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<blockquote data-quote="fuindordm" data-source="post: 9097809" data-attributes="member: 5435">I agree with the OP that PCs with very high skill levels should be able to do astonishing, nigh-magical things. What are these things? For some skills it is easier to imagine than others, partly because some skills are narrow and others are wide.&nbsp; Thieves Tools : disarm magical locks and traps, is fairly obvious.&nbsp; What should someone with +20 in survival be able to do? I have no ideas right now. Perhaps the best solution is open-ended : let the players propose something like &quot;exemplar trick&quot; in the normal course of play - special uses of mundane skills that break the normal rules. The DM sets a DC of 30+ : if they succeed once then they can attempt the action again at DC25, so it becomes a more reliable part of their ability suite henceforth. The number of such tricks could be limited to your proficiency bonus.&nbsp; So if your acrobatic elf bard wants to be able to balance and run across the flexible twigs of a forest canopy that's one trick they can attempt.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="fuindordm, post: 9097809, member: 5435"] I agree with the OP that PCs with very high skill levels should be able to do astonishing, nigh-magical things. What are these things? For some skills it is easier to imagine than others, partly because some skills are narrow and others are wide. Thieves Tools : disarm magical locks and traps, is fairly obvious. What should someone with +20 in survival be able to do? I have no ideas right now. Perhaps the best solution is open-ended : let the players propose something like "exemplar trick" in the normal course of play - special uses of mundane skills that break the normal rules. The DM sets a DC of 30+ : if they succeed once then they can attempt the action again at DC25, so it becomes a more reliable part of their ability suite henceforth. The number of such tricks could be limited to your proficiency bonus. So if your acrobatic elf bard wants to be able to balance and run across the flexible twigs of a forest canopy that's one trick they can attempt. [/QUOTE]

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