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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 7587600" data-attributes="member: 6801845">I think the biggest difference I see is that I try to reward PC skills instead of player skills.&nbsp; I see overcoming obstacles that require skills as being the responsibility of the PC, not the player.&nbsp; Several classes and builds have their contributions to the game tilted towards non-combat skills.&nbsp; I want to let people play to the strengths of their PC.This is never 100% possible of course.&nbsp; Someone who is better at tactics will in general see a better resolution of combat.&nbsp; Someone who is better at solving mysteries and picking up on clues is going to be better at that aspect.&nbsp; I try to balance it out with appropriate skills, whether that's investigation, medicine, survival or whatever I or my players think up.That and I have no issue with how players state what they are doing.&nbsp; &quot;I make an investigation check to see if the door is trapped and get a ___&quot; is just as good as &quot;I closely inspect the door looking for traps&quot;.&nbsp; It's just shorthand that speeds up the game.So that's it.&nbsp; I generally run a very heavy RP game which has little to do with how I balance player vs PC skill.&nbsp; It in no way means that player decisions have no effect on the game, it just lowers the impact of player skill on specific aspects of the game.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 7587600, member: 6801845"] I think the biggest difference I see is that I try to reward PC skills instead of player skills. I see overcoming obstacles that require skills as being the responsibility of the PC, not the player. Several classes and builds have their contributions to the game tilted towards non-combat skills. I want to let people play to the strengths of their PC. This is never 100% possible of course. Someone who is better at tactics will in general see a better resolution of combat. Someone who is better at solving mysteries and picking up on clues is going to be better at that aspect. I try to balance it out with appropriate skills, whether that's investigation, medicine, survival or whatever I or my players think up. That and I have no issue with how players state what they are doing. "I make an investigation check to see if the door is trapped and get a ___" is just as good as "I closely inspect the door looking for traps". It's just shorthand that speeds up the game. So that's it. I generally run a very heavy RP game which has little to do with how I balance player vs PC skill. It in no way means that player decisions have no effect on the game, it just lowers the impact of player skill on specific aspects of the game. [/QUOTE]

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