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<blockquote data-quote="DNH" data-source="post: 4970271" data-attributes="member: 63615">Uhm, no, the debate continues ...Should've put a question mark next to the word &quot;conclusion&quot; in my previous post.Here's the sticking point:They don't like that.&nbsp; They say that people will only use Aid Another when their skill bonus is up there with that of the main protagonist because otherwise the consequence of failure is too great.I won't beat about the bush - I don't like Aid Another.&nbsp; All it takes is for anyone and everyone to roll 10 or higher (not including bonuses) and the skill check gets a +2 bonus.&nbsp; The worst case scenario has four out of five players all succeeding and the main protagonist now has a +8 bonus to his skill check.&nbsp; If he is the main protagonist, chances are he is trained and has a decent stat bonus, so he has probably already succeeded without yet touching the dice, even on a difficult DC (15 at Level 1).The idea with the house-ruling is to discourage that kind of behaviour.&nbsp; Yes, use Aid Another if you think you will help, but don't if you're not sure as you may make things worse.Any thoughts?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DNH, post: 4970271, member: 63615"] [b]Uhm, no, the debate continues ...[/b] Should've put a question mark next to the word "conclusion" in my previous post. Here's the sticking point: They don't like that. They say that people will only use Aid Another when their skill bonus is up there with that of the main protagonist because otherwise the consequence of failure is too great. I won't beat about the bush - I don't like Aid Another. All it takes is for anyone and everyone to roll 10 or higher (not including bonuses) and the skill check gets a +2 bonus. The worst case scenario has four out of five players all succeeding and the main protagonist now has a +8 bonus to his skill check. If he is the main protagonist, chances are he is trained and has a decent stat bonus, so he has probably already succeeded without yet touching the dice, even on a difficult DC (15 at Level 1). The idea with the house-ruling is to discourage that kind of behaviour. Yes, use Aid Another if you think you will help, but don't if you're not sure as you may make things worse. Any thoughts? [/QUOTE]

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