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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 4988962" data-attributes="member: 177">The relevant passages are in the DMG, since that's where much of the advice for the DMs reside.3e DMG, pg 91: The General vs. the SpecificSometimes a player will say, &quot;I look around the room.&nbsp; Do I see anything?&quot; and sometimes she'll say, &quot;I look into the room, knowing that I just saw a kobold dart inside.&nbsp; I look behind the chair and the table, and in all the dark corners.&nbsp; Do I see it?&quot; In both cases, the DM replies, &quot;Make a Spot check.&quot;&nbsp; However, in the second case the character has specialized knowledge of the situation.&nbsp; She's asking specific questions.&nbsp; In such cases, always award the character a +2 bonus for favorable conditions.And, from the previous page, on the subject of the +/-2 modifier:Going beyond the rule: It's certainly acceptable for you to modify this rule.&nbsp; For extremely favorable or unfavorable circumstances, you can use modifiers larger than +/-2....Equivalents exist one pages 32 and 30 of the 3.5e DMG.Thus - the DM is instructed to give the PC a bonus based on exactly what they describe they are doing, and the DMs told that they may assign whatever bonus (or penalty) they want.&nbsp; This does not entirely eliminate the roll, but it makes the role servant of the specific actions in the game.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 4988962, member: 177"] The relevant passages are in the DMG, since that's where much of the advice for the DMs reside. 3e DMG, pg 91: [I][B]The General vs. the Specific[/B] Sometimes a player will say, "I look around the room. Do I see anything?" and sometimes she'll say, "I look into the room, knowing that I just saw a kobold dart inside. I look behind the chair and the table, and in all the dark corners. Do I see it?" In both cases, the DM replies, "Make a Spot check." However, in the second case the character has specialized knowledge of the situation. She's asking specific questions. In such cases, always award the character a +2 bonus for favorable conditions.[/I] And, from the previous page, on the subject of the +/-2 modifier: [I][B]Going beyond the rule[/B]: It's certainly acceptable for you to modify this rule. For extremely favorable or unfavorable circumstances, you can use modifiers larger than +/-2....[/I] Equivalents exist one pages 32 and 30 of the 3.5e DMG. Thus - the DM is instructed to give the PC a bonus based on exactly what they describe they are doing, and the DMs told that they may assign whatever bonus (or penalty) they want. This does not entirely eliminate the roll, but it makes the role servant of the specific actions in the game. [/QUOTE]

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