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<blockquote data-quote="Maxperson" data-source="post: 9244098" data-attributes="member: 23751">Maybe because the 4e PHB says,&quot;It’s up to you to think of ways you can use your skills to meet the challenges you face.&quot;And the 5e DMG says under step 3,&quot;You don’t need to make an exhaustive list, but try to define categories of actions the characters might take. Sometimes characters might decide to do exactly what you anticipate, but often you need to take what a player wants to do and find the closest match to the actions you’ve outlined.&quot;And...&quot;When a player participates in a skill challenge, let that player’s character use any skill the player wants. As long as the player or you can come up with a way to let this secondary skill play a part in the challenge, go for it.&quot;It's pretty clear, and I never even played 4e, that the intent behind skill challenges is for the DM to do his best to anticipate what the players might try, but not to shoot down anything inventive the players come up with that could work for the challenge, even if not on the DM's list.Edit: corrected some typos</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Maxperson, post: 9244098, member: 23751"] Maybe because the 4e PHB says, "It’s up to you to think of ways you can use your skills to meet the challenges you face." And the 5e DMG says under step 3, "You don’t need to make an exhaustive list, but try to define categories of actions the characters might take. Sometimes characters might decide to do exactly what you anticipate, but often you need to take what a player wants to do and find the closest match to the actions you’ve outlined." And... "When a player participates in a skill challenge, let that player’s character use any skill the player wants. As long as the player or you can come up with a way to let this secondary skill play a part in the challenge, go for it." It's pretty clear, and I never even played 4e, that the intent behind skill challenges is for the DM to do his best to anticipate what the players might try, but not to shoot down anything inventive the players come up with that could work for the challenge, even if not on the DM's list. Edit: corrected some typos [/QUOTE]

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