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<blockquote data-quote="surfarcher" data-source="post: 5466606" data-attributes="member: 84774">I figured you'd say something like that <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D"&nbsp; data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />&nbsp; I think we are probably at very similar places in terms of SC planning and prep.&nbsp; TBH I mainly wanted to clarify for the wider audience <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />I think variety is the spice of life with many skill challenges!&nbsp; Unless you are using the SC mechanism in the background to track success over an extended period of time you need the SC to be dynamic and you need spice.Here's an example.The PCs in my regular game were confronted by a Silver Dragon.&nbsp; She was close to a tier above their level...&nbsp; And accusing them of stealing some of her eggs.&nbsp; A little negotiation (no SC here but some skills were used) and they realised she was bluffing. They realised she wanted their help but was too proud to ask outright.Turns out a caravan the party had passed going the other way, with over 75 humans, half-orcs and orcs guarding it, had the eggs.&nbsp; And an arcane device that prevented her from getting within several hundred feet.&nbsp; The SC became getting to and destroying the device so the Dragon could wreak her vengance, regain her eggs... And become a powerful ally for the PCs at some stage in the future when they are in great need.The SC ran on a large full-colour map, like a combat.&nbsp; I made it clear this wasn't a combat and that the PCs should consider it more of a skirmish. Terrain, traps, the placing of guards, etc made it an exercise in the tactical application of movement, skills, powers and more.I ran this about four months ago and it still gets mentioned as a campaign highlight.&nbsp; So mix it up kids!Yep. That's very similar to how I like to run things <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D"&nbsp; data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="surfarcher, post: 5466606, member: 84774"] I figured you'd say something like that :D I think we are probably at very similar places in terms of SC planning and prep. TBH I mainly wanted to clarify for the wider audience ;) I think variety is the spice of life with many skill challenges! Unless you are using the SC mechanism in the background to track success over an extended period of time you need the SC to be dynamic and you need spice. Here's an example. The PCs in my regular game were confronted by a Silver Dragon. She was close to a tier above their level... And accusing them of stealing some of her eggs. A little negotiation (no SC here but some skills were used) and they realised she was bluffing. They realised she wanted their help but was too proud to ask outright. Turns out a caravan the party had passed going the other way, with over 75 humans, half-orcs and orcs guarding it, had the eggs. And an arcane device that prevented her from getting within several hundred feet. The SC became getting to and destroying the device so the Dragon could wreak her vengance, regain her eggs... And become a powerful ally for the PCs at some stage in the future when they are in great need. The SC ran on a large full-colour map, like a combat. I made it clear this [B]wasn't[/B] a combat and that the PCs should consider it more of a skirmish. Terrain, traps, the placing of guards, etc made it an exercise in the tactical application of movement, skills, powers and more. I ran this about four months ago and it still gets mentioned as a campaign highlight. So mix it up kids! Yep. That's very similar to how I like to run things :D [/QUOTE]

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