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<blockquote data-quote="argo" data-source="post: 3543484" data-attributes="member: 5752">Having only 1 shot at it makes no difference.&nbsp; Remember when you take 10 you are not attempting the skill check repeatedly (that is take 20).&nbsp; When you take 10 it means your clear your mind, focus on the task at hand, and do your solid average effort.&nbsp; You produce nothing extrodinary because you are not trying to excede your potential but you do not screw up badly because nothing is &quot;threatening or distracting&quot; you into screwing up.&nbsp; You look at your handiwork and go &quot;eh, close enough for government work&quot;But this sort of thing is exactly what the Take 10 rules are for.&nbsp; Cooking your pancakes in the morning? Take 10. Driving to work listening to the morning radio show? Take 10. Punch in, file your paperwork, return some calls and punch out? Take 10 all the way.That guy with 1 rank in Handle Animal and a Cha 8?&nbsp; Yeah, that guy has a name.&nbsp; He is a teamster and taking 10 to drive an animal out of combat is all he does.&nbsp; Lucky for him he's union eh?&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> Embrace the Take 10.&nbsp; Meidocrity is a beautiful thing.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="argo, post: 3543484, member: 5752"] Having only 1 shot at it makes no difference. Remember when you take 10 you are not attempting the skill check repeatedly (that is take 20). When you take 10 it means your clear your mind, focus on the task at hand, and do your solid [i][b]average[/b][/i] effort. You produce nothing extrodinary because you are not trying to excede your potential but you do not screw up badly because nothing is "threatening or distracting" you into screwing up. You look at your handiwork and go "eh, close enough for government work" But this sort of thing is [i]exactly[/i] what the Take 10 rules are for. Cooking your pancakes in the morning? Take 10. Driving to work listening to the morning radio show? Take 10. Punch in, file your paperwork, return some calls and punch out? Take 10 all the way. That guy with 1 rank in Handle Animal and a Cha 8? Yeah, that guy has a name. He is a [u]teamster[/u] and taking 10 to drive an animal out of combat is [i]all he does[/i]. Lucky for him he's union eh? ;) Embrace the Take 10. Meidocrity is a beautiful thing. [/QUOTE]

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