Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="MichaelSandar" data-source="post: 5900433" data-attributes="member: 47438">I can't say I'm a big fan of skills in the game overall.&nbsp; I don't mind that they appear to be adding a bonus to a certain action type (Endurance type checks gain a +2 bonus), but all of these 'skills' are easily resolved with ability checks (when a check is needed at all!) and they darn sure stifle creativity and immersion.&nbsp; When a player in my 3x game says they're searching a room, and I respond with 'where in the room are you searching?' they stare at me with a blank expression.&nbsp; 'Doesn't the skill cover that?' they ask?&nbsp;Well, sure.&nbsp; It does.&nbsp; But I guess it's all about your individual play style.&nbsp; &nbsp;I can't force a player to play one way or another - they need to have fun too, and if it's the rolling of dice that does that, then sure, roll your check.&nbsp; &nbsp;BUT.&nbsp;You would have found the treasure chest under the bed if you had just said you were looking there in the first place.&nbsp; No check necessary.&nbsp; To bad you rolled that 1.&nbsp; &nbsp;<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="MichaelSandar, post: 5900433, member: 47438"] I can't say I'm a big fan of skills in the game overall. I don't mind that they appear to be adding a bonus to a certain action type (Endurance type checks gain a +2 bonus), but all of these 'skills' are easily resolved with ability checks (when a check is needed at all!) and they darn sure stifle creativity and immersion. When a player in my 3x game says they're searching a room, and I respond with 'where in the room are you searching?' they stare at me with a blank expression. 'Doesn't the skill cover that?' they ask? Well, sure. It does. But I guess it's all about your individual play style. I can't force a player to play one way or another - they need to have fun too, and if it's the rolling of dice that does that, then sure, roll your check. BUT. You would have found the treasure chest under the bed if you had just said you were looking there in the first place. No check necessary. To bad you rolled that 1. :) [/QUOTE]

Verification