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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Minigiant" data-source="post: 5841039" data-attributes="member: 63508">How exactly does ability bonuses and small skill bonuses discourage rules searches for bonuses?How small is the skill bonus you seek?Because if a player gives their character a background which states that they are better at something than a normal person. If the skill bonus is low like +2, than it encourages high ability max stat PCs as this is the only way to regularly hit a basic DC 10. That snatch every kiddy +2 one could find.3e's +4+level max class skill and 4e's +5+½level let PCs get to +10 at low levels. They just didn't give enough class skills.A ranger shouldn't have to max Wisdom to guide a group through a forest. A rogue shouldn't need 18 charisma to reliably bluff the town guards.</blockquote>