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Message: <blockquote data-quote="WayneLigon" data-source="post: 4600679" data-attributes="member: 3649">I like for there to be hard and fast rules about a lot of things, so we can ignore them when they get in the way <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />In the situations given, I'd usually do the following:1. Diplomacy. Appraise or Diplomacy for large sell-offs of loot. Usually it's not something we worry too much about or roleplay out, but I do pay attention to how the bargaining goes and what they unload on the usual series of merchants. Later on, those can become hooks for RP. If they have used the same merchant for many things and brought him some good deals, he'll give them a discount on purchases later on.For other uses, I look at their roll, and also their skill ranks. That modifies the reaction somewhat, as does their relative position in society, how they're dressed, their demeanor, etc, etc. After a time, reputation plays a big role as well.2. A chase. Usually it's just several oppossed rolls but circumstances and ideas from the players will modify things. They come up with a good enough plan, or have a real surprise for the pursuers, I might not even bother rolling.3. Crafting. I can't say I've ever had a PC actually craft anything. They always pay someone to do it.4. Investigation. This is another case where I create this kind of synergy between what their stats and rolls are like, and what the DCs of the various sections are like. It depends a lot on training, resources, etc; in a recent Eberron game, one woman had such an optimized character for such endeavors (she'd been trained by Viktor St Demaine himself), that it really was a matter of WHEN she'd find out something, rather than IF. For puzzle solving, that's somewhat more lax. I hate most puzzles I've seen in games with a heated passion. To me, a puzzle that is not part of the game world is not a fair puzzle, but then I almost wholly rely on the character's stats, knowledges and backgrounds to determine how soon they get hints, or figure out the puzzle.</blockquote>

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