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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Flobby" data-source="post: 5811844" data-attributes="member: 8569">I'll admit I haven' read every post in this thread but my understanding of the new system is not that they are proposing to do away with skill and just use abilities--but to sort of reverse the emphasis. Right now you have a bunch of skills modified by abilities. Abilities are in the background and only come if you have to make a check for something that doesn't fit into a skill. So instead of a skill list, just use ability checks, and for specialized applications and such use feats, themes and class abilites. So maybe a rogue could get a +5 (or whatever) to any check related to opening locks and sleight of hand. Or you could take a feat that makes you an expert climber, etc...To me this sounds simpler, leaves more room for creativity, and actually allows for a more expensive skill list in the end since you are free to add anything (blacksmith theme/background? okay +X to any checks involving that subject, and so on).Thats my take anyway.</blockquote>