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<blockquote data-quote="Swarmkeeper" data-source="post: 8486483" data-attributes="member: 6921763">Wasn't addressed to you but, yeah, when you characterize our playstyle as &quot;magic words&quot; etc, you are mischaracterizing.Stat/skill come into play when the dice come out.&nbsp; Uncertainty is determined by the challenge at hand (my description of the scene - step 1 of the play loop) and the approach described by the players (step 2)Yes, no doubt.&nbsp; And so the high Dex character with those proficiencies is probably the one stepping up to take on tasks that might require such things.&nbsp; But if both are trying to sneak behind the trees to get past the guard, and a roll is required, the DC is the same because the approach is the same.Depends on the challenge and the action declaration.&nbsp; They both might auto-succeed.&nbsp; They both might be required to roll an ability check.The players can play their character however they like at our table.&nbsp; The smart play would be to lean into ones strengths on their sheet but it is not some requirement to be enforced.&nbsp; As a DM, I have plenty of work to do and prefer to leave the sheets to the players.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Swarmkeeper, post: 8486483, member: 6921763"] Wasn't addressed to you but, yeah, when you characterize our playstyle as "magic words" etc, you are mischaracterizing. Stat/skill come into play when the dice come out. Uncertainty is determined by the challenge at hand (my description of the scene - step 1 of the play loop) and the approach described by the players (step 2) Yes, no doubt. And so the high Dex character with those proficiencies is probably the one stepping up to take on tasks that might require such things. But if both are trying to sneak behind the trees to get past the guard, and a roll is required, the DC is the same because the approach is the same. Depends on the challenge and the action declaration. They both might auto-succeed. They both might be required to roll an ability check. The players can play their character however they like at our table. The smart play would be to lean into ones strengths on their sheet but it is not some requirement to be enforced. As a DM, I have plenty of work to do and prefer to leave the sheets to the players. [/QUOTE]

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