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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 9125850" data-attributes="member: 6801845">What does being a math whizz have do do with anything?&nbsp; If I have a check and there's uncertainty I choose to resolve it with a roll the dice.&nbsp; Math doesn't enter into it.There are plenty of ways that D&amp;D is not a board game.&nbsp; The decisions of the player make a huge difference.&nbsp; What they say in RP matters.&nbsp; But just because Jo is a salesperson that can sell a wig to a goose, doesn't mean they should automatically succeed without a roll of the dice.&nbsp; I acknowledge that some people ignore dice outside of combat, I just don't care for it because DMs have a tendency to be biased whether they acknowledge it or not.&nbsp; I also don't want to discourage people who are not eloquent from engaging in the game.&nbsp; I've seen games where people felt shut out either because they weren't a thespian or because they simply weren't friends with the DM.&nbsp; Perhaps you don't see it because players who aren't good at extemporaneous acting don't stick with your game.&nbsp; Perhaps you've just been lucky. Perhaps it happened but since you're personally good at on the spot creativity you have a blind spot.&nbsp; Personally I'm pretty good at it but my wife isn't, she shouldn't be penalized for not being able to make up things on the fly.NOTE: There's a big difference between referring to relevant past interactions or bringing up valid points when trying to convince someone and being able to come up with a story on the fly about how you know something.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 9125850, member: 6801845"] What does being a math whizz have do do with anything? If I have a check and there's uncertainty I choose to resolve it with a roll the dice. Math doesn't enter into it. There are plenty of ways that D&D is not a board game. The decisions of the player make a huge difference. [I]What [/I]they say in RP matters. But just because Jo is a salesperson that can sell a wig to a goose, doesn't mean they should automatically succeed without a roll of the dice. I acknowledge that some people ignore dice outside of combat, I just don't care for it because DMs have a tendency to be biased whether they acknowledge it or not. I also don't want to discourage people who are not eloquent from engaging in the game. I've seen games where people felt shut out either because they weren't a thespian or because they simply weren't friends with the DM. Perhaps you don't see it because players who aren't good at extemporaneous acting don't stick with your game. Perhaps you've just been lucky. Perhaps it happened but since you're personally good at on the spot creativity you have a blind spot. Personally I'm pretty good at it but my wife isn't, she shouldn't be penalized for not being able to make up things on the fly. NOTE: There's a big difference between referring to relevant past interactions or bringing up valid points when trying to convince someone and being able to come up with a story on the fly about how you know something. [/QUOTE]

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