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<blockquote data-quote="Kinak" data-source="post: 6017254" data-attributes="member: 6694112">That's absolutely true but, to me, just speaks to the problem. The attribute is the more important part and even that gets drowned out by the d20 in normal cases.I feel that, if we're talking about the difference between your competent and incompetent character, one of them should be forced off the d20. If an incompetent blacksmith has a 10% chance to make a horseshoe (not just getting a lucky 20, succeeding just because it has a low DC), why does the competent blacksmith still have a 40% chance of failure?It's worse if we take two characters with the same attributes. Their skill training is irrelevant unless they're rogues. Depending on the skill and your play style, a change in one out of seven rolls might matter once a session or may not come up during the whole campaign.Which comes back to the question of why we're tracking skills at all. I like skills and think they add something to the game, but they don't provide enough of a mechanical benefit to distinguish characters.Cheers!Kinak</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Kinak, post: 6017254, member: 6694112"] That's absolutely true but, to me, just speaks to the problem. The attribute is the more important part and even that gets drowned out by the d20 in normal cases. I feel that, if we're talking about the difference between your competent and incompetent character, one of them should be forced off the d20. If an incompetent blacksmith has a 10% chance to make a horseshoe (not just getting a lucky 20, succeeding just because it has a low DC), why does the competent blacksmith still have a 40% chance of failure? It's worse if we take two characters with the same attributes. Their skill training is irrelevant unless they're rogues. Depending on the skill and your play style, a change in one out of seven rolls might matter once a session or may not come up during the whole campaign. Which comes back to the question of why we're tracking skills at all. I like skills and think they add something to the game, but they don't provide enough of a mechanical benefit to distinguish characters. Cheers! Kinak [/QUOTE]

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