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Mike Mearls on how D&D 4E could have looked
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<blockquote data-quote="MwaO" data-source="post: 7765325" data-attributes="member: 12749"><p>You're not trying to make an acrobatics check against a stationary chandelier in that example. You're trying to make a combat move that happens to involve a chandelier while an at-level opponent could use that opportunity to bash your head in. The DC changing represents that the harder opponent you happen to be fighting is making it progressively more difficult to attempt the same task.</p><p></p><p>This happens in sports all the time — they're essentially attempting acrobatics checks to gain freedom to be unopposed in their actions. A strong defender can make success inordinately difficult where a merely average defender is easy.</p><p></p><p>Look at 3pt shooting in the NBA as an example — practice vs. game vs. playoff. Stephen Curry can average above 90% in practice(stationary chandelier), lifetime 43.8% in games(chandelier in normal combats), and then 40.8% in playoffs(chandelier in tough fights). 40.8% is below even his worst shooting performance in 3p shooting in any season.</p><p></p><p>That 3% difference might not sound like a huge number, but for many players, that's the difference between being an effective shot and an ineffective one.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MwaO, post: 7765325, member: 12749"] You're not trying to make an acrobatics check against a stationary chandelier in that example. You're trying to make a combat move that happens to involve a chandelier while an at-level opponent could use that opportunity to bash your head in. The DC changing represents that the harder opponent you happen to be fighting is making it progressively more difficult to attempt the same task. This happens in sports all the time — they're essentially attempting acrobatics checks to gain freedom to be unopposed in their actions. A strong defender can make success inordinately difficult where a merely average defender is easy. Look at 3pt shooting in the NBA as an example — practice vs. game vs. playoff. Stephen Curry can average above 90% in practice(stationary chandelier), lifetime 43.8% in games(chandelier in normal combats), and then 40.8% in playoffs(chandelier in tough fights). 40.8% is below even his worst shooting performance in 3p shooting in any season. That 3% difference might not sound like a huge number, but for many players, that's the difference between being an effective shot and an ineffective one. [/QUOTE]
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