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<blockquote data-quote="Voadam" data-source="post: 9044004" data-attributes="member: 2209">Just for reference here is the Moldvay Basic reference to roll under as a mechanic.Page B60:&quot;There's always a chance.&quot; The DM may want to base a character's chance of doing something on his or her ability scores (Strength, Dexterity, and so forth). To perform a difficult task (such as climbing up a rope or thinking of a forgotten clue), the player should roll the ability score or less on 1d20. The DM may give a bonus or penalty to the roll, depending on the difficulty of the action (-4 for a simple task to +4 for a difficult one). A roll of 1 should always succeed, and a roll of 20 should always fail.A couple things jump out at me here.1 &quot;The DM may want to.&quot; Very 5e in that it is optional and up to the DM.2 Climbing a rope is considered a difficult task for an adventurer. This is setting a baseline of how heroic and competent PCs are, and what level of task would require a roll.3 remembering a forgotten clue. A mental ability of a character not handled by the player but with mechanics but presumably only as a backup after player skill has failed (forgotten clue).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Voadam, post: 9044004, member: 2209"] Just for reference here is the Moldvay Basic reference to roll under as a mechanic. Page B60: "There's always a chance." [B]The DM may want to base a character's chance of doing something on his or her ability scores (Strength, Dexterity, and so forth). To perform a difficult task (such as climbing up a rope or thinking of a forgotten clue), the player should roll the ability score or less on 1d20.[/B] The DM may give a bonus or penalty to the roll, depending on the difficulty of the action (-4 for a simple task to +4 for a difficult one). A roll of 1 should always succeed, and a roll of 20 should always fail. A couple things jump out at me here. 1 "The DM may want to." Very 5e in that it is optional and up to the DM. 2 Climbing a rope is considered a difficult task for an adventurer. This is setting a baseline of how heroic and competent PCs are, and what level of task would require a roll. 3 remembering a forgotten clue. A mental ability of a character not handled by the player but with mechanics but presumably only as a backup after player skill has failed (forgotten clue). [/QUOTE]

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