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<blockquote data-quote="Sadras" data-source="post: 7857870" data-attributes="member: 6688277"><p>I can admit that in my early days and well into my 20's I made many unguided/poor decisions on the fly.</p><p>However, these days, and especially with 5e that <em>most</em> of my checks lie within the 10-15 range with some esoteric lore reaching the 20 mark barring the odd exception. Only once did I use a DC 25, and that was to fuel an archaic teleportation circle between the Astral Planes of various Multiverses. Given the DC range provided in the published adventures which I have seen, I feel confident with my <em>on the fly decisions</em>.</p><p></p><p>Just to add, the PCs have just reached 11th level and we do have a cleric but the player does not abuse <em>Guidance</em> and out table does not have a bard.</p><p></p><p>Personally it would be nice to have a guide but I don't want that information in the player's hands for the exact reason [USER=1465]@Li Shenron[/USER] spelled out (annoying players). I can though always consult my 3.x books.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sadras, post: 7857870, member: 6688277"] I can admit that in my early days and well into my 20's I made many unguided/poor decisions on the fly. However, these days, and especially with 5e that [I]most[/I] of my checks lie within the 10-15 range with some esoteric lore reaching the 20 mark barring the odd exception. Only once did I use a DC 25, and that was to fuel an archaic teleportation circle between the Astral Planes of various Multiverses. Given the DC range provided in the published adventures which I have seen, I feel confident with my [I]on the fly decisions[/I]. Just to add, the PCs have just reached 11th level and we do have a cleric but the player does not abuse [I]Guidance[/I] and out table does not have a bard. Personally it would be nice to have a guide but I don't want that information in the player's hands for the exact reason [USER=1465]@Li Shenron[/USER] spelled out (annoying players). I can though always consult my 3.x books. [/QUOTE]
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