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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GlaziusF" data-source="post: 4487554" data-attributes="member: 74166">Okay, skill have about three levels of proficiency. LEVEL 1: Checks with a level bonus, maybe an incidental stat.LEVEL 2: Checks with a primary stat, or skill training, or a racial bonus and a secondary stat.LEVEL 3: Checks with skill training and: a primary stat, or a racial/skill focus bonus and a secondary stat.As written they're about 4 apart for every level group. Really I'd put them 5 apart at heroic tier, 6 at paragon tier, and 7 at epic tier. The real question is, what should be the average success level, and how do extended skill tests tax the party? I'd honestly like to see a system where instead of just burning the occasional utility power you could use healing surges to negate failures or fire off action points to get rerolls. I'm not as much in favor of people making level 1 skill checks (with no consequence for failure) in lieu of aid another as I am in favor of people making level 3 checks (with no consequence for failure) to open up level 1 checks for anybody to make. There's more of a feeling of accomplishment. Unless you're making skill checks as part of combat, you don't need to bother with initiative for skill challenges, because everybody can pretty much delay at will.</blockquote>