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Message: <blockquote data-quote="thalmin" data-source="post: 4203742" data-attributes="member: 662">Playing out a skill challenge works like playing out a combat encounter. Everyone should be involved. Just go around the table (or use Initiative if you want) for what each character is doing to help. In the example about the Duke, it's more than " I make a perception check." Instead the player can say "I look around the room to get an idea what interests this guy." The player gives the DM an excuse to allow a skill to work. A non-successful roll doesn't have to count as a failure, it could just mean no progress towards success. There is no set way to succeed. The DM decides if an action could help the situation (or hurt it) and when enough successes (or failures) are rolled, the encounter is resolved.It will probably require a couple of encounters for the DM and players to get the hang of this, but that is the case for most things that are new.edit: Then again, maybe not if you already do this. Dang, I type too slow!</blockquote>