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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Frostmarrow" data-source="post: 5669558" data-attributes="member: 1122">How about skill "visas"? If you have visa in a certain skill you are allowed to make in depth question about the subject matter.If the RAW allows for two models of handling skills you have on the one hand a familiar system of skillpoints and die rolls. On the other hand you can have a system that allow certain characters to interview the DM about specific things.For example: My character could have 14 ranks of Arcane Knowledge on my character sheet. However, in this particular game the group has opted for the visa approach and in that model I have Arcane Knowledge Visa. This gives me the right, if you will, to ask questions about matters of the arcane. My friend has Search Visa so he actively search for treasure. Now, If I try to search I can still find things that are pretty obvious such as hidden under a bed, however even if I did state that I'm looking for hidden mechanisms in a lock the DM would rule that I really don't know what I'm looking for. By the same token my friend could ask questions about magic but shouldn't count on knowing a lot about it.In this way we make sure all players share the spot-light. The best part is that you can combine the two! I can have Search 14 and Arcane Knowledge Visa if the campaign is more about magical research than looting. The cost for Visa should be equivalent to a maxed out skill, if you buy ranks with points.Thoughts?</blockquote>

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