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<blockquote data-quote="Sunseeker" data-source="post: 6058321"><p>Emphasis mine. Of all the DM's I've had, the ones that I've liked the best are the ones that allowed me to give them a valid reason why this skill they may not have considered should be allowed. I think that players should be encouraged by the books and by the DM to at all times be creative. Perhaps your high dex means you were a dance savant, and while you may not be able to tell a person how to dance, it doesn't affect your innate ability to do so, or recognize other forms of dancing. So this ancient tome written in heiroglyphics seems to use some sort of dance-move for the final ritual. </p><p></p><p>Might be a stretch, but you get my point. It's one thing I do find favorable about RAW stat-based skill checks. I mean why is "Profession: Sailing"(3e), INT-based anyway? If you have spent your whole life at sea, it's just as likely to be WIS.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sunseeker, post: 6058321"] Emphasis mine. Of all the DM's I've had, the ones that I've liked the best are the ones that allowed me to give them a valid reason why this skill they may not have considered should be allowed. I think that players should be encouraged by the books and by the DM to at all times be creative. Perhaps your high dex means you were a dance savant, and while you may not be able to tell a person how to dance, it doesn't affect your innate ability to do so, or recognize other forms of dancing. So this ancient tome written in heiroglyphics seems to use some sort of dance-move for the final ritual. Might be a stretch, but you get my point. It's one thing I do find favorable about RAW stat-based skill checks. I mean why is "Profession: Sailing"(3e), INT-based anyway? If you have spent your whole life at sea, it's just as likely to be WIS. [/QUOTE]
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