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Message: <blockquote data-quote="LostSoul" data-source="post: 5637112" data-attributes="member: 386">I've been thinking about this.  I wonder if it would be better to create "Basic Moves" for each skill instead of a list saying, "This is what happens."  I used some of AW's Move structure in a sub-system for my game and it didn't turn out very well - it was an exercise in die-rolling.AW isn't like that as far as I can tell since the cues to roll and the results are usually grounded in the fiction.Something like...Why you move with grace and precision, roll Acrobatics + DEX.  On a Moderate success, you do it.  On a Hard success, you do it with aplomb and impress those watching.  On an Easy, the DM picks 1.  On a Failure, the DM picks 2:* You trip, stumble, lose your grip, or fall.* Something falls from your pack.* You end up in a bad location.(Hard/Mod/Easy/Failure work with the DC tables, or a range if the DC is a defence like you've posted.)*One other thing I was thinking about was including the actions from <a href="http://www.wizards.com/dnd/Article.aspx?x=dnd/4tut/terrainpowers" target="_blank"> the terrain powers article</a>.  If you could somehow incorporate those into the structure of the "Move", I think it would be really cool.  I think it'd end up looking different from AW's system, but I think it would be worth it.I am going to sblock my reply to your questions about my skill system since it is a tangent:[sblock=My reply]I have a list of skills that the players choose from.  Some ask the player to define things.  As DM I can overrule the scope of a skill if I think a player is pushing too far, but I don't know if I've had to do that or not.  Some skills are simply better than others, but that's never been a problem.The players seem to enjoy it - choosing skills tends to flesh out a character in interesting ways.The bonus is the usual +5 for trained; if something gives you a bonus to a skill, you add that bonus to an appropriate skill.  The stat modifier that's used depends on what the PC's doing - breaking free of spider webs is Str, while picking up a half-elven bard is Cha.[/sblock]</blockquote>

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