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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 3380680" data-attributes="member: 22779">On the Int check.&nbsp; There's something to not forget here though.&nbsp; That Int check actually forces the player to play the character in front of him.&nbsp; Something I heartily agree with.&nbsp; I dislike the idea that adventures should be about me and not my character.&nbsp; If my PC is a 6 Int orc barbarian, I probably shouldn't be answering riddles.&nbsp; OTOH, if my PC is a 400 year old elf with a 22 Int, then I probably could answer most riddles posed to me without really trying.&nbsp; The problem is, in real life, I'm neither of these.&nbsp; At what point should I be able to simply ignore my character sheet and get the pleasure of answering the riddle?On the second point of telling the DM stuff - there's absolutely nothing stopping you.&nbsp; In fact, using the hide skill, considering you must have total cover relative to the observer in order to hide in the first place, &quot;I hide behind the barrel&quot; should be something you say to the DM.&nbsp; &quot;I hide in shadows&quot; isn't going to cut it if you are under observation.The same goes for the Bluff skill.&nbsp; You HAVE TO cook up your own lies in order to use the skill.&nbsp; You have to tell the NPC something in order to bluff him.&nbsp; Otherwise, there's nothing for the NPC to believe.&nbsp; &quot;I bluff the guard to let me pass&quot; is not legal by RAW.&nbsp; Bravo, you're playing the game as it is intended to be played.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 3380680, member: 22779"] On the Int check. There's something to not forget here though. That Int check actually forces the player to play the character in front of him. Something I heartily agree with. I dislike the idea that adventures should be about me and not my character. If my PC is a 6 Int orc barbarian, I probably shouldn't be answering riddles. OTOH, if my PC is a 400 year old elf with a 22 Int, then I probably could answer most riddles posed to me without really trying. The problem is, in real life, I'm neither of these. At what point should I be able to simply ignore my character sheet and get the pleasure of answering the riddle? On the second point of telling the DM stuff - there's absolutely nothing stopping you. In fact, using the hide skill, considering you must have total cover relative to the observer in order to hide in the first place, "I hide behind the barrel" [u]should[/u] be something you say to the DM. "I hide in shadows" isn't going to cut it if you are under observation. The same goes for the Bluff skill. You HAVE TO cook up your own lies in order to use the skill. You have to tell the NPC something in order to bluff him. Otherwise, there's nothing for the NPC to believe. "I bluff the guard to let me pass" is not legal by RAW. Bravo, you're playing the game as it is intended to be played. [/QUOTE]

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