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<blockquote data-quote="irdeggman" data-source="post: 4666724" data-attributes="member: 16285">A lot of modules call for a Str check to lift something. I have used the Aid Another rules. That is what they are designed for especially for a Str Check to open or lift something - it is pretty clear to visualize how that works.I generally point out to my players that the check should be made by the one most likely to succeed in the first place with the others doing the aiding.I have also told them that I only want one check made for a lot of things. I tend to get a lot of &quot;I want to try this too&quot;. This takes up huge amounts of time and diminishs the effort that one player has put into designing his character to be good at something.As Shin is trying to point out (at least I think that is what he is pointing out) - that carrying capacity is different than ability checks. It makes sense to combine carrying capacity (or at least add in fractions to increase the total) but that is not the same as making an ability check to open or lift something.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="irdeggman, post: 4666724, member: 16285"] A lot of modules call for a Str check to lift something. I have used the Aid Another rules. That is what they are designed for especially for a Str Check to open or lift something - it is pretty clear to visualize how that works. I generally point out to my players that the check should be made by the one most likely to succeed in the first place with the others doing the aiding. I have also told them that I only want one check made for a lot of things. I tend to get a lot of "I want to try this too". This takes up huge amounts of time and diminishs the effort that one player has put into designing his character to be good at something. As Shin is trying to point out (at least I think that is what he is pointing out) - that carrying capacity is different than ability checks. It makes sense to combine carrying capacity (or at least add in fractions to increase the total) but that is not the same as making an ability check to open or lift something. [/QUOTE]

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