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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Inigo Carmine" data-source="post: 2892140" data-attributes="member: 34044">Not necessarily.  Taking 10 takes as long as a normal skill check.  For instance, Disabling a trap takes 2d4 rounds.The thing is, realistically, doing things like that don't really help or make you better.  What you're describing is, for the most part, procrastination.  Admittedly, if I was faced with disarming a bomb (or in aD&D sense , some life-threatening trap) I'd be doing some serious procrastination myself, but it won't make it any better in the end, it just delays the end.Occasionally, taking time for extra observation can pay off, but not in a straight out-of-the-blue bonus to a skill.  For instance, if you're trying to jump over a 15-ft pit, taking your time isn't going to help you jump better.  If while "taking your time" you happen to notice something (spot/search) like the fact that 20 ft over there the pit lessens to a mere 10 ft, you might have an easier time making it across but this is because the DC is lower.  Or, you might notice a nice sturdy yet flexible pole and use it to vault yourself over, but this is because you've used a tool to make your jump better.</blockquote>