Please critique my first go at a skill challenge

[fissionessence]

I wanted the skill check to be easier than a straight Int check but there may be too much of a difference. What do you suggest?

I'd suggest putting them both at DC 15. A character trained in Streetwise will have an easier time than someone with a high Int or someone with high Cha (but not trained in Streetwise). An 18 Int character will need to roll 11 or better, where a 14 Cha + Streetwise training character will need to roll 7 or better. If you want to make it trickier, you could set it to DC 20 for both. In this case, the 18 Int character will need to roll 16 or better, and the 14 Cha + Streetwise character will need 13 or better.

Plus, you could set it at something between 15 and 20 to help control the percentages. I'm not sure how high of a probability you wanted there to be for the players to catch the pelican reference, so I'm not sure what DC to suggest; I just think the Int and Streetwise DCs should be the same, since you can't 'train' in Intelligence.

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[RichGreen]

Thanks for the suggestions. I'd like them to work out the pelican reference if possible so will set both DCs at 15.

Cheers


Richard

 

[the Jester]

Really nice! That's better than any of the ones I have worked up so far...

This makes me want to post a thread for skill challenges.

 

[RichGreen]

Really nice! That's better than any of the ones I have worked up so far...

This makes me want to post a thread for skill challenges.

Thanks!

I think you should!


Richard