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Message: <blockquote data-quote="IronWolf" data-source="post: 5234222" data-attributes="member: 21076">I think this depends on DMs and ones you've had for your group.  I am sure there are DMs that like to call skill checks for everything, just as I am sure there are DMs that adjust DCs appropriately to the point of not needing to roll a skill check.As for the crossing the river, if the group has to swim then decent chance I would call a swim check.  If the group actually found a place to ford the river, then I would not call for a swim check as they found a spot to cross safely.Most of my characters would take ten on the climbing a tree if the DM was calling for a check.  For those that can't climb, he'd likely question the need for the whole party to climb the tree or ask for someone to drop a knotted rope to assist with the climb.It is still up to the DM to set an appropriate DC for the check in question, they are the one that might know extenuating circumstances which may increase or decrease the difficulty of the check.  If a task is easy and the DM would rather not see rolls have to be made, set the DC appropriately so that rolls aren't needed.  This lets the game move forward and not get hung up on game time being spent on the party rolling to see if they can complete menial tasks.</blockquote>