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<blockquote data-quote="Ratskinner" data-source="post: 5891963" data-attributes="member: 6688937">Sortof. I can't really speak for Burning Wheel, but in FATE, basically everything is a skill check. Combat, Interaction, and Exploration are all basically the same (as much as a FATE game can be divided that way, anyway.)* I was suggesting that D&amp;D could use the same notation in all three areas, but still have distinct mechanics in each area. So as an example, a Character with &quot;Orcish Blood: 2&quot; could get:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Interaction: a different starting point on reaction tables for humanoids</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Exploration: a +2 to ability checks involving orcish culture or artifacts</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Combat: ability to use &quot;Orc&quot; magic items, also vulnerable to &quot;Orc-Bane&quot; effects and items. Maybe qualify for special &quot;Orcish Fighting&quot; theme or something.</li>
</ul>*3e seemed to almost go this way with DCs~ACs, but stopped short of making &quot;Melee Attack&quot; a skill. Which is probably a good thing, if you think about it. At that point, you might as well drop the classes entirely and just give everyone 6 skill points and a feat every level. Put in new skills like &quot;Melee Attack&quot; and &quot;Use Magic&quot;, and call it day with a classless system.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ratskinner, post: 5891963, member: 6688937"] Sortof. I can't really speak for Burning Wheel, but in FATE, basically everything is a skill check. Combat, Interaction, and Exploration are all basically the same (as much as a FATE game can be divided that way, anyway.)* I was suggesting that D&D could use the same notation in all three areas, but still have distinct mechanics in each area. So as an example, a Character with "Orcish Blood: 2" could get: [LIST] [*]Interaction: a different starting point on reaction tables for humanoids [*]Exploration: a +2 to ability checks involving orcish culture or artifacts [*]Combat: ability to use "Orc" magic items, also vulnerable to "Orc-Bane" effects and items. Maybe qualify for special "Orcish Fighting" theme or something. [/LIST] *3e seemed to [I]almost[/I] go this way with DCs~ACs, but stopped short of making "Melee Attack" a skill. Which is probably a good thing, if you think about it. At that point, you might as well drop the classes entirely and just give everyone 6 skill points and a feat every level. Put in new skills like "Melee Attack" and "Use Magic", and call it day with a classless system. [/QUOTE]

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