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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Camelot" data-source="post: 4967995" data-attributes="member: 82617">I agree with Dracosuave, and would like to go a bit further. "Tailoring the skill challenge to the PCs" does not mean letting them use skills that they are good at when the use of those skills does not make sense.  Instead, think of it as the way the PCs overcome the problem.  If you want them to discover information, you may think the most obvious way would be to ask around on the streets, using Bluff, Diplomacy, Insight, Intimidate, and Streetwise.  However, when you look at your PCs and they have good Arcana, History, Nature, and Religion, then instead you could design a skill challenge that allows them to find this information by researching with those skills.  You don't do this because you want to make it easy for the PCs; you do this because that is how the PCs would approach the problem with the strengths they have. Of course, to make it more interesting, you should first confront the players with problems that are difficult for them to overcome.  Not until they think they have used their last chance do you reveal the possibility of using their strengths to aid them.  This makes their victory much more enjoyable.  In addition, if they manage to overcome a challenge they were not tailered to succeed in, they will feel proud of their achievement and you won't have to pull out the challenge you made tailored to their strengths.  It's a win-win situation! Good luck with your game.</blockquote>

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