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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tonguez" data-source="post: 1953263" data-attributes="member: 1125">The homebrew system I was once working on (pre-3e) used a Skill system basically like thisThe Skill resolution system set the Characters Aptitude at Stat mod + skill, there were no defined 'skills' but players could define what their characters were good at and invest points (ranks) into it - so if Joe the Adventurer was good at bending bars he might decide to get 3 ranks in it so with Str 14 he would have an aptitude of 5 = 2 + 3 ranks) if he was a Sentry and good at Noticing someone hidden he could get ranks in that too. Now Joe might also be good at forcing doors open and so get ranks in that based on Str (rather than pick locks).Anyway I could see the idea working 'but on the fly' skill checks might result in a bit of argument unless you use a fixed at use type rule (ie from now on whenever you try and pull yourself from quicksand you will use a Str based Survival check - no switching to Dex at the next opportunity)</blockquote>