than my cat or practically hernia inducing.&nbsp; I don't know until I make the attempt.&nbsp; I like that if I attempt something in D&amp;D I don't always know the difficulty level or outcomes.&nbsp; It more&nbsp; closely emulates reality.&nbsp; Of course I should have a general idea of difficulty much of the time in both the real world and D&amp;D.&nbsp; I'm assuming my wife isn't ordering a box of depleted uranium off the web.&nbsp; I'm assuming that unless there's a big reveal after the fact that the bartender is indeed just a bartender and not supernaturally capable of seeing through my deception check.There is a certain level of trust between DMs and players. I think it's worth the tradeoff.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 8994341, member: 6801845"] But is D&D having different levels of difficulty really an issue? After all, some tasks should be far more difficult than others. If I pick up my cat, it's not an issue (okay, one of my cats is quite chunky but that's a different issue). But if a large box shows up from Amazon that my wife ordered it could either be lighter than my cat or practically hernia inducing. I don't know until I make the attempt. I like that if I attempt something in D&D I don't always know the difficulty level or outcomes. It more closely emulates reality. Of course I should have a general idea of difficulty much of the time in both the real world and D&D. I'm assuming my wife isn't ordering a box of depleted uranium off the web. I'm assuming that unless there's a big reveal after the fact that the bartender is indeed just a bartender and not supernaturally capable of seeing through my deception check. There [I]is[/I] a certain level of trust between DMs and players. I think it's worth the tradeoff. [/QUOTE]

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