Charlaquin
Goblin Queen (She/Her/Hers)
In the 2024 rules it’s the skill used for picking locks. And presumably for disarming traps as well.
D&D 5E (2024) Rank 5e skills from most useful (1) to least useful (18)
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Gradine
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I mean, under ideal circumstances, the rankings would be:
1: Perception
2-Tie: Everything else
Perception is too baked in as the superior skill in the system to unthrone, but everything else is extremely DM/campaign-dependent, and again, ideally that involves working into the game opportunities for every skill to its moment to shine.
Now, some are much easier to do that with than others, but to me that is a far more interesting and important thing to discuss than framing skills as a matter of player system knowledge or character optimization.
1: Perception
2-Tie: Everything else
Perception is too baked in as the superior skill in the system to unthrone, but everything else is extremely DM/campaign-dependent, and again, ideally that involves working into the game opportunities for every skill to its moment to shine.
Now, some are much easier to do that with than others, but to me that is a far more interesting and important thing to discuss than framing skills as a matter of player system knowledge or character optimization.
Used all the time:
1. Perception
2. Investigation
3. Stealth
4. Insight
Used Frequently:
5. Persuasion
6. Arcana
7. History
8. Deception
9. Intimidation
Used Intermittently:
10. Athletics
11. Survival
12. Religion
13. Acrobatics
14. Sleight of Hand
Used Rarely:
15. Medicine
16. Nature
Almost Never:
17. Animal Handling
18. Performance
1. Perception
2. Investigation
3. Stealth
4. Insight
Used Frequently:
5. Persuasion
6. Arcana
7. History
8. Deception
9. Intimidation
Used Intermittently:
10. Athletics
11. Survival
12. Religion
13. Acrobatics
14. Sleight of Hand
Used Rarely:
15. Medicine
16. Nature
Almost Never:
17. Animal Handling
18. Performance
cbwjm
Legend
I'm not sure exactly where I'd place the skills, but ones I'd rate near the top based on games I've played are athletics, arcana, perception, persuasion. I've often wanted to add medicine or animal handling to a character but they'll often end up being cut if I have other skills I feel take priority.
UngeheuerLich
Legend
Perception to spot tracks is totally ok. But following tracks is something totally different.
DC10 SOH check with a Rope or DC13 SOH with manacles to make an enemy restrained. This is new for 2024 and is extremely powerful in play.
Charlaquin
Goblin Queen (She/Her/Hers)
Lmao why is it harder to restrain someone with manacles - tools designed specifically and exclusively to restrain people with?
That's interesting about rope and manacles in 5e24. Yes, it appears to be more difficult to manacle someone than to tie them up.
I also note that now 5e24 specifies that it's a strength-athletics check to burst bonds, not just a strength check. I was always sort of confused whether you use a flat ability score check for bend bars/lift gates/kick door, or if you called for strength-athletics (thus making it a lot easier due to proficiency), when something would just call for a "strength check."
Side note, has being grappled/restrained affected somatic and/or components at all in 5e24?
I also note that now 5e24 specifies that it's a strength-athletics check to burst bonds, not just a strength check. I was always sort of confused whether you use a flat ability score check for bend bars/lift gates/kick door, or if you called for strength-athletics (thus making it a lot easier due to proficiency), when something would just call for a "strength check."
Side note, has being grappled/restrained affected somatic and/or components at all in 5e24?
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cbwjm
Legend
Maybe, but perception often still seems to take place of survival, often it's only a single roll so as soon as you slot the tracks, you're off.
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