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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Swarmkeeper" data-source="post: 8722371" data-attributes="member: 6921763">I mean, it is part of the basic play loop right there in the How to Play section (PHB p6):- - - - - - - - 2. The players describe what they want to do. Sometimes one player speaks for the whole party, saying, "We'll take the east door," for example. Other times, different adventurers do different things: one adventurer might search a treasure chest while a second examines an esoteric symbol engraved on a wall and a third keeps watch for monsters. The players don't need to take turns, but the DM listens to every player and decides how to resolve those actions.Sometimes, resolving a task is easy. If an adventurer wants to walk across a room and open a door, the DM might just say that the door opens and describe what lies beyond. But the door might be locked, the floor might hide a deadly trap, or some other circumstance might make it challenging for an adventurer to complete a task. In those cases, the DM decides what happens, often relying on the roll of a die to determine the results of an action.- - - - - - - - And before that in the example of game play on page 5:- - - - - - - -Dungeon Master (DM): After passing through the craggy peaks, the road takes a sudden turn to the east and Castle Ravenloft towers before you. Crumbling towers of stone keep a silent watch over the approach. They look like abandoned guardhouses. Beyond these, a wide chasm gapes, disappearing into the deep fog below. A lowered drawbridge spans the chasm, leading to an arched entrance to the castle courtyard. The chains of the drawbridge creak in the wind, their rust-eaten iron straining with the weight. From atop the high strong walls, stone gargoyles stare at you from hollow sockets and grin hideously. A rotting wooden portcullis, green with growth, hangs in the entry tunnel. Beyond this, the main doors of Castle Ravenloft stand open, a rich warm light spilling into the courtyard.Phillip (playing Gareth): I want to look at the gargoyles. I have a feeling they're not just statues.Amy (playing Riva): The drawbridge looks precarious? I want to see how sturdy it is. Do I think we can cross it, or is it going to collapse under our weight?Dungeon Master (DM): OK, one at a time. Phillip, you're looking at the gargoyles?Phillip: Yeah. Is there any hint they might be creatures and not decorations?DM: Make an Intelligence check.Phillip: Does my Investigation skill apply?DM: Sure!Phillip (rolling a d20): Ugh. Seven.DM: They look like decorations to you. And Amy, Riva is checking out the drawbridge?- - - - - - - - -Note that the examples don't include players saying "I Diplomacy!" or "I roll Perception ::clatter::" or anything to do with the numbers or mechanics on their character sheet until the DM has called for a roll.  That's our style of game play in a nutshell when it comes to Ability Checks.  It may not be how you play, but I hope you can at least see how it works for many of us.</blockquote>

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